Happy Thanksgiving and/or Thursday!

I am thrilled with all the new growth, blossoms & buds on this little "Thanksgiving" cactus! There's a larger one upstairs that's just starting to form buds and will definitely be putting on a show for Christmas… which is one month from today!!

Amaryllis Watch 2021 has officially begun! I ordered these from Modern Daily Knitting, and one will either go home with Ali today or I'll take it to Ann's. I have some bulbs of my own that are "resting" in the basement, and they'll be ready to re-pot in a week or so. The Garden Room is getting full.

 

Whoa.

I ran to the credit union, to the P.O., cleaned & prepped our Airbnb (with Rusty's help) ("football" guests arriving Friday), to Sam's & KC&T for a pick-up/delivery, to the grocery store for… y'know (except that we're having LASAGNA instead of turkey), and stopped off at Ann's on the way home.

PAINTING! It was 47F today, and apparently warm enough for painting. This may or may not be the last painting day this year, but the major stuff is done, and I'm so happy!

There are football guests arriving there on Saturday, but Rusty & I already cleaned/prepped before we left for the North Shore, so it will just be some last-minute details.

I'm looking forward to spending the day with Ali & her family tomorrow!!

 

Sunrise this morning in Minnesota:

We left mid-morning and stopped briefly in Duluth to visit my cousin — possibly for the last time there as they are preparing to move full-time to their place in Northern Wisconsin!

Sunset on the road this evening in Wisconsin:

We arrived home a couple hours later. Back to reality, rested & refreshed!

 

It was our last full day on the North Shore and we didn’t do much more than soak up the relaxation vibe, though we did take one short walk (and went out for dinner).

Rusty’s on that photo, right under the sun. It was a gorgeous day, but cold. The rocks were icy in spots, so extreme care (I remember the way to urgent care, but glad we didn’t have to make another trip). And I saw ISS over the lake one last time before we go.

At this writing, I have turned the heel on the Christmas stocking and am working towards the toe! I haven’t had nothing-but-knitting time in ages!

 

 

It’s been a stick around at home day, and I have done a lot of knitting!

Progress!

There was a little snow this morning and drama in the sky, and it’s been pretty windy, but we got out for a short hike, watched some boats go by — big & little, and also an intrepid little duck — and went out to watch ISS fly over (for the 2nd time since we’ve been here). All in all, a pretty great day!