New project

While I've been pondering the blanket question and reading all your good advice on what to do (thanks!), I've started a new project. Remember that Valley Yarn Sugarloaf yarn I bought a few weeks ago? Well check this out:
Knitting with size 9 needles is such a nice change from the size 4 needles I've been knitting the blanket with. I may only do 10 rows at one sitting, but it's visible progress! Dave may have his sweater in time for winter!

I also have to include this picture of Derby I took this morning:

I'm trying to decide whether she making a comment on programming in Perl, the weather, or the state of the world in general. Maybe all three.