Fingers crossed…
Et voila! Overspun navajo ply attempt
Socks started again:
Other updates:
Shadow survived his neutering and seems none the worse for wear. However his interest in the destruction of toilet paper continues unabated. Grit teeth and repeat after me: I will not kill the creature for he is only behaving as nature intended, and his brain is [...]
Lest you begin to believe that my life is completely consumed by small furry creatures with no regard for fibre, let me assure you that knitting and spinning continues despite wanton disregard for toilet paper and jailbreaks…
First up…a Finished Object! The broadripple socks, which I started in February, are done.
As a bonus, they even [...]
…and she is a laundry basket bursting with clothes that are too small.
I have battled my weight since I was a teenager. There were some early messages that made me aware that I wasn’t ever quite thin enough. First, continuous awareness of how I looked started in ballet class where your life is [...]
…after being on the lam. She managed to go about 200 feet of wild backyard in just over 12 hours. There must have been a LOT to see and do out there. M and I went a-hunting around 9:30 this morning (although I was out there every two hours or so last [...]
Amber (pretty girl pictured in the basket on the right) got out tonight when a whirlwind of kids managed to leave the screen door open. She’s an indoor only cat and I hope she can find her way home again by morning…
Please cross fingers for us and her. I’m desperately trying to “keep [...]
Me: Toilet paper all over the floor? Or is it Art?
Shadow: Like I care. I had my two minutes of fun and by the time you got home any diciplinary action on your part would make no sense to me because my brain…is the size of a walnut.
Me: (sigh) Boys!
Shadow: I may be vicious, [...]
I feel compelled to write you this letter because it is time for me to lay out my feelings in a clear and concise manner so you can better understand where I stand on certain issues. Your attention to these issues and a promise to change your ways (or at least try) will go a [...]
I finally have a picture of the “Baby Blanket that Devoured the Month of June” to share. I love this so much and I wish I’d knit when my kids were bambinos. Actually, I knit some for Madeline – two little sweaters she never wore because she lived in sleepers and onesies. And honestly? I [...]
B is for Bothersome. Work is bothersome.
O is for Obstinately Determined to Avoid Work.
R is for Ready or Not! Not.
E is for Everywoman for herself. This entails avoiding work where possible and is characterized by procrastination followed by…you guessed it…more procrastination.
D is for drooling at my desk. Loss of control of [...]
…and I’ll cry if I want to!!!
First up
The Basket of Knits in Progress (minus a few)
The Box of Supporting Wool for the Knits in Progress accompanied
by the Baggies of Yummy Spinning Fibres
Piano Bedecked with Dyeing Experiments (aka Stash of Colourful Fibres)
The First Wire Drawer O Wool (I see some tasty Manos and lots [...]