I haven’t done much this weekend other than knit, swim, and sit on the porch but we did cook both nights. My diet is a bit challenging and a bit bland (no condiments or sauces, no prepared foods) but Keith grilled burgers tonight – mine was plain, no cheese, no condiments … but I fixed some corn on the cob and sweet potato fries to go with it. I don’t talk about cooking a lot but I use my Instant Pot and Air Fryer all the time and since I can have potatoes and sweet potatoes … they’ll come in handy.

It’s easy to peel and cut a couple sweet potatoes, spritz them with some olive oil and toss them in the air fryer. 

We were out in the pool for a while until the thunder started up so we moved to the porch. We don’t sit out there as much during the summer but it was perfect today and no mosquitoes!

I cast on a new scarf last night… I love this drop stitch scarf I made a few years ago but wanted one in a more neutral color.

Unfortunately, this brand of yarn is discontinued but I found this “neutral” purple for sale on Ravelry and bought it. I’ve started knitting but it will take a while.

The Waves of Blue scarf is finished and I even wove the ends in! It’s a free pattern from Ravelry and I’ll definitely knit it again …. I’ve got some skeins to wind into balls and I think next up will be a scarf for me but after that I’ll probably do another one of these to donate. 

I could block this to “straighten” it some but I love the texture from the waviness.

I was adding it to my database and realized I still have a lot of finished scarves and shawls that just need ends woven in or blocking … I love knitting, finishing isn’t my strong point!

Keith’s been gone all week and we usually go out to eat the evening he gets home if he’s not too late … that timing worked out well today. After some scheduling issues, I was told to start my low iodine diet tomorrow (originally they’d told me the 23rd) in preparation for my RAI treatment on Sept 6th.

One last meal with cheese …. it is a very restrictive diet especially when combined with the restrictions for my GI problems but I think the absolute hardest thing will be NO cheese for 3 and a half weeks! No bacon or bread either so I enjoyed my last meal!

Since the timeline for the Diet was moved up a week, after dinner we stopped by the grocery store to pick up some fresh fruit and veggies along with some chicken breasts.

And in addition to the back and forth time on the phone with Moffitt, I had people in and out finishing the half bathroom – it’s all done except for the painting and they’ll do that the end of September due to schedule conflicts – theirs and mine and I’m completely OK with that – I needed it functional before my isolation period, painting can wait. The walls will eventually be a soft gray.

So I didn’t sew at all today … hopefully I’ll get a top loaded on the longarm and start the quilting tomorrow … where did this week go?!

We tried several times to FaceTime with our birthday girl today but when we were available she wasn’t … we’ll catch up with her on the weekend to hear all about how she celebrated.