Marianne's Knotminding

It's Been Awhile

2009-01-01T07:53:00.009-06:00

Hah. I'll bet you all thought I'd given up with the blog, but no. It's been flitting around in my head, for months, but I'd end up choking. Always. I'm a blog wuss. Does anyone know of a support group?This will be a short one, dipping the toes in the water type. I HAVE been knitting these past few months, mostly stealth projects. I'll get to those in future posts (did I just write 'future

Bobby's Big Blankie, specs revealed.

2008-04-24T08:42:00.008-05:00

Apparently the Bobby's Big Blankie was a hit with most of the folks dropping by last post, Thank you... Someone had asked me about the 'hits' on the blog, you know, after being 'Harlotted', and silly me, it just hadn't occurred to me to check the number before, when I actually did check and then recheck... well, it was over a thousand... closer to two... so the folks who came by and were brave

Lucky Dude

2008-04-08T07:58:00.009-05:00

Yesterday evening Bobby calls, (he's in DC, business) tells me he just had dinner and saw a Borders Book store and since he was needing a book to read he popped in, and hey... guess who's going to be here this evening?Yep. To say there was some excitement on my part is a bit of an understatement. I actually talked him into 1) buying me a copy of the book 2) staying and listening to the talk and 3

seems I've stumbled down a hole.....

2008-02-04T09:54:00.000-06:00

E'gads.... and before you ask (if you're so inclined) I HAVE stumbled down a deep dark hole, over and over and over.... I really do need to do something about 'that' hole... like fill it up, and I'm working on it.Bobby brought home some new tech, which is always and yet never a surprise, you know? He has his computer interests and I have my fibre interests ('interests'=obsessions).. after getting

On this day 54 years ago.....

2008-01-12T05:37:00.000-06:00

Well Friends, it's come to this, 54. Today is apparently 'the' day.To celebrate... well I FINALLY joined in on the 'Pay It Forward'... the first time I saw this was on Sarah's blog, back in September. I was arse deep in alligators at the time and although I was wanting to join in, I knew I wouldn't be able to pull it off. I figured I'd get my chance eventually... and I did.I joined Joselyn's when

Happy Birthday, Baby Girl.....

2008-01-03T09:53:00.000-06:00

I love my daughter.Shall we count the.... rows? Smooch gave it a shot.I'm thinking there's a gazillion rows of K1P1 in this scarf... yep, you got that right, K1P1, all.the.way. yep, and this scarf is looooong. It measures 5 inches in width (39 stitches) and 98.5 inches in length... so how much do I love my daughter? Plenty and then a whole lot more.Boku yarn and there's actually 3 colourways

Invasion?

2007-12-22T09:37:00.000-06:00

I just had to share this..... Ann's post.....

In Our Neck of the Woods.....

2007-12-21T06:19:00.000-06:00

I've thought to post so many times since the power and cable got back on but..... what to say?Our neck of the woods is going to have a new landscape? Definitely.It was unbelievable.This may sound crazy to some folks, but I believe a few will nod their heads, in a knowing way... but I've always been able to 'hear' trees. From the time I was a wee lass I've had conversations with the trees and let

Shame faced...

2007-12-03T07:23:00.001-06:00

I'll get to the shame faced issues later...I can hardly believe how the time has flown.. with Thanksgiving thrown in there... what have I been doing.I finished this and mailed it off, it has been received (thankfully with much delight),this was knit with love for Ms. Clover Grace, Julie's granddaughter, who will be making her debut soon! *****SHE'S HERE!!!!******* I used a US #3 circular needle,

Out of the Woods.....

2007-11-17T08:36:00.000-06:00

Yes, but they're still close by and really, although there were rather dark stretches, I also walked through sun dappled clearings, the kind that take your breath away by the sheer beauty... mostly I enjoyed them... how to explain this? I didn't mind these dark woods. They weren't terrifying, like some can be....and I did indeed feel all your hands taking mine, walking a ways with me and let me

Forever.....

2007-10-23T09:23:00.000-05:00

I believe in 'forever'... that's a really, and I mean REALLY long time, eh?The circles of friends and loved ones, that make the larger circle, amazing isn't it? I know I'm rambling... it is, after all, part of the blog description... I'm trying very hard to bring some coherency to my thoughts and in writing them out but feeling like I'm woefully missing the mark... First let me apologize... for

....GASP......

2007-10-15T09:07:00.000-05:00

That's me, coming up for air...gasp. ..... ok, the photo is obviously not me, that's the moonflower in the backyard...Mom's backyard now....It's been a long haul, it's not quite over yet but for now...for today at least...well, I have a couple of errands for this morning but for the rest of the day? I think I'll spend it in the 'Bahamas'...I'd like to thank everyone for all the supportive

Wolf

2007-10-15T08:44:00.000-05:00

This is really more like it. (I'm thinking whoever wrote this out.... they need some 'lessons', even more than I do, tsk tsk, seriously, the spelling is atrocious!...er, did I spell that correctly?)More to come in just a bit.....What Is Your Animal Personality?WolfTake this quiz!Quizilla Join Make A Quiz More Quizzes Grab Code

Feeling Like a Queen, I am!

