The Adirondack Frog

There's all kinds of critters here in the mountains--fish, deer, bears, black flies, ducks, bees, ants, chipmunks, mosquitoes. But this morning I discovered the Adirondack frog.



Two days ago this:



Today this:



Yeah, there used to be the beginning of the armholes. But something was wonky with my decreases. Even though I knew what to do, I sort of made things up as I went along and so, rip-it, rip-it. Hello, Ms. Frog.

Same Old

We've been coming to this cabin in the mountains for so many years, we know what to expect to see:

blue skies with fluffy white clouds



pink sunsets



greenery



ducks



But here's something new--the Jackie Sweater now has the beginnings of armholes!



My goal for this vacation is to complete the back of the sweater. But, on second thought, "goal" and "vacation" really shouldn't be used in the same sentence--especially when there's ducks and sunsets about.

A Little Bit of Knitting

I packed three knitting projects and, yesterday, worked a bit on two of them.

The Hitchhiker Scarf. I think I'm at the half-way point--though, the scarf never seems to change. Despite that, it's a very soothing garter stitch scarf with "teeth."



And I finally finished the first chart on Wendy's Mystery Shawlette. This was a Knit-Along project that most people finished in early June. It's an easy lace--a good beginner's project. I'll finish it . . whenever.



Later this afternoon, I'll dig out the third project--what I want to be the main project-- and try to make sense of my notes. I'll blog about it in a day or two--but the entry probably won't be all that different from what I wrote last year.

Puzzle Solved

Yep, we're on vacation! In the mountains at the lake. Trees and water. Water and trees.



The perfect vacation dinner. No-bake finger food on toss 'em paper plates.

Summer Puzzle

Bug stuff, suntan lotion, yarn --- what does it all mean?