Hello! It is a beautiful day in Marin today and I am dying to drive out to the beach. I’m not sure where I’ll go, but the sand and the ocean are calling my name. Stinson? Limantour? I’ll probably bring my knitting project and grab a coffee at the little shack if it’s open. Nobody likes the beach as much as I do, here at our house, so I guess I’ll go by myself.

I wanted to quickly sneak in an update before we get too busy with Thanksgiving preparations. This year we get to celebrate with Patrick’s family like we used to in the days before Covid. It should be fun!

As has become our tradition, Patrick will bring some extra dressing to the party and I’ve been asked to bring something else, so I think I might make this apple cake which turned out quite yummy when I tried it last week — even if some of the apples stuck to the pan. Maybe it won’t stick this time? I also want to be more careful about how I arrange the apple slices; I think that I can make it look prettier. But, honestly, you can’t ask too much of something that’s cooked upside down!

AND, if I get inspired, I would love to make these cute turkey cookies. Aren’t they adorable? I loved this idea, so I’m saving it here in case I don’t get to it this time.

In my studio, I am finally working on the hoodie of the sweater I’ve been knitting since the beginning of the year. I didn’t realize hoodies were so big! 100 stitches on my needles and 4 inches to go. It’s taking a bit, but I’m slowly getting closer to the finish line.

I am also patiently awaiting the new Rebecca magazine I ordered online. I hope it shows up soon. I normally buy the version that is distributed in the U.S., which comes with an insert that has all the instructions translated into English. I couldn’t find the latest issue, so I decided to make myself practice my incredibly rusty German. (I took German for over three years, but I can’t remember very much.) Time to pick it up again!

I got carried away looking at all the patterns online. This intarsia sweater is in issue 67 and even if I don’t think I’d ever knit a huge cardigan like this one, I loved the happy colors. If you are curious of what other patterns are included in the latest issue, you can view them here.

Finally, I leave you with this photo I took yesterday on my afternoon walk. After realizing jogging (my crazy obsession with jogging 5K) is just getting in the way of exercising regularly, with achy shins that put me out of commission every few days, I’ve decided to tweak my goal and start with a neighborhood hike up the hill every day instead. This doesn’t mean I will not try to jog again, but just for now, I will focus (keyword: focus) on a more realistic goal that will move me towards the bigger goal of getting in shape. (More on this stuff on a later post.)

Until then, enjoy your Wednesday. I will be enjoying the beginning of my weekend, hopefully, at the beach! Auf Wiedersehen!