crafty shtuff: blue ribbon knitting

I finished my sweater after much procrastination, but I did have it finished a few days before the county fair due date! Last year I was up till 2am still stitching. I turned in pictures with it to show the sweaters unique ability to be reversible. Accomplishing this sweater is a huge milestone in my knitting career & damn it, I'm flippin proud!

Blue Ribbon!!!

I unraveled a few times....

Scariest blocking of my life.... ok thus far.

Did I mention it fits me too!!!!

Rightside up?!

Upside down?! Doesn't matter it's cozy either way!

island life: fog

The Sidney,BC ferry floating by like a ghost

The island has been totally fogged in this October. In fact I've heard a few people refer to it as Fog-tober. It has been a fun eerie existence living in the fog. Listening to the fog horns of ships you can not see, not seeing any of the other islands, and watching humans walk by & then disappear.  

This is the view the chickens had across the property.

Even Cow & Pig with their new baby Pow(cow-pig) could barely see past their snouts!

The fog did finally burn off on Saturday to reveal a new sunshiny fall existence with blue skies & high winds have made the waters dance around the finally visible neighboring islands. 

debt smackdown..... a change of work

I have quit my spa job as a massage therapist! Whoa, was that scary, but I need to do it! After almost 17 years of massage I'm tired and needing to see daylight. Why do spa's have to be so damn dark?! bleh. 
So I found a couple of serving/food jobs at local restaurants and I'm having a blast with a side of fast paced stress. The money has been more steady as are my hours, unlike my spa job. In fact since I have 2 restaurant jobs I'm crazy busy with few days off a month. Which also means I'm paying down my debt faster. Which is getting me closer to my goal of school in London. Le Sigh!!!

friend lost....

 I met John Buck when Peggy & I decided to be chicken farmers. He was the master creator of our chicken coop and a new constant friend in my life here on the island. He was a quiet gentle creative guy. I still have text messages on my phone that I can't bring myself to delete. My heart is still very sad over losing such a wonderful person as John.