To blizz or not to blizz

I'm in the middle of this map 

Up to now it's mainly rain, and Handsome Son texted to say he's off to work anyway,  since the forecast of blizzard conditions this morning didn't seem to have been right. Now they're saying snow overnight and Monday.

The local library closed today and postponed the lunar New Year celebration. It's still only damp, so they may as well have gone ahead. But they couldn't sit around waiting since performers were coming from further away and needed to know.

Tomorrow the cleaners are scheduled and I wrote to tell them not to push, be safe, we can reschedule (again).  I don't plan to be away from the house anyway, so I'll just dodge them if they do show up. Which reminds me to set out a check just in case.

Wonderful lunch, forgot the picture, of baked breaded cod, roast potatoes and steamed broccoli. With malt vinegar. There's enough of everything to do it again tomorrow.  

I finished and stitched up the slippers, and I think they're not quite good enough to give, so I'm wearing them.

I folded the rectangle, stitched one end up for the heel. Then I gathered the other end up, drew it tight and stitched for the toe, continuing up the front to make it fit.  You just try on to make sure it's going to hold your foot firmly. Pro tip: if you make these, leave plenty of yarn beginning and end to use in the stitching up.

This was a real beginner project, and I may do it again only with better yarn for the Sock 'n glove Ministry.  I kind of invented it I think, or maybe hundreds of knitters before me did. 

It's definitely simple enough to work on while chatting at the Tuesday knitting group. In fact I wonder if it would be fun to knit corner to corner. That might also make a snug fit, since you'd be working on the bias. 

I'd have to review how to do a c to c rectangle, bit more complex than a square. But I think Sarah Swett has explained that somewhere, in her Slanted Sweater.  I know I did it when I spun and knitted and wove my vest of many colors.

My circular needle for wrappy scarf purposes has arrived, thank you, R,  and is now prodding me on to the next thing. I think maybe I'll weave a lanyard, though. My hands are suggesting a different fiber art.

Snow has started,  and I'm going to make a pot of tea with a slice of banana bread and spoonful of yogurt, and continue reading my mildly funny, snow day reading,  mystery series 

The inadvertent detective is Dr Lance Elliot general practitioner, and his retired doctor father who keeps Lance dragged into situations not helped by his eccentricity. The father's. The son is constantly sorting out life threatening situations created because his father thought they were a good idea at the time. 

Happy day everyone, stay safe, whatever that is for you.