Coming up for air

I am really happy that I’ve had nonstop work for 2-3 weeks (I work at home and am only loosely guided by deadlines, so I don’t ever really get time off, if there’s work, I should be doing it, even now at 9:45 pm.) but boy am I busy! I have spent some time […]

Duty calls

Besides the fact that I have no interest in ever knitting a sock again and that I’m busy working on sweaters I have started (and started a new one, for no good reason), duty calls.
The last time I went to Portland, you might remember I bought this yarn:

from Abundant Yarn and Dyeworks.  Well, my friend […]

Can you believe it?

Not only did a truck full of Oreos overturn, but they were Double Stuf Oreos! Ah, to be in Illinois….

I am Iron Man

So last week I was all set to go see Speed Racer when it came out, but I was busy on Friday.  On Sunday I was going to go with my son, but was told that it is like “2 hours watching a strobe light” and since he has epilepsy, we had to skip it.  […]

So sorry!

I really do have a lot to report, but I have been working myself to death (as a contractor you need to take work when you can get it) and haven’t had any time to take pictures.  But I have had time to knit - last night I officially finished the sweater I showed you […]

Like rabbits…

Not literally, as I’m using wool, but aargh!!!
I was done with my sweater. I had sewn in the ends. I went into my yarn closet looking for 2 buttons, and alas, one more ball of Knit Picks Palette!!!! I was so happy to be done with this sweater and this yarn, and now […]

Productive Meme

After reading this article about how unproductive watching TV is I thought I’d get a handle on just how much reading I need to do to get caught up on my education (although I prefer to read non-fiction, so I’d have a longer list if this was a list of biographies or something). So […]