BATS!!!!!!!

YES, I HAVE BATS IN THE HOUSE! This is the 4th one this spring so I called the exterminator, but last night was the end!!!

I knew there was a bat in the house because it had flown through the living room the night before, but I wasn't sure where it was. I had closed my bedroom door during the day so I thought I was safe, I was keeping him out. Welllllll, I went to bed and was trying to relax and not think about where the bat might be. I had my broom and the dog with me. About 11 pm I was dozing off and I heard this scratching noise. I thought it was Cally scratching with her nails,ignored it, then heard it again, so I got up, turned on the light, looked around and under the bed. Nothing! I went back to bed, covering my head, and heard the scratching again. I got up, lifted my PILLOW and there it was!!!! AGGGGGHHHHH!

I screamed, grabbed the dog and left, shutting the door and running upstairs to go to sleep for the night. I mean, really, under my pillow. My sanctuary was gone! I called the Bat people this morning and hopefully we can take care of this once and for all.

I do have some other knitting news. Carver Country Flowers has lots of space now that the antique shop moved out. She has cleaned the floors, and made a sweet little classroom space in the back where her flower shop used to be. I am going to offer classes in Carver again. Beginning in June. I will post the new schedule on the website as soon as we confirm all the dates.

I will also be in New Prague on Wednesdays and some Saturdays. I will host sit and knits during the day in New Prague and Carver in the evenings and some Saturdays. I am very excited to add these classes for people and I am sure we will have a great time.

More announcements later this week.

Well, where have I been?

Boy it's been a month since I blogged. Sorry about that - it's just been really busy right now. I am currently in New Prague just on Wednesdays until July.

I've been working on my gardens and some unfinished projects. I am making a circular sweater for Ellie out of Pink and Green and it's really cute except I had to rip it out and start over because I don't think I got enough increases in there to make it lay flat - She won't wear it until Fall so I have lots of time.

I have no photos (except this one)at this time due to a camera problem. This time of year makes me want to dye colors because every where I look there is color and I can envision it in a yarn or roving. The one photo I have is this lovely roving - I haven't had time to spin up a sample but it is inviting!

I have enjoyed working a couple part time jobs this summer. Both involve driving in the farm country. I pass by this one farm every time I go to New Prague - it has a gorgeous horse that lazily walks around their big property. This spring part of it flooded and I didn't see the horse for awhile. Last week I caught "Horse" laying at the edge of the newly developed pond with his head up and looking around and then he rolled over with legs in the air to one side and back again. Put his head up and looked around like, "did anybody see that". He was cooling off and taking a bath. I also have seen "Turkey Vultures" on my way to Waconia. Huge birds with brown and white spots, looks kind of like a large turkey with a long vulture like neck. They were feeding on a dead possum. I really enjoy the rolling farm fields and the great patterns they make in the soil.

The one thing I don't enjoy is BATS. Another one came flying through the living room a couple weeks ago, I covered my head with a blanket and went screaming around the living room until I accidentally trapped it in my office. I had my friend go in there every day looking for that Bat and he could not be found. Finally, I gave up and went to work on my computer again and there it was, still alive, in the bottom of my black wastebasket. My friend came over and disposed of it. YUKKKKKK!

Enjoy your summer. I have some great new cotton yarns and am working up a cute summer shell out of BERROCO WEEKEND - GREAT YARDAGE FOR A GREAT PRICE! I also got the Berroco Sox in several colors - love it.