2007-09-12T06:53:00.000-05:00

For the past few days I've been busy working and that whole time...every.single.day...I've been wanting to post. The thoughts and ideas were just running amuck through my head...yep, this morning the Smooch decided I needed to be up earlier than usual, which gives me TIME but what happens? The Big Blank.I will tell you this though, I have been feeling like a Queen. Yes. A Queen.It started last

Happy Birthday, Conor! and a Red-headed What?...

2007-09-04T13:35:00.000-05:00

(family photo heavy post)Happy Birthday, Conor....(yesterday)What is it with 10 year old boys? He's trying so hard to not smile...but you can see it, if you look closely enough, or maybe not. I've been completely fascinated with this child since...well, truth be told, before he was born but yes, from day one. I have observed and studied this face in all its many facets of emotion...and I see the

Good Grief!

2007-08-31T07:21:00.001-05:00

Good grief...the 17th of August was my last post? Argh. Two weeks. Two weeks of serious busy.It all started out innocently enough, day 'one', going over to the old place and cleaning out most of the remaining 'stuff'...sweeping the floors, dusting the blinds, hauling a folding lawn chair around with me and sitting down in each room, making a list of things that needed to be done in each room...

Feeling Charitable?

2007-08-17T10:38:00.000-05:00

That is one of the things knitterly types are famous for,eh?This will be a very brief post, just popping in real quick to let you all know about some good causes...First off....Ms.K is wanting to make some comfort blankets for the families of the trapped miners. Check her post out here.I know I'll be making some squares for her, she's actually saving me from 'washcloth hell'...just kidding, can

Wicked.....

2007-08-04T07:05:00.000-05:00

I'm here. (I wrote most of this Wednesday, 1 Aug '07)I must be one very wicked person because there has been no rest for me.The kitchen is fairly put together...the bedroom partially...and I've been busy with all this stuff, stuff, and more stuff. Boxes everywhere but.....I've also had something else going on...is there something in the air?Fair-warning...rambling ahead...I'm not seeking '

Signing off for a few days.....

2007-07-26T08:22:00.000-05:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that the PCs will be unplugged later today and I'm not sure when they'll be up and running again. Just so y'all know...when they get back up I'll do my best to catch up with everyone....blogs and emails.The closing time was changed from 10:00am to 2:30pm, I have 'only' the kitchen to pack...good grief.... like that's not a never ending packing job...but I'm nearly

Life is Grand...even if my head is threatening to explode...

2007-07-21T09:22:00.000-05:00

(Datura)Just another fly by...I am earnestly packing over here. Although we don't have to empty the house 100% I figure everything that gets packed and moved..via a moving company..NEXT FRIDAY...is just that much less I have to move later myself,eh? Dudes, for such a little place there sure is a lot of stuff being packed. (brightness amongst the faded)I started with the stash. Packed and packed,

Sure, it'll let me put the title in easy but guess what? No title...

2007-07-15T13:57:00.000-05:00

It's been a Crazy on Wheels this past week...We're still getting lots of rain...so I just had to listen to this, some of you may recognize/remember this tune, here are the words...."Hey man, take a look out the window 'n' see what's happ'nin'Hey man, it's rainin'It's rainin' outside manAw, don't worry 'bout thatEverything's gonna be alrightWe'll get into somethin' real nice you knowSit back and

2007-07-10T06:30:00.001-05:00

Wow....it's not been a week? Hey...it won't let me put a 'title' in now....what's with that I wonder....well, that's alright, we don't need no stinkin' title anyway...I wanted you to see Ray and Chris though, these two have been close friends of mine...well, forever. Chris and I have had businesses together, raised 3 children each around each other, we were pregnant with our last children

KA BUK BUK KA BUK BUK BUK KA BUK KA BUK BUK.......

2007-07-06T14:07:00.000-05:00

I'm practicing...you know...that headless chicken running around thing (ewwww, yeah, I know)...things are starting to get a wee bit crazy around here, not much mind you, it's just starting but I figured to get in some practice time, be good and ready for the BIG craziness.We actually had a 24 hour period of NO RAIN...that would be the 3rd to 4th July, I mowed our yard on the 3rd then got up and

Another week gone by?!?

2007-07-02T11:58:00.000-05:00

Oh dear...it's been another week gone by... We've had so much rain here, a bit of rain every single day, from the several hours of showers to the 1-2 hours of serious toad stranglers...the yards are saturated...no mowing...and the forecast is more of the same for the rest of the week...this has been going on for a month now, ...sigh. How I'd love to see some dry weather blow in, with nice dry

Bad Blogger

2007-06-25T16:03:00.000-05:00

I am such a bad, bad blogger.In my defense, it has been busy. We'll start with last Monday, which actually was fairly uneventful but I HAD just posted...and you know me....I don't think I've EVER posted two days in a row, but the 'nickel had dropped' nevertheless. You see, Avery came back to our little neck of the woods, he had appointments to make and he rode the bus from Hampton, Virginia to

Happy Birthday, Sis!

