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Photo Post!

2008-07-17T23:22:00.000-05:00

Don't they look innocent??

awwwww!! Maddie wants to go for a ride!

an unwanted guest!

Sophie checking the plants!

awesome cactus!

Not the way you want to end a ride in the country!

ten day old male

ok, had enough?? This little guy was at a fiber fest I went to last weekend. It was the first year for it and it wasn't very good. What was there was good but there were only 5/6 booths related to spinning/knitting. I did see something interesting tho~~a Turkish spindle! It's a bottom whorl spindle that has these four arm thingies that as you spin the yarn wraps around these to form a center ball pull! After you load the spindle you somehow remove the arms and slip the ball off~~kewl!! They didn't have any there for sale which I guess is a good thing because I know I would have come home with one! I'll look in the fall at Hemlock. Not that I really need anything else to do!!

I did manage to finish the first Regia sock today and cast on for the second so it was a good day!

It was so humid today that anything that required moving was too much effort!!

Off for a midnight snack

Plurking anyone??

2008-07-16T20:35:00.000-05:00

Just what I need~I don't seem to have enough time for blogging and now I'm plurking!
Check this out!
http://plurk.com/redeemByURL?from_uid=454595&check=-310655448&s=1
I think this would be fun if you work in an office and are on a computer most of the day. What a great way to add some fun to your routine. I don't know how often I'll be on throughout the day because I'm rarely on here until the evenings. If you sign up from my link you'll automatically be added to my friends list~~so go ahead and check it out!
Today was a brutal weather day~~I woke really early to sunshine only to fall back asleep and wake to a terrible rumbling overhead and black skies! We got a downpour and then a few minutes later the sun was back along with horrible humidity! Nasty! Instead of cooling things off it was hotter!
I'm keeping an eye on the pond because I'm afraid it's going to overflow! Last year one of the fish flowed right over the side after a heavy storm! Unfortunately, we didn't realize what happened to it until it was too late. This year we added slate all around the edges so I'm thinking that will keep them from sliding over the edge!
KK and I had things to do this morning and on the way home both of us felt ill. We ate a quick lunch then napped! Well, I tried to nap~~Sophie decided she needed to nap with me so she was practically glued to my hip~~nice on a really hot day! Finally after trying to push her over a couple times I gave up and did some felting. At least I could play in the H2O!
When I tired of that I picked up my Regia sock ~~seems like this foot is taking forever! Why is it when you're in the home stretch the rows take forever to get around? I swear my next pair is going to be on the #2's I just picked up!
Surfing blogland last night I ran across an interesting post~~I'm really sorry I don't remember who's blog it was or I'd link it. Anyway, this blogger was writing about sock knitting and she mentioned she doesn't get SSS~~her reason??? She doesn't knit the second sock!! She does random colorways and when done she adds the sock to a basket~~when she wants to wear a pair she just pulls out two that look good together!! Now how is that for freedom??? I'd like to do that~~~don't think I can get over my matching thing tho~~
KK and I were at B&K last winter sitting near the fireplace reading when he noticed my socks and asked my if I had the right ones on! They were a pair of Opals from the same skein just started at different colors! geesh~~~
Enough rambling~~
Off to knit

Back again~~

2008-07-15T17:33:00.000-05:00

It's been ages~~I know. What have I been doing?? Little bits of this and that!!
A bedroom redo seemed like it took forever to finish. Just taking off the wallpaper border was a never ending annoying job!! Then I couldn't decide on a comforter which led to what paint?
Don't even want to think about shopping for the comforter and curtains! Finally found things that we both liked and it's done!

Now you know what happens when you redo a room, right??? It makes other rooms looking sorta drab~I think I've been watching too much HGTV!! Did you ever notice how easy everything looks when they do it?? I mean who can totally demolish a room and two days later it's a fantastic spa bath~~come on~~let's get real!!

As for knitting~~I've been thinking about it a lot but only because I've been on a organizing binge in my room. KK added some more wall shelves which I immediately filled up! It's definitely looking better in there~~I can see the floor again!

