No chaos, no creation. Evidence: the kitchen at mealtime.
Mason Cooley
Looking around my house, I must be very creative.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Knit Purl Gurl WEBS Giveaway
I love my bamboo knitting needles. I started buying them 20 plus years ago and am still knitting with them...except for 1 poor needle that Elvis "borrowed" for a chew toy (he was thoroughly yelled at for that)
Anyway, Webs Yarn Store has interchangeable bamboo circs for sale. AND Knit Purl Gurl is giving us a chance to win a set.
In case you missed the link above...here it is again. Enter...go ahead, I dare you.
Anyway, Webs Yarn Store has interchangeable bamboo circs for sale. AND Knit Purl Gurl is giving us a chance to win a set.
In case you missed the link above...here it is again. Enter...go ahead, I dare you.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
If you run into problems...
...with web site, drop me an email to let me know. I did a little housekeeping and moved files around. Everything seems to work but who knows.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Yarn diet
When we packed our household stuff for the move last year, it hit me...where did all that yarn come from? Well, I know the answer but had not realized how out of control it had become.
During the pack up, I donated skeins that I couldn't remember why I got them, or if it was one of those "what was I thinking" skeins. And the remainder moved to Oklahoma with us.
During the un-packing, I attempted to organize my new workspace...and realized it was still more yarn then I'll ever use. And I donated more.
I kept that which I knew I would use. Then I put myself on a yarn diet. A serious yarn diet...with 1 exception - yarn that would be needed to finish the last book.
I'm proud to announce that almost a year later, I've stuck to my diet.
The yarn stash is starting to look manageable. I still have a bit to go before I will ease up on my diet.
I say "ease up" because I know I will always have yarn stashed. But it needs to be in my studio space only - not here AND in the garage!
Now...start watching for designs and projects that I've done just from the stash!
P.S. It's still raining. So no work in the east-side patio area to show. However, my Mother is working on rose bushes for me. She is so talented with taking cuttings and rooting them for new bushes. I'm looking forward to visiting her next month and learning how to do that! ;)
During the pack up, I donated skeins that I couldn't remember why I got them, or if it was one of those "what was I thinking" skeins. And the remainder moved to Oklahoma with us.
During the un-packing, I attempted to organize my new workspace...and realized it was still more yarn then I'll ever use. And I donated more.
I kept that which I knew I would use. Then I put myself on a yarn diet. A serious yarn diet...with 1 exception - yarn that would be needed to finish the last book.
I'm proud to announce that almost a year later, I've stuck to my diet.
The yarn stash is starting to look manageable. I still have a bit to go before I will ease up on my diet.
I say "ease up" because I know I will always have yarn stashed. But it needs to be in my studio space only - not here AND in the garage!
Now...start watching for designs and projects that I've done just from the stash!
P.S. It's still raining. So no work in the east-side patio area to show. However, my Mother is working on rose bushes for me. She is so talented with taking cuttings and rooting them for new bushes. I'm looking forward to visiting her next month and learning how to do that! ;)
Sunday, September 13, 2009
A little knitting, a lotta reading
It's been raining for 3 days. Makes me miss Southern California sunshine. Since I can't work in the garden, I've spent time knitting and actually finished something!
Hubby is happy since they were custom fit. And I've managed to impress my MIL who is normally not impressed with me - at.all. She lived with us for 3 months and never noticed that I knit rather well?? Oops, patience....perhaps she's forgotten (at 86, her memory is fading).
I've made time for another favorite hobby in the last two weeks - reading. And instead of buying, I went to the local library (pat myself on the back).
I drooled over thumbed through A Gathering of Lace for a few days.
So many patterns I would love to knit but I've put myself on a yarn diet (more about that another time) and do not have yarn for any of the projects. Drats. Book is now on my wish list.
And I've managed to catch up on fiction reading (don't you just love the library!?)
With hubby away helping to pack his Mother's house in Dallas, I'm hitting the library again tomorrow to see what else I've missed. Suggestions?
Time to read is bliss!
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Latest project...
...hasn't been knitting or beading. I am reclaiming the patio area on the eastside of our house. That is...reclaiming it from weeds and other unwanted green stuff.
It was suppose to be done in Spring but repairs from the wildfire kept us working in the back of the house and on the workshop. Summer brought it's own issues but included high temperatures - not conducive to outside activity other then swimming (my excuse and I'm sticking with it!) So crabgrass took over and invited their friends - weeds.
The temperatures are more reasonable now so I'm out with shovel and hoe in my gloved hands to tell them the party is over. They are not going quietly as my muscles ache at the end of every session. But I'm winning. :D
The plan includes eliminating the water grass in this flower bed so that I can have color (a.k.a. flowers) along the walkway.
Planters along the patio are also included in my mad little scheme. Hopefully next Spring I'll see more of this -
and less of weeds.
I have to admit that I am a student when it comes to gardening. Being a lover of reading, knitting and beading, I'm a couch potato - but I am learning and have the determination! Wish me luck!
It was suppose to be done in Spring but repairs from the wildfire kept us working in the back of the house and on the workshop. Summer brought it's own issues but included high temperatures - not conducive to outside activity other then swimming (my excuse and I'm sticking with it!) So crabgrass took over and invited their friends - weeds.
The temperatures are more reasonable now so I'm out with shovel and hoe in my gloved hands to tell them the party is over. They are not going quietly as my muscles ache at the end of every session. But I'm winning. :D
The plan includes eliminating the water grass in this flower bed so that I can have color (a.k.a. flowers) along the walkway.
Planters along the patio are also included in my mad little scheme. Hopefully next Spring I'll see more of this -
and less of weeds.
I have to admit that I am a student when it comes to gardening. Being a lover of reading, knitting and beading, I'm a couch potato - but I am learning and have the determination! Wish me luck!
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