My cozy little world was shaken up a bit this morning. I went to my annual eye exam and found the office locked and a middle-aged lady knocking on the door loudly and repeatedly saying she's supposed to pick up her glasses.
After calling the office and learn that they've moved to a near-by location, I spent the morning there getting my usual eye check-up. This tiny event did get me thinking about the possibility of Dr. Chia's retiring. Also a lot of the small stuffs in life we took for granted. At my age now, I definitely do not like change. I expect to go to the same doctor every year and hear that my condition is as good as last year. Not much changed is actually the best. Well, Dr. Chia didn't disappoint me. She didn't like the move either but she has to do it because her son the younger Dr. Chia would like to have a bigger office and update the office equipments.
She gave me 2 pairs of contact lenses to try, just like a good old fashion doctor would do for a long time patient ; )  She mentioned nowadays contact lenses can be worn for 1 year straight, but she wore daily type for about a  week.

Cookie Scarf

Finally finish this cookie scarf: 16 cookies sewn together.
I used Venna's Choice Honey and Bernat Softee Chunky Topaz together for most of the cookies. Size I hook. Pink, mint and cream frosting is from Redheart Soft. Size E hook. Swirl frosting is from Michael's Loops & Treads Country Loom Warm Cream. Oatmeat cookie frosting is from Redheart Soft using size G hook. Found the pom-poms at Michael's. The scarf is thick and heavy, but it just make me happy looking at it.

Postcrossing

This postcard is going to Nataly in Mosco, Russia.

This one is going to Tanja in Valay, France.

This one is going to Pinuo in Taipei, Taiwan.

Carved Pumpkins

Our collections of carved pumpkins just grew by 2. The haunted house and bat are carved by Carl and Carol.

Manhole lift (rotated)

Pastor Liao

Pastor Liao and his wife visited my mom on the first day after she received chemotherapy. Pastor Liao just retired this year. He still teaches and travels.

lacy scarve

This is the lacy scarve I've been working on and off.

The pattern is from a crochet book I purchased in Taiwan.

I've used 3 balls of wool blend yarn from Switzerland.

According to the label, the "Astra" yarn is 80% Schurwolle and 20% Polyamid.

Each ball weights 50g and is approximately 100 meters long.

The yarn can be handwashed and ironed.

I found about 10 balls of this pink yarn and a half-finished sweater at my mom's second floor workroom in Taichung. That workroom is primarily a sewing room with a lot of old fabric, threads, zippers, bottons etc. Further investigation reveals that the sweater was my sister's handwork. The sweater has a few small holes, possibly by some bugs. With my sister's permit, I start using the leftover yarns for this scarve. I want to crochet something quick and easy when I'm chatting with my mom at home or hospital. She sometimes laments how tedious to crochet fabric. Sometimes she suggests that I should crochet a vest. She said it's easy if you know how to make a pattern. She still thinks like a tailor.