DD went away for a long weekend and when she returned she called me to tell me about a yarn shop she found! In the next breath she said " I bought you a present" What a thing to tell me when I knew we wouldn't get together until the following weekend! She picked out a really nice colorway in Reggia sock yarn! That was the motivation I needed~~sock #1 is almost to the toes!
I'm using #1's but wanted 2's , do you think I could find any circulars for magic loop? Course not!
Today I was out so I stopped at the lys and picked up a pair which means now I'll find a pair set aside with a project in mind!
awww, this is looking down from our upper deck. It's the top of a weeping pussy willow tree. The upper deck is right off the kitchen and looking over the railing this surprised us! Three babies hatched and we were able to get the camera and snap this shot as the last one was leaving.
He really didn't want to take the leap but mom kept calling to him so after a couple hours he took flight and he was off! They stayed around the yard for a few days begging from mom and then they were gone! Hopefully next year a new family will takeover the nest.
Since it's been so long since I blogged I can't remember if I mentioned that DD graduated college with her degree in professional accounting~~this is the child that always hated math~~the same child that in her first four years of college majored in French and anthropology~~now after four more years she's an accountant~~go figure!
I know I have more to say but I really need to get my iPod set up with my podcasts so until later
Off to charge

Marilyn Bound~~~

2008-05-02T17:11:00.000-05:00

or not! Darn~~I can't get the Sheep and Wool festival off my mind! My friend and I planned to go but after much thought I really felt guilty going this year. Wool fest???? New roof??? Priorities, right??? I must admit it has been nice the last few rainy days not worrying about where the next leak will be! But still ~~
As it turns out it was fate that we decided not to go because I wouldn't have enjoyed it. Last week I decided to move the coffee table in the family room. To look at it you wouldn't think it would be too heavy but in reality it takes two guys to pick it up. We had moved it the weekend before for Wii bowling and the guys forgot to put it back. It sat there all week until I couldn't stand looking at it and decided I'd move it. KK can't pick up something like that without someone that can lift the other side and that's not me! So~~I figured if I sat on the floor that I could slide it on the carpet if I pushed it with my legs/feet. Make sense?? So, I sat and pushed and inch by slow inch I got it back where it belongs. Two days later I could not touch my foot to the floor. I've never experienced pain such as this and hopefully never will again! I thought how on earth could you possibly break your leg and not know what you did?? It finally dawned on us Sunday when we had a house full of guests what I did! After a trip to the doctor's I found out that I ripped all the muscles from groin to foot! It's been
a long nasty week! Every time I sat down I needed something just out of reach~~it was so frustrating! Two trips to the doctors and many drugs later I'm hobbling around a bit. I've learned a lesson here~~no more moving furniture without help. At least not heavy stuff!!
On the good side I finished a sock and I'm to the heel of the second one! Yeah, me!!
Our knitting guild had an auction last night but I missed it~~probably just as well. I'm trying to use some of the stash. I feel startitis coming on again~~I found some cotton ease that I've been hoarding that I forgot about and thought now would be a good time to use it. What for???Ideas?? I looked around on Raverly for some inspiration but nothing really jumped out at me. Maybe I should finish the sock first?
Made it through b'day weekend last weekend. I'm always happy when that's done. It's so difficult to pick out presents for the kids now that they're grown. KK is the worst to buy for because he never wants anything. When I asked him what he'd like he replied "dirt" huh???
Yup, he wants a load of dirt for the yard~~how exciting! We had a nice party tho which we really haven't done the last couple years. It was fun picking out b'day decorations ~I didn't think they'd notice but everyone commented so it was a hit!
Been watching American Idol?? I admit it I'm hooked~~a little bit sad that Brooke was eliminated this week~~she seems like such a sweet girl. I think it'll come down to Shyesha(sp?) and David C~~what'd you think??
It's time to get back on the couch, so
Off to rest

