FURNACE QUIT -- COULD NOT RESTART--NEW ONE BEING INSTALLED

Well, today is December 4th, 2018, and the installation of the new furnace is today.  YEA!!!  We have been wrapped up like skiers (thank goodness for ski outfits from our distant past), using space heaters and the oven to keep us warm.  I now know why central heat was such a wonderful advancement.  When you have to move your heat from room to room, you are never warm.  Fortunately, the last 3 weeks have not been very cold or we would have been miserable. 

The good news is that I made lots of hats and scarves for the Yarns 4 Warmth project at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda.  Shipped off 23 hats and 22 scarves yesterday.  So I'm ready to start anew.  Glad to be able to make my hobby useful for those in need.

Bad news is that my left hip is causing considerable pain and discomfort.  The chiropractor said his fix would be temporary and that a replacement was the only cure.  He was right.  I had 3 months with no problems and then WHAM!  it became very uncomfortable.  I have an appointment to get it checked and to find an orthopedic surgeon.  Guess I've been living a charmed life to get this far with no joint issues.  (Knocking on wood to hope this is the only problem.)

Waiting for pizza to share with the installers.  2 large extravaganzas!  Yum!!!

First is me wearing Murray's U of Oregon sweatshirt with one my the hats I donated.  It matches the letters.  And, it is warm.

 

Next is Shaunti in her bed under Murray's desk in her sweater.

And last are the scarves and hats recently. donated.  Life is good.

HALLOWEEN IS HERE!!! BE YOU!!!

Well, today is a beautiful fall day so I decided to get in the spirit of the day...Halloween Spirit...that is.  I've been making hats and scarves for a local charity and just finished a had that is a perfect fit for the day.  Ran out of pumpkin yarn so had to finish with autumn but it still shows up as a pumpkin.  Hope you have a wonderful day and get in the spirit for Thanksgiving.  We can find something to be thankful for even if it is just that another day has passed and we are closer to 2021.

NOW OCTOBER 24, 2018--HALLOWEEN!!!

My, how the time flies.  Good thing I don't depend on my Blog to survive.  No excuses.  No disasters in my life so have no one to blame for my lapse of blogging except lack of interest on my part.  Hmmm. 

Been crocheting lots of scarves and hats for the Yarns for Warmth project at a local hospital and hanging out at home.  All is well so maybe that's why it was June 2017 when I added anything here.  My traveling companion, Murray, and I did manage to go on two cruises this year.  The first in February to Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Dominican Republic and Bahamas.  Long cruise but even longer ship.  This was a really, really big ship with over 3,400 passengers.  Way too big but we enjoyed the warm weather.  Photo above left is taken at Amber Cove, a specially created stop for Carnival cruise ships. The picture on right is as we were going ashore at Bonaire.

In June we flew to Amsterdam for a few days before departing on an 8-day cruise up the Rhine River with stops at Cologne, Germany, and other locations.  One stop was at Strasbourg, France.  It was a lovely trip but very intense.  First time we took a river cruise with scheduled stops and tours.  It was necessary because of the type of cruise but it did require setting an alarm.  Ugh!  Glad we did it but it is a once in a lifetime cruise for us.  We prefer our own schedules but we had to do this river cruise so now we have done it.  It had been on our bucket list for years.  Not sure where the next adventure lies.  Shaunti hopes it is right here at home with her.

 Photo at left is of Basel, Switzerland as we were arriving the last day of the cruise. All of the stops along the Rhine were historical and beautiful.  Lots of lovely castles too. 

 Below is Murray on the dock waiting for the cruise around the Zurich Zee.  Beautiful day to visit Zurich before flying home to Shaunti.

Now it's time to finish up some crochet items to donate.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!