***Edited to add*** Update is complete. Head on over to the shop - tons of new things. Remember…. Free shipping on everything, even sale items.  Have a great weekend!

In the middle of Summer (makes me a little sad - it’s going by far too fast!). Can you believe it? Mr. Plucky is on vacation tomorrow and we have people from out of town coming in. Which means I’ll be on hiatus for a couple days. But, and here’s a very big but - the shop willl be updated throughout the day today featuring quite a few sale yarns, as well as Free Shipping on everything - no minimum required (just purchase as you normally would and I’ll send a refund of the postage via paypal). Just a little mid-summer gift to all of you - Enjoy!

Free shipping runs from Thursday, July 3rd to Monday, July 7th at 12:00 a.m. All items purchased will be shipped out Monday afternoon.

Favorite time of day at the lake (as seen through the Morning Glory tangle on the patio).

It’s another meme. Dee tagged me, so of course I will play along.

My Grandma Bev use to say “Good Gravy” all the time. I miss her and her crazy way with words…… What did your grandparents say?

LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATRE? Indiana Jones. Hmmm. Let’s just say I like the first three the best.      WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? - Certain Girls. Pure fluff. But fun.                       FAVOURITE BOARD GAME? - Trivial Pursuit. Hands down favorite.   FAVOURITE MAGAZINE? Martha Stewart (thank you Mary!!!), Real Simple and Vanity Fair.

FAVOURITE SMELLS? Coffee. Clean sheets. Peonies and lilacs (the flower, not the fake candle scent). The smell of the lake in the morning.

FAVOURITE SOUNDS? Crashing waves (or in absence of the sea, waves lapping up against the dock).  Breeze on a summer day. Screen/porch door clanging. Sam, sighing in his sleep. Shelbie laughing with a friend.

WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Helplessness.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE? Well, that was a bizarre dream.

FAVOURITE FAST FOOD PLACE? Qdoba

FUTURE CHILDS NAME? How about future dog’s name?

FINISH THIS STATEMENT—’IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I’D…… Travel. Constantly. As in pick a destination, stay for a month or two or twelve and then pick another and so on……

DO YOU DRIVE FAST? I have been known to have a lead foot. I choose to blame it on my size 10 feet, they can’t help but be lead, right?

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Does a live stuffed animal count? Sam sleeps in the crook of my knee. Ok. No, I don’t sleep with a stuffed animal, but I do have a baby blanket my Grandma made for me.

STORMS–COOL OR SCARY? Outstanding. In fact, we are having quite the storm as I type this.        

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1986 Ford Escort. Manual transmission. Blue.

FAVOURITE DRINK? Vanilla Vodka and Diet Vernors or Peach Absolut and Diet Squirt/Fresca.

FINISH THIS STATEMENT-IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD… Knit all the sweaters in my que.

DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI? Absolutely.  Love the veggies. 

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY OTHER COLOUR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE? Black.

NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS YOU HAVE LIVED IN? Hopkins, Hastings, Delton.

FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Dee, what is snooker? 

ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Dee is a doll. Simply a doll. And, she is very person who encouraged me to begin blogging in the first place. Thank you Dee!

WHATS UNDER YOUR BED?
Books, off-season clothes and wrapping paper. 

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN? I say stick with what you know.  

MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL? I can get up well in the a.m., but I’m not necessarily chatty. Need to ease into the day, which can present a problem when Mr. Plucky is home. He is annoyingly chatty first thing in the morning.  Certainly not a night owl. 

OVER EASY OR SUNNY SIDE UP? Scrambled, dry.

FAVOURITE PLACE TO RELAX? On the dock with Sam and the knitting.

FAVOURITE PIE? I’m with Tony – Apple Pie Ala Mode!

FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOUR? French Mint or Island City Fudge

OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE TAGGED, WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST? If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged!!! 

**Very picture heavy post** 

To bring you up to speed, here’s a little backstory. So, without further ado - the KB5 is finished! Well, all but the flatbed (I’ll save that for another post).