Where, oh, where

2008-04-20T16:19:00.000-05:00

has all the wicker gone?? I don't want anything fancy or unusual just real wicker! Not metal framed resin coated wicker~~woven with all the little imperfections and snags that wicker has. Is that asking to much??? Apparently so~~
A few weeks ago I sold the macaws so I found myself with an empty room! I can't have that so I decided it would be nice to move my sewing things in there and that way I could spread out a bit in my "knitting room". I'd like to keep it bright and cheery so I'll be motivated to actually do some sewing. A few plants, a white wicker rocker and I'd be a happy sew'er~~so far no luck. I found an awesome rocker today and I was thrilled because it made me think of old rockers with the woven area on the lower bottom(where you'd put your feet). Perfect style and the price was right I was ecstatic until I read the sign and it said resin!! I really didn't think it was so I had to feel it all over to make sure! If it weren't for the plastic looking rockers I think I would have grabbed it anyway. It was very comfy~~ I'm still thinking about it so maybe I'll cave but I'm so afraid if I do then I'll find a real wicker one!
We've had perfect weather the last week. KK and I are still getting the yard cleaned up~~where does all that debris come from?? We have bags again for the trash. The pond is all clean and running. Poor KK was cleaning it the other day and slipped right in~~~ewwwww!! Pond scum!!
I can't wait to start planting some flowers!
The wool I washed is all nice and dry so today I sat outside and started combing it. I'm not really sure how it's supposed to be done but I managed to do quit a bit. I'm using two dog slicker brushes. I don't want to invest too much at this point. I don't understand how it goes from being brushed to actual roving?? I'm thinking maybe that's what a drum carder is for?? Don't know.
Finished the Brioche stitch scarf~~that's interesting how the colors work out. You knit using three different colors and they change every row. The combinations are endless~~
I'll get a photo soon.
Well, break time is over so
Off to comb wool

Finally!!

2008-04-16T21:42:00.001-05:00

You don't even want to know how many times I've tried to get on here only to have blogger tell me I don't exist! How annoying! I've had to change my password a few times and after that they tell my email doesn't exist~~huh?? ok,enough ranting~~I'm here and I have a couple photos for you!
Going to try to put them in some sort of order not that it really makes a difference..it'll just keep me from forgetting something.
Spring has finally sprung here in western NY. The days have been very sunny and they are slowly warming up. Today was one of the best so far~~in the 60's! I'm so ready for the heat! Remind me of that statement in August!
On the home front we have our new roof! A major worry taken care of! During the past couple of wind storms we were really concerned as we watched our roofing shingles flying around the neighborhood! We wound up with three small leaks and we were thankful they weren't any worse! We had damage to our siding a few years back thanks to another storm...so we had the house resided. Went from green to sandstone(lt.tan) and I couldn't make up my mind on what color shutters I wanted. I look across the street to see a tan house with burgundy shutters so of course I couldn't/wouldn't go with burgundy which was my first choice two years ago! So I thought ....... make up your mind before someone else beats me to it! Good ole Home Depot to the rescue ...right there in stock they have this dark blue...not exactly navy but a deep blue and they appealed to me right off! Ds came over the other day and got them on and I didn't even have to feed him!!
Next project is the front porch~~sanding and painting. We're going to rent a floor sander and get it done quick. I enjoy painting so I'm looking forward to that part...hopefully we can agree on the colors!
We've been getting the yard in shape(ok, I lied..KK is getting the yard in shape).It's coming along. We've had so many branches to clean up that we gave up burning them and toted them out to the trash.
Let's see if I can get some photos now

ahhh,there ya go....one completed Noni evening bag, cute,huh?? I love this goofy bag! The bigger flower is rust not the color that's showing up on here. Notice that oak wood it's sitting on??? That's a potty seat.....we'll save that for another day!

The yarn for this wrap I bought the first time I went to the Hemlock fiber fest three years ago! This picture does not do it justice at all. I will try to remember to take a photo outside one day. Funny you can't see the hundred pins sticking into it either! It was so fine that it dried in a couple hours.

Now can you just guess what this is??? Yep, you're right a huge garbage bag of fleece!! Right off the sheep with lanolin and all sorts of nasty stuff included at no extra charge!! lol~~

This was given to me to "play" with. After sorting through some of it I'm not sure I like this kind of "playing". It smells really bad~~just think barn and you got it! I wasn't to sure where to even begin but after awhile I thought "what the heck? Nothing ventured, nothing gained" right??

So I grabbed a bunch and laid it out and started picking through it.....and picked some more......and more.....getting the idea??? nasty......

and when I finally couldn't stand it any more in it went!

Very hot water and dish detergent for a nice long soak! Needless to say the washer was off and the lid stayed open until the water cooled.....then did it all over again! A good rinsing in the sink and then set out to dry. It still doesn't look too good to me so tomorrow I'm going to give it another soaking.

I was listening to Yarn Spinners Tales's podcast this afternoon and it so happens she was talking about washing a fleece. I checked out her blog and she has photos of the fleece she washed......big difference from what I have! After some good advice I'm ready to try again. I'm hoping that tomorrow is another nice day so I can work outside. Fresh air is a good thing.......

