Unintended Absence

It has been far too long since I have posted.  I have learned  that I can be a very focused person.  So much so that being caught up in one event can cause temporary blindness to other things going on in my life.  For the past several, stressful weeks I have been working through a medical ordeal with my dear boy, Artie. 

 I am very glad to tell you that the crisis is over, at least for now, and he is stable, happy and enjoying life again.  And my life can return to some sort of normalcy.  Hopefully, that means you'll be seeing some activity here, because there's knitting fun coming soon that I need to tell you about. 

The Knitters Have Left the Building

Last night was the final session of the cardigan sweater class that I have been teaching since the middle of April.   Some students were finished with their sweater and some were nearly finished but all left with new confidence and new knitting skills.  It was a fun class with wonderfully friendly and interactive knitters and I am proud of every one of them.  But I think I am experiencing empty nest syndrome!  What am I going to do now?

I'm thinking that I should take advantage of this break in my teaching schedule and turn my focus back to getting some new sock designs down on  paper.  I have a lot of fun playing with different stitch patterns when I'm knitting socks and it's fun to be able to share the results with fellow sock knitters. 

Would a pattern for this sock entice anyone?

And just because I don't have a lot of photo content for this post, I'll leave you with a view from my deck as I sip the last of my late afternoon coffee.

Saturday at the KY Sheep & Fiber Festival

Don 't do it, Steph!!  Step away from that yarn.

And there was a lot of yarn to be seen. 

A very nice festival and a beautiful day.

We ended the day by watching some of the stock dog trials.

Woodford Distillery

Limited Access

I've been trying to post pictures but it is nearly impossible with the unreliable internet connection we have here in Elkhorn. We're having a wonderful time and I'll keep trying to share what I can, when I can.

New Location

We've moved north for a few days.  This campground is a bit tigher than some but otherwise it's a very neat and tidy place on the Elkhorn Creek. 

We'll be seeing some of the sights in the Lexington/Frankfort area today, then off to the fiber festival tomorrow.

The Journey Begins

This is where we landed at the end of our first day,

a beautiful State Park in Ohio that we had nearly to ourselves.

The adventure boys have a mascot this trip!

Steph and I have been doing lots of knitting and napping as we roll along.  And Artie is being content just being with his family and living the RV life.

Tonight we're at our first stop in Kentucky and plan to see some local sights tomorrow.