My favorite time of the year for musings and creations. Happy Fall! Calliope
In honor of Fall and election year, I'm giving each of you Ten Million Dollars to spend on art supplies. Calliope
Some days it is good to think RED to keep up the pace. Calliope
Here it is over a week since our grandson Ryan Alexander (most handsome) was born and I haven't had a moment to relish his grandness.. I've squeezed in a little knitting time and a little time on my art quilt on aging. Maybe it's time to pick up my purse and go buy more yarn? Knitting slows down time for me.
Latest project...I have to keep track of something. Calliope
Lanzhou, the bright star in our Siamese galaxy, crossed Rainbow Bridge on July 4th, leaving behind a huge path of sadness. In his three short years he touched so many friends and family with his shy, needy personality. Perhaps he knew his life with us was going to be short but rich and that he would need lots of help from us to have a quality life. His immune system was comprised from the beginning. The picture of him (in the brown leopard spotted collar) and his sister Zahari, so attached to him, is one of our favorites. Now there are only three wonderful Siamese in our home. Calliope.
To experience the love, we must endure the loss.
What a pleasure it is to be able to create something for the new arrival in our family, a baby boy! This is approximately 5' high by 4' wide. Calliope
Spoons of long past times
dabbed with inks dazzle again
as gifts of soul. Calliope 
Three months in the making and I have a new handknit sweater. After many years of knitting, I still feel like a child with a new toy marveling at the mystery of a good pattern, some string and pointed instruments producing something wearable. Calliope
Especially during a 90-degree + heat wave, a little inspiration helps.
Calliope 
We're still trying to keep our dear Lanzhou's life from unraveling. Calliope 
Join me on my patio, with a cup of Jasmine tea, and let's explore frogging (knitter's speak for ripit, ripit, ripit). According to my journal, I started this no-win trellis pattern jacket of black alpaca silk last May!!! Finally, it became quite clear to me in the middle of the night, when all original thoughts push themselves to the forefront, to frog it. The back was knitted to the sleeves and I could never make the pattern continue properly as I added stitches for the sleeves. A year in the making and a half an hour in the frogging.
Another cup of tea? A part of me feels relieved that it's not begging for my attention while I move between knitting socks, gloves, hats, purses and a sweater. Now you're probably seeing the symptoms of knitting addiction. Calliope
The day slipped after I posted the greyhound painting. The bad news is that my 3-year old precious Siamese male cat Lanzhou had a small stroke. This was two days following dental extractions. Poor thing spent the night in an intensive care facility but we were able to transfer him back to our local hospital last night and he was purring all the way home as I was holding him. Here's a pic of 3 of the boys. He's the one with his eyes closed. The other two are named Tonghai and Mengku (together they form a Haiku) :). Calliope
I so appreciate the supportive comments you've been leaving but I'm such a "newby" I can't figure out how to reply to each of you individually. I don't see a "reply" button.
Do any of you have any answers for me? Calliope
Here it is another May Grey in SOCAL, reminding me of this painting I did of my greyhound several years ago. Yes, she really wore a raincoat. This is a good day for just knitting.
Calliope
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