Brrrr

 It's chilly! The leaves are almost all down, and we had a frost warning last night! 

I had a skin check appointment with the NP at the Dermatologist today. She used the CO2 spray on a few areas, and did a biopsy on an area of my cheek near my nose. I hadn't been since pre pandemic, so I was way overdue. We went to Olive Garden for lunch afterwards. 

 

 I just finished this, the newest by one of my favorite authors. It was quite amusing, and I recommend it.

 I pinned the last four table runners to the backing and batting, now to the ambition to sew! Seems like we've been busy every day. 

We voted already, and got our stickers. I can't wait til it's over, and the orange blankety blank is exiled! We're never going back!

Beautiful days

 It's fall, y'all! We've been having beautiful days in the 70's, with clear blue skies. We've dropped off our ballots, and yesterday we got our flu shots, and I got a Phizer Covid shot. I have two sore arms! Sometimes I have a big local reaction to the flu shot, but this year it's only a small red area, at least so far.

I watched the Harris town hall last night, and thought she overall did a good job of thinking on her feet. While she's discussing policy, the orange idiot is discussing Arnold Palmer's penis, something we were all better not knowing about.

 A finish! Another crib sized afghan from unassigned yarn! That about uses up the yellow, just a small ball left.

 

 We get the strangest mail. Some days the dead people get more mail than the live people, and then this. We asked Steph if it's an alias, and Manda suggested that it's her Harry Potter name.

I haven't gotten into the sewing room this week, we had something to do every day. I've been reading books by Christina Dodd, the Fortune Hunters series, which crosses over with the Lost Hearts series. I'm on the last full book, then there is a short story. Very readable!
 

Weekend

 Another bright sunny day, high of 70 today! It's been almost frosty at night.

 We went to Amy's Omelet House again, with a 20% coupon. Top pic is my jersey omelet-tomatoes, bacon and cheese. Bottom is his breakfast hoagie- eggs, bacon, pork roll, cheese, onions and peppers. We both brought more than half home! And the home fries are delicious, but so much! We combined what we bought home and weighed it- over 2 pounds! Yikes!

Manda's beautiful Huckleberry is now 8 months old, and I hear she's a real cuddlebug.

 

Julianna's bio med class did a group project designing an ER. Her group made an edible one, and the class got to eat it! So creative!

 Yellow and green baby afghan is progressing nicely.

I did the topstitching/quilting on the last two Halloween tablerunners, one for me and one for Heather. 

 

The backs. Heather can have her choice. Manda's is in the mail, and we'll mail Steph's this week, so it will come after she returns home from Rome, Italy.

Fall is back

 It got chilly again! The windows are back to being closed, and I just clicked the heat on. We used the electric blanket last night.

We both wore Amanda made originals on Sunday. She gets such use of the sewing machine that I bought her.

 We had such a good time at Charlotte's birthday party. It's so rare for them to have all their grandchildren in the same place at the same time. Ben living in VA means they don't see enough of him.

 I don't know why the one pic is sideways. I'm still using up yarn, and decided to do a gender neutral baby afghan. I'm a third or half done this one, it goes fast.

Today I have a routine cardiology appointment. My cardiologist is an electrophysiologist, which is a specialty. He only deals with patients with arrythmias. He jokes with me that when I have an appointment, I lower the average age of that day's patients by years. 

October weather

 It's goofy! AC has been off, windows open. Then it got too cool, so windows closed, electric blanket on the bed, electric throw on the couch, long sleeves.

Then yesterday,  upper 70's, the same today. So heat off, some windows open, short sleeves.

 This one is now done. I didn't take a pic of the final afghan.

I started this one. Ten rows of yellow, 4 of white, ten of mint green, 4 of white, etc. Gender neutral. I'm using up yarn that I don't remember why I bought.

 

Super book by one of my new favorite authors! So many twists that it will make you dizzy! Speaking of twists, I watched the pilot of the new show Matlock. What an ending! It's kind of along the lines of Elspeth.

 My new Apple watch on my wrinkly hand! The screen is so much bigger! Mine was probably 5 years old, so I wanted an upgrade.'

This one is all done and waiting mailing envelopes to arrive to it can go to Manda.

 

The final two zigzag Halloween runners are sandwiches and the edges sewn around, and I did this pink one while I was at it. They are trimmed and sitting on the couch waiting for me to turn them right side out, then they can be topstitched. The Halloween ones are for Heather and me, and I haven't assigned the pink one yet. 

It's Sunday, so lunch with Frank and Charlotte. Chili's today. Then tonight, to Sharon's for cake for Charlotte's birthday. I want a day off from even thinking about the election. Sigh.

October!

The older I get, the more time flies on by! I wish it would fly right to November 5, and be done with it. I'm so sick of T and V and their constant lies. I know he won''t accept the results of the election, and I just hope he loses so overwhelmingly that it isn't even a question. Such a small, old, senile, evil man. And yet I have cousins who think he's the answer to all our problems. Sigh. Luckily, they are my Philly cousins who I see at weddings and funerals. And Vance, as one commentator said, is the first person running for VP who doesn't know who won the last election.

On a happier note, a new place opened about 5 miles from us, Amy's Omelet House. The menu is huge! I forgot to take pix of the omelets we got (which we got 3 servings of each!) but I did take a pic of the huge mugs of coffee and tea. Must be at least 12 ounces!

 And we had a 25% off coupon for the first month! I signed up for emails from them, and already got a coupon for 20% off one time in October, and free coffee or tea all month!

 Continuing to work on the crocheted baby afghans, this one more geared to a girl. We don't know yet if Little Baby Oehrl is a girl or boy, Samantha should be due for an ultrasound soon.