Because I won’t be home tomorrow, I’m doing a Tuesday post :)
Warning: Very picture heavy!
I didn’t get the shawl edged - in fact this edging issue shows every sign of becoming a considerable annoyance. I thought I had it with a picot bind-off only to find I’d been doing it wrong - riiiiiip. Then I tried doing it right and didn’t like the way it looked - riiiiip. I thought about doing seed stitch triangles down the side, short-rowing to the point and binding off down the diagonal which would put me right where I needed to be for the next triangle. I really liked that idea but so far haven’t been able to make it work without winding up with unwanted curves. I did finally figure out that though the pattern may be 13 stitches wide, the diagonal is going to need more stitches than that if I want a straight edge - riiiiiiiiiiiiip. So this is going on hold briefly while I find out if the library has Nicky Epstein’s Knitting on the Edge to, maybe, get my brain jump-started :)
As you all probably know, we’ve been having some interesting weather up here in the northeast. This afternoon, I went out and took some pictures.
Of course there are always opportunists :)
I left the Pawtucket Street park and headed for the Aiken Street bridge. There’s a walkway there, part of which splits off and goes along the river.
It’s so strange, how things look. In a way, it’s like having gotten a heavy snowfall that covers up all the familiar landmarks and changes the appearance of everything. If you stand there long enough, it begins to feel completely alien because, even though you know where you are, nothing looks right.
Through all of this, Myria and I have been fine. I checked in on dad this morning and he’s not having any problems either, thank goodness. I sincerely hope that any of you who are reading, and who may be in this area have also managed to escape the worst of this and been able to stay high and dry.
See you on Friday!
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Hiya Robbyn! Wow, that sure is some weather you are having! great job for Dulaan btw! 
Wow, those photos look amazing. Glad you’re ok.
Wow, Robbyn, so glad you are live on a hill! Until a week ago we were so dry we had forest fires right outside town, but the fringes of the storms that did in New England got us soggy again. Here’s hoping things improve quickly for New England.
OK, lemme try again (pre-coffee). I am glad you live on a hill. I do too, by the way, and have been grateful for that in bad weather.
Wow, glad to hear everyone’s okay. Here in the Midwest, we’re getting the same storms but they seem to have calmed WAY down by the time we get them. Here’s hoping you see some sun soon. (How’s that for alliteration)
Wow, Robbyn! I knew you had been a busy girl Dulaan-wise but I had not idea HOW busy. Slick! And thank you!!!!!
And I’m glad you and yours are sailing through the weather problems.
Excellent Dulaaning. my my.
I sure hope this quirky weather isn’t a harbinger of a worse summer. eek.
See you Friday? what about CHAT?? I’ve grown accustomed to y’all, my knitting homies. :-)
How is the SSS?
Natty - It seems to be over fnally, though the river is still in flood and many roads are still impassable.
Up to your neck in nappies? Is that sanitary? Can you knit with them?
Rob - I get the not-enough-coffee grammar and spelling shakes too - no worries.
There are times when I lament living on a long hill - every time we go out to walk, in any direction, the way home is always uphill! But there have been no lamentations over the last few days - just a sense of good luck.
Abi - You should have seen me yesterday, standing in the rain, trying to hold my coat over my camera and take pictures at the same time :) It was an adventure!
Colleen - We did have a beautiful sunny day today. It was almost startling, it had been gone so long! Hope your sleepies didn’t drag your day down.
Ryan - Thanks. Sorry I couldn’t fill in another state/province on your map.
Aarlene - Chatters will go on as usual. I only meant that I wouldn’t be posting again until Friday.
Erm...forgive me, but my mind is like a steel sieve these days - SSS????
The pictures of the flooding are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Roxi - I’m not sure if beautiful is quite the right word - but you’re very welcome :)
