This doesn't look like much more has been done on the Oregon Autumn Cardigan, but the lighting is better, and I'm back to using the chart I made using Stitchfiddle. It's easier to read, because it's only dark (background) and light. (I've worked another few rounds since I took this photo.)
The colors change every 2-3 rounds, though, so I've written them in alongside the rounds in the pattern. I've also indicated which rounds are the decrease rounds. I didn't get much done on this project this week, because I spent a lot of time unloading the RPod, doing laundry and catching up on emails and house stuff.
One of the things we did was put the Pod back into her space next to the house. It's an easier job than backing the 5th wheel into this space was.
While we were traveling, I resolved to solve the issue of our upper cabinets. The first time we traveled with the Pod, the securely closed doors came open, and everything spilled out. I've been tying the handles shut with a dish towel.
When I was fastening the table in place before we moved the Pod a couple of weeks ago, I had an idea. The table came equipped with a nylon-webbing belt that can be fastened and then tightened, to minimize shifting during travel. (I always put a towel over the table to keep it from rubbing against the wall; the belt doesn't completely prevent that.)
I remembered that I had cannibalized the nylon-webbing belt that came with the dogs' treat pouch. I took the pouch off, and it is now on the belt that goes with the hands-free leash arrangement I use when walking the dogs. I used a section of the webbing to replace the lost tether to the safety harnesses the dogs wear in the car. I still had the leftover nylon webbing and the buckle, so....
We were gone a week longer than expected, so I was concerned about our sourdough starter, still sitting in the fridge. I needn't have worried, though. It was happy to see me and bubbled up nicely when it was fed.
Our new grandcat seems to have settled in nicely in her new home.
Katie really knows how to relax! (The shaved tummy is left over from her surgery on August 20th.)
She does more than sleep, however. (Charlie and I helped put this cat tree back together. The top part had been dismantled.)
Katie seems even more drawn to her human family members than most cats are. Here she is, using Zachary's shoulder to relax on. She seems to be equally attracted to all the family members.
Meanwhile, one of the other grandsons got into trouble for putting a hole in the wall. Now he's learning useful life skills doing the repair.
The dogs and I are back to walking almost daily, now that we're home again. This time of year, you have to check the air quality, and since I don't have much sense of smell, I can't tell if it's bad unless I can see the smoke in the air. Here's Sunday's AQI report. The red X indicates about where our house is. the Air Pollution Station closest to us is right above it and to the left. The name of the station is "Kitty Corner."
Here's Dusty, checking his peemail. (This term came from a friend.)
We usually go a little more than two miles.
A new story is in the works. It will come out on Friday.
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