Well, it's done! The Traveling Woman is blocking.
Here's what it looked like right off the needles. I have quite a bit of yarn left over, although the bind-off used up a lot of what I had at that point.
Most of my time this past week was acting as chauffeur for Charlie, who still can't drive. He started out the week leaving the walker downstairs and just taking his cane upstairs at bedtime. He took up my place on the couch occasionally, and the dogs discovered that his lap was just as cozy as mine.
They still spent nap time with me, though.
Charlie has been using his walker less often as the week went on. Monday I took Dusty to the vet for his echocardiogram, which he needed prior to his dental appointment coming up. Charlie stayed home with Sandy. I had a dermatology appointment on Tuesday. Wednesday I drove Charlie to the dentist in the morning and then to his physical therapy appointment in the afternoon. These excursions also could read as "more knitting time," which is how I was able to finish the Traveling Woman Shawl. On Thursday, both dogs went to the vet, Sandy for his annual exam and immunizations and Dusty for a preoperative check on the little lump between two of his front toes. The lump will be removed during his dental appointment. Charlie went along. He didn't bother to take the walker. He managed the stairs just fine, although I had to manage both dogs.
Friday we went to Costco and a couple of other grocery stores. He managed with just his cane. It was a lot of walking, but once he's in a store, he can push a cart, which is stable enough. At Costco we found a new dog toy for the pups. They have very durable toys there, and it was reasonably priced. It looks like a dragon and is about 12" tall. They love it!
By Saturday, he was comfortable enough with just the cane that we were able to walk on the sidewalk around the block.
Sunday afternoon I drove us all to Alpenglow Park, so the dogs could play in the off-leash area. There were about 15 dogs there and several people with Chuck-Its, so Dusty got plenty of exercise.
We finished up the outing with a walk on the paved trail inside the off-leash area.
Beside chauffeuring duties, I did the usual laundry, changing the sheets and a little cleaning, and of course, cooking. I'm starting to put up meals for Charlie for when I go back to Wisconsin next month. Charlie doesn't like to cook, so I hope to have a week's worth of easy meals ready for him so he can just heat them up. Last week I made lasagne and put up two servings for him in the freezer. This week I made Black Bean Soup, Italian Tuna Pasta and Enchilada Casserole. I'll continue that activity this week. Any prepared meals he doesn't need while I'm gone will be good for camping.
I'm ready to cast on the Summer Sorrel top, which should be handy this summer. I also started working on my new book. I'm hoping to be done with chauffeur duties soon.
(If you're wondering why Charlie is disabled, see last week's post.)
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