I was hunting for a picture of Abby for a frame yesterday and found the pictures I took of her the day we brought her home almost four years ago. After we'd got all of her new stuff into the house and introduced her to Zeke (who seemed completely uninterested) and given her some lunch, Rob decided it would be a good idea to take her for a little walk. Abby was only three months old and the leash was a new experience. There was a lot of bouncing around and stretching to smell new things. Rob's favourite picture is the "levitating puppy". I just love how small and fuzzy Abby looks. They walked a few houses down the street and back. Abby was completely worn out by the time they got home. I spent most of that afternoon with a sleepy puppy curled up in my lap.

I just don't seem to have the drive to write long blog posts this week so this is a super quick update for my two major projects right now:

Number 1: The Crepe Dress

I got the sash cut out and sewn together on Sunday and attached the bodice to the skirt. I have a dress (and it fits too!) lacking only a hem and a proper photoshoot in order to be considered complete. This weekend is a long weekend so hopefully I'll manage to do both of those things.

Number 2: Rob's Sweater

As of right now all the pieces (front, back and two sleeves) have been knitted and all the ends woven in. I'm going to seam it up and knit the collar tonight. This means I'll be steam blocking instead of wet blocking but I think I can get away with it. We're having some family pictures taken tomorrow and I really want the sweater to be finished in time. I know I've said it before but I still love this yarn.

Gratuitous Critter Picture:

Ollie spent most of lunch time trying to fit herself in that box. Abby helped out by alternatively supervising and chewing on the box.

Sorry for disappearing like that. I'd meant to put up a note saying we were going away but wasn't sure posting to the world in general that our house would be empty for three weeks was really a good idea. We were in Vancouver enjoying the (remarkably sunny) fall weather and seeing some new bits of the city.

Vancouver is a city I usually just see in transit or for day trips. I have family in the area and went to university in Victoria so I used to pass through Vancouver a few times a year but rarely stopped for more than a few hours to do some site seeing. Rob and I both spent portions of our childhood living on the Island and lower mainland so it is an area of the country we're pretty comfortable with and were eager to learn more about. I've got lots of pictures of green growing things to share in the next few days but for now I'm just enjoying being home.

When we left we'd had some hard frosts and a few powderings of snow but it was not the kind that sticks around and it was definitely still Fall. When we got home yesterday afternoon my garden looked like this:

It continued to snow all evening too. Abby was up to her elbows in places when she went outside. Fortunately she's a dog with a good undercoat and loves snow (and hates rain). Being back with Abby was just great. She was excited to see us and had a hard time settling down anywhere when we were in different rooms - she really wanted to be able to keep an eye on both of us to make sure we didn't disappear again. By the late afternoon she was completely worn out with the effort.

And no, I didn't put her stuffie there for the picture, she did that herself.