2007-06-17T07:14:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday Ms. K!Yes, today is Ms. K's birthday and I'm pretty sure most of my readers know who she is, and if you don't? please, by all means, go introduce yourself and wish her a happy birthday.I hardly know where to begin....she is so very dear to me, I will tell you this though, she is my soul sister. Since we 'met' there hasn't been a day go by that we've not emailed each other...(OK, I

Rebuilding Greensburg, Kansas....block by block...

2007-06-12T06:34:00.000-05:00

Just a quick fly by today because there's just not that much going on....I did want to let everyone in this neck of the woods (blogwoods) know about a project going on, has been going on...I got an email from Faren, who finally got herself a 'blogspot' (yay), she has had a website but you couldn't leave comments....now you can, anyway I decided to just paste a copy of her email, it has all the

Happy Birthday, Angie!

2007-06-07T22:17:00.000-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANGIE!!!(I know the date up there reads Thursday but I'm needing to write this out tonight and post it because Angie lives across that big pond and I want her to see this when she gets up in the morning, tomorrow is her birthday...8 June....)I didn't start reading a lot of blogs until about a year ago, (always late to the party) but I noticed Angie's comments left at various blogs

Q & A

2007-06-03T15:51:00.000-05:00

A few days ago I was reading Glenna's blog and she had volunteered for a meme which was a bit different and turned out to be interesting and she offered it up to anyone who would like to give it go and I thought...ok....so here are the questions she sent me and my answers, such as they are. If anyone out there wants to join in, well, remember...Marianne's Knotminding....so you can either go with

Run run run.....

2007-06-01T15:38:00.000-05:00

This will be a quick one, and just for fun.I've been tagged (that random thing), and have actually asked for a tag (get back in your chairs), no kidding, Glenna had a 'meme' and I told her I'd give it a shot and to send me some questions..there are 5 questions....and I'm still working on them, so soon I'll be posting again.For the past couple of days I've been opening blogs (Robin's just to name

Quiet.

2007-05-28T17:46:00.000-05:00

It's been a quiet weekend, a long quiet weekend and it's been just fine by me.What do you think? This is using Sockotta sock yarn, fair isle affect, #6670, this is the yarn Kathleen was using at Knitnight last Tuesday, and using the Jaywalker sock pattern. I was completely charmed with her sock and on Friday went out to that lys and found a skein of that yarn, cast on, and here's sock #1. Yes, it

Yesterday...

2007-05-23T12:40:00.000-05:00

Yesterday was a Gracie day. We baked some cookies, a recipe that's on the bag of Old Country Muesli by Bob's Red Mill, Wanda wrote and told me about this recipe. We omitted the chocolate chips, I used whole spelt flour instead of whole wheat, and Gracie tossed in some cinnamon to the mix, we stirred, baked, and just had to eat one...tough letting them cool enough....we both love them.We also

Aaaah, it's Monday, again.....

2007-05-21T13:40:00.000-05:00

Only it really hasn't been a morning of leisure at all. I've had errands to run, just a couple, close by, then home to mow the yard, yep, we don't have a 'lawn', it's just a plain old yard but I am rather fond of it. For the most part we have lots of shade so if I time it right I don't have to spend much time in the sun and I always try and get the yard work accomplished in the mornings.We've

"It Happened".......

2007-05-16T11:54:00.000-05:00

Friday afternoon the phone rang, it was my Mother, that was her opening line. Then..."hold on, Gracie, come here, tell your Grandma what you did", I SO knew what was coming down this pike. "Hi, Grandma"...Hi, Gracie, what's up? (in the background..."tell her"...) "I cut my hair, I cut my bangs"...Really? You did? Well, did you do a good job of it?....and in a really small voice.."No, not really".

I love Mondays......

2007-05-14T12:16:00.000-05:00

I'm one of those rare and lucky odd ducks in that I love Mondays. Please don't hate me. It's usually the one day out of the week that I can consider the closest to calling my own. Sure, I have an errand or two that I try to run first thing in the mornings but the house is still clean from Friday Damage Control, laundry is still caught up, I have dinner in the crock pot, and I usually try and

Wednesday? or Look Both Ways...

2007-05-09T16:30:00.000-05:00

What?!? It's not Saturday? That's right...it's Wednesday, go figure. I did a little research on the 'thing' found in the fish head..it's called an 'otolith' and the fish was a freshwater drum. Information here. A few of you wanted to know more about the Peace Fleece and specificly about knitting cables with it. I don't know that it would do well with tiny cables, as in the Clock Vest in the book

Days flying by...

2007-05-05T18:43:00.000-05:00

Another week has flown by...where did all those days go? I know I've been busy with quite a number of things but.....wasn't it just a couple of days ago it was Monday? No?What I've accomplished in the knitting department, # 3,4, and 5 Magic 28 socks.The red and green yarn is Lamb's Pride, worsted. That pink? Yummy.Peace Fleece Lauren's Coral, worsted. I am no longer a Peace Fleece virgin. I love

Saturday Morning...

2007-04-28T12:51:00.000-05:00

I really should get out more on Saturday mornings because I just got back from the Farmer's Market on Cherry Street and although I was there for under an hour I had a great time.A truly lovely morning, the sun is shining, the trees are nearly fully leafed out, flowers are blooming, the grass is very green and it was 66F, so yeah, very pretty.I have to admit I've not been to the Market in a couple

Happy Birthday, Avery!

