Hello from Florida!
I'm here in sunny Bradenton enjoying the wonderfully warm days. I got here Sunday, and already it's been a terrific visit with Mom and Dad. Miguel is in Mexico visiting his family (everyone went down there for Christmas this year), and he's having a good time, but ready to come home. I've got a friend staying at my place and looking after Tiger. I wanted to give a small update so no one thinks I have fallen off the face of the planet. :)
One funny-As I left the secured area of the airport, I saw Mom and waved at her. She didn't seem to recognize me until I was standing a few feet away from her. Seems she hadn't seen the pic of me on Tom's blog of my new haircut. It was a good thing that I wasn't wearing my contacts, or it would have taken her even longer to "see" me. lol I guess not having bangs really does make me look differently.
I did bring my knitting, of course. I'm almost finished with my poncho in Homespun (prarie). I've only got about 4 more rows to knit, and then I have to sew it together and add the fringe. Woohoo! I also brought along the Cul-de-sac vest from Knitters. It's slow-going while trying to read the charts and counting to make sure I've got my numbers right. So far (fingers crossed), so good.
I hope everyoen has a wonderful holiday! I'll check in a few times whilst away, so you can drop me a note and I'll get it.
:)

Lazy Sundays are the best. It's been really grey, cold, and damp in these parts this weekend. I've got the smooth jazz station on the tv, and I'm taking a break from grading papers and watching the news. What a great Christmas present for our soldiers!
I have finished my Christmas knititng. Yippee! Now it's back to stuff for me. I also finished the pink sweater. All I have left is the seaming. Ick! Not my favorite part. So, instead of tackling that not-so-fun task, I have started a poncho. I'm using The Knit Stitch by Sally Mellville for the poncho pattern. I shopped the stash and dug out some Lion Pride Homespun in Prarie (browns and olives). It's pretty mindless knitting which is good for watching tv. I started this so I will have a warm poncho to wear at the soccer games this winter/spring. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

For the last couple of days, Blogger has not let me post. Let's try this again.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!



Here's who's been visiting my bird feeder.


I tried to keep them away and distracted with this:


It lasted about a week, but now it's missing. Time to put out the second cob. I have had a few birds like mourning doves and a pair of cardinals, but that's about it.