Well, OK, more than sort of. Around, there, there, and over there, just not here lately. Hubband and I did go away over the weekend for our anniversary, just not to
DC as planned; it seems that we did miss out on a heat wave there! We had a great time where we went and I have a few a few pictures and a report, but probably not until Thursday or so. I am behind on a lot of stuff it seems and need to catch up on general life stuff, laundry, emails, blog posts, and I am sure there are other things I am forgetting right this moment. I am sure this isn't really that different than most folks lives.
Anyway, I do have a
Whiskers On Wednesday post for you, just in case you wanted one (or not). After meeting Oribel at the shelter (while we were waiting for our paperwork to be approved over the weekend), we picked up a few "things" we needed. Things like litter, food, a couple of toys (she was a baby after all), a bed; you know, "cat stuff." Well, she has used all, and loved most, of her stuff except the cat bed. She looked at it, gave it a sniff, and went off to look at something else. She actually did sit in for one brief moment when placed in it, but that didn't last very long. For the most part it has been ignored completely (which is really weird in a way, considering how much attention everything else in the house gets). Well, she did have her
hand-knitted spot after all, so why would she need a purchased cat bed?
As I have said before, everything belongs to Miss Oribel, including things that used to belong to someone else before she came to live here. Sadie has a pillow to sleep on near my desk, but it is often occupied by a certain cat, watching her favorite show, "What is going on in my yard outside the door."
For the last month or so she spends a few hours of her afternoons napping on one of the dog beds in our room. (Well, it isn't uncommon for her to start on one and move to the other as the sun shifts across the room.)
I keep telling her she is going to smell like a basset, but she really doesn't seem to care.
Oddly enough, one day not too long ago, she took a great interest in her own cat bed. Apparently we had it in the wrong orientation all along. How were we supposed to know that what we thought was up was really supposed to be down?
Fortunately she is willing to share with anyone that wants too. She isn't really too picky about that part.
I suppose that some of you may be wondering why I don't do
Dogs On Thursday, considering we do have two dogs around here. Well, as it happens, for the most part, they don't do nearly enough to make for interesting blogging on a regular basis. They are great dogs and we love them a lot, but they are old bassets and spend a lot of their life sleeping, or moving from one sleeping spot to another. Just not very interesting blog fodder on a regular basis.
They did get to hang out with the chair a fair amount, both while they were being made, and after they were done.
But best of all was what she had made with the Fiesta La Luz I had sent her to work with. Sharon made the most beautiful scarf for me and included a wonderful scarf pin to wear with it!
This is a road from one direction, 
and this is another view of the same road looking toward the fancy bridge, 
and where it goes under the approach to said bridge, next to the river. (Personally, I think the clearance sign is a bit off on in its measurements.)
Due to the higher than normal water level, some boats that normally would be able to zip right under the bridge with no trouble,have to slowly approach with caution, 
or just get into the queue and wait their turn. 
Of course, some boats always have had to wait for the bridge to do its magic! 
(The bridge keeper did seem to pick when to lift it, based on this one's proximity I noticed.)
At this point there was the "All Clear" signal for the bridge to start back down.
I had started a pair of socks for Hubband before we left and got a lot of knitting time in while driving about, but totally forgot to take any pictures of "Socks on Trip"; I even had it with me while we were waiting for the bridge! So we are making do with socks on the deck and 
"Socks with Frogs." (I have since finished the first sock and will be turning a heel of the second tomorrow.)
Awhile back I mentioned I was knitting a mystery project for WhoDoKnit. I have finished the mystery project and it is now winging its way across the country to Sharon. So for now I am just going to share more pictures of the pretty yarn, 
and what a patch of it looks like knit up.(Sometime next week after she gets it, I'll let you in on the mystery.)
As I have said before, everything belongs to Miss Oribel, including things that used to belong to someone else before she came to live here. Sadie has a pillow to sleep on near my desk, but it is often occupied by a certain cat, watching her favorite show, "What is going on in my yard outside the door." 
For the last month or so she spends a few hours of her afternoons napping on one of the dog beds in our room. (Well, it isn't uncommon for her to start on one and move to the other as the sun shifts across the room.)
Oddly enough, one day not too long ago, she took a great interest in her own cat bed. Apparently we had it in the wrong orientation all along. How were we supposed to know that what we thought was up was really supposed to be down?
Fortunately she is willing to share with anyone that wants too. She isn't really too picky about that part.
I realized sometime late last week (or over the weekend) that some of you may be new here at Coffee Yarn, linked from Whiskers on Wednesdays. If you are, "Welcome" and I hope you enjoy your visit. I also realized that I didn't properly introduce Miss Oribel for the first WoW post. Rather than run through the whole think, I will just link you to this post, which was where she was introduced to everyone after she came to live with us. So today you get one of her baby pictures.