2007-04-21T07:20:00.000-05:00

My son, Avery Emmett, he's 32 today.aka...Nonnynoony...Averoony...Mr. Macaroni...'Avery' means ruler of the elves....I spent most of my pregnancy with Avery in Portland, Oregon...I loved living there, and rainy days don't seem to bother him at all, heh. He was the smallest at birth of my three children, weighing in at 8lbs 10oz, 21 inches long, he was covered in soft red fuzz, he was very pretty

What a week, eh?

2007-04-20T08:31:00.000-05:00

It feels like forever since I last posted and there's been quite a lot that's taken place in this little neck of the woods. Plenty of 'events' that have taken the time and energy in thoughts and deeds leaving very little to sit down and make post.We, in Oklahoma, did manage to dodge the weather bullet, what with tornadoes in Texas and snow in Kansas, we managed to get quite a bit rain and chilly

Dork-head

2007-04-12T05:13:00.000-05:00

Alright....I. am. a. dork-head. Tuesday...not "full of woe" (that's Wednesday's)...Tuesday..."full of grace". How nice. For some crazy reason I really thought "full of woe". Read on...yes it's long, but there's actual blogging material down there.

Full of Woe?........

2007-04-11T22:06:00.000-05:00

"Monday's child is fair of face,Tuesday's child is full of grace,Wednesday's child is full of woe,Thursday's child has far to go.Friday's child is loving and giving,Saturday's child works hard for a living,And the child that is born on the Sabbath Day, Is bonny and blithe and good and gay."A friend of mine emailed me this birthday calculator link about a month ago, I had a bit of fun with it,

True Confessions.......

2007-04-09T09:35:00.000-05:00

Argh. I wrote this whole post out in my compose... which is what I do...then copy and paste into my blog, then add photos and play with placement...but somehow I pulled a 'dork-head' when I was copying, and lost half of it, tried to retrieve.... let's just all hang our heads and shake them slowly...well, you don't have to but that's what I'm doing.It's been a whole week since I've last posted,

A bit of spare time, anyone?

2007-04-02T07:15:00.000-05:00

Does anyone out there have a bit of spare time, and a bit of yarn to contribute to a good cause? Really, just an 8" square, worsted weight (the only real requirements are the 8" square, worsted weight and soft yarn).If so, please, go here....and read. Think about it. Then perhaps you'd care to join us? Just give Julie the heads up in her comments, she'll take it from there.Thank you to all who

"And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson......"

2007-03-29T14:28:00.000-05:00

This is Deidre.. Deidre Dawn... DeiderDawn.. Deiderdaughter...Daughter of my heart... you get it.Today is her birthday, her 33rd birthday.Yes....she IS blowing bubbles. Happy Birthday, Daughter of my heart. (Thanksgiving Day)She is a very brave young woman. She married my oldest son, Aardron, and made babies with him, AND he is still very much alive...heh.... Seriously people, if I had handpicked

Oh, the Red Red Robin goes bob bob bobbin' along........

2007-03-26T16:49:00.000-05:00

Actually, the Red Robins have been bobbin' along for quite a while now...How was your weekend?Mine wasn't what you'd call quiet, or peaceful, in fact, it got dangerously close to overwhelming but everyone seemed to survive,(barely).I will say this, Spring is here, a very warm Spring, even for us. The redbud trees are in full glory, same with the Bradford pears, they look to be snow flocked. No, I

Done & Done! Post by Gretchen

2007-03-21T19:45:00.000-05:00

I have to say that this is one very fine shawl pattern. Intriguing but not difficult. Repetitive but not mindless. And just when you get tired of doing one thing, you got something new to do. This was the first shawl I’ve done that starts at the base and grows up and out while you keep the base on the needles, and, to tell you the truth, I was a little nervous. It never looked right on the

Come on in.....

2007-03-17T07:38:00.000-05:00

Yikes, it's been a full week since the last post. Whatever have I been doing? Knitting Ms. Swallowtail, of course. I love this little shawl. I have enjoyed this project so very much that I'm pretty sure I'll go back to it for at least a couple more dates.Photo heavy here today.....blocking Ms. Swallowtail on Friday morning, gave her a gentle bath and the only place I have to block anything that

Swallowtails....as in two of them.

2007-03-10T12:06:00.000-06:00

Gretchen and I are writing a dual post showing the Swallowtails in progress...actually after finishing the Budding Lace 1 and Budding Lace 2 charts.Gretchen first.....Alrighty then. Thanks for all the birthday greetings! I had a fabulous day – really great. I don’t really feel 50 years old – more like, I don’t know, 32. Imagine the daily shock I get everyday when I look in the mirror! I enjoyed

Dashing by.....