1949 International KB5 - The horn and electric windshield wipers even work.

My Dad spent three weeks buffing this grill - by hand. Began as a very dull nickle - now it’s so shiny I could use it to apply eyeliner.

Overheard:
Dad: It makes sort of a gurgle sound (insert more mechanic speak here).
Red Hat: Throw a couple marbles in there, that’ll fix her.
No Hat: Nah, burn some kerosene.
Dad: I was just thinking that.
Me: What?!?!?!

How do I make this go? (Of course I had to have some nephew shots…. they were all over this place like white on rice).

Love Granpa’s truck

Yep, I drove it. I had to - he wouldn’t take no for an answer.

Dad’s John Deere B (with spoke wheels, apparently that is a big thing) - this was also a hit, but not as much as the truck.

More nephew shots…. Totally can’t resist (He spent most his time up a tree).

Earlier in the day: Garden omelete - sans cheese. Wheat Challah toast with strawberry compote with…….

Ashley and her breakfast. Sorry Ashley - I’m can’t remember for sure what the name of this was, but it certainly looked tasty. Almost as good as the knitty conversation. Then, there was just a smidge of yarn buying:

Jade Sapphire 6ply - 40% off!!! 5 skeins totaling 750 yards.

Had to throw in an action shot.

After the down pour - Of course there was rain (and another power outage!).

What’s your favorite way to spend a summer weekend?

So many of you have asked how Sam and Moon Unit were responding to each other. Swimmingly. Just swimmingly. As you may or may not be aware, Boston’s are extremely obsessed, like over the top obsessed with licking. Anything. Now, Sam has a very willing recipient to his advances. Moon Unit has become his baby. They play. Oh boy do they play. You should see the acrobatics this kitten is capable of. Then, when they are completely whipped, off to the couch for a little spit bath, snuggle and a nap.  

Ahhhh - life’s good for those two.  

Now for some Plucky housekeeping this week…..

• Plucky Classics (and TWO, count ‘em TWO, goodies) will be handed off to the mailman. This will be the last of the Jane Austen inspired colorways. Next up - Hitchcock Heroines. That will be shipped at the end of July…. along with a surprise.
• All Canadian shipments will be going out with tracking - for some reason they were slow as could be this past month. Just doing my part to keep people from cursing out their local post office…..
• Shop update tomorrow (below you will find just a taste of what will be offered in tomorrows sale), Monday, June 30 at 12:00 noon EST. (Lot’s of merino lace, MCN fingering, Merino Bulky, Merino Fingering Superwash and, yes, Summer of Love in MCN fingering and Merino Fingering Superwash).
• Last, but certainly not least. A great big thank you to everyone for the wonderful feedback, good wishes, and well, love for Plucky stuff. I can’t thank you enough!!! As always, if there is anything at all I can do for you, just ask.

Find A Penny - Merino Lace 

Mystique - MCN Fingering

Gaslight - Merino Lace

Wuthering Heights - Merino Lace

Roaring Twenties - Merino Fingering Superwash

Crippen - MCN Fingering

Local berries - there really is nothing better.  These became strawberry shortcake, freezer jam and bags and bags of frozen berries. I can taste the smoothies now. What are your favorite foods of summer?

Remember this post? The eternal question of what to make for dinner? You guys came up with some fantastic ideas…. I just happened upon Supercook. Have you seen their site? It’s almost like a game, seeing what the site comes up with. Some pretty random recipe ideas, along with some basic ones.

3 x 1 Ribbed Sock

We’ve been up to our eyeballs with family events, which means lots of sitting, waiting and riding in car time. These have been my constant companion. Perfect social knitting, no thinking required.

Here you go!

P.S. If you are already signed up for Plucky Classics, there is no need to renew. Paypal will automatically renew for you.

And, to mix things up a bit, this three month rotation will feature not only the very popular MCN fingering weight yarn, but also a skein of the lovely, soft and shimmery cashmere/silk lace weight yarn. You just can’t get more decadent than a cashmere cowl or scarf or mitts or…….. (fill in the blank).