I tried something new this year and entered several of my plants in the county fair. I was so pleased to received a ribbon on each of my entries. The weather was great this year. We had warm, not hot days with some clouds and breeze. Made for great walking around weather. We even got some early rain, but it held off until late evening so as not to spoil any of the fun.

Knitting continues with another prayer shawl, my 30th pair of leisure socks and my 12 pair of Big Black Socks. I really struggled with this pair of leisure socks. Frogging it numerous time until my tired brain figured out the mistake that was causing me to add stitches.

It really doesn't pay to start a project when you are over tired. I did get the socks finished and got a whole slew of projects entered in the Kern County Fair.

These late days of summer have brought clouds, wind and heat. We still take our morning walks but try to get out early to beat the heat. Mandy is very dissapointed if we miss our walk. She keeps us trekking.

I spend many hours with my passion, knitting. Socks are what I knit the most. Most of my socks these days go to SockForSoldiers .

There are always new yarns to try and new patterns to learn. Relaxation and frustration all rolled into one.

I especially liked this one. It was a lot of pattern but really brought out the colors in the sock.
Each month a bundle of socks goes our to Socks For Soldiers. Leisure socks and especially Big Black Socks which are the standard socks the soldiers wear on duty.