Time is getting short in Montana

This is my last week in Montana this summer. It's still warm but you can feel fall in the air. Last week we hiked to Tongue Mountain in the Jewel Basin. The Glacier Lillies were abundant so you know the snow there had just melted. It was incredible to see them this late in the season.

This is looking down on Blackfoot Lake.

Having too much fun in Montana!

I haven't blogged all summer until now because there is too much outdoor stuff to do in summer up here in Montana. I also have not been in a beading mood but I have been knitting. I am doing my first ever Knit-A-Long from knittingdaily.com. We are doing the Bella Blouse by Norah Gaughan. If I like the way it turns out, I will post a photo. I'm anxious to finish it for two reasons: one, I want to take it with me to Italy (leaving Sept. 11th) and two, I have more knitting projects I'm dying to start.

So it's been a summer with much hiking and kayaking. I'll include a couple of photos of those activties.

Cowgirl Necklace

Yes I have been beading. This is my Cowgirl necklace. The main pendant is one I bought at Bead It here in Prescott and is reversible. So I made the coral cabs revesible too (I beaded around two cabs). It also includes a cowgirl hat charm and a boot charm. But I haven't stopped knitting. I'll be taking my knitting with me to Lake Powell next week where I'll be spending a few days on Vern's sailboat. Knitting is much more portable than beading - I'm glad that I love to do both!

New Cuff

I finished this cuff today. It's hard to photograph it but it's wider on one end than the other. I'm very happy with how it's turned out. Maybe I'll get back to doing a little knitting now.

My garage looks like a kayak store. There are two more off camera. These four are going to Montana in June. The two on the right will stay there and the other two will go back and forth for us to use in both Arizona and Montana. Summer is finally here! Yeah!

Cowgirl Cuff

I just finished this Cowgirl Cuff. The cowgirl boot is a pin that I bought in Tucson a few years ago. On one side is a buffalo nickel and the othe side a cowgirl hat. Cabochons are gaspeite, coral and turquoise.

Lizard Ridge Afgan in Progress

These are the first four blocks of Lizard Ridge. I love to see how the colors play out while knitting each skein. I have three more skeins to use before starting to repeat. It won't be as much fun when starting to repeat but at least the skeins start in a different point in the sequence of color so that will make it a little more interesting.