Fall is on it's way.

And it's that time again....  Talk Like a Pirate Day.  Arrr, be it a good one, me mateys! 

I raided my small scrap basket on Sunday to make this pin cushion as a gift.  I got it all sewn up and stuffed and then I noticed it.  You know, that faint brownish-red spot in the middle of the orange gingham?  Right there between the white and brown pins?  Blood.  My blood.  From a pricked finger.  I picked up a wayward pin pointy side up because I was distracted by the incredible conversation between Amanda and Jennifer coming out of my ipod.  So wonderfully inspiring, but I knew it would be.  Anyhow, guess whose pin cushion it is now?  Yeah, you got that right.  I needed one, too.  Well, at least that is what I am telling myself.

I am feeling slightly less panicked at the moment.  The girls' shoes are ordered and the rest of the school volunteering for the week can be done at home, via telephone.  Working today and then addressing envelopes tonight and tomorrow afternoon.  I am hoping to find a dress on Thursday - fingers crossed.  So, more photos than words in the next week or so....and probably not much emailing.  I try to answer all my comments, but I may just have to let that go a bit for right now.  I really appreciate the time it takes to come here and catch up with me.  I really, really do.  Reading your comments always brings a smile to my face.  Thank you so much for that - right now, it is just what I need.

I took this photo at the zoo on Friday.  There is just something about giraffes that slays me.  Maybe it's the height or their quiet ways.  Or it could be the eyelashes...wouldn't you love eyelashes like that?

And would you mind if I posted photos again this week?  Things are a bit hectic at the moment....volunteering at school, addressing envelopes, helping get things ready for my brother's wedding and rehearsal dinner (less than three weeks away).  The girls need shoes for their flower girl dresses and well, I just need a dress.  That would be nice.  I have a baby present for my newest nephew, Kenan, to finish.  And I have to get that done before the next little one comes along any day now.  There's yard work to do and some indoor painting, too.  I could go on and on, but I think I will stop.  Just reading this over is giving me a minor panic attack.

Breathe, Erin, breathe.

I'm loving....

my patchwork bag dispenser.  (Thank you Amy!)

fall-ish weather...jeans and sneakers.

city apples
hexagons
thinking about zucchini bread
everything in this one
puppy pockets
this color combo

Enjoy your weekend!

Consulting the calendar in the morning.

Listening to the radio in the afternoon.

I was knitting in the afternoon, waiting in the car for the girls.

And I was knitting in the evening while watching TV.

It's all I want to do.

I took my new sweater from Anthropologie into my local yarn store to measure it up against the pattern for the tangled yoke cardigan from Interweave Knits, which is my big knitting project of the fall.  While there, I cast on knee sock number two

...and bought more yarn to knit this.  Yarn, like fabric, is a disease.

I have lists and more lists of things I need to finish, projects I want to start and self-imposed deadlines hanging over my head.  I am feeling a bit overwhelmed and find myself in a bit of a funk.  And as I was reading this post of Eren's earlier today, I realized that it's time to find a new rhythm.  The girls are settled in school and adjusted to their routines, but I am walking around not sure how to handle my new found time.  I need to get my act together.  So, it's photos posts this week.  I am starting with my most recent Flickr favorites.  You can click on the mosaic to see the individual credits.  Happy Monday all!