new yarn, chances are she will want to immediately cast on with it.
Knitting the project will remind her that she wants to put a zipper in it. She’ll go through a bag of clothes in the garage that have been waiting to be donated in order to get a zipper.
Which will remind her that she needs to [...]
mo·nog·a·my Function: noun Etymology: French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Greek, from monogamos monogamous, from mon- + gamos marriage, from gamein to marry
1archaic : the practice of marrying only once during a lifetime
2: the state or custom of being married to one person at a time
3: the condition or practice of having a single [...]
What a beautiful, sunny morning! Just cooking pancakes
and spinning some of the recently-dyed fiber.
I want to make sock yarn out of this.
A little later A3 has a doctor’s but after that I have a “Get Out of Jail Free” card so I’m heading down to Portland to hang out with Penny! We haven’t made definite [...]
Okay, so maybe not dirty, but definitely quick. Yesterday I snagged some smaller portions of the wool and dyed/re-dyed them with much greater success than with the previous attempts. Now I want to spin. Unfortunately, no wheel time today.
One of my latest indulgences is Metromint flavored waters. I’m partial to the chocolate.
Of course it will never [...]
WTF Cats: I have never met a cat who didn’t jump at the chance to drop a stink pickle into a freshly scooped litter box. My current kitties are no exception. Lately attempts to scoop the offensive waste immediately after each use to minimize the stench have been thwarted by Tasha. For months now she’s [...]
Monday shall henceforth be renamed “Kid Day” at our house. Not only did we have two extras (we always have at least one) to entertain and feed we also had sports camps from 10:30 am until 4:00 pm. Cookies never seem to last long in the summer so baking day (Sunday) now happens every other day.
Because [...]
Just to avoid future cases of mistaken identity I’ve taken to wearing descriptive labels. A1 took this picture as I did my best “Sexy Beast” pose… long story, we’re silly people and A1 watches Tyra Banks.
After all, what if someone dunks me in a pond and I float so they conclude that I’m either a duck or made out of wood? Or [...]
I’d like to take this opportunity to say Happy Father’s Day to my own dear Dad, my Grandpa Porgy and of course, my own three baby daddy! Not only is it Father’s Day, but it just so happens to also be my DH’s 45th birthday. Happy birthday Scooter! Tonight we’ll have a small celebration complete [...]
Happy, happy Friday! Now that school’s out Fridays don’t seem as glamorous, nor do the bring they satisfactory relief of having finished off another week. But still, Happy Friday. Our home repair/ to-do list has been growing at an alarming rate during the past year. Some of tasks include:
Replacing the leaded glass in our front [...]
vis·i·ta·tion Pronunciation: \ˌvi-zə-ˈtā-shən\ Function: noun
Date: 14th century 1: an instance of visiting: as a:an official visit (as for inspection) b: wake c: temporary custody of a child granted to a noncustodial parent <visitation rights> 2 a:a special dispensation of divine favor or wrath.
I know that I complained incessantly about work, but there were several co-workers who [...]
