S3's

So, I have had a serious case of Second Sock Syndrome ever since this past summer. I have three pairs of socks on the needles, and none of them finished. Well, I have finally finished one pair. This yarn is Dream in Color Smooshy. I had never knit with this yarn before, but I really like it. It has a good tight twist and feels great after it is blocked. I knit these socks on US 1 (2.25mm) in my plain basic pattern. The colorway is called Petal Shower.

New Family Member

For those of you who know my family well, you know that we have had retired greyhounds since 1996. We had Dancer, Molly, Ticket, Nikiski and Argus in that time. Argus died last March while we were on vacation. He was at our trusted kennel, and one night he went to sleep and did not wake up. That was very hard on all of us. Also, at that time we were building the new house and Sarah's wedding was coming up. We decided it was not a good time to get another dog. I, in particular, was not keen about getting another dog at all. I am the one who takes care of them the most, and I get extremely attached emotionally. Well, Wally and Sarah finally wore me down. We went to the greyhound adoption agency last Saturday and are now "fostering" this great looking dog. I say "fostering", because we have fostered three times before, and the dogs never go back. This great guy is called Wildman, racing name C YA Wildfire. He is three years old and BIG. He is very tall, even for a greyhound. He weighs about 82 pounds. He is very friendly and loves attention as you can see from the photo. He has wonderful manners other than trying to hug everyone who walks in the door. We are thinking about changing his name, but have not come up with a name that everyone likes.