Crazy

Whew! Yesterday afternoon another fire started up to the northeast of us. This one is making me nervous, its not headed in our direction, but winds and canyons and fires make their own rules about how to burn. We gathered things together, just in case we needed to pack and leave in a hurry. (Wow, how can I be low on both dog and cat food?) Scipio the cat wasn't very helpful. I'd let him outside earlier in the day, before any fires were in the area. Normally, on hot days he is ready by mid-day to come back and sleep in the comfort of a cool house. But not yesterday. Maybe it was the smoke and ash in the air, or the underlying urgency I was trying to conceal (typically, there is a inverse correlation between how much I want the cat in, and how much he feels like coming in.) I finally had to break out the tinned sardines. That worked. But I was very close to letting him go, and hoping he wouldn't get crispy cooked or eaten if we had to evacuate. I couldn't risk everyone's safety over the cat. Thank goodness he decided to come in, and we haven't needed to evacuate, and I didn't need to make that decision.

The second fire, called the Cocos fire, has moved farther east, but spread a bit south. It's not likely to become a threat, but wildfires can't be trusted and we remain watchful.

Ridiculous

Heat waves in early May aren't unheard of here, but Santa Ana winds? I don't remember that ever. Temps are well into the 90s and right now there is one rather big brush fire to the south east of us. The winds are mostly from the east, so for now we are out of harm's way. I haven't heard of any homes burning, but many folks near the fire have evacuated. I hope they can all return soon.

On a knitterly note, I re-knit the sleeves for the Lattice Be Warm sweater, adding more decreases. Its like magic! The sleeves are slimmer now, and yes, there was enough yarn to finish the lengths. Now the sweater sits, while I make another design decision. I'll add dark blue cuffs to the sleeves, and I'm considering adding a dark blue button/zipper band up the fronts. But, I don't think I have enough of the dark blue yarn. And I don't find any in stock. In fact, I'm not finding much heavy weight yarn in stock right now, probably because summer is nearly here. It's okay, I don't think I'll be needing to wear this sweater in the next few months.

In the meantime, I've started another set of socks. Oh, and I have a gorgeous new fleece to show you, just as soon as I get some pictures.