Eloquent Pedestrian

I'm going to skip talking about putting the garden to bed, and get right to my exciting knitting projects. Despite being discouraged by my discovery that I had been doing one of the most basic stitches in knitting wrong, I persisted in my quest to knit myself a pair of socks. I've learned a lot from this project. First of all, I hate knitting things to fit. This is the first time I've done that, excluding making scarves long enough which doesn't count, and I don't like it. I like to pick up a pattern, knit it according to what it says, and be done with it. But since I have big calves, and the wrong needles, that wasn't going to happen with a pair of socks. So I experimented, knowing I'd probably have to rip back and start over, and my enthusiasm died. The pair of socks sat by where I sit to watch tv for weeks. I'd look at it and think really hard about knitting it, but I never really had the urge to pick it up. So instead I went to JoAnn's, bough...

The first part of the title is supposed to be to the tune of the Chia Pet commercials. It doesn't really work with chives, unless you hear it... and this is a blog... and I'm spending far too much time explaining a joke... ANYWAY! The season is done. I'm sorry if this is news to anyone, as it is, after all, October. Other balmier climates may still be growing and harvesting things, but one good frost will kill off my few remaining plants here in Minnesota. But I'm alright with that, because in exchange, I get this: And just in time for my birthday! My 25th birthday has come and gone. I went to gamble with my friends. That was totally unprecedented for me. But I digress. The garden is done. All that is left are the marigolds and nasturtiums, blooming their little hearts out. They really are a joy to see, especially since they're covered in BEES. I would guess they are the final source of nectar in the area. It's time to start planting bulbs which will...