The culprit: Jasper
The victim: Bouncer
The damage:
Yup, we had a dog fight, or rather, an incident of dog-on-dog aggression. (Bouncer doesn't fight back.) This time someone got hurt. Bouncer is one of the sweetest, gentlest dogs on the planet, and every now and then Jasper just jumps on him. This time took us to the emergency vet for stitches, an overnight stay, and lots of meds.
Jasper's on my shit-list right now.
We took a couple of days off and took Jasper to the beach! He had lots of firsts on this trip:
First long ride (about 5 hours) in the car. He did great! He either slept, or stuck his nose out the window, or tried to prop on the armrest between me and Dear Robert.
He got to run on the beach for the first time...
and got to swim in the ocean...
The waves were a little challenging at first, but he adopted an interesting way of handling them:
Just leap over them before they splash into you!
He got to chase a Frisbee...
and climb a tree...
Sniff strange and slightly alarming sea things...
and run some more.
He ran a LOT over a couple of days time. It's good for him.
What did we do? We took it easy when we could.
I'm the camera-wielder (mostly), so there aren't too many pictures of me. Here's one.
Some knitting did occur. Here, the Print 'o the Wave center section of the Oregon Shawl meets actual waves. Sorta.
It's my entry in The Amazing Lace KAL.
I know, you can't see any detail, so you'll have to trust me on this. It's Jade Zephyr. The yarn is... Zephyr. If you've used it before, you know how wonderful it is to work with. If you haven't used it, try it. 'S lovely, I tell ya... lovely. I'm now over half-way through the center panel.Yes, my poor Orenburg shawl in languishing in favor of this beauty. Don't worry -- I'll get back to it. I don't want to merit the title on a mini-banner that I saw in a shop down there:
I know it's hard to believe (based on recent posts), but I am still knitting! I have proof! Here's a stunningly bad picture of my little Orenburg shawl:
I have some traffic knitting too that I'm not going to show because it's dead boring. I decided to see if I had the patience to knit a skirt. I'm using an old cone of Softball cotton I got off Ebay years ago that's just been marinating in my stash. It's got just a tiny bit of lycra in it, and it's making a really nice fabric. But it's on size 2 needles. In stockinette. Look up in the dictionary and you'll see a picture of it under "boring knitting." However, I did knit several inches the other day while I was reading Old Man's War by John Scalzi. It's great knitting for when you're reading. Absolutely nothing to think about -- just put your hands on autopilot and read. You can check to see if you've dropped a stitch when you have to stop to turn a page. And so far, I'm loving the book.
And because I just really needed another excuse to knit lace: The Amazing Lace KAL.
I've decided to do the Oregon Shawl, because it looks dead easy. So it should go quickly, or as quickly as something that starts out on 160 sts, continues to 648 sts in the first full round, and increases from there. Heh. Lots of stitches, EASY patterns though. I'm doing it in Zephyr, because that's what I had on hand.
In other news:
Look what I pulled out today:
My trusty old Cannondale bike. It's about 13 years old or so now, but still going strong. I upgraded a bunch of stuff on it a while back, in my bicycle maintenance/repair phase. I had to take the locking pedals off after my knee surgery. Not because they hurt, but because I became a total wimp, and worried constantly about falling over and/or hurting my knee again. I don't cinch the toe clips tight, so I can always just pull my feet out of them.
The old bike hasn't seen a lot of use the past few years. But when I was riding regularly it carried me on two BRAGs (Bicycle Ride Across Georgia) and two century (100 miles) rides and countless other locals rides. I was never fast, but I could push the pedals for a loooonng time.
But the legs now? Noodles. Limp, weak little noodles. I did 5 easy miles this morning, and I could really feel how hard my legs were having to work. And when you haven't ridden in a while, you feel it on your ass too. Big time. But I figure if I start slow and take my time, I'll eventually do better. Kinda like knitting lace, really. Well, kinda.
For those folks who asked, yes I did knit the shawl I wore at my wedding. I bought the pattern from Blackberry Ridge. It's Hazel Carter's Song of Hiawatha lace stole. It's knitted in JaggerSpun Zephyr. There's an old page where I had some progress pictures and finished pictures here. It was my first big piece of lace. I didn't know if I'd be able to do it or not. I just knew I wanted to wear something that I'd made to my wedding. It took right at 3 months to knit. And it got me hooked on lace. 
Here's another big picture from wedding day:
No, not a blog anniversary. A wedding!
Dear Robert and I made our 10-year relationship legal. Here's my favorite picture from the reception. Dear Robert's getting ready to make his toast:
This picture cracks me up every single time I see it. :) I'm a lucky woman.
My wish for y'all:
Let all your joys be as the month of May, and all your days be as a marriage day. 
Middle-aged female who never got over being interested in almost everything.
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