pattern is decided upon: Wollmeise Sock from the Loopy Ewe free pattern.
I finished “A Piece of Cake” by Cupcake Brown today. This one gets a huge thumbs up. Being in recovery myself, I totally could relate to Ms. Brown at the start of her disease, in the middle of her disease and finally coming out into the light in recovery. This memoir screams “WE DO RECOVER!”
No pic tonight. Camera fail.
Life is a long lesson in humility. James M. Barrie (1860-1937)
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excited when she finds out that her Fayetteville LYS still has some Cottontail yarn in stock and will hold it. Same color number, same lot number, same everything. Now I can sit back and enjoy the Minnowknits Pinafore Dress that is slowly growing on the needles. I hate to worry about whether I’ve purchased enough yarn to finish a project. Actually, for this reason, I usually buy at least one extra skein, just to make sure. Of course, this makes my stash grow by leaps and bounds, since usually the pattern calculations are pretty accurate, but, as we all know, a stash can never be too big! See how it’s growing?
In honor of Valentine’s Day
Love flies, runs and rejoices; it is free and nothing can hold it back. Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471
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that there’ve really been no posts about books and since that’s something I wanted to blog about, I decided to get on the stick and give the latest read some blog time. Right now, I’m just a few pages into “Henry’s Demons, Living with Schizophrenia, A Father and Son’s Story” by Patrick and Henry Cockburn. Don’t have an opinion quite yet, but I’m sure I’ll have one in a day or two. The last book I read was “An Unbearable Lightness” by Portia de Rossi, about her struggle with anorexia and bulemia. It was difficult to read at times, but I found it by turns depressing, scary, exciting and hopeful. Good book.
Here’s the necessary blog picture, since I’m told all entries should have a picture
A random picture of Josie. She’s beautiful isn’t she??
Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life. Leo Buscaglia (1925-1998)
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Saturday doing a whole lot of not much. I did do some stash organizing and such. I had completely forgotten some yarn that I excavated. I need a new sock project, I went through patterns I have and just can’t make up my mind. Sometimes I have to let an idea percolate before it’s ripe enough to pick. All in good time.
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy. Isaac Newton (1642-1747)
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on her newest project, Minnowknits Pinafore Dress.
I’m using Jil Eaton Cottontail, #7520, Aqua.
I can see Susannah in it already. Come on Spring.
On the subject of Spring, it’s hard to believe that about 48 hours ago, Little Rock was in the middle of a snowstorm, with temps in the 20s. Today, when I left work, the sun was shining, birds were chirping and the temp was around 50F. That’s Arkansas weather for you, if it doesn’t suit you, wait 30 minutes because it’s going to change.
I think cupcakes are going to be the project this weekend, haven’t decided what kind, for some reason, cupcakes are ringing my bells tonight. Maybe a nice yellow cake with strawberries incorporated some way. Hmmm…
You cannot be mad at somebody who makes you laugh – it’s as simple as that. (Jay Leno (1950 – )
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Quickset socks pass out of the realm of the wip and into the heaven of FO. I wish I’d known how quickly they’d be finished, they probably wouldn’t have languished as long as they did. No matter, I now have a new pair of beautiful, fit like a dream, socks. As soon as I find the ball band, I’ll share yarn specifics. Check these out!
I give up. Feeling optimistic, I launched an assault on my stash, no go. The ball band has gone wherever ball bands go when it seems imperative that they be found and posted. Somewhere, a ball band is laughing….
Back to the real world tomorrow, snowmaggeddon has come and gone and work awaits.
If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
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is off re: Snowmaggeddon. It started snowing about 7 a.m. today and snowed hard for a solid ten hours. Mr. Iknead measured it about 4 p.m. and according to his ruler, we had about seven inches. Needless to say, life as we know it has come to a (temporary) skidding halt and will probably stay that way through tomorrow. Here’s what happened at my house today: I baked another Topsy Turvy Apple pie and have nearly finished the Quickset socks; I decided to kill two birds with one stone with the photo today –
and made a pot of baked potato soup. Very good on this cold, snowy day.
