Crash, Court and Continuation

The driver who hit us (and ran away) on Thanksgiving went to court on Friday morning. He was found guilty of dui, driving w/out a license and something else like that. The felony hit and run charge was removed to circuit court. He has appealed the 3 charges he was found guilty of so all 4 matters will be heard together in circuit court at a later date (March or April I have been told). Chris continues to not be able to hear from left ear and experiences buzzing and numbness - he goes back for to the doctor this week. T. and I continue to be pretty good - no ill after-effects from the accident.

On the knitting front, I have several FO's but need to photograph all of them. One of which is pictured here. It was made with some lovely Silky Wool and has a nice drape.

Friday, I go out of town for KATL (that would be Knitting at the Lake) '09! Woo hoo - girls, yarn, food, friendship, visiting ... what more can one knitting geek ask?!?

And, what you ask, is the significance of the below photo? That, friends, is the most excellent package received from Sarah R. my AACS upstream partner! The coffee was named 'cowboy' and was stong and delicious. There are two different kinds of yarn, and 3 different types of goodies to eat, as well as a cool ceramic coffee mug with built in heat deflector (see, I am a geek)! Can you feel my smile?

Wet Wednesday here in Richmond

I woke up to dripping trees and wet leaves on the deck ... it's supposed to clear off --> in a day or three!!

Our homework for the AACS this week is to visit some other blogs and write a thing or two about someone whose blog you liked. I have been popping in on other members of the swap anyway so that was not a hard assignment! Since I had not visited everyone's blog yet, I dropped by Jill's Journeys and loved her mini Christmas widget - so much so that it now adorns the right side of my blog too! If you scroll down on Jill's page and see her kitty's photo (on the left side, down a bit), you'll see that hers looks a lot like Domino, my fussy puss.

I left her a comment, as instructed by our leader in coffee goodness, AM - this is fun. Thanks for letting me participate in this project!

Coffee... first cup of the day ... need I say more?!

Weekly topic for the AACS: What is it that you love about your first cup of the day? Are you a daily drinker? How do you take yours? Tell us how you love to enjoy your first cup!
Where to start? First, I love dipping the scoop into the grounds, aroma puffs up and drifts into my consciousness... ooohh, anticipation begins. As I fiddle around the kitchen, it begins to drip... and the whole house starts to smell like coffee, subtly. I reach for the milk (not cream or half and half), sprinkle in a little sugar and stirrrr. The first sip is, well, the first sip - it's hot, it's smoothe; I love the aroma probably as much as the taste. I love my coffee strong and somewhat bold, no bitter aftertaste for me! I hope I don't sound too much like a commercial for [insert your favorite brand here]! LOL I don't need to describe it to you because if you are a coffee lover, you know what I mean!

Weekly AACS topic

Prologue: I forgot to post this... I hope nobody minds too much! (posted 11/3/08)

This/last week's topic:

With Halloween coming up this Friday, tell us what you think of when you think Halloween! Do you love it? Hate it? See it as a sign of Fall? Are you a total sucker for candy and little kids in cute costumes?

I like Halloween and I don't like Halloween. I love costumes - kids in costume, pets in costume - I mean, what's not to like? Right?

I don't like the way some older kids get nasty - they break open trashbags, they egg folks' homes, they waste perfectly good TP(!), they strew garbage along the side of the road... why do they think this is fun? The only good thing I can say about older kids (teenagers) and this particular Halloween is that my 16yo son did NOT participate in that type of behavior - he simply walked around the neighborhood with a couple of friends (male and femal), masked of course, checking out the festivities... he passed on an opportunity to go see a friend's older brother / party at VCU... maybe he's learning to make good decisions (keep your fingers crossed here, ok?!)

Topic 'o week

What says autumn to me?

Woodsmoke - the unmistakable of aroma of woodsmoke - hot dog! someone's got a fire in the fireplace! Where's that kindling...?
My neighbor's maple tree - they have a beautiful maple tree to the left of their driveway and each October it becomes a blaze of yellows, oranges, rusts, gold. It starts coloring on the tippy tops and works its way down the tree till the leaves start falling off.
Sweaters, jackets, socks, shoes (I am mostly a birkenstock sandal girl - so really the change is: with or without socks!)
The dogs finally stop shedding and the daggone fleas go away (has this been a bad year for anyone else? The southeast has been terrible with them; first time in about 10 or more years).

I love the dark mornings and the crisp days and evenings. The light seems to mean more during the fall and winter than it does in the spring and summer. The misty pools of cloud near the ground give way as the sun rises, and an amazing day ensues. I took this photo last October and still remember the feel of the day!