Oh, yeah...my newest novel [also thanks to DD's discount] wanted to be included in the photo. I couldn't refuse.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
My Knitting Library
Thanks to Dear Friend Joanne and DD1's discount at her day job, I've got a nice little library of knitting books.
Oh, yeah...my newest novel [also thanks to DD's discount] wanted to be included in the photo. I couldn't refuse.
Oh, yeah...my newest novel [also thanks to DD's discount] wanted to be included in the photo. I couldn't refuse.
Caps and Harry Potter 5
Finished the audio book - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I knew I'd never get through it before the movie was released. No brain power left after work these days. So I got the audio book from the public library & knit caps for the CIC-Cheyenne River project [and finished the June socks.] I'm nearly finished with cap #4. Here's a sneak peak at one of them.
Knitterish Blogs
You guys & gals Rock! I sat down to add a post [not this one], but first read my usuals. Then I linked from one to another to another.... There are SO many interesting people who knit / so many knitters who are interesting people. Lots of talented crafters. I continue to be awed by your words & handiwork.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Updated previous post
With a photo & a few links. :-)
Buster stayed overnight. He was absolutely distraught this morning when he realized his mama wasn't here. Hopefully he will take it better when he wakes up from his nap - probably shortly. I left my knitting bag in my bedroom, so now I don't have anything to do that won't wake him up...besides dust.
That doesn't sound like fun, but since I'm having visitors this afternoon, I suppose I'd better do it.
OTN: small adult (teen?) sized Seaman's cap for the Cheyenne River project. In black. I have 6 rows on the "cuff" so far. One more row & I'll do two red, two white, and two more red rows before I go back to black.
Buster stayed overnight. He was absolutely distraught this morning when he realized his mama wasn't here. Hopefully he will take it better when he wakes up from his nap - probably shortly. I left my knitting bag in my bedroom, so now I don't have anything to do that won't wake him up...besides dust.
That doesn't sound like fun, but since I'm having visitors this afternoon, I suppose I'd better do it.
OTN: small adult (teen?) sized Seaman's cap for the Cheyenne River project. In black. I have 6 rows on the "cuff" so far. One more row & I'll do two red, two white, and two more red rows before I go back to black.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Road Trip and a not-so-local LYS
At [nearly] the very last minute, my road trip for a work-related conference ended up being a solo excursion. Yippee! On the way back up I-35 I stopped at the Rose Tree Yarn Shop in Ames, IA. Denise had mentioned on her blog that there was a new order of ToFUtsies and I had to see/feel them for myself. Of course I came home with a ball. I'm thinking about using this yarn for my attempt at nona's Sidewinders and can only hope I can do as good a job with them as Kathy has!
Also bought an inexpensive ball of Reynolds Swizzle [75% Merino Superwash-25% nylon] in green. This will do for the [3rd] pair of socks Mother has asked for - and I promised to have done before winter.
While at the Rose Tree, I introduced myself to Denise. [Hope I didn't scare her - I'm NOT a stalker.] She was teaching a class and I was late for another stop, so we didn't chat.
The other stop was to see my grandsons at their new-to-them home. By taking several 2-lane highways and getting into several road construction messes, I ended up being even later. Oh, well. They were happy to see me. I was happy to see them. Etc.
And speaking of being late -- I've got to get to work. I'll add yarn photos and links later.
Also bought an inexpensive ball of Reynolds Swizzle [75% Merino Superwash-25% nylon] in green. This will do for the [3rd] pair of socks Mother has asked for - and I promised to have done before winter.
While at the Rose Tree, I introduced myself to Denise. [Hope I didn't scare her - I'm NOT a stalker.] She was teaching a class and I was late for another stop, so we didn't chat.
The other stop was to see my grandsons at their new-to-them home. By taking several 2-lane highways and getting into several road construction messes, I ended up being even later. Oh, well. They were happy to see me. I was happy to see them. Etc.
