Friday, October 26, 2018

A Busy Last Week in October

Hi friends,

I've been busy since I last shared in this space.

The weather has turned cool and the sunshine went away. We are now getting liquid sunshine. Sadly I didn't have an opportunity to get to my much desired walk in the park.  I'm still hoping to go soon and will share any photos I'm able to take.

In the meantime the weather has me doing domestic things.

First up, I made some delicious Butternut Squash Soup. It included carrots and potatoes and was even better than I anticipated. I also just love the autumnal colour. If you haven't made this soup yet you can find some good recipes at allrecipes.com


I'm currently making two different afghans. One is in the photo below. The other one (not pictured) is done in two colours: berry and magenta. I ran into some issues being able to get enough yarn for the latter. I started making it with my stash and when I returned to Michael's to purchase more yarn I discovered this yarn is now out of stock. I managed to find a very close match in a different brand of yarn as I don't have time to go searching for the same yarn or to try and find it on line.


A week or so ago I ordered  100 flocked hangers in violet colour just to get away from boring black.


The above hangers replace the large garbage bag of plastic hangers which I've advertised for giveaway. If no one wants them I'll see if I can donate them to a thrift store or other.



The hangers arrived late last week and on Thursday night I finally managed to start changing out the hangers in my bedroom closet. I ran out of hangers and am expecting another 100 in a few days. That will be more than enough. 


I like the look of uniformity that the new hangers give. 
It is kind of hard to tell due to all the patterned clothing but they are organized by colour and type (not by season). 
I still have plastic hangers to change out which you can see to the left. I'm saving the very large and sturdy plastic hangers to use in the coat closet.

The following photos are from my archives.










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31 comments:

Breathing In Grace said...

Oh, no... Now I've gotta go to Amazon and look for those purple velvet hangers. Don't tell my hubby! ☺ That soup looks delicious. I just bought a butternut squash yesterday. The spider webs are amazing... and I loved the ducks. Thanks so much for sharing on FFF. Hope you have a great weekend! 💜

Carol @Comfort Spring Station said...

Oh my your closet is so organized and pretty! Lovely nature shots too!

Pamela M. Steiner said...

Love the ducks and sky photos, spider webs are always a favorite of mine to photograph (not to walk into, however!). Your new hangers are interesting! I assume the clothes stay on them much nicer and neater... You are very talented to do the knitting, etc. I have never learned how, being a 'lefty' always made things more difficult. The soup sounds good, although I don't know if I could get hubby to try it. Anyway, I enjoyed your photos, both archived and other. Have a blessed day...try to stay warm and dry!!

Sylvia said...

I am like that also, love everything to be organized and match, although I am not a perfectionist, sometimes it doesn't happen. Love Squash soup.

Cathy said...

Cool photos. The afghan is very pretty. Looking forward to seeing the other one. The colors sound lovely. Love the duck and spider web photos too.

Red said...

Well, you've been on some very good walks with the photos you show.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Wow, love those sky shots! Very beautiful. Have a great weekend!

HappyK said...

Like the duck pictures!!!
Those hangers are so nice and make everything look so neat and tidy. I have a few of those in black.
The afghan you're working on is very pretty.

Alana said...

I love butternut squash and it's the season. Also the season of crocheting but I haven't worked on my WIP in over a month. You got a lot accomplished!

Mari said...

Your photos are very pretty! I'm impressed with your closet organization!

Rhodesia said...

Wow love your archive photos they are excellent. Butternut soup is our favourite and the only recipe I use is the South African recipe on my cooking blog it is superb. I have tried differnt recipes at times, but Nigel says the SA one is streets ahead of any others 😊 Have a good weekend Diane

Claire Justine said...

Yummy, your soup looks tasty. Love the photos of the ducks :)

Breathing In Grace said...

The figures on the Ark are wax figures, but are extremely life like They show a film and Noah looks exactly like the character in the movie. It's an amazing place.

Nancy Chan said...

Your closet is very organised and neat. I need to look into mine too. Delicious butternut squash soup! We are also getting lots of rain, cool weather and not too hot sunshine. Have a good weekend!

Lady Fi said...

That soup looks delicious. And what wonderful shots from your archives.

Anu said...

Hello! Beautiful views and great photos.

DIMI said...

Hello! Great captures of the beautiful ducks and Geese!
Your soup looks so yummy! Like your crocket project!
Thank you for visiting my post and for your kind comment!
Wishing you a lovely day and a happy week!
Dimi...

eileeninmd said...

Hello Penny, your soup looks delicious. We are having a rainy weekend. Love the colors of your afghan. The new hangers are nice and your closet looks very organized. Love all the cute ducks and geese. The scenic views are lovely. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Sunday, enjoy your day. Have a great new week ahead. PS, thanks for leaving me a comment.

shayndel said...

Delicious soup! Perfect in this season!!
Love all the colors in your post and in your photos! The names like berry and magenta and violet!
You do a great job organizing, and even your post is packed with the treasures that you knit together in your week !! ♡

Adam Jones said...

Cute looking ducks and geese. I could use your help with some organising.

Debby@Just Breathe said...

Thank you for stopping over. Your photos are amazing and beautiful. You soup looks delicious. That afghan is very nice and I like your new hangers too. I need to do that. The ducks are so cute.

Al said...

Pretty photos from your archive. We could use some liquid sunshine, or precipitation of any type!

affectioknit said...

Your soup looks so delicious...and your afghan is so pretty...I love all the fall photos...
Have a lovely day!
~Affectioknit-ly,
Teresa

Debbie Harris said...

I LOVE those hangers!! Makes the closet so much neater and the cloths hang so nicely on them.
They work great in our motor home too, they take up less space.
Your soup sounds delicious! I'm a soup girl and could eat it quite often, but not my husband.
Great photos, such beauty you have shared with us, thank you ~

Stephanie said...

Good evening, lovely friend! My, what beautiful pictures you have shared with us. I so enjoyed looking at them this evening.

And your afghan is simply stunning! Wishing you a joyous week. Hugs!

KB said...

You have been busy! Beautiful ducks

stardust said...

The soup looks so delicious and wholesome. I haven’t seen butternut squash on the market in my place. Your photos are lovely; the 8th is my favorite.

Yoko

Angie said...

The color on that soup is amazing - when I first looked at it, I thought it was a very large egg yolk! I like your new hangers, I have so many that are from the dry cleaners (when I worked and had suits that had to be dry cleaned) and the paper starts to deteriorate and it's really messy. Hmmm … might be time for a change!

Small Kucing said...

gosh.. i need more hangers as my hangers always goes missing.

Annie said...

I love those kinds of hangers since they don't take up much space.
Your photos are beautiful and I love the ducks best of all :)

Laura said...

Found your blog from the BMW In Her Shoes blog and I am so glad I did! I love to crochet and had looked at that very same yarn here at my local store but just couldn't think what to use it for. I believe I will borrow your pattern idea! And speaking of ideas... what a great idea of the lavender hangers. Though hangers may seem a small detail, they really added a nice touch to your closet!

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