A Little Glitch in the Fam

Earlier this week Mom and my sister were out for a well-deserved walk.  Mom slipped on black ice and broke her arm in two places.  We are hoping she does not need surgery on her arm. My sister has been living here with them for several weeks and arranging the home help.  So now I am down here helping out as best I can.

It is a real challenge keeping our energetic Mom quiet.  Will keep posting here as there is news.  It is about 75 degrees outside and feels like spring!

Episode 32 of Knitting Pipeline is A Technique Betrayed

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Show topics include:

• I have to make a choice between two favorite techniques.
• I talk (again) about  Bald Eagles, Carolina Wrens, and deer.
• Swatching Tips
• Norwegian Luskofte (Lice Jacket) Progress
• A free sock pattern from a listener and friend. 
• A lovely Norwegian Bridal March

Eagles!

Road along the Illinois River near Shade Lohman Bridge.

It didn't take binoculars to spot these two.

I played a funeral in Pekin this morning.  On the way home I detoured along the river under the Shade Lohman Bridge.  We've seen Bald Eagles here before.  I had the foresight to bring my binoculars and camera.  I was rewarded by a fine sighting of two mature birds (one a little more mature than the other) perched for a long time in a big tree along the road on my side of the river.  I also saw eagles flying above the river but this was the closest sighting I've ever had in the wild.

Blizzard 2011

Ready to shovel snow.

Bob filling the bird feeders.

Every tree had a snow sculpture at the base.

About this time our neighbor came over with a snowblower.

Episode 29 of Knitting Pipeline is called A New Favorite Bind Off

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Episode 28 A Baby Surprise from Elizabeth Zimmermann

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There is a letter from Elizabeth Zimmermann in this episode.

Episode 27 of Knitting Pipeline is Knitting is my Passion!

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Leave a comment to enter the drawing for Lorna Miser's book Faith, Love, Hope, Knitting.  It is reviewed on the show.