Waiting Room Knitting - Intarsia Hat

 Good morning,

I took these images while in the waiting room at our Ford dealer.  

Our new 2026 Explorer that we bought in May was recalled already, but I'm glad that Food keeps up with items that need checking/correcting.  It seems there was a problem in some of the cars with the driver's seat reclining when it shouldn't, so the recall was issued.

I brought knitting this time because we were told it could take a long time for the computer to run checks on the seat software.  Yep, there are computers in the seats as well as everywhere else in our new car.  There are 50 to 60 computers in that car.

I'm knitting a Scandinavian Intarsia Sampler hat.  Each hat I knit is unique.  The stitches are a sampler of intarsia knitting designs found on Scandinavian sweaters.  I just sold a similar hat in these colors the week I listed it so am making another for the shop.  This one will appear in the shop soon. There are many similar hats in the shop now that are ready to ship.  

There's a video of me knitting this type of design featured on Etsy.  Check it out! 

 My knitting bag with the Royal Caribbean logo was made for me by my friend Karen.  

 

On the opposite side is an embroidered four stripe Chief Engineer Epaulet.  She took a picture of Kjell's shoulder epaulet when on board and came back with this gorgeous lined bag that she designed and made for me.  How very sweet!  I've been using the bag for at least 15 years and it is still like new.

The recall work on the driver's seat of our new car was finished quickly.  The software was checked and found to be in perfect working order in our vehicle.

So, that was our busy day.  It is good to be retired.

All the best,

Lois

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Ah, Yes, Bread Day

 Good morning,

The house smells wonderful today!  :)

It's a wonderful day to make a sandwich with fresh bread and knit.  

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Retirement from our professional lives is good. 

Happy Fall!

All the best,

Lois 

Gourmet Meal at Home

 Good morning,

We have seen some outstanding meals prepared on cruise ships lately, but this is one made right here at home.  

Catherine prepared a wonderful filet mignon dinner and Kjell made the steak sauce.  

 The steaks were grilled to rare perfection.

 The spinach salad made the whole thing healthy!

 This is Kjell's version of hollandaise sauce.  It was soooo good!

 Bacon for the potatoes, of course.

And, perfectly baked potatoes.

We didn't need any dessert.  If we had had dessert, we wouldn't have been able to eat it!

Thank you, family!  This was great!

Love you all!

Lois

Loaded Baked Potato ala Catherine

 
Good morning,

This was a meal in itself.

Catherine made loaded baked potatoes.  This is just HALF of a potato and was nearly more than I could eat.

Yum!

What a great Fall meal.

All the best,

Lois

Baked Cod Soup ala Kjell

 Good morning,

Instead of making this soup in a soup pot, Kjell makes this in a casserole dish.  The cod bakes perfectly and all the flavors blend. 

 It's a thick soup and oooooooh, so good!

Enjoy!

Lois

Beautiful Moon

 Good morning,

The moon was so beautiful when we took the pups out for last call recently.

 We had somehow missed it in the news, but later that night we had an eclipse of the moon.  Catherine was still at her office and texted asking if Dad was outside gett6ing pictures, but we were already in bed.

 There were many images of the eclipse on line the next morning.  

So pretty!

All the best,

Lois

Chops Lunch - Ovation of the Seas

 Good morning,

Sometimes a special steak burger and fries is just right for lunch.

Chops Grille is a specialty restaurant aboard Ovation of the Seas.

Thanks, Erica, that looks great!  I'm now on my way to the kitchen to make some lunch....

All the best,

Lois

Giovanni's Kitchen - Ovation of the Seas

 Good morning,

The specialty restaurants aboard RCCL ships are fantastic.  Today's images are from Giovanni's Italian Kitchen aboard Ovation of the Seas. 

 This is Spaghetti Carbonara and...

 ...this is Tiramasu for dessert.

Oh, my, that looks so good!  Thank you for the images, Erica!

All the best,

Lois

Izumi Restaurant Aboard Ovation of the Seas

 Good morning,

Here is something I haven't seen at Izumi Specialty Restaurants aboard Royal Caribbean ships before:  pretzel sticks.  They look delicious! 

 Oh, and these treats are always special.  California Roll.

 Thank you, Erica, for sharing your images!

Yum!

Lois

Skagway, Alaska

 Good morning,

What a gorgeous day to visit Skagway, Alaska.  These images are from our friend Erica who is cruising aboard Ovation of the Seas with our daughter, Catherine.  

 This quiet little town in Alaska takes us back to frontier days...

 ...yet all modern conveniences are also here.

 

This is also a shipping port as we can see by the containers on the right side of the image.

The sign is the spot for tourists to snap pictures and also provides a map of the town.

Souvenirs!

This "gadget" cuts through snow on the rail road tracks.  

Engine 52.  

Thank you, Erica!  We love seeing your images!

All the best,

Lois

Silver Moon Tendering at Mendenhall Glacier Alaska

 Good morning,

Erica captured this image of the Silver Noon tendering to the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska. 

 The Silver Moon is owned by Silver Seas, a company owned by Royal Caribbean.

It's all in the family.

:),

Lois

Daisies Blooming in Alaska

Good morning,

How pretty!  Daisies were blooming along the side of the highway in Alaska. 

Mother Nature is in full bloom!

Enjoy,

Lois

Tour Bus Views - Alaska

 Good morning,

Erica sent us more images of Alaska!  

These were taken from her tour bus on the way to visit glaciers. 

 

 Just so beautiful!

That's their ship, Ovation of the Seas. 

The views are just stunning!

This is the second time Erica and Catherine cruised to Alaska.  The views are just so beautiful it makes everyone want to go back.

Enjoy!

Lois

Hibiscus in Bloom

 Good morning,

The Hibiscus are blooming in our garden now. 

 Each day buds will open to provide us with beautiful blossoms through the end of the summer.

 These pretty plants were here when we moved in many years ago.  I've encouraged some in areas of the garden where I wanted more of them and some reseeded on their own.

Gorgeous!

Enjoy,

Lois

Final Dinner at Chops aboard Independence of the Seas

 Good morning,

Erica sent us pictures of her last dinner aboard Independence of the Seas before the end of her cruise.  This is a rib eye with bone in.  My goodness.... 

 The Grand Finale sure looks like Death By Chocolate to me!  

It is very difficult to adjust to being home after a cruise like this!

Thank you for your images, Erica, we enjoy them tremendously. 

:),

Lois

Lunch at Giovanni's - Independence of the Seas

 Good morning,

This was a lovely light lunch at Giovanni's aboard Independence of the Seas.  Above is a Caprese Salad with Burata Cheese. 

 Mushroom Risotto followed for a perfect lunch.

Enjoy!

Lois