This and That and Some Knitting

Something new for fall decoration, cheap, colorful and making the living room smile with cheeriness: colorful plastic acorns.  Now really, don't they look like glass?  You, too, can have them for mere pennies and they are available at Michael's.

The Mr. and I attended two fun events this week. One was a picnic for Hospice of Western Colorado volunteers with a beach party theme.


And the pictures are of the Mr., and friend Mary who was a whiz at hoola hooping.  You can figure out who is who.
Libby Sweetpea is actually the Therapy Dog International volunteer for Hospice and I just drive her around to make her visits with hospice patients. It was the thought on the day of the picnic to leave her home because it would have actually been work for her to greet people, let them pet her, coo over her, and having to be on good behavior.  So she got the day off after working for four years for Hospice, and we allowed her to sleep in

while her driver enjoyed some picnic food of pork loin.

Then last night was the Gala Event for Community Hospital with the Mardi Gras theme.  Proceeds ...errr...profits from the gala will be used to buy defibrillator units for our local schools.
On the needles this week is the Broken Rib Cowl:
and these baby booties (except my yarn is pink):
 with the pattern found here.
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