Socks and Porridge

Cat loves to spin yarn almost straight from the sheep!   HA!  Then she likes to knit what she spins.

We have many a laugh over her attempt to knit a PAIR of socks at a time on one circular needle, from the toes up!  Yes, TWO of them! 

She started on one pair that grew and grew, went to the knitting shop and had to unravel the whole mess, and begin again!  Ugg! So, that pair is going fine, now!  She says she doesn't mind, as she is learning how to do this. By the way, each sock looks different because of the patterned yarn!

Of course, one can have two projects going at the same time, so she began another pair, from the toes up, large on purpose so they could be shrunk and felted afterwards, to fit her feet.  In the beginning, we laughed about them looking like that "Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weenie, purple polka dot bikini"...But once again they grew and grew and grew, until  we were practically "rolling-on-the-floor-laughing-out-loud" at the sister sized bikini top..if you get my drift!!

Just before bed, that night, after all the hootin' and hollerin' I set up the crockpot for breakfast.  A cup of brown rice, 2 1/2 cups oatmeal, a bunch of chopped dates, apricots, some raisins, a dash of salt and lots of water..about 8 cups,including several cups of ice cubes, maybe. I didn't want it to overcook! I set the pot on low, and in the morning we had delicious porridge,   And the next morning, and for lunch and the next morning, etc, until it was gone!  YUM! I love having "instant" food ready to eat at a moment's notice!  I think next time I may add chocolate chips! And almonds.  Or walnuts.  Or.......