Yopping Update #30 - Home

Yes I am home.  Thursday was ALL day travelling - a total of 26 hours and despite a couple of seat mix-ups on two of the three flights we arrived only an hour later than we were supposed to.  I was home by 9:30 pm (my time) and in bed and asleep by 10pm.

Of course due to the nine hour time change I was up at 4 in the morning so I did this:

Made coffee in my favourite mug and started to read my knitting magazines that had arrived while I was away.

The house is in good order and Otis (the cat) seemed happy enough to see me.

Friday was mostly laundry, chinese food for lunch (YUM) and a wee bit of grocery shopping.  I was in bed again by 10pm, but up between 4 and 9.  Then back to bed for a couple of hours.

Once up and fed I started to put Marie Kondo's ideas into practice.  First up underwear drawer:

Then t-shirt and jeans drawer:

and finally...... drum roll please....my hand made sock drawer.

Then I sorted out my knitting supplies and re-organized my stash.

I did start some knitting on Friday - after a week of NO knitting. 

I started the Prairie Shawl with wool I had reclaimed from a partly crocheted sweater at the free store:

And I started the KAL sampler blanket that is in my Simply Knitting magazine.

There are two squares per issue for six issues (I am currently on my first issue).  I will use left over bits and bobs to do this.  You knit three of each square.

this one has bobbles!

Last night I decided to knit another key fob cover out of some rainbow hemp I had.  The one I knit a year or so ago was looking pretty shabby.  I am very happy with this one - another successful use for double-knitting.

While I was sorting out my knitting projects I decided to frog my Tunisian crocheted sampler blanket.  I will find something else to do with the wool.

I have re-acquainted myself with my two crocheted baby blankets.  They are on my now, ever growing to-do list. 

Now that my sleep is almost turned around I need to start prepping for two courses I am teaching in the middle of February.  Maybe tomorrow.  Today I need to 'Kondo' my linen cupboard!

So.  I am home.  Missing my daughter and her daughter like crazy but so thankful for WhatsApp so we can stay in touch and receive pictures like this:

I am not as teary as I thought I would be coming home.  Perhaps the distance has not yet sunk in yet.  I am looking forward to our first video chat this coming week. 

I can finally show you the last baby knit that I gave my grand-daughter just as I left:

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