Sleepy Sunday

It's quiet today. Even the animals seem to be observing a protestants Sabbath rest. The atmospheric river persists and we are on our fourth day with periods of drenching rain. It seems to be adding to the contemplative feeling of the house.

I am making a pair of fingerless mitts for my sister. I started off with reading Tin Can Knit's Maize pattern. It's on Ravelry. But quickly decided that I wanted a different cuff and a different finger cover. So I preceded onward and knit my own kind of thing. Fortunately, my sister tried it on and it fits her hand exactly and works the way she wants it to. Now I'm trying to knit the second mitt from memory of how I knit the first. There are kinks in my madness' method. I bought the yarn way back on a day when Walmart was wanting to redo the craft section of their store. The had Caron yarn marked at $0.35 a skein. It's decent yarn so I bought all that they had. I'm not really a brown knitter and wouldn't have chosen this color for her mitts on my own. But she chose a cotton sport weight yarn that wouldn't have made a warm mitt. I suggested this yarn and she was happy with it. I am surprised at how much I like the color once it's knit up. I will probably make a hat to match the mitts, but I'm sure with her auburn hair, she will not wear it much. It will probably become my brother's.

My brother has been contrite since Thursday night. Apologetically trying not to tread on our toes. It's totally unnecessary. Karen and I both understand that he was suffering a panic attack on Thursday. Yesterday we stopped at the Green Market and bought some Sativa capsules to be ready for the next time one comes on. I have never used pot to head off anxiety, and I wonder how it works. I don't smoke it much because it tends to make me paranoid and I don't like the feeling. We also went to Costco. Going on Saturday is a mistake. I kept contemplating going back to the car and downing one or more of those capsules. We will probably make another trip to Costco before Thanksgiving, but it won't be on a Saturday.

So, the afternoon is wearing on. I am still in my pajamas. But I have straightened my room a bit and cleaned the wax out of all my votive jars. I should get dinner started. I was going to make Swiss steak, but I don't want the bother of pealing and mashing the potatoes. I will probably make the roast instead. Then I  only have to wash the potatoes and carrots and cut them up. It is just a lazy kind of day.