Wet Weekend... Warm Hearts.

Today has been dark and stormy, but lightened by the return of our dear son from his week long trip in New England. We were so relieved to see him last night at the Jacksonville airport, being somewhat concerned about his flying in post-Charley weather. In fact, he reported that while flying over New York, they did see the eye of Charley from the air. He had a delightful week, which included visits to Boston, the Yankee Candle Company and Ben and Jerry's among other activities. I was presented with a "carton" of 18 sampler Yankee Candles of various scents: Key Lime, Strawberry, Cherry, Blueberry Muffin, Spearmint, Caramel Pecan, Peppermint Swirl, to name just a few of them.

I have started (and frogged) several times a new shawl from a mohair/wool/nylon blend. This may prove to be a bit trickier than I envisioned. The stitch pattern is not hard, but the stitch definition is a problem, as loose strands of the mohair are looking like stitches on the needles, where there are actually not supposed to be stitches. The mohair is red, so this shawl is going to be making a statement.

I did considerably less spinning this weekend, so I have nothing to report on that subject.

Also, today I bought a book called Blog On, hoping to be able to modify/improve on the page. Well, only time will tell. The book was a great value though - originally $29.95, now marked down to $9.99.