Knitting went ahead as usual Wednesday night even though thunder was rolling around in the heavens. I love the August sky in Florida. Mostly it is brilliant blue with puffy canyons of clouds building up all through the day.
Ethel, thoroughly involved in hedgehog production, started a new one.
She also brought along some books that have been inspiring her latest ideas for projects. The animal hats in this book are done with large stitches and look fun!
Ethel’s been getting her drawing fix with this book from Joann’s.
I am still working on the thing from before, the scarf that matches the purse. I am rather more fashion-conscious than I like to admit. This past summer, I bought a pair of shoes that fit me so well I never wanted to take them off. So they feel a little bit grubby from wearing all the time, tromping through puddles, dust, sand, getting sunburned and all. And they are white. Now that we’re on the other side of Labor Day, the Fashion Police’s mandate to never wear white after Labor Day is whispering in my ear. But truly, does it matter in Florida? It is 2013. We aren’t feeling the crisp fall breezes. It’s still Hurricane Season just like it has been since June and will continue to be until November. It was 95 degrees yesterday. Everyone is on the edge of our seats waiting to see what will happen with Congress. I’m impressed that some of them actually dragged their carcasses back to work before their vacation was over to talk about the serious things going on in the world. In that light, wondering what color shoes to wear after Labor Day in steamy Florida seems hysterically trivial!
Stacy and Clinton have stated that white after labor day is old thinking but we old timers still have it nagging in the background. In Gainesville – the colors after labor day are Blue and Orange! Or I should say all year round but in Sept it is stronger!
Sounds good to me!