Saturday sky and Hellooooooo
Wow! I’m amazed by the response to the sock pattern. I mean, I think it’s cute, but I’m delighted by the number of comments and lovely things people are saying about them. And I’ve just been having a look at the site stats – 119 people have looked at my blog just today. So: Hello new people! Do please leave a comment – and pretty pretty please, if you like my pattern, say so on your blog and send people over. (Did you ever see such shameless blogwhoring?!)
In the light of all this excitement, it’s sad to report that there’s been precious little knitting done this week – it’s just been tooooooooooooo hot – and it’s been the last week of term before the holidays, and I always get a bit odd and cranky around then. But there is excitement in the garden. One of our random trees that just grew (honestly – one year there were no trees in the border, the next year there was one tree, and the following year there were two – I love them, but the one in the pic is a bit too near to the house 
) has produced this crop:
(you know the drill – click on the picture to get a larger version)
I reckon they’re plums – they’re very small plums, and they do that plum thing of tasting really sweet until you get near the stone, but hey – they’re totally free. I plan to stew a pile of them tomorrow with a few spices.
And it’s Saturday, so that means sky – take your pick:
or
– much cooler (20.9C = 69.6F) at 5pm
The hot sky is prettier, but I have to say that we’ve had enough of hot – I’ll go for the cloudy sky.
Right, it’s time to get off the computer and DO SOME KNITTING!
PS – Hi to Jo who commented – there are a number of gluten-free knitters around…
seven comments:
The sky looks very pretty but hot!! I wanted to let you know that I cast on the socks Thursday night. So far so good! I’ll keep you updated!! Those plums look yummy!Mandy () (link) - 23 July '06 - 08:05
Get off your computer and do some knitting! NOW!Just got my GB wristband! Have you got yours yet?
Daisy () (link) - 23 July '06 - 15:10
I too would rather have a cloudy cooler sky than a brilliantly blue opressively hot one. :) So…GO CLOUDS!Love your surprise tree. Does it have little berries on it?
sandy () (link) - 23 July '06 - 15:40
I’m interested in your plums (oooerr). I had thought that ALL plums did that “tart near the stone thing”, until I chanced upon a South African variety called “Flavor King” last summer. It was truly the most fabulous plum I’d ever known – it tasted just like a pear drop.Big Ruth () (link) - 23 July '06 - 18:46
ummmm, why do you need gluten free knitters?Emma () - 23 July '06 - 21:12
Love your skies!Surprises in the garden can be pure delight. Mine, however, tend to be cat generated and not such fun…
Both my older children (10 and 9 years) are now knitters! Thanks to grandma taking the plunge and starting them off, I can take it from here. Taught Rhiannon to purl yesterday and Aedan holds his needles like a pro! I feel lots of dolls clothes, coming right up…
Louise () - 24 July '06 - 09:15
honestly Anne, too hot is 95 to 105F, it’s considered a cold spell here when it gets down into the 80’s in the summer. What I would give for some days of 70F weather.Love those plummy fruits. I made a pear/plum chutney one year that was fabulous – great with meats.
Marji () (link) - 27 July '06 - 15:12
