Achoo!

I've completed Day 7 of the 2008 Calendar Scarf and had planned to post a picture of it this morning, but my laptop has managed to pick up a virus. Yes, I had an anti-virus program installed, and yes, it was running in the background (at least so it told me), and yes, I had updated it, but it's still got a virus. I've got the program running a scan now, but I won't be surprised--though I'll be very annoyed--if I have to wipe the hard drive and reinstall everything. It's especially annoying since this is a paid-for antivirus program, not a freebie. Grrrr!

I'm very much enjoying knitting this scarf. The yarn is absolutely delicious to work with, and it's fun to knit a variety of patterns. And it's not hundreds of stitches, like a big triangle or square shawl, so I can always finish a row and don't have to worry about where I left off.

I'm wearing my favorite gray lopi sweater this morning, not so much because it's freezing cold (because it's not) as because I needed to wash the other sweater I've been wearing and it is too cold to substitute a sweatshirt. I love this sweater, and getting it out for the winter is like greeting an old friend.

Yesterday was sunny and comfortably warm, so we spent a lot of time outside. I'm reading a book about the history of the cult of Mary, which is really interesting. We also ran a few errands. I set up Timber's surgery for next Wednesday. I know he'll be fine, but we'd still appreciate successful surgery and quick recovery vibes! I'm really curious about how his hip x-rays will turn out.