Enough for tonight~~it's getting late so........

Off to bed

experimenting

2008-02-27T09:25:00.000-05:00

hmmm, trying to see if I can get to my blog! I got this far so maybe that's a good sign?? I tried for quite awhile late last night but couldn't get through. Everything kept freezing up~I know it's those darn photos~~
Talk about freezing??? We need to dig ourselves out of the driveway so we can go out today. Earlier I had to shovel a path so the dogs could get out the back door! An inch of snow and Maddie is stopped in her tracks!
Not so great on the back~~that stuff is heavy!!
OK, going to try to post this~~
Keeping fingers crossed...
Off to ???

What to say????

2008-02-26T21:11:00.001-05:00

There's not much going on these days .........funny how throughout the day I think of things that I think might be somewhat interesting to post about but by the time I actually sit here to post the thoughts are gone! I had a heck of a time getting into blogger this evening.....it kept telling my email didn't exist. huh???? Really annoying!

For some knitting news....I finished the fair isle knitting......

but as you can see someone thought it was for her! This was a fun knit and I didn't have any trouble with the stranding but the felting will tell the true story! I hope I didn't pull the strands too tight! I used Ella Rae and ran out of the light green one row before the end. The lys didn't have anymore of the color so I went ahead and finished it off with the last color. The last row won't have it's curls curled!

KK and I took a short ride last Sunday and for once I had the camera with me! So here's a couple photos from the park we stopped at.

We plodded through the snow to get to the falls ........

It was a beautiful sunny day!

I've been looking around for a inexpensive carrier for Maddie and found a cute one at Petsmart....and it was included in their winter clearance! Great! I took her with me to the lys and the girls thought I had my purse on the table until it moved!! To me it looks like a bowling bag but hey, it works! And she approves....

Course she isn't too picky about what bags she climbs into .......just set any sort of bag on the floor and she's right there!
One good thing about the carrier quest it made me sort through a couple of felted bags that I did a few years ago. I had a huge one knitted and felted waiting for a lining and some handles. I made a quick stop at Joann's and found some fabric and spent last Sunday lining it! Now to decide about handles. The bag is huge and floppy and I really don't like it that way so I have to give some thought what to do next.
I can't decide what I want to knit next. Another bag?? sweater?? scarf?? socks?? Don't know.....
I'll sleep on it.....
Had an unexpected trip to the doctors the other day. I refused to go to the hospital as we don't have health insurance anymore. Kk called our doc. and he took me right in and they did an ekg immediately. As it turns out the ekg was the same as my last one which is good. So the verdict is Fibro has raised it's ugly head in a new area. The doc. gave me medication but I still have a lot of discomfort on my left shoulder/arm/chest. For the most part the piercing pain has let up as long as I don't rush around. Think that's a good excuse to sit and knit?? Works for me!!
So on that note I'm
Off to stash dive

The Girls!!

2008-02-16T23:40:00.001-05:00

Maddie's Debut

2008-02-10T18:35:00.000-05:00

Alright I know you're all holding your breath and asking who is Maddie??
Here she is~~all four pounds of her! She's a one year old Yorkshire Terrier (Yorkie)

This was a very unexpected addition to our family! Two weeks ago today KK and I were at Barnes and Noble . Me catching up on the newest knitting books and KK falling asleep when my cell rings and it's my friend telling me about this dog. Her friend is a breeder and decided that Maddie is probably too small to breed and she was looking for a home for her!! Well, look no further she's mine!! Course KK felt a bit differently but after a little coaxing he said we could try it and see how she gets on with Sophie.
After spending so much time with KK and snacking every day Sophie is probably tipping the scales at about 20 lbs. Needless to say we figured we'd really have to watch that she didn't hurt the little one~~well, that doesn't seem to be the case! The little snip is ruling! I think Sophie is finally starting to realize that she's not just visiting and she'd better start sticking up for herself!

Here I am sitting at my laptop in the kitchen and I looked down and there's Maddie in the toy basket! She was trying to get out a toy but everything is too big for her so she gave up and crawled right in and sat down!
We have to do some toy shopping in extra small size! I was looking in the pet store yesterday at the bones and everything seemed too big for her!

