I LOVE Fantails

 We had three fantails flying around the front door this morning. We have had two for a while, and I had thought we might have another one. It is so nice to see them fluttering around, and they are just so cute. When I whistle at them, I swear they whistle back!! Fantails are a good reason not to get rid of all the insects we have around  the house, because I know they are looking for them. 

On the knitting front. I started a vest for my husband, but had to unpick it - after I had gotten all the way to the shoulder shaping - because the bottom of the vest was bugging me. It kept curling, and I was ot happy with it. So, I unpicked the whole thing - or my husband did for me as I was at work - take note that this is a pattern done in strips of 6 rows of a colour, one row to break it, then another 6 rows of another colour. I had used 12 colours in all, so it meant a lot of colours for my husband to handle. Anyway, I started it a second time, still was not happy with the bottom, and have started it a third time - don't they say third time lucky? It seems to have worked for me at least, as now the bottom is no longer curling.  I just have to remember what I I did when I do the back of the vest - don't really want to have to unpick it all over again. 

Missing knitting mojo

 I am struggling to stay with one knitted project for more than a day. I know I have a few projects on the go, but I usually stay with a project longer than one day!!! I think since I finished the lace project, I have been doing simple - well, simple to me - projects. The jigsaw blanket is really easy to do, although I enjoy using the different colours. So I have been struggling to actually  my interest in my knitting. To try and solve that problem, I have started two new projects!!!  How typical is that?!? Two are vests for my husband, and I have plans for a third once the yarn arrives. I know, I should really try to get something finished, but once I finish something, I usually start another three, or four new ones. So maybe I've cut that off at the pass. Only time will tell. Tonight I have even started a pair of socks, something I've not done in ages. They are really simple, though. Spiral tube socks, and have no heels to worry about. If I had two balls of the wool I am using for the socks, I would try to make two at once, as I have two needles that are different colours, so would be easy to keep tabs on where I am up to. Well...sounds a good idea to me. But, I don't have two balls, at least not where I can locate them, anyway. Could always do them in a different wool, as I do have two of a different colour. Lets see how this pair works up first, then I can decide whether to do a second pair.

Winter is not good for me

Winter is nice, but it is not good for my chest. It isn't even all that cold today, but for some reason my asthma is really playing up. Usually it has to be really cold before I have to start using my inhaler more, but it seems to have kicked in early this year. And don't tell me to breathe deeply, because I do, and it doesn't help. Keeping my chest warm helps.

I am also trying to use the cross trainer a bit more. I am hoping that by using it, both my chest and my hips will improve - I can try can't I? I am limiting myself to only a few minutes on the trainer, and that is because I overdid it the other day, and paid for it. Aging is not fun, especially when you have bad hips. Losing weight is not and easy thing to do, not when one like eating. I know, eat right. Easy to say, not so easy to do. Pity the good food is so expensive, if it weren't so dear to buy, I would eat more of it. Plus, it doesn't always taste the best. 

Another of my UFO's

I did say that I have multiple projects on the go. This is another of them. It is interesting to work and is charted. It is a reversible scarf pattern - yes it is cabled on both sides. Called Bain scarf by Lucy Hague. She is one of my favourite designers. Her patterns require knowledge of cabling, and I find it better to read the charts - for the cables, anyway. I can't remember when I started this pattern, but guess I really should try to get it completed this winter.

 These two pictures show both sides of the pattern. The stitches that are cabled on the other side, are slipped wiyf. It really is an easy pattern to do, once you get started. Because I can pretty much read my knitting, I can guess which stitches are slipped.

It's my birthday

 And I am officially a senior citizen today. Hard to believe I am now 65 years old, and a pensioner!!!!  I am still going to work, because I am not ready to fully retire just yet. I know my husband would like me to retire, but that will happen when I am ready. I will continue to be my annoying self, does age really change that? I am grateful that I have my health, can still read a good book, can still do my knitting. To be honest, I would be totally lost if I couldn't read or knit anymore. I am trying to get back into my walking, but the weather has not played a long these last few days, and I am not feeling like walking. I know I should, but that doesn't mean I do. I have to wonder if my back would improve if I did more walking. Having a broken back that never got treated does rather spoil things. Makes going for long walks a little difficult, but we keep going. 

So, what do I plan on doing today? Not a lot. Will put a load of clothes in the dryer, it's not dry enough to hang them out, then we plan on getting something nice for lunch. Have already ordered food from a really nice Mexican restaurant. I also plan on working on my log cabin today. I am doing the last panel, so really want to get that done. Can't say I really have much planned for today.