Long time gone

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Had a bit of surgery on 27th July, turned out to be more than I expected. But am home now and slowly resuming a normal schedule, sorta. Still haven't tried my spinning wheel it will be next in my list of progressions. I did take my knitting with me when I went into Williams Lake, was a few days after getting out before stitches made sense. but progressing now, down to the heel.
When I first started them had planned to just use shades of light variegated blues, but towards the middle changed my mind as often happens) added the variegated pattern right in the middle, liked it so left it. Nothing else new in my wild mountain valley, a few deer here and there, nothing else showing up. We are due for another stretch of hot weather, not at all welcome after the fire season BC has had, believe there are still over 200 active fires in province, with the worse of them being in Kamloops and Okanganan areas. There was a small fire up on potato Mountain while I was gone but forest service jumped all over it with helis bucketing water and a plane dropping fire supression red stuff.

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  1. linnellnickerson@gmail.comAugust 10, 2021 at 10:03 AM

    Glad everything is Ok after hospital stay!! Bee checking in just about every day to see if you wrote any thing. It's good that you back home. It's terrible about all the fires across the United States, then you got this other strand that's worse than the covid ,if your not vaccinated. Good Lord what's next. Like the sock. The white brings out all the other colors. Be careful and stay safe!

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  2. kayTAugust 10, 2021 at 11:08 AM

    Yes, glad you are back and ok. That's a great looking sock. Hope for no more fires and no more heat. Stay safe.

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  3. Sharon in SurreyAugust 10, 2021 at 2:32 PM

    Surgery is a beast!! Hope your recovery is shorter than you think & easier than you expect. Keep on knitting . . .

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  4. JulieAugust 10, 2021 at 3:06 PM

    So good to hear from you! The fire situation seems to be a serious danger all around the world. And the temps here in the Southeastern US are aiming toward 100 F later this week. I will be so glad to welcome Fall and cooler weather! Love the sock!

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  5. DebraAugust 10, 2021 at 6:42 PM

    Great to hear you are on the mend. It was likely nice to sleep in your own bed.

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  6. DebAugust 11, 2021 at 7:46 PM

    Happy you're home and on the mend. That sock is truly lovely

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