As for knitting Maddie's wearing it! It's been terribly cold and windy here and the breeder didn't give me anything with her. No toys, blanket,collar,leash, or sweater so I made her one! I actually made it twice though. I found a pattern on the web and thought I'd try it out of sock yarn instead of worsted weight. The first time I followed the pattern completely and it was still too big so I frogged it and started over. Something so small took me a whole week to get it right! I used sock yarn and 3 needles. The back is 2x2 ribbing and the chest area is garter. Once I divided for the legs I did it circular for less seaming and it worked quite well. I'm going to do another and add a bit more length so it comes to her butt.

I really don't understand how someone can have a pet like this for almost a year and tote her around with her,let her sleep with her and then just give her away with nothing. Wouldn't you think she'd at least have an old blanket or something to make the transition easier? Nope,nothing. She was never outside but I decided she needs to "go" outside and be a real dog not a stuffed toy! She loves it except for when the wind came along this morning and practically knocked her over! We had a few nights of barking(even tho she's debarked) I felt like we had a baby in the house! I was exhausted! I finally got a brainstorm yesterday and moved her crate from the kitchen to the bedroom next to Sophie's and all was quiet all night!! Wonderful!! We'll see how it goes tonight.

In other news I'm learning Fair Isle. My first project is a felted bag. If I'm being honest which of course I am I must admit I haven't touched it since the first night I started it! I'm having a time with the concept of holding on to my yarn. I'm a "thrower" and once I throw I let go of the yarn which will take me forever to accomplish anything fair isle not to mention using both hands! So I need to practice putting pointer finger to use holding that strand of yarn!
The "bug" that's been going around seems to have stopped in for a visit which I'm not appreciating! I've had this lingering headache for days and when it finally let up a bit the sniffles stepped in! I haven't felt like doing much of anything. Didn't even go to Guild this month.
I think it's hot bath time so I'm
Off to soak

Let's try it out~~

2008-01-23T21:49:00.000-05:00

A new camera~~should be fun~~right?? Not~~at least not yet! I've figured out how to take photos and videos but can't quite get how to work with them once they're in here. I actually took the time and read the directions so we'll see how I did.

Right here I'm going to show you the photo of my Needle Knit Bag~~I hope~yeah, way to go!!! It worked~~no thanks to me~~this thing just went ahead and did what it was supposed to do all on it's own~~scary!! OK~~worked once lets try again~~

ta da~the inside

kewl~~hope these colors look better on your screens then they do on mine!

I used Lamb's Pride bulky in a brown heather colorway with brown paisley inside.

I think I mentioned in the previous post that I was in a felting mood so here's my latest project.One of the Noni bags. Not all the pieces were done when I took the photo but they are now. I couldn't resist and went ahead and felted the flower right away. I really like how they turn out. I haven't felted the rest of the pieces yet~~that's on tomorrow's list!

Remember last year I was working on the Lady E wrap?? No?? Well, here's a reminder

Nice enough but I've decided that I'll never use it as a wrap and it's too wide for a scarf. I'm wondering if it will felt?? It's 70%wool and 30% silk. Any thoughts?? Please let me know. Since it would shrink more in length than width I was thinking it would make a nice table mat. I'd do the Lady E again but as the scarf and in different yarn. The colors in this are wonderful and it is so soft but I think as a scarf it will pil like mad.

Today was nice and relaxing~made sauce this morning and let it simmer all day. I sewed the lining in the knitting needle bag while KK and Sophie snoozed. Then he helped me clean the shelves in my closet. You know how there's always something you never seem to get to?? The closet was it for me! I've gone in the bedroom three times just to open the doors and peek in!! Amazing at what you find when you tear things apart!

hmmm, what else can I blab about??? Nothing else going on here. Staying in as much as I can because it's so cold but I'm thinking that maybe tomorrow we may have to go somewhere~~not sure where but out! Unless of course we get the snow they were talking about earlier then forget it there's always more felting to do!!

I was thinking the other day it's really nuts what some people do to their dogs~~I mean really, do you think they like getting dressed up??? I think not~~and here's proof~~

Is that pathetic, or what???

Wonder what she's thinking?? Probably best I don't know! That's as much of her Xmas outfit that she'd tolerate and it only lasted long enough to get the photos!! Guess we'll try again next year!