2007-03-09T12:54:00.000-06:00

Just a quick little catch up here...the Snickerdoodles Gracie and I made the other day, we made some plain....they were still good. Oh, OOPS, went looking for the cookies photo it seems I didn't get it copied and into my other file...so another day, instead here's the Smooch.....Gracie....Gracie showing her ponytail, she loves her ponytail mainly because the girls cannot stand to have hair in

Dearest Gretchen,

2007-03-06T08:27:00.000-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!Yes, today is Gretchen's Big Day, the Big 5-0 Day.Our very wonderful guest blogger has become quite the friend and I've been finding out all sorts of things about her.She's funny, no, I take that back, she's hilarious. She's smart, no, make that brilliant, and although I've never even seen a photo of the woman I know she's beautiful. Her beauty just shines through, you

V.I.Bs

2007-03-02T09:37:00.000-06:00

As in Very Important Birthdays.....I'll take them in order of date and they are..........Julie aka Miss Anne Thropp of Wigdon Bog, turned 60 on the 28th of February, I love her. She was born and raised in a 'burb of London, crossed that big pond and ended up in Tulsa, of all places. It's still a bit of a mystery to me but I love the universe for directing her here, because......I love her.

Just for Fun

2007-02-27T07:40:00.000-06:00

I found this over at Robin's blog, very interesting.My only complaint....I'm just not the type that can pick only 1.....there were so many photos to choose from and I felt a bit frustrated...so many of these are only just 'close'.Like the treat...that would actually be that dark, black chocolate....and the favourite landscape (being torn between the woodsy thing and the ocean thing and the

Happy Birthday, Carolyn!

2007-02-23T09:55:00.000-06:00

Let's hear a big Happy Birthday to Carolyn, my lovely MIL, she lives waaaaaay down south, southern Texas, what they call the Valley area.She is a lovely and most gracious southern woman, lots of fun, she has 2 beers lunches, her favourite. And she is one funny lady! And yes, I love her.Bobby and I flew down to their home last Spring, spent a couple/three days, and get this, they have a grapefruit

Mind the divot, please.

2007-02-21T09:43:00.000-06:00

Full steam ahead. I've a busy busy day today, running errands, dropping off papers at the recycling bin at the school, library pick up (socks on 2 needles book), post office, etc. several stops to make.I'm going to give you some yarnporn today....some, not all of it (the anniversary trade goodies not being shown today), just the birthday, and the 'just because' and the 'care' gifts...all of it

Guest Blogger on board....

2007-02-16T13:57:00.000-06:00

I present my friend, Gretchen. You probably recognize her name from comments she leaves behind in her blogland reading wake, doesn't happen too very often but her comments are always great. Which is how I 'met' her....back before the holidays...our Blessed Harlot was doing her usual holiday spin and Gretchen left a comment for her...something like, "hey, where's the summer countdown lady and

"I am such an Idiot"

2007-02-06T13:07:00.000-06:00

I'm not a football fan. at all. I meant to try and catch some of the Puppy Bowl with the Kitty Halftime...at least that's what I think happens. But didn't. It was also International Pajama Day...but due to going to the market with my Mom on Sunday mornings...I couldn't even pull that one off, except that when I did get back home and everything washed and put away the sweats came back on and I

This Blogger's (Silent) Poetry Reading

2007-02-02T14:36:00.000-06:00

We Sat Smoking at a Table … May Sarton (I really love her writing)We sat smoking at a table by the riverAnd then suddenly in the silence someone said,“Look at the sunlight on the apple tree there shiver:I shall remember that long after I am dead.”Together we all turned to see how the tree shook,How it sparkled and seemed spun out of green and gold,And we thought that

Dancing Kites.....

2007-01-31T12:52:00.000-06:00

My COB sister Chris, (Crusty Old Bitch) sent this link to me. ENJOY. then you can read the post I wrote earlier today, seriously, watch it, listen to it to the very end.http://www.kitelife.com/videos/demo/bethell_promo.htm HEY! Ms. K wrote me saying she couldn't get that link to work....anyone else having problems with it? Let me know. (it works fine for me)***********

Rambles with a Rant thrown in.......

2007-01-31T11:09:00.000-06:00

I've been a bit distracted lately, this does not bode well with ADD, anyone out there know what I'm talking about? Lots and lots of fun. NOT.I did receive a very quick email from Angie the other day after I last posted, she is, of course, sick with worry about Jeff's physical state, as per her email he would be in hospital this week having tests run, they weren't sure what the problem was exactly

Wings.........

2007-01-26T08:48:00.000-06:00

Just a bit of a fly by to............Thank each and everyone who came by with best wishes for Bobby's and my anniversary, seriously, 'ya'll' are such sweet folks. A HUGE welcome to the new callers, I hope you all come back.Ms.K, mercy, I DID try to say "btufttem" 5 times really fast, I couldn't get it out of my mouth the FIRST time.Gretch, I finally got the FI socks off his feet, gave them a good

Rambling on.......

2007-01-24T13:31:00.000-06:00

FAIR WARNING: See up there under the title, where it reads that....I'll ramble on about life, love, etc.? yeah, today I'm rambling, rambling big time, so, if you're looking for exciting knits, or even clear precise blogging you can excuse yourself, I won't mind, I realize there are 'greener pastures' out in Knitbloglandia....today I ramble.Yesterday was Bobby's and my official wedding anniversary

No Stinkin' 'Title'.

