Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Windstorm, Knitting and a New Book

Hello my fine friends!  I hope all is well in your world.  We are okay, but we weathered a terrible wind and rain storm yesterday!  Gusts up to 60 mph hit our farmhouse.. and the power went out for 3 hours.  We had rain pelting against the windows and branches hitting the roof.  Dayle started the generator and kept the pellet stove going to keep us warm.  I got a few more rows of knitting done in the storm.  I confirmed to myself why I don't knit a lot.. LOL.. as I goofed up on one row and had to "unknit" it and of course when I did get back on track I can SEE that row as it's not right.. but there is NO way I'm starting this sucker over.  :-)  I hauled my knitting and camera back to our bedroom to get my photo on our bright colored duvet cover.. which picks up the colors in my yarn.  I'm excited as several people mentioned in the comments on my last post that they'd like to join in and knit the Hitchhiker shawlette with my sister and I.  How FUN!  Unfortunately, my sister cannot make dinner for you if you join in the KAL.  :-)


I just went out to see how many leaves were left on the trees after the windstorm and look at the Pin Oak.. not many left!



The leaves are now on our deck.  :-)


And 3/4s of the pretty red Maple leaves are also blown away.  I'm glad I got my photo of them before the storm!


I'm reading a new book.. by the same author as my last one, "Martin Marten", by Brian Doyle.  My sister suggested it - it's about an Oregon guy who set out to sail the Pacific Ocean on a little fishing boat he'd rigged with some sails.  I'm not far into it, but again, I will recommend it now as it's a very interesting read.  And I love the ocean and I love sailing.  Click HERE to find out more.


I am lecturing myself trying to talk myself into going swimming today.  Who will win the argument?  Homebythefire me or Youshoulddothisforyourheart me?  I'm not sure yet.  Who will win this epic war of good and evil?  I'll let you know in a few days.  ((hugs)), Teresa :-) 

26 comments:

  1. Hi Teresa, I'm glad you weathered the storm okay. It sounds like it could have been a lot more damaging. Your shawl is looking nice. I like the way it looks on the duvet. You'll have to lie on the bed a lot when you wear it, ha. I can't tell you what to do about swimming, but I have the same struggle with myself whenever I'm getting ready to take a walk. :)

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  2. Love your hitchhiker, you've made me think about making one even though I remember you said the start was tricky. I shouldn't really, I should finish the blanket first... It's really windy here as well at the moment. I'm betting you went swimming because I'm always impressed how regularly you go. If you did - well done you! CJ xx

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  3. Oh Teresa that storm sounded bad. Glad you were safe and warm. Love your knitting looks fab against your bed. I love , adore swimming but in November no chance!
    Rosezeeta.

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  4. Love the shawl, such a stunning colour. The wind and rain has not been good here either, although so far we have not suffered the loss of power thank goodness. I am guessing that you went swimming...

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  5. Im with you! No starting over.
    I made myself workout in this windy weather because it is still nearly 60. We are expecting snow by Saturday so there was no good excuse!
    Fireman has resumedhis swimming and it is so good for him

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  6. I am glad that you kept safe and warm during the storm, shame that it threw off your knitting though! xx

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  7. Hey Teresa. I'm still here. I didn't blow away! We had 74 mile an hour winds recorded here in Spokane I'm told hurricane force is 75 mph. We lost our power for over 18 hours. We also lost about half of the shingles on our roof. But that's still not as bad as some other homes in our area who lost everything down to the plywood on the roofs.. Trees down, fences down . It basically looks like a war zone over here. Glad you're OK. Your hitchhiker shawl is looking great! Obviously with all the mittens I have to make I won't be able to join in now like I wanted to. Stay warm.
    Blessings, Betsy

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  8. Keep warm Teresa, hope that power stays on and enjoy your knitting x

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  9. Your hitchhiker will be beautiful and staying at home sounds good to me.....it is HOT here and
    my hayfever is shocking if I venture outdoors lol

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  10. Love your scars and the color is divine! We got only about an hour of the high winds here...not near as bad as those farther south in Spokane. It pushed some warmer temps up here and melted all our snow. Boo-hoo. That's all I have to complain about. Ha.