Off to knit

brrrrr~~~~it's freezin out there

2008-01-20T17:40:00.000-05:00

I think today must be the coldest day we've had this winter!! Last night we were watching TV and we kept hearing the strangest sounds~~Sophie was growling(from under the blanket)at every creak!! We finally determined after many trips to the front door that it was the house complaining from the frigid temperature! Once during the night a sound woke me so I got up and turned on the back flood light sure that I would see a broke branch or something~~nope, not a thing other than the two huge branches that came down from the wind storm a couple weeks ago. Weird~~
On a good note there's hardly any snow! We were expecting a lake effect storm but we never got it here~~it hit south of us.
I'm so glad that I did all my errands yesterday while I was out. As I was going from spot to spot I kept thinking ~~do it all today and then tomorrow you can stay in! Between the Fibro and the cold I do seem to get worn out much quicker than I used to.
I've made a resolution of sorts~~well, two actually~~put forth a real effort to finish up the projects that I have almost done ~~and FROG the ones I know that I'll never get back to for one reason or another. The other day I was listening to She Knits Podcast and Sharon said get rid of the things you know you'll never finish for whatever reason. That night when I went to bed I was thinking about what she said~~"it's so freeing". The next day I found a sock that I started almost two years ago~~I hated that sock but I kept it~~I'd pull it out and look at it and then stuff it back in the bag~~this time was different~~I pulled it out and admitted that I hated it but the yarn was nice and would do better as a different sock~~so out it came!! I felt great!! I rolled the yarn and added it to the sock stash! Next on the list was a tank that I started last summer out of a variegated yarn. It was knit in pieces not in the round so the colors were not going to match up on the sides and I knew that would drive me crazy~~out it came~~that yarn is going to be put to better use in a tote. Freeing!!! It's good for you ~really~you should try it!!
I've been pleased with myself that the last couple of yarn purchases have been put right on the needles!! I've been working on a Noni bag ~~all the pieces are knit and a couple of the flowers are felted already! I have two coin purses to felt also. I've spent the afternoon putting the lining in the Knitting Needle Bag.(fun bag to knit) Busy,busy!! It feels so good to actually finish things!
I got a new camera but haven't really played with it much but I'll get some photos of all the new projects and get them posted.
On a sad note my lys will be closing soon. As bad as I feel for us I feel for the owner~~it's a tough decision to make. We've made some new friends and hopefully we'll keep in touch. A couple of us have said that we'd have "knit nights" at our homes. We'll still see each other at Guild meetings but it's not the same as hanging out at the shop. I got used to spending time there while KK was resting.
I've been giving some thought to what my next big project should be and I think I'm going to go with either the Einstein coat or the Not so Warm Jacket from Sally Melville's Knit Stitch book. Another shop I go to is having a class on the EZ's Adult Surprise Jacket but the class fee would be better spent on yarn!! So I've been collecting a mix match of textures in the same colorway and I think it will grow up to be a version of Einstein!
Well, it's time for supper~there's sliced roast beef and Kimmelwick rolls for beef on wick calling me~~it's time~~
Off to eat

Quiet times

2008-01-06T20:14:00.000-05:00

Here we are a week after New Year's already~~hard to believe that it's all over! The house looks kinda~~boring! I thought the decorations looked quite nice this year. Even though I miss seeing the tree lit up at night it does feel good to get everything clean again. Where the heck does all that dust come from? Still haven't tackled the family room that's on tomorrow's list.
Hope everyone had a great holiday season. Once I decided to stop feeling guilty over not knitting and buying more I actually enjoyed myself! Next year I'm starting early! Like mid-summer instead of late November!
The best gift of all was giving KK the Wii~we all have enjoyed it so much! It was definitely worth the hassle trying to get it.
As for knitting I finished my funky scarf and I love it! Found a trellis stitch wrap and used the stitch pattern from that and it worked out nice as a scarf. Now I'm on to another out of the new Noro~~but of course I don't have the band on the skein and I can't remember what it's called. I'm doing the Fickle Fingers Scarf by Gayle Roehm. It's a fun easy knit which is exactly what I'm in the mood for!
I seem to have lost interest in socks! At least for now. I hope it passes. I have lots of sock yarn.
A lot of sock yarn. Not good~~
The weather was a bit warmer today than it's been so DD,DIL, and I took advantage of the day and went geo-caching! What fun we had~~by the time we were finished we were wet,cold and tired but laughing all the way home. The car looked as though we were off-roading~mud was splattered all over it. Showed up quite nicely on an all white car! We found three out of four caches(?) The last one had us stumped so we finally had to give up. It was interesting to see how creative some folks were in their choice of hiding spots.
I think I'm going to have to look into getting one of the trackers for KK and I this summer.
Well football is finally over for the day so we're going to have a snack and watch a movie.
Off to knit,watch TV and graze

Pressure??