2007-01-23T14:39:00.000-06:00

Yeah, go ahead and have a little fun with this. Having been a big fan since the beginning..then my kids were too. Aardron and Avery used to sing the 'Lumberjack' song to my dad, he found it highly amusing, the song AND those boys singing it to him. Which Monty Python & the Holy Grail Character are you REALLY? You are King Arthur of the Britons! You let no-one stand in your way, you are

Happy Birthday, Stephen!

2007-01-21T08:15:00.000-06:00

Stephen is my one and only brother. If our souls haven't in fact known each other forever, it's pretty close to it. We were a quiet little family, growing up together, he was my very best friend. He was born with brown eyes, big brown eyes, the kind of big brown pools of melted dark chocolate eyes. Yeah, those kind. He was the laid back baby, (except for the bouts of chronic colic, ow) he was the

Happy Birthday Gracie!

2007-01-20T09:00:00.000-06:00

Daphne Grace.....my one and only Granddaughter turns 4 today.She's just the best. She's hilarious, smart, sweet, kind, and nurturing. She's sensitive, in a good way. But she also has quite a bit of her grandmother (talking about this grandmother) in her,(just ask her mom and dad) in that...you don't want to.....piss.her.off. She has a healthy mean streak in her (ask her brother). But that's not

Arse over Teakettle

2007-01-18T12:16:00.000-06:00

No, not me. But I did watch a crow do just that, on my way back from the market early this morning. Yep, you heard that right, on my way back from the market. I finally left the house for a bit of hunting and gathering, for Bobby and I, also for my Mother, Bobby to deliver her goods on his way to work. But...that crow....I love crows...but they're having a bit of a hard time on this white frozen

FI Mansock......

2007-01-17T09:22:00.000-06:00

I really wish I'd gone out and taken photos yesterday of the white treacherously slick concrete-like stuff that's covering everything...yesterday there was a bit of sunshine, you could see the glaze, this morning...no sunshine.I was actually trying to remember the last time I left the house...other than to walk out and get the newspaper, it was last Wednesday, the 10th, ran out for lightbulbs.

On this particular day in 1972.....

2007-01-15T11:26:00.000-06:00

I was gifted with a bouncing baby boy.Aardron arrived in the world. Happy Birthday, Aardron!!!!!"Every household should have a railroad tool"Straight from the birthday boy's mouth........I had a bit of a hard time getting ahold of Aardron (ARE-drun) this morning, no answer on the land-line, no answer on his cell, finally Deidre picked up on hers, they were OUT having breakfast! That's what

53 years ago.......

2007-01-12T09:46:00.000-06:00

Hege, you are the winner! I'll be emailing you soon as I get this posted.My daughter got busy this week, back at work after having 2 weeks vacation, she was to have taken a photo of this 53 year old woman. Soon.The Knitpicks package arrived in the post yesterday which thrilled me to no end, the Options needles are beautiful. I am just so itching to cast on ......at this point anything, but I'm

Fly by again..........

2007-01-11T09:10:00.000-06:00

Just a quick fly by....and to answer some of the questions....Julie, I wish I had all the colours of Patons but alas, I don't.Wanda, I love the way your mind works, "organizing time in the knitting trenches" indeed, and I like the idea of having yurts in my backyard.Ms.K, yes, denim marl and yes, it's one of my very favourites also.Angie, small and cramped it may be, you still have a room and I'm

Happy Birthdays!

2007-01-10T09:19:00.000-06:00

No, not mine.Happy Birthday to Aunt Shirlee and Emma!Aunt Shirlee is Bobby's Auntie, and therefore she's mine also..........has been for years and years and we love her dearly.She's really quite the lady, lots of fun. Back in '99 or 2000 she went to clown school. Damn, I need to get the scanner hooked up to my pc, I don't have digital photos but plenty of others......yeah. I have this great photo

Not much going on......

2007-01-07T12:35:00.000-06:00

Don't really have much to say here, just thought I'd shake it up and post again, you know, just trying to post more often.....throw you guys off a bit. Ms. K has a hilarious post up RIGHT NOW, go read, all about naming storms as they really should be named. Have some gigglesnorts. Rabbitch has a rodent crises going on, and although I hope she gets it out of her home ASAP it's still got me

Scattered Quiet

2007-01-05T13:25:00.000-06:00

HowManyOfMe.comThere are:4people with my namein the U.S.A.How many have your name?How about that? That's with my legal/married name, well, part of it, they weren't asking for a middle name which in my case happens to be my maiden name, yes, legally, but I did run the thing on my first name and maiden name and it came up at 147, still pretty low.Not much has been going on around here, well, I take

Happy Birthday, Havala

2007-01-03T10:16:00.000-06:00

My Daughter, Havala, is 30 years old today. She's my baby. I found it a bit odd feeling when my firstborn turned 30, nearly 5 years ago, then when secondborn turned 30....well, there was that odd feeling again.....but for my baby to turn 30? Odd doesn't even begin to describe what I'm feeling.....but hey, am I happy to celebrate her life? You can bet your whole stash I am!Pretty, eh?I think

Black Eyed Peas

2007-01-01T13:01:00.000-06:00

First post for 2007!We had a very quiet New Year's Eve, for dinner I baked some fish, steamed some broc, sliced up an orange and split it up on two plates and called it good, and it was!Just a quiet evening, and I loved it.Soon I'll be putting on the pot of Black-eyed peas, had a bit of panic yesterday at the market in that I couldn't find any in the fresh produce, nor in the frozen foods, ack!

