We've been busy with yardwork all weekend. I finished weeding  today.  Well...as much as I'm going to do.  I'm not one for getting every little bit I must admit.  I think that's impossible here.  But I got rid of all the big stuff that was going to flower.  Paul helped me plant some petunias to fill in the gaps left by the weeds. 

I walked to a local yarn store this morning with my dropped stitch scarf I'm working on.  I was afraid I'd run out of yarn.  But the lady there weighed it and declared I'd be okay.  So I'm continuing in faith.  I asked her about blocking my last prayer shawl.  She showed me a special detergent for it and told me how to do it.  So I came home and blocked the shawl.  It's drying on the basement carpet.

I decided to attend a local stitch-in this afternoon.  I took my dropped stitch scarf.  Everyone loved it and wanted the pattern.  It's off the Internet and free, so that was good to be able to share with them.  However the yarn is quite expensive.  It's Double Sea Silk by Sea Maiden.  It makes a beautifully draped scarf.

I stopped by the library at stitch-in.  In fact, I stopped by two separate branches of the library.  One to return books and check out cookbooks (they have a better collection than the other library), and one to check out knitting books.

I also checked a naturopath's office that sells alkaline water.  Found out it was a lady I saw earlier this year who wanted me off medication and on a $450/mth. protocol.  I don't think I'll be going back to her.  Her diagnosis was sketchy at best.  I decided I could do without the water.

I visited a quilt shop and was able to find a better fabric for sashing for the sampler quilt.  I'm going to try sewing it up tomorrow.  I think...I have another quilt I want to machine quilt.  Plus a wrap skirt to sew.  The nice thing with this lady is she also had a whole line of coordinating fabrics that would work with the quilt.  That means I'll have border fabric as well as binding...and possibly backing.

I haven't been doing too well healthwise.  I've been putting on weight because I've had a sweet attack again.  I did really well with my diet today, and then blew it by going to DQ with Paul for a banana split (it's got fruit!).  However I have been able to consistently fit in my 7500 steps the last two weeks.  So that part is a success.  My weight is hovering in the 176 -177 range.  Rats!  I want it to go down, down, down...or I'll have to stop rewarding myself!