Another Marshmallow World

 I survived Christmas & New Year's Eve all by myself once again. I made a huge pot of Italian Soup - Mike brought me more Tofurkey sausages & a bag full of zucchini before he left for a short visit to one of the Gulf Islands for a break. He snuck in a couple of bags of Tostidos & hummus for a treat too. So although I ate Tostidos, I also ate bags of cauliflower & broccoli dipped in hummus so it wasn't too disastrous!! I'm not a drinker, although some cider would've hit the spot, but I sweetened my tea with Hazelnut & Butter Pecan flavored whiteners, yummmm. Last night, it became a marshmallow world outside once more.

The cat was IN on New Year's. I did hear a mouse the night before so the cat was in hunting mode. I suspect she really likes to lay on the carpet & look out the window for racoons & wilder cats. The cat was also IN last night as the new load of snow fell too. I think she ate all night & is looking extremely big & glossy right now. Her coat is sooooo soft & thick on a slightly fatter cat below. She, for one, doesn't have to scrounge & starve outside all winter like a lot of others do.

I haven't been OUTSIDE since the day before Christmas Eve. I miss going out for coffee but this is disastrous weather for anyone unsteady on their feet. So I won't tempt fate & go anywhere. Good thing Amazon delivers . . . . 

Knitting - dug in the stash & found twelve skeins of PURPLE heather Mule Skinner yarn from Custom Woolen Mills in Carstairs, Alberta. It's a rustic 2 ply, grown & processed in Canada but softer than the wool from Briggs & Little. It also has less vm & dust. It might be different pastures - all I know is, it's easier for me to use in doors. I was very happy to find it. I want to make 'Enveloped' from the latest "Knitty"!! I need something warm to wear in the house when I'm working at the computer or watching tv. My little house is heated with a trailer furnace - we always used the Mama Bear wood stove as well but I'm too feeble to carry wood even if my O2 hose would reach the woodshed! So the poor little furnace is working hard to try to keep me warm. I prefer to wear heavy cotton sweatshirts & lined joggers but, of course, wool is much warmer. I thought Enveloped would be a fast knit on bigger needles - my cold fingers don't like fine needles right now - & I really like the upsidedown version. No spinning going on but there are plans .  .  .