And speaking of being late -- I've got to get to work. I'll add yarn photos and links later.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Buster's 2!
[Grandson content]
Buster and some of his loot.
Sport and Buster on their new Cars chairs. [DD3 in the background]
Buster, er - I mean Spideyman.
He had a personality change when he got the suit on.
We think he thought he really was Spidey!
Monday, June 11, 2007
June Socks
Finished the denim blue Embossed Leaves Socks for Mother. Yarn: KnitPicks' Essentials "Dusk"
Needles: Size 2 [US]
Pattern: Embossed Leaves from Favorite Socks: 25 Timeless Designs
No modifications.
The pattern looked fussy to me before I began [of course my previous 11 pair of socks were either in st st or ribbing] - but it is Very Easy! I'd use it again.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Quik Update
Lots to write about. No time to write this a.m. Gotta get to work early.
1. Finished radiation on Monday -- and got a certificate of completion (fun!)
2. Buster's 2nd bd was Monday -- a photo or two will be posted later.
3. Finished the blue Embossed Leaves socks for mom -- had her model them -- photos later.
4. Knitting for the Cheyenne River project -- and listening to Harry Potter/Order of the Phoenix on CD the past few evenings.
Have a good day/evening!
1. Finished radiation on Monday -- and got a certificate of completion (fun!)
2. Buster's 2nd bd was Monday -- a photo or two will be posted later.
3. Finished the blue Embossed Leaves socks for mom -- had her model them -- photos later.
4. Knitting for the Cheyenne River project -- and listening to Harry Potter/Order of the Phoenix on CD the past few evenings.
Have a good day/evening!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
The Wait is Over [ffinally!]
[Deleted my rant about the "2-3 days" the PO said the parcel would take.]
My sister finally got the socks I mailed to her 10 days ago. She likes them, too!
When I found out that I would not be able to go down to the Carolinas for her surprise birthday party, I decided to gift her with the Blue Stripes. Had to keep all that a secret, of course. She Was surprised about the party - and the socks. :-)
My sister finally got the socks I mailed to her 10 days ago. She likes them, too!
When I found out that I would not be able to go down to the Carolinas for her surprise birthday party, I decided to gift her with the Blue Stripes. Had to keep all that a secret, of course. She Was surprised about the party - and the socks. :-)
Monday, May 28, 2007
Still waiting
I thought I'd have something to blog about - oh, say, last Thursday or Friday at the latest. The clerk at the PO said "two to three days." Right. And now tomorrow's a holiday, so maybe Tuesday...which will be Eight Days. Since it's a surprise, I will still have to wait.
Meanwhile -
1. I'm nearly finished reading "Knitting Rules!" Loads of fun!
2. I'm working on the heel flap for the second Embossed Leaves sock [for mother.] I took the finished first sock along when I visited her several days ago and it fit Perfectly!
3. It was DD1's bd yesterday. Our tradition is that we all go out to a movie and meal together. This time it was Pirates of the Caribbean 3 and then to Olive Garden.
4. I've had 23 radiation treatments - 5 to go.
5. I'm officially on vacation until June 5th. I know the time will go Much Too Quickly.
6. DD3 is transfering back to the local university for fall semester, and she can move into an apt. on campus on Tuesday. So, tomorrow I'm taking a road trip down there to load up as many boxes that will fit into my Protege. Just to get them out of the way. Her boyfriend has a trailer, so they'll do the rest of the moving on Tuesday- and estimate they'll have to make two trips. Luckily she lives less than 100 miles away.
7. While I'm down at DD3's current digs tomorrow, I'll see if at least one of the 2 LYSs is open - and then stop by :-)
Meanwhile -
1. I'm nearly finished reading "Knitting Rules!" Loads of fun!
2. I'm working on the heel flap for the second Embossed Leaves sock [for mother.] I took the finished first sock along when I visited her several days ago and it fit Perfectly!
3. It was DD1's bd yesterday. Our tradition is that we all go out to a movie and meal together. This time it was Pirates of the Caribbean 3 and then to Olive Garden.
