As I write this (and undoubtedly, as you read it) we are still marooned in Winnemucca. However,
some progress is being made on the repair of our truck. Dusty has made some new friends and has learned to play with other dogs again. He's happy to relax and rest when I have a lie down after lunch. This is his favorite perch. The sun comes in the window in the middle of the day, and he can keep an eye on the entrance to the campground, in case someone interesting decides to come in.
Spending time in the RV park has given us an opportunity to talk about and decide on a name for our new puppy. You may remember "X," "Y" and "Z."
We know now that ours is "Y," and we have new photos of him at 9 weeks.
We had a struggle coming up with a name. We had lots of options. The struggle was to narrow them down. We first thought we had decided on Rusty, but decided that sounded too much like Dusty; great for writing a poem about them, but not great for when you want to call a specific dog. Finally we narrowed it down to Woody and Sandy. I went on Facebook and asked people to give their opinion. Some did, but most suggested new names, which would have been useful if I had had 50 puppies to name. I decided they should get their own puppies.
We finally thought about our Arizona vacation, during which we had planned to go hiking in the hills and see some interesting rock formations, as we have in the past. All we're getting from our vacation now, though, is the puppy (although it has been an adventure, and adventures you survive without damage are fun). So we decided the puppy should have a name that reflected our "Arizona vacation." We came up with "Coconino Sandstone Trekker." We picked it to go with Sandy. When we file him with AKC, we will add "Ash's Mystical" (for the breeder's name) to the front.
By Wednesday, we were about out of fresh vegetables for salad. We could see we were getting low on some other things, so we decided to walk to the nearest grocery store and replenish the pantry. It was about 1.75 miles each way, and the weather was nice, although a bit windy. Dusty and I waited outside the store while Charlie did the shopping. Then we walked back again. Here's the first leg of our walk. We came back the same way, and it was about 3.5 miles round trip, a nice hike, but without the enchanting scenery, as it was mostly along the main road. (This map from the Walk For A Dog app was just one way.)
We have tried to walk every day. Often we just walk around the RV campground, but besides the trip to the store, or to the Maverick station (2.25 mi. round trip) we have found a pleasant walk outside the campground, where there is a road that skirts the campground, then turns and goes through a trailer park to end up on the other side.
For part of the walk, we have a nice view of the mountains.
I've been getting some knitting done. The Talvinen cardigan is coming along. It was supposed to have bobbles in the blue plus-sign motifs that look like a flower at the bottom, but I didn't like the bobbles, so I took them out. After a little experimentation, I decided to make the final stitch in the motif a purl, like this:
Row 1. K 1 stitch blue
Row 2. K 3 stitches blue
Row 3. P 1 stitch blue
I like how it looks. (This is knit top-down, so the last row knit is on the bottom.)
Now I've finished the body except for the ribbing. Unfortunately, I left the big circular needle in the ribbing size at home. All I have in that size with me is a set of 6" dpns, maybe not quite long enough to go around the body. There is still a lot I can do with what I have, though, so I put the stitches on waste yarn for now and will move on to the sleeves.
The Wisconsin grandkids went to a dance competition over the weekend. Zachary and Daphne both performed in a dance routine that won a trophy. They each got to pose with it.
They are responsible for bringing the trophy back to the dance studio, and each of them received a medal to keep.
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What's on my needles: Still the Talvinen cardigan and the EmPower People Kerchief (hibernating).
What's in The Doll's Storybook: Emil writes another letter to his friend Holly in "On the Road Part Two."
What's on my iPad/iPhone: Just finished Dancing on the Wind by M. C. Beaton and just started a new Rachel Abbott novel, The Shape of Lies.
What's in my wine glass: Madroña El Tinto, Lot 40. This wine is always a favorite. This is our last red wine for now. We have a white in the fridge, and then we will be out of wine, unless we get on the move by then.
What's my tip of the week: When you go camping, always take an extra supply of shelf-stable, easy-to-fix food along. You never know!
Where are my books: The stories in each book first appeared in the blog and they are reproduced with a few changes.
Classic Tales Retold: Stories from The Doll's Storybook is available from BookBabyBookshop and other booksellers worldwide. The stories are Little Green Greatcoat, The Boy Doll Who Cried Wolf and Lost in the Woods.
Emil: Stories from The Doll's Storybook and Mariah: Stories from The Doll's Storybook are also still available from booksellers. The link for Book Baby is here. The three stories in Emil are Best Buds, Getting What You Want, and The Boys Cook Dinner.
If you don't get free shipping from Amazon or B&N, buy from the BookBabyBookshop, because 50% of the price goes to St. Jude. Other booksellers pay much less.
Note: This blog post was produced on the iPad and the MacBook, using the iPhone for some photos and some photo processing. No other computer was used in any stage of composition or posting, and no Windows were opened, waited for, cleaned or broken. No animals or dolls were harmed during the production of this blog post.
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