Eastburn Adventures

It's been a little over a year since we had the horrible ice storm that knocked out power in the area for several days for a lot of people. Today we had a reminder of that event with another "small" ice storm, complete with thundersleet! It was crazy - it sounded this morning as if we were in the middle of a big thunderstorm, yet instead of rain it was ice pellets. All the schools and several businesses were closed, and I ended up staying home because I feared I was coming down with strep throat. Poor Robert had to get out in the mess and go to work, though. And we're supposed to get a second round of ice and sleet again tonight.

After several doses of TheraFlu and sleeping for hours on the sofa, I finally woke up and felt good enough to finish the first of my Child's First Socks. I haven't worked non-stop on these like I have other projects, but it still seemed to go pretty fast. This is the first time since I learned Magic Loop that I haven't knit my socks two at a time, so I was a little disappointed when I did the EZ sewn bind off that I didn't already have a pair! I need to cast on for the second sock fast!

If I can stay awake and if Dish doesn't go out (like it does every time it rains), maybe I can work on Sock #2 while watching one of my favorite annual events on television tonight - the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show!