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  11. It was mostly a gorgeous day today following those high winds from yesterday and last night. All of our leaves are history too. (which means I don't have to rake them)

    My library has the Doyle books as ebooks. I'll have to get the kindle out and transfer them in so I can read them. Perfect for Thanksgiving week.

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  12. I am more then ready for the sunny break they are calling for this weekend, aren't you? We lost power, several times, albeit for just moments. Turns out the wind brought down a big limb onto the power line. Was SO thankful we had the large pine closest to the house taken down earlier this year:) Glad you guys were able to keep warm--and safe. Enjoy your book and those lovely leaves on the ground/deck.
    Blessings, Aimee

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  13. I'm glad you survived the storm and we survived swimming today :) Thanks for the book intro. It sounds like a story I would enjoy, too. I think you are very brave to do such fine, pretty knitting! I hope you have a good rest tonight. xx

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  14. We are having quite the rain right now. Dry day here but tomorrow is supposed to be rainy again. We had quite alot of wind and rain yesterday afternoon. I-84 closed til when today? Goodness! Phil and I went walking this evening. Almost wish I had worn my boots with all the wet leaves on the sidewalks. We've lost a few limbs to the wind. Glad you are ok in that storm and stayed warm. Waiting to see what happens this weekend, weather-wise! Hugs!

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  15. We have had the same high winds here too.....so noisy! Your new knitting looks very pretty to me, and delicate too. Wishing you a happy Thursday, Teresa!
    Helen xox

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  16. Goodness, what a storm. Glad you are all ok. Love your knitted scarf. Looking forward to seeing your updates. :)

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  17. Ooooh Teresa - we had a storm as well - called Barney! Very wild. Apparently snow on it's way as well :-( Hugs Anne x

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  18. No storm here, and it has been really warm and humid, I am ready for cooler temps. Love the shawl, it is going to be fantastic. I think sometimes when you un-knit the pastiches get twisted and it looks a bit funny. But when you look at the entire shawl as one beautiful piece you won't notice a thing.
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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  19. Glad the only thing you lost was power and leaves. Scary stuff in your neck of the woods. Love the knitting. It will be lovely.

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  20. We had quite the storm here on Tuesday (and last week as well) fortunately no power loss for us this time! Hopefully November is done "blowing"!
    ~Chris

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  21. Hi Teresa, I'm glad to hear that you weathered the storm . . . we had our back fence blow down and split 2X4's right in half, it even blew above ground garden beds up from the ground, weird, right? Our neighbors had three huge forty year old blue spruce trees blow over exposing the root balls. One of them hit the power lines and we were without power for a few hours. It was kind of fun sitting in the dark and just visiting. Best part . . . no one got hurt:)
    I love the colors of your yarn and I'm looking froward to seeing your new scarf.
    Have a happy weekend!
    Connie :)

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  22. Hello dear Teresa! I sure do miss my blogging pals, and hearing about what is happening out there in the big world. I have just caught up here, and will try to touch on a few things. First, my gosh, how sickened we have been to witness all of the unrest in our world. In France, and many other places. It is a huge concern for all. My heart goes out to those who have been affected.
    Your photos of Oregon Fall Splendor are so lovely!!! And yes, nothing like a warm cozy fire. We just had our wood delivery, as we Roo enjoy an almost nightly fire.

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  23. My keyboard seized up so I had to post. It wouldn't let me correct Roo, to too. My iPad is just as spastic as my laptop. Love the scarf you and your sis are making. I have a skein og lovely hand dyed

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  24. When I knit my first Hitchhiker I found the same difficulty in knowing which row I was on, so now I use lifelines after each row 8, then if I do have to undo knitting the most it takes me back to is starting row 1 again. Hope that helps?

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  25. "The Plover" is a fabulous book! I read it about a year ago, and absolutely loved it!

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