4. I've had 23 radiation treatments - 5 to go.
5. I'm officially on vacation until June 5th. I know the time will go Much Too Quickly.
6. DD3 is transfering back to the local university for fall semester, and she can move into an apt. on campus on Tuesday. So, tomorrow I'm taking a road trip down there to load up as many boxes that will fit into my Protege. Just to get them out of the way. Her boyfriend has a trailer, so they'll do the rest of the moving on Tuesday- and estimate they'll have to make two trips. Luckily she lives less than 100 miles away.
7. While I'm down at DD3's current digs tomorrow, I'll see if at least one of the 2 LYSs is open - and then stop by :-)
Sunday, May 20, 2007
May Socks Completed
Sitting here with a big grin on my face ... The May Socks are finished! And here's the first photo I've taken with my new digital camera!Specs
Pattern: leg - k4, p1 rib - continued on top of sock down to the toes
Yarn: Opal Feelings #1703
Needles: 5 dpns [US 1.5 bamboo] for the legs and then US size 1 for the rest
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Green River [and I don't mean the soda]
Another item in my meme talked about one of my rafting trips. I got all nostalgic & dug out my photos. Here are some of them. Oh, if you've never been white water rafting - try it. I love it!!
1. Here's the loaded raft and my brother-in-law. There were four of us on the trip. [We weren't on a guided excursion. It was just us.] The raft held all of our food, water, camping gear, etc. for the week long trip. On this stretch of the Green River in Utah, you have to have a permit. They only give two permits per day. The river looks calm there, but the rapids aren't. A week before we set out, another group lost someone whose kayak flipped and the fellow got caught under the rocks.
3. Some of the canyon rims are 5000 feet above the river. 
4.This is Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid territory. These wild horses have lived in this canyon for decades. There's an old log cabin near this spot - still with pots & pans, glass bottles etc. 
5. Wash day 
6. One day we got off the river and hiked to some petroglyphs. That's me.
7. Recently, someone asked me, "When you are riding on the big raft, do you get splashed by the water?" --- Yes. 
8. I'm paddling as fast as I can! 
9. On our last night on the river, we camped across from Nefertiti rock. 
Wonderful experience!
1. Here's the loaded raft and my brother-in-law. There were four of us on the trip. [We weren't on a guided excursion. It was just us.] The raft held all of our food, water, camping gear, etc. for the week long trip. On this stretch of the Green River in Utah, you have to have a permit. They only give two permits per day. The river looks calm there, but the rapids aren't. A week before we set out, another group lost someone whose kayak flipped and the fellow got caught under the rocks.2. Awesome scenery.
3. Some of the canyon rims are 5000 feet above the river. 
4.This is Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid territory. These wild horses have lived in this canyon for decades. There's an old log cabin near this spot - still with pots & pans, glass bottles etc. 
5. Wash day 
6. One day we got off the river and hiked to some petroglyphs. That's me.
7. Recently, someone asked me, "When you are riding on the big raft, do you get splashed by the water?" --- Yes. 
8. I'm paddling as fast as I can! 
9. On our last night on the river, we camped across from Nefertiti rock. 
Wonderful experience!The Queen and I, and a Beatle
I figured if anyone read my meme [previous post] and got to #2, they'd say, "Yeah, right." Here's my proof. This was taken... um, a long time ago... as you can tell by the much younger Queen. There's Prince Philip next to her. And you can recognize Prince Charles' ear, I'm sure. Where am I? Well, look closely in the bottom right corner. You'll see an arm sticking out of a blue sleeve - you can't see my face, but it's behind the camera and both of my hands. 
After seeing the royal family, my friends & I walked over to Paul's house. Paul McCartney, of course. That's me ringing the bell. The maid said he wasn't home. She didn't lie - 'cos he & Linda drove by us while we were walking over to Abbey Road studios. Paul must have known we were stalkers because two minutes later they drove by again--Thanks, Paul, it Was a Thrill!!Tagged
I've been tagged by Kathy. [That's OK, we can still be friends :-)
Here's how to play...
1. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged write a blog post about their own 8 random things and post these rules.
3. At the end of your blog you need to tag 8 people and post their names
1. My weekend: In order to get ready for the next Harry Potter movie AND book 7, I’m going to watch [again] the four DVDs this weekend. I haven’t read book five, but will listen to it on cd while I knit next week!
2. I have a photo of myself with Queen Elizabeth.
3. I haven’t bought soap in several years. Not since I started making my own.
4. I’ve watched the original 14 videos [I think that’s the number] of the Sharpe’s Rifles series three times – and several of them four or five times. Love that Richard Sharpe.
5. One of my favorite vacations was a week-long rafting trip down the Green River in Utah through Desolation Canyon. Out of cell phone & radio range. WooHoo!
6. The first time I saw Gone With the Wind was in a theater [where smoking was allowed] in Wrexham, Wales.
7. I grew up living next door to my maternal grandparents – who lived next door to Grandma’s parents. Grandma often left a plate of cookies on her table and us kids would sneak in the house, grab a cookie & run back out to play in the big back yards. We thought she wouldn't know….
8. I can make pretty good fry bread. The dough MUST be fried in lard over a roaring fire. This works best outdoors! One of my kids’ favorite meals = Indian tacos.
Now I am supposed to tag 8 people. The only problem is that I don't think there are 8 people who check my blog with any regularity. So I looked back at comments on previous posts and came up with these bloggers: Rahime, Beth, Holly, Shelley, N. Maria, Becca. So, If you stop by again and haven't done one of these memes lately -- You're It! [There were a few other commenters, but I couldn't find their blog addresses.]
Here's how to play...
1. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged write a blog post about their own 8 random things and post these rules.
3. At the end of your blog you need to tag 8 people and post their names
1. My weekend: In order to get ready for the next Harry Potter movie AND book 7, I’m going to watch [again] the four DVDs this weekend. I haven’t read book five, but will listen to it on cd while I knit next week!
2. I have a photo of myself with Queen Elizabeth.
3. I haven’t bought soap in several years. Not since I started making my own.
4. I’ve watched the original 14 videos [I think that’s the number] of the Sharpe’s Rifles series three times – and several of them four or five times. Love that Richard Sharpe.
5. One of my favorite vacations was a week-long rafting trip down the Green River in Utah through Desolation Canyon. Out of cell phone & radio range. WooHoo!
6. The first time I saw Gone With the Wind was in a theater [where smoking was allowed] in Wrexham, Wales.
7. I grew up living next door to my maternal grandparents – who lived next door to Grandma’s parents. Grandma often left a plate of cookies on her table and us kids would sneak in the house, grab a cookie & run back out to play in the big back yards. We thought she wouldn't know….
8. I can make pretty good fry bread. The dough MUST be fried in lard over a roaring fire. This works best outdoors! One of my kids’ favorite meals = Indian tacos.
Now I am supposed to tag 8 people. The only problem is that I don't think there are 8 people who check my blog with any regularity. So I looked back at comments on previous posts and came up with these bloggers: Rahime, Beth, Holly, Shelley, N. Maria, Becca. So, If you stop by again and haven't done one of these memes lately -- You're It! [There were a few other commenters, but I couldn't find their blog addresses.]
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Half Done
1. with radiation - yippee! had #15 today, 13 remaining
2. with the Blue Stripes - I've completed about 4" of the leg on the second sock, but...I think I'm going to miss my "goal" of finishing the pair by tomorrow evening. Oh, well. Deadline is now moved to Saturday!
Gotta go knit!
2. with the Blue Stripes - I've completed about 4" of the leg on the second sock, but...I think I'm going to miss my "goal" of finishing the pair by tomorrow evening. Oh, well. Deadline is now moved to Saturday!
Gotta go knit!
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