brrr...

Yesterday, I took a pic of flowers that I noticed during my trip to acquire a plier tool set. The temperature has dropped under 40°F. I made sure to bundle up with 3 layers and a big fluffy scarf! During my walk I saw these Japanese Anemones (thank you, google lens search.) The white lacey petals standing so tall and proud, reaching bravely for some warmth from the sun. I had to stop and admire.

This morning, we woke up to a dusting of snow. It felt so magical. And I enjoyed a few peeks at the neighborhood kids trying to gather up the snow with a shovel. It’s not even an inch high, they didn’t get much 🥹. But they were out there for the better part of an hour, scraping up as much as they could.

All the snow had melted by noon. We went out for lunch at a Mexican restaurant that’s new to us. 

I got a pic of my Heartbeat’s lunch, but I had already started eating mine by the time I thought to get pics.

The food was delicious authentic Mexican. 

The song  "Volver Volver" was playing. I always want to sing along on the chorus... 

"y volver, volver, volver, a tus brazos, otra ves..." 

For some reason I think it was one of my mom's favorites, but possibly it's really one of my favorites!

I felt so comfortable in this restaurant, that I talked to the staff about my difficulty finding lard. They gave me suggestions were to look. But then the chef offered some of the manteca that they save from cooking. I don't know if it will be good for the biscochitos, but it will be great for tortillas!! I feel there might be homemade breakfast burritos in my near future!! 

I have a little sad news today. 

I had started knitting this scarf years ago and found it again when organizing my studio to be packed up. I thought it would be perfect to carry in my luggage and be one of the projects I work on while waiting for my stash to be delivered. 

I needed a break from knitting the zig-zag scarf, so picked this one up and knitted 2 repeats of the pattern. I just couldn't go any further. I now realize why I probably stopped stitching on it in the first place. 

first, the pattern uses the stitch "p2tog tbl" 

oh, I don't like that stitch. It's just breaks the knitting rhythm because it's very awkward. Though, it does get easier with use, so a pattern with that stitch isn't an instant deal breaker.

It was the bumps in the texture of the knitted fabric. Even imagining it stretched and blocked couldn't convince me to continue. So I frogged it. I removed the needles and "rip'it, rip'it" was the sound it made as the yarn was pulled from the fabric. 

This weather has me wishing for a soft fluffy sweater to wrap myself in. I'm going to go look for a sweater pattern. 

Thanks for visiting my blog. Hope you are warm where ever you happen to be. See you soon!!