Sleeves and Sweets

Another week, another knit coming right along! The purple sweater I started at the beginning of the month is ready for sleeves...

In fact, sleeve one is over halfway done, but I don't have an updated pic yet. I've been too busy taking pictures of gummies made for the kiddos...

It's a simple, jello recipe I found online months ago but just recently tried. I've made a couple successful batches, and these red cars are pretty good!

The yellow gummy bears and dinos were good, but I used way too much cornstarch to make them less sticky. You just need a pinch...

Now that I've made a couple of good batches, I may look for some other recipes, too! But no funny business stuff...just treats for the kids. 

Sooo, yes, still knitting and trying new, fun crafts. And yes, still loving my job and new friends! And yes, still having fun as I wrap up my 57th trip around the sun. 

Walking with the boys before lunch today.

How about you? Have you tried anything new recently? I'd love to hear about it, if you have. 😀

Thanks for stopping by! Knit, and try new things, in Good Health!

According to Plan?

Do you ever feel like nothing is going according to your plans? As a recovering "type-A" personality, I often feel like everything around me is spinning out of  control. Like I'm not in charge of anything, and I really don't enjoy that feeling. 

Of course I know better. Of course I know that I am not in control of the universe (nor should I be, that's God's job). Of course I know that "Karma" is not out to get me, but sometimes life feels that way. 

For example, this pile of knitting in my lap today...

Just yesterday, it was a finished, washed and blocked sweater...

But it was wayyyyy too cropped for an overweight, 56-year-old gramma to wear out of the house! (Trust me. You do NOT want photo-evidence of that!) So, I've ripped out the hem to add a couple of inches, and I'm hoping to have it done by the end of the weekend, and I'm a little sad that I can't wear it yet. 

Will the re-finishing go according to my plan? Maybe, maybe not. 🤷‍♀️ But I made two-toned jello this morning, and that's something that did go according to plan! So, yay! Go, me! 

I hope things are going according to plan for you this week. If not, stop what you're doing for awhile and try something else. We all need a small, certain victory from time to time, especially when the big stuff doesn't go the way we expect it to. 

This is not a photo of something amazing,
but it's a pretty good pic. Small victory. 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!