tally cards

I didn’t intend to take a break from the blog, but now that it’s apparently over, I can’t say it wasn’t needed!  I’ve been more of a blog reader for the past week, not even much of a commenter.  I’ve been spectating.  It’s been kinda nice. I enjoy reading everyone’s lists of what they’ve accomplished [...]

I feel so naked today

Can you believe I left the house without my lipsticks?  I have a little purple silk pouch I got for $1 at World Market that contains my essentials:  Lancome dual finish compact, two Revlon Colorstay lipsticks, Burt’s Bees lip balm and a tiny tube of L’Occitaine hand cream.  I left it at home.  The whole [...]

first things first

Go wish my friend Maryse Happy Birthday!  Or Joyeux Anniversaire, cause she’s French, ya know!  Besides being French, she’s very sweet, takes incredible photographs and her cat and mine are twins.  It’s too bad she lives a bazillion miles away.  I’d stalk her and make her be my friend. I found the perfect buttons! Aren’t [...]

how fortuitous!

I pulled into the parking deck this morning and noticed something lying on the ground beside the car on my right.  ‘Oh, someone’s lost a glove!’ I thought.  ‘I’ll pick it up and put it on their windshield so they see it when they get in their car.’ That’s MY glove.  One of my Fetching [...]

one more week

Are you ready?  I’ve been busy getting ready!  I’m not quite there yet, but I have faith it’ll all come together…somehow.  It always does, right?

self-designed mittens, take two

I thought I’d see how the same design knit up in two highly contrasting colors – deep purple and pale, pale green. My ribbing technique improved quite a bit and the braid is definitely more eye-catching. You can SEE the pattern, but I’m not sure that I like it.  I think it’s too busy and [...]

not enough contrast

What do you think? I think the cuff looks fine other than the lumpy purl bumps, which got worse as I consciously paid attention to my tension.  ???  I think the design is getting lost in the yarn.  LOVE the braid, but again, I don’t think the colors pop like they should. Would you rip [...]

maybe it’s just me

This morning started out pretty much like normal.  And then I started thinking and haven’t stopped since.  I miss my family, especially during the holidays.  It’s hard adjusting to being part of a new family who do things differently and it seems even harder if their way of doing things is better; it’s almost like [...]

fancy gentleman’s socks

I finished SB’s socks over Thanksgiving and he modeled them for me yesterday.  I did not pose him like this.  He instinctively struck this pose.  He claims to have dancer’s feet and I’m inclined to agree. This pattern has an unusual heel – it’s all stockinette except for one purl ridge.  Looks neat, but we’ll see [...]

lamest blog post ever

Really makes you want to read on, doesn’t it?  First off, THANK YOU to everyone for the birthday wishes!  Wow!  I had a great birthday, SB took me to dinner at Taj India, one of our favorite restaurants, I had chocolate cake at the office, and my present is a new car stereo that I’m [...]

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