I took these pictures looking out the front door about 10 a.m. Amazing –
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade? Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790).
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still obsessed with the weather. Snowmageddon is scheduled to descend around 1 a.m. tomorrow. Rats, all this means is that I’ll be up every hour on the hour to peek out the window and see what’s happening. I’m thinking snow day tomorrow just on lack of sleep alone, with checking and all. Patting myself on the back all afternoon for going to the store yesterday. Yes!
OK, I’m ready, got yarn, got computer, got food. Bring it on!
Reality continues to ruin my lift. Bill Watterson (1958 – )
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is predicted. OK, Arkansas has had more snow in the past two weeks than the years previous. I get that compared to someplace like Minnesota, Maine, Canada, etc., we’ve not had even a drop in the bucket. I get that, but, since this is Arkansas and all the weather guy has to say is maybe, possibly or, could but probably won’t, everyone and their dog decides that They Must Go To The Grocery Store Immediately, If Not Sooner and they don’t dare take a chance on running out of frozen pizza, ice cream, chips or any other junk food items even for a few hours. So, it’s been forecast that “Snowmaggedon” will arrive sometime Tuesday, my grocery list has already been started and I’m debating whether to try to beat the crowd and go tonight after work or take a chance and wait until tomorrow. Flip a coin.
I caved and went to the store after work. Had to get butter, eggs, cream cheese, bacon, health food you know. Now they’re predicting 8+ inches for us. Wow.
I picked up a pair of socks that I tossed aside about six months ago when my head was turned by a cuter pattern and prettier yarn, but unearthed the sock project accidently. The pattern is Quickset Socks by Megan Marshall and who knows about the yarn. That wasn’t unearthed during my initial wip excavation. If I find it, I’ll post it. Here’s the stitch detail –
Machines take me by surprise with great frequency. Alan Turing (1912 – 1954)
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her car keys, makes an apple pie and finds her keys all in the space of an afternoon. The pie was a smashing success at the meeting tonight, with the plate pretty much scraped clean. I knew I had misplaced my keys before I left for the meeting because I had to borrow Mr. Iknead’s to get there. So, when I got home, I started searching, looked and looked and gave up for the night. Mr. Iknead came home, asked if I’d found them, and then asked if I’d checked my coat pockets. He checked and ta da! There were the sought after keys. One more reason I love him, finder of lost things.
These youngsters are my kids (minus one who couldn’t make the party), left to right Katie, our DIL, Number one son Jordan, married to Katie and Lindsey, Number one daughter, married to SIL, Clefton. Blessings all. The Papoose AKA Susannah was still in utero at time of this picture, I think.
Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children’s eyes. Lawana Blackwell
Legwarmers are no longer eternal. I finished weaving ends in about 30 minutes ago and think they turned out to be really neat. Like I said in another, earlier post, I love the look of legwarmers, I hope they like me as well. Take a look
I took another photo that I like better, but I don’t know how to rotate the image. That’s something I’ll figure out tomorrow.
Besides finishing these, I made sourdough today. It’s an all day undertaking, not difficult, but requires a lot of time and patience. I just took the loaves out of the oven, they smell heavenly! Sourdough toast tomorrow a.m., mmmmmm.
Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn’t block traffic. Dan Rather (1931 – )
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a little weary of the cold weather that’s been blanketing Arkansas the past week or so. Today, it’s been alternating between sleet and snow since about 8 a.m. or so. Even though it’s really cold, like in the 20s, it’s been nice having my schedule cleared, being able to take my time, piddling around the house and doing some baking. I made some Sugar Donut Mini Muffins that turned out to be very tasty, just like, duh, sugar donuts. It’s a keeper I think. I pulled the recipe from the internet, www.copykat.com, one of my favorite recipe sites. Quick pic –
Legwarmer update: Five inches to go! The end is in sight!
To be content with what one has is the greatest and truest of riches. Cicero (106 BC-43BC
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