Skein 2 and Girl's Visit

I finished the first skein of purple yarn and my trusty assistant held the skein while I rolled up ball #2.  I have to say, working with this yarn is a delight, it's soft, it's got character, looks hand-spun and the color is spectacularly gorgeous!

Here is the shawl so far, I'll crochet the next ball and hopefully it will be big enough so I can start on the edging.  That is going to be fun to decide which color to use on each row.  Exciting!

 Here she is ready to add in.  

What would you make with this?

Today my sister Denise and my friend Shirley and her husband John came for a visit on the deck.  No hugging and we social distanced.  Dayle picked lettuce and I washed it and tore it by hand, put a wet paper towel over the top and put it in the fridge so it was crisp for lunch.  Dayle sauteed some chicken thighs, boiled and chopped some eggs, had a bowl of black olives, grated cheddar cheese, sliced our own radishes - Shirley brought tomatoes and avocado and Denise brought fresh baked bread.  We had 1,000 Island dressing and also Uncle Dans Ranch dressing.  John and Shirley are avid birdwatchers and identified birds and enjoy watching the fish, too.  They saw American Goldfinches, Lesser Goldfinches, Pine Siskins,  Black-Headed Grosbeaks, a Red-Breasted Sapsucker, Robins, Black-Capped Chickadees, Red-Breasted Nuthatch and Scrub Jays.

What a yummy lunch and it's so neat to have grown our own lettuce and radishes.  

I plan to work on my shawl this weekend.  Do you have any plans?  Have a good one!  ((hugs)), Teresa :-)