Last Post for 2006

2006-12-31T13:51:00.000-06:00

Last post for 2006, here it is, would love to be able to write 'In all it's Glory' but.....not so much.Although I didn't start this blog until August '06, and I had no idea what I was doing, I did learn, I'm still learning. Thanks to Kate I learned how to put 'buttons' up in the sidebar and I did direct other bloggers to her tutorial..... Kate is fabulous.In fact, everyone over there in the

Weird? Pretty much.....

2006-12-29T09:20:00.000-06:00

The Rules:Each player of this game starts with the ‘six weird things about you.’ People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own six weird things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose six people to be tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says ‘you are tagged’ in their comments and tell them to read your blog.”Those are the 'rules'.

On the Eve and the Day...

2006-12-25T07:25:00.000-06:00

On the Eve, which was last night, our family gathered together and it was great. It really is a good group, all fairly laid back and quick with the laughter and giggles. Aardron, my firstborn son, has a traditional t-shirt he wears Christmas Eve...an orange (this is an incredible orange) 'Mr. T' t-shirt. Yep. Family tradition for as many years as I can remember...our Eve dinner has been chili.

Winter Solstice

2006-12-21T07:02:00.000-06:00

The Return of the LightHappy Knitting to all, and continue to make.good.time.

A lovely bit of Heaven in the Post

2006-12-15T09:19:00.000-06:00

This will be a quick one due to becoming quite frantic here about the holiday knitting and yes, I keep hoping it all gets accomplished......sigh. That was a big sigh. Perhaps it should look like this...SIGH.....First of all, yesterday was a Gracie day, therefore not much knitting is done with my Petit Wild Woman here, but loads of fun was had to be sure. At one point she was fiddling with her

We Made Really Good Time

2006-12-13T10:57:00.000-06:00

Sometimes the universe is so incredibly generous and just seriously showers you with grace...that's what it was like this past monday. What an incredible day.My feelings and thoughts are flowing through my mind but when I sit down to write...not so much flow, and this is absolutely no reflection on the beauty that is Ms.K, at all. She is...well, she's beautiful, stately, elegant, a real stunner,

A most incredible Gift.....

2006-12-10T06:34:00.000-06:00

A couple of weeks ago...DH and I were in the backyard enjoying the weather, this was before the ice and snow mind you.....and I said to him....."you know blah blah in blah blah blah? well they're going to be in blah blah and I want to drive up to visit (read hang out big time....with a yarn crawl, of course)" He just looked at me...yeah? "yes, I figure it's X miles so would take Y hours to drive

Yet another FO

2006-12-06T13:51:00.000-06:00

Yep, the Fuzzy Feet I saw over at Kate's a while back, they look a bit wonky in the photo but they are indeed both the same size, I needle felted the green on there.....and really I'm thinking I should've done a simple embroidery stitch and then felted them...live and learn...I'm a bit ditzy in the brain, when I made that last post I meant to direct you to Kate's site,(yes, same link as above)

Two FOs

2006-12-04T18:56:00.001-06:00

Just a quickie....finally finished Shedir....fiddly little knit that it is I did enjoy watching the pattern coming along...not that crazy about the Calmer, would possibly consider making the woman another one, perhaps using KnitPicks Shine, which is machine washable and therefore more ease in the care...(Calmer of course requiring handwash and lay flat to dry)...I'm sure she could use more than

Amazing

2006-12-01T10:39:00.001-06:00

My last post was 2 days ago...lots can happen in 2 days, actually quite a bit can and does happen in 1 day, Oklahoma weather, actually I think that should read...Oklahoma Weather.Wednesday morning I took those photos on previous post, the temp dropped 40 degrees within several hours...went to bed with it raining/sleeting, more during the next morning with temps dropping steadily (remember, it was

A bit of mush for brains...

2006-11-29T10:07:00.000-06:00

Thanksgiving was great, good company, really great food, the only thing.....I woke up the next morning feeling....tired...then just not quite right which turned into a full blown cold and I've felt fairly wretched ever since. A little bit of knitting going on, not as much as I would like, haven't even touched Shedir in that my brain is just so much mush.....Those purple things? Fuzzy feet..

Comfort Package...just in the nick of time.....

2006-11-24T15:40:00.000-06:00

As you all know, yesterday here in the US was Thanksgiving day.....I do have a tremendous lot to be thankful for, the love of my husband, family, and friends.Today? I'm very tired. We have the dinner at our house and it takes from the weekend before through Thanksgiving day to prepare and then enjoy the feast, then of course there's the cleaning up and putting everything back where it was.....so

Whoops

2006-11-20T09:35:00.000-06:00

It seems like it's been a long week around here, and although this week is known as a 'short' week, it won't be for me. I host Thanksgiving dinner, which means all kinds of tidying up around the 'clubhouse' (think more old school Mickey Mouse, not the posh Country Club,USA), baking, cooking, setting up, then the actual dinner, then it's on to the cleaning up and putting everything back in it's

Oh, 'dem Blues....

