It's Autumn

[clevermanka]

I'm not saying we won't get another last gasp of summer temperatures, but I can feel winter coming. Alas. Congratulations to my friends who love this time of year, and enjoy the cold weather and dark skies. You'll pardon me if I don't share your glee.

In anticipation (if not celebration), I put some more squash in the crockpot this morning for a butternut squash puree soup. I also put on the stove a giant pot of saved-up chicken bones. Mmmm chicken stock! Mmmm soup season!

Yesterday, I finally got around to unpacking kalimeg's generous donation of vintage sweaters. You'll be happy to know, hon, that only three had irreparable damage. One of the cardigans, an amazing cream colored mohair-wool blend, has some weird green stains on the front. I'm going to ask some friends about help dying it, because it's in otherwise perfect condition and so warm. Most are being taken to Eco-Logic Cleaners this morning so they'll be all fresh and ready for wearing soon. I can definitely mark "sweaters" off my need-to-purchase list. I am rich in sweaters. <3

mckitterick is awake now (I love these Monday mornings off during KCRF), so it's time to go welcome the morning with him. Mmm. Snugglings!

And then errands.

It's a good day!

Comments

[stuology.livejournal.com]

If extended forecasts are to be believed, which is difficult to do in Kansas, then you will get your wish this week as we return to highs in the 80s until the middle of next week when we get back into the 70s-60s.

I was looking forward to a 60 degree run through campus on Saturday, but it looks like it is going to be an 80 degree run at this point in time. I hold out hope that it will change.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't mind temps in the 60s and 70s until KCRF is over. I hate dancing in fifty-degree weather. *shudder*

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Happy Monday to you.. !

At first I went "ooh, dying mohair" and then I calmed down and looked it up (http://www.prochemical.com/directions/MX_GarbageBag.htm). You can use KoolAid too for wool!

And of course, one thing leading to another, I found a cardigan alteration (http://www.sweetsassafras.org/2008/01/27/how-to-alter-a-wool-sweater) page.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Oh I love that matching rose on the lapel!

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

I'm glad most of them survived. Some were acquired as early as 1962 (that mohair, for one), and I was pretty careful to scare the moths off for all those years. MCKIT said that his mom used to have one just like the cowl-collar brown one.

I hope you enjoy them.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yes! Some of the colors aren't ones I would buy for myself (the coral, the light green, the baby blue), but I think with my more somber winter palette planned for this year, those colors will really pop. Yay!

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

LOL -- some of them I wouldn't get again, either. But we all know that dye lots are in a given year's fashion colors and it's hard to find anything that isn't the current trend. You are looking at ancient trends there. There was no such thing as day-glow until years later.

I had a black one but I wore it to rags.

[marinshellstone.livejournal.com]

I think you would like autumn and winter here in SoCal. Today is the first "autumn"-y day we've had. That means the high will be 72 and it's overcast with a little drizzle and a cool breeze. :)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm. Yes, any place where I don't have to wear YakTrax (http://www.yaktrax.com/pro) on my shoes to walk to work in the winter sounds nice.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

oooooh! I need some of those. I tend to fall over in winter, and now I live in a place where I might freeze if I fell unless I use the cell phone to call 911.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I highly recommend them. Mine lasted two winters of daily wear to and from work. A very good $20 investment.