and more mundanely..

On more mundane news, my dear husband made wooden pens for gifts and a spindle with a perfect spin and balance for me!
And to top things off, I found an antique piano in decent condition! Okay, it does need tuning and the wood needs a little polish, but..it's solid and nothing's broken, the pads are still quite good and best of all, I paid $49. for it. It's a Cable Midget, so it fits nicely and has full keyboard. As soon as we get it tuned, I'll love teaching the grandchildren a little on it!

Emma!

And here she is! Isn't she lovely, just a few hours after birth? Mom and Dad are well, I would have posted sooner, but we were all happy and tired and enjoying the family time. Emma's three older siblings have been at our house and their other Gramma's house and being spoiled and hugged.

She will be a delight to knit for!

Just for fun

Doggie sweaters! It's not quite finished, the little sleeves have to be knitting in, but the first fitting went nicely! I'll rethink my methods and post them here, there's nicer ways to knit these in a universal way. Meantime, Cookie has totally enjoyed the attention she gets in them. This one is bright and cheerful, the first one I made was an autumn brown. It was one of those leftover skeins that had no name.