2006-11-10T14:11:00.000-06:00

Yep, see that button to the right? Go ahead, click on it.....well, that is if you're for the BLUE....join in.Here's some of the blue stash. Yeah, I like blue.This is going to be a hit and run kind of post...first of all......I'm good. Well, certainly not as good as Peg and ok, not as good as Ms. Knitingale, but I am.....pretty good. I'll tell you why, we all joined in on a Comfort Swap and the

A bit of this and that...

2006-11-08T10:19:00.000-06:00

It was a huge disappointment for me this morning opening the daily paper, the state I live in voted 4 out of 5 Republicans for the U.S. House, sheesh, double and triple sheesh. Unbelievable, what on earth were they thinking?So enough of the totally weird news.YAY!!!!! I received a link to some photos of the Beautifully huge green felted bag and matching, only as in same yarn (not felted) hat the

Holy Crapola!

2006-11-03T14:29:00.000-06:00

Yay, yesterday's mail brought the new Interweave, happy dance, sat myself right down in the Queen's easy knitting chair to enjoy.....and I did.....and then saw some socks. The Cowgirl Slipper Socks. OK, cute little ankle socks....and then I saw it...they're made with Buffalo Gold 4-ply Artisan Worsted Weight 100% buffalo. SHEESH. I am well aware of just how expensive Buffalo yarn is, but not this

Beauty in full sun...

2006-10-28T10:23:00.000-05:00

Here she is in all her glory, the full sun shot. I just couldn't resist.Beautiful Lass? or...Incredibly handsome Lad? or...Just one really stunning tree in Autumn Frock.

The Beauty living down the street...

2006-10-27T21:42:00.001-05:00

Really don't have tons to say, I've enjoyed reading a great many blogs out there this week, folks who had the good fortune to go to Rhinebeck, or as Kate put it, Yarnbeck, Kate I love that and have been referring to it as such. All the goodies put my drool glands in overdrive, couldn't go cruising without a towel close

Joining in on a Comfort Swap...

2006-10-23T10:12:00.000-05:00

I don't know about all you folks out there in blogland but the holidays are coming up fast, well, seems to me they're coming up fast...and what I'm trying to accomplish this year...socks for the folks I love, especially the ones who haven't received socks from me, say, on their birthdays or any other day, they'll likely get something else, but knitted all the same. I have a great many pair of

A Sweet Wee Lass

2006-10-18T10:59:00.000-05:00

A couple of days ago a wee beastie came a calling, she just showed up on my front porch, I said "Hello", she jumped up in my lap and immediately made herself comfortable. We had a lovely visit, although, she is a bit mouthy, had all sorts of stories to tell me, I sat there completely smitten and listened. Well, I had seen her before, across the street for a few days but she's been hanging out on

It's a mental block sort of issue.....

2006-10-11T11:51:00.000-05:00

The thing is...I have a block about writing...I choke...I freeze...I am so incredibly keen about the likes of Ms. Knitingale and Jo, the words just flow from their amazing minds down through their knitterly fingers and they WRITE, for everyone's enjoyment. You know what I'm talking about. I know if I could do what they do, well, there would be much more frequent posts on this blog, as it is, come

Do you like dates?

2006-10-02T10:53:00.000-05:00

I love dates, you know, the kind you can eat? When I was a kid a favourite goodie was a date square, so much goodness for the senses. We had just a teaser of cooler weather a few days ago and I decided to make some. Since then the weather has once again gotten warm, and people, I'm talking quite warm, it's supposed to be in the 90's this week, the 90's, with full sun.Anyway, I did take photos and

The Challenge....otherwise known as the thrown gauntlet.

2006-09-25T15:40:00.000-05:00

A couple of posts ago I made mention of the universe throwing down a bit of a gauntlet, and that I had indeed picked it up.....this has to do with 'lucky bags' and this is what my lucky bag friend wrote to me:"What do I like? A tiny skein of something weird, that someone has dyed-preferably variegated and done at home with much swearing and exasperation. I'd love that!"Having never dyed wool.....

Back now from Frog Pond

2006-09-20T12:20:00.000-05:00

Yes, I took a little side-trip to Frog Pond, I made this bag a couple of months ago, no, I don't have a photo of mine, but, the Good Women in my knitting group will vouch for me that I did indeed knit up the front and back and had started on the gusset, they saw the front and back panels, but I just stopped knitting it, about 3/4 into the gusset, ADD strikes again.This is the photo Berroco has on

Mmmmmm, Sure smells good in here.....

2006-09-18T15:32:00.000-05:00

Today is a breadbaking day. I bake bread for my husband, for his sandwiches (which I pack for him to take to work, he hates 'going out' for food while at work), he gets a peanutbutter and honey sandwich, plus usually a turkey sandwich, some yogurt and fruit, everyday of the week, and never complains about having the same food, in fact, he kinda likes it that way, am I lucky or what?I had been