Food Advice from the Croc, Purple Haze, and a very Beatle-y Afternoon

So I am up at 3 am and eating crapola. it's hormonal, I am sure. I have been off my healthy routine for days. I had my two grandkids today and gave up any idea of a healthier lunch for them, except the globe grapes! We had chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, and Beefaroni with shells and meatballs since they couldn't decide (I bought everything but the grapes especially for them)! I promised to show Miss H where the grapes came from (Peru) and forgot so I must send a link to her Dad.

Sitting here I started thinking about when I was in my very early twenties and I worked in a garment factory. I had two friends and we would routinely dine at my apartment on chocolate Pop-tarts, a round of gouda cheese, and coffee. As Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee) says: "It tastes like s#%t but you can live on it"!

Sunday Ed and I went to Mickey D's (shocker!) because I'd been cleaning all day and I didn't want to mess up the kitchen and we had to go to the store plus we were all hungry. He really hates the drive through so he went in. It was just after dusk.

Looking up at the sky I realized that it was a very unusual shade of purple-eggplant- and the cloud cover was violet! By the time Ed got back the sky was mostly cloudy and I could not begin to explain what I'd seen. I had my cell phone but it never captures the finer stuff.

I suppose it was just one of those situations...you are in the moment and it has an effect on you and it is meant just for you. This sounded so much better in my head! The picture is not it, it's freeware and what I saw was a very deep color. Mesmerizing!

The kids wanted to do "crazy dancing" and I decided to go to Youtube for some music and discovered that there is a TON of Beatle music on there. I t took me back as there are many songs that I know by heart and loved. Plus Miss H plays "The Beatles" with her Dad, so the afternoon that I expected to spend knitting dissolved into a music search...which was okay.

I am tired now but it was fun...

Talk Later!

Storm Number Three and the Lorelai Fingerless Mitt

We have BIG snow this morning and there is more coming in blizzard fashion between 1 and 4 pm! I am posting a pic of the snow this morning plus a pic of the fingerless mitt that I promised in my first post. It has a sewn-in thumb piece and stockingnette openings so you can uncover the fingers or cover them, as you wish. I named it the Lorelai after the "Gilmore Girls" character...
It is not all basketwave design...there is a purled "band" in the middle...eventually a scarflet and some type of hat will be added. The cuff extends 3 inches above my wrist so these are warm! It is designed so neither mitt is right or left, you just put them on and go! I have more crafting time right now than I normally do. Later...!