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 THAT WAS THEN THIS  IS NOW In a fit of depravity I ripped the above sock out, just wasn't happy working on it, so now its toast. And I feel better even seeing the small leftover balls. Went thru all project bags looking for my Koigu yarn, and in the bag found a glove already started. Back now to my much loved gloves. A number of years ago traded two different people gloves for 5 balls of Koigu each (was much cheaper then). Plus had bought lots from eBay, so have enuff to make many more pair, especially since I save all left over little balls.  Eventually I'll go back to making socks (its in the blood). I'm not taking orders anymore tho, will just make what I like (especially Monster Socks).  Maybe now and then a pair of fair isle type. Its going to be a brown and mild Christmas, one of the few since I've lived here. Snow in forecast for the middle of next week. The  best part of the holiday season  (IMHO) is the World Junior Hockey tournament, in Europe...

 Finished the third pair of the 3 I promised to finish before starting anything new. Even tho  I wanted to have them sorta identical my fingers just wouldn't let that happen. I did keep  the top, heel and toe the same and for me that's quite an accomplishment.   Now back to a pair I started mid June to originally go to Vancouver area, turns out the lady that ordered them changed her mind when husband was on a prolonged strike. So  will finish and ad to completed sock book. Its the sock on the left in the pix. Got a bare skiff of new snow last night, not even enuff to make ground look white, and according to long range forecast not looking good for a white Christmas.. If this  comes  to pass it  will be only 2-3 since I've lived here (47 years).

Decided to finish anything on needles before starting something new. So far so good. Thought about doing current pair identical but while still on ribbing (before coffee) I didn't count ribbing right so ended up with to many rows of first colour, not wanting to rip back just carried on. Will likely be fraternal since I'm out of more than 2 otheer colours needed. Got a skiff of snow, barely enuff to cover the dead grass. May end up not having a white Christmas, if that happens will be only 2 or 3 since I've lived here (47 years).  A neighbour going to town yesterday asked if there was anything I wanted, milk, bread, eggs, spinach and butter will do nicely. Can go back to my favourite breakfast scrambled eggs with spinach on toast. And of course spinach goes nicely in almost all the soups I make.   Weather continues unseasonably warm, way milder than usual. Often December is close to being the coldest month. Not complaining, easier on propane.     

Just started a pot of burger vegetable soup, ex ex lean grass fed ground beef, homecanned stewed tomatoes, local carrots, potatoes, garlic and store bought celery, and wishing I had a couple handfulls of fresh baby spinach to throw in. When all is cooked etc. will add a cup or so of macaroni. Enuff soup to last me thru the weekend. Neighbour just picked up two bags of trash to go to the dump on her way to Tatla, pretty much on her way. She also took a parcel to go to Quesnel with socks for Lyn I. saves me a trip out to mail them. Hoping they don't go down to Vancouver before coming back up here for Q delivery, prolly close o 1000km out of the way to do it that way. But Canada Post works in strange ways. Second pair going to Q well underway, 22 rows ribbing and about 20 rows of patterns, using bright colours for the patterns as per request. Trying to limit knitting time to about 30-45 minutes then with long breaks in between, certainly seems to help arthritic hands. Weather co...