Autumn is arriving in Portugal

Looks like Autumn is finally arriving here in Portugal. The weather is gradually getting colder, although it's still around the 20°C mark during the day, I definitely notice it's chillier in the mornings, but the sun is still shining and I'm still walking around in my summer clothing. Can't show any photos at the moment, because I'm working on my secret projects, but after doing some cleaning this weekend I'm going to pick up Gabi (the sweater I'm knitting) again and try finish it off, so maybe I'll have something to show next week. Following several blogs, I've noticed quite a lot of people talking about these blocks for a Knit-A-Long (KAL)that they're doing, so I decided to check out www.wolhemel.nl for myself to see what it's all about and ended up joining their yahoo group so that I too can start on the blocks. I have yet to start this KAL, but I've already bought the wool from my local shop in downtown Porto, now all I have to do is find the time to start it. The blocks to date seem simple enough, although the 2nd one uses cables, which I've never knit, but I'm definitely going to give it a try. As for my secret projects, I've got one finished just needs framing. Number 2 is almost finished and then it also needs framing. After this I've got at least another 2 secret projects to make before starting on all the small Christmas presents, but I think that those will be done quickly and maybe just two evenings of work for each. This weekend I'm going to tackle another part of the house. I'd say I'm about 1/3 of the way through sorting through everything and putting it all in place. My mum will be helping out one of these days, that way she can also take all the stuff that belongs to her with her. I've been storing things at my place until my parents' place was finished, and now that it is, I can finally hand it all back to them, which of course clears space for my stuff. Have a nice rest of the week, I know I will.