Painting now at Rosemary Beach

Some of the lighthouses

Dancing up the Sun

My daughter plays fiddle for Morris Dancers. I have only heard about them. One year they went to Santa Cruz to dance at sunrise. I am still astonished about that! I have great admiration for anyone who gets up at sunrise, and even more for someone who dances or makes music! I did these little pictures from her descriptions and my imagination. Then she told me that they don't wear skirts. Well, I like the skirt.

Endangered barns

This barn is still standing, and still advertises Beautiful Rock City -- on Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga. Some say you can see seven states from Rock City.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_City

MacTavish is proud to announce that he has been referenced on Jaya's Blog! He wants everyone to know he'd be quite willing to take part in a beer tasting, but would prefer european beers. His recent research into his family history* has uncovered the interesting fact that one of his ancestors was a favorite of the Empress Josephine in France. He was the only pug (or only dog, for that matter,) ever known to have bitten Napoleon and lived to tell about it.


*from wikipedia: Trivia
Joséphine Bonaparte had a pug named Fortune, and he was used by Joséphine to send Napoleon secret messages. It is also said that on their wedding night Napoleon refused to allow Fortune to sleep with them in the bed, and Fortune then bit him. Joséphine said, "If the pug doesn't sleep in our bed, neither do I!" From then on, Napoleon shared his bed with Joséphine and her pug.

**more pug history at Pugspot

New Red Sock project

This pattern is from Nancy Bush's Knitting on the Road. page 26-29. Nancy tells us that Dalarna, Sweden was the inspiration for these socks, that Dalarna is a very traditional area of Sweden where old ways are carried on. She went to weaving school there. The pattern says that "red is the traditional color of ladies' stockings."

I don't understand what she means by Tvaandstickning (or twining). The little pattern running down each side is called a "clock pattern."

I'm using size 1 needles and the yarn is Rowan 4 ply soft (100% merino wool) Machine washable on warm - but minimum machine action.