09.02.09
More of the Little Things
The fires are still burning by us, and if the news reports are correct, these fires are expected to continue burning for a few weeks more. Ugh, I guess that means we’ll be breathing puke for a while. Just last Monday the air index was said to be 398 in the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys. Anything over 100 is considered unhealthful air quality. Grrrr. And I was supposed to meet up with my sister and a friend for lunch in the San Fernando Valley. Instead, I asked them if they’d come out my way since so far the air quality was better. Luckily they agreed and we ended up eating at the Farmer’s Market on 3rd and Fairfax, then did a little shopping at the Grove. I’ve been knitting up little baby stuffs for our friend and apparently she wanted to get me a gift for it. Oye! That was a nice surprise, but I told her I really didn’t need anything. Regardless we wandered in Banana Republic and then through a store called Anthropologie. Now I usually enjoy wandering through Anthropologie because they not only have clothing, but fun stuff for the home including bedding stuffs, dishes, knobs and hooks, and all sorts of kitchen and bathroom trinkets. I came across a very cute dish that I thought I could use as a butter dish (we consume a lot of butter in this house, and our butter dish is just a small plate that tends to look messy). So she bought it for me!!!! How sweet. This is what it looks like with and without butter, hehehe.
Since the dish is a little small, I had to cut the butter stick in half to fit, but that’s okay with me! I think it’s adorable, hee! Much better looking than how I had my butter before, anyway, because my plate didn’t have a cover. Now I have a cover and look how tidy and lovely it looks when the butter is not in service. . .
Yeah, yeah, I know. The things that that excite me, huh? It’s the little things in life. . . Thanks, Mary Ann! 
Speaking of more little things in life, I’ve been working on socks for Matty as he’s a bit picky with his socks. He’s taken a liking to my knitted socks and particularly a couple of pairs I made for him a while back with the foot portion knitted up in a cotton/wool blend and the leg portion knitted up in wool. I finished off two pairs for him. Here’s the first pair in progresses.
And the second pair in progress. . .
And here are the two pairs completed.
Yeah I know, pretty plain, but hey, they’re functional. . . And most of all Matty likes them as they are made out of the materials he likes and they are custom crafted to fit his feet. I’m currently working on another pair for Andrew and just today Brian asked me to make him 10 pairs of ankle socks, oye! But at least they’re ankle socks, so those should work up pretty fast.
It’s still pretty hot here in L.A. to think of wearing these socks, but in a month or two they’ll start looking more appealing. It’s amazing to think how hot and dry it’s been here while I know from news of the Philippines, it’s been raining and even flooding there, yikes! Why is the water so unevenly distributed? LOL
Marlakins