2007-12-21T20:41:00.000-05:00

Feeling the pressure, yet?? Only three days left to get the Christmas knitting done that you swore you weren't going to do this year! Why do we do this to ourselves??? Please explain it??
I'm on the second sock of a Lamb's Pride super wash worsted weight pair for my daughter. She asked for a pair of house socks and I think these will be perfect ~~at least I thought so until I double checked the care label! Yes, they can be washed in the washer~~but they must be air dried or dry cleaned! I can hear the horror story already! I'm just not going to think about it!
I've been knitting quite a bit and that's why I'm not on here. Not enough time to do both!
I finally got around to doing the knitting needle bag from Bag Style and I love it! Course it's not lined yet but it will be right after the holidays! Finished another bag and a couple hats. Socks for daughter in-law.
When the scarf craze hit I wasn't impressed but now all of a sudden I want to knit scarves! All sorts~~but I'm controlling myself and waiting until the gift knitting is finished and then I'll be back at it!
I'm getting used to KK being home~~I went out one day and when I got home he had the tree up in the family room all decorated and the village under it! He even did some other decorating around the house! We did the tree in the living room together until it came time for the tinsel and then I was on my own!
We're ahead of schedule this year ~decorations done, baking done, gifts wrapped and under the tree! Yeah!! Now to sit back and relax! Ok, so maybe not totally done~~there is that second sock to finish! I'm going to get a snack and knit until I can't see straight~~lol
It'll go fast being worsted weight and I'm using 5's. I don't think I've ever done a sock like this before~~there's something to be said for thicker yarn and big needles!
A moment of silence please~~~my very first hole~~~I've been doing socks for a few years and one of first pair (that I wear a lot) developed a hole when I washed them the other day. I didn't notice it before I put them in the sink but I couldn't miss it when I rinsed them out. I felt really bad seeing that~~so I'm actually going to darn them!!!! Who would have thought???? I would never have believed it if you told me I'd be darning a sock! Then I thought maybe I'll felt them!!
A mini decoration?? We'll see~~
Ok, I must get knitting so everyone traveling be careful, stay safe and for those of you that celebrate ~~from me to you
"MERRY CHRISTMAS"
Off to knit

Happy Thanksgiving!!

2007-11-22T22:36:00.000-05:00

MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP,
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS,
MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER
STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS.
GOBBLE TIL YOU WOBBLE......AND IN ALL AND FOR ALL THINGS GIVE THANKS.

I couldn't resist posting this! Not sure where I read it but thought it was cute!
Hope you all had a lovely day ~we did. Spent with family and friends and a great meal.
Thinking back over the past six months we have a lot to be thankful for this day. Our lives could have been much different this holiday season and I'm very grateful that things are somewhat back to "normal".
I started some holiday knitting yesterday after searching for hours for my pattern! I knew it was in my room "somewhere" it had to be! I was so desperate that I even had KK helping me look for it! Of course it turned up in the first spot I had looked in the first time!
Finished my Wallaby and I'm quite pleased with the results. DS saw it and requested one! I told him maybe after Xmas not now. Trying to remember what else I've finished since I last posted~~no socks got their mates as of yet! I'm so not in the mood to do socks~~that's weird for me. I'm not saying that I don't have any otn~~I think I have 5/6 singles and partials going.
I've been helping out at the lys~taught a couple classes which was fun. Did a few things to display in the shop.
We got up this morning to snow!! There was about an inch or better covering everything! We did have a dusting a couple weeks ago but this was the real deal! ugh~~I'm really not ready to fight the cold and snow!
So, is anyone going out for the big deals tomorrow?? The outlet mall here is opening at one minute after midnight tonight!! Other stores are opening at 4 a.m.!! If it wasn't so darned cold I'd be tempted to go out just to do it once! Whoever shopped at 4 a.m.?? I checked out some of the adds on line and there's not a single thing that can tempt me to get up! To be honest I wish I could stay away from the stores until January!
Off to bed

Time gets away~

2007-10-24T18:32:00.000-05:00

Where has the last month gone? I thought I was just on here and I looked back and it's been over a month since I last posted! You'd think I had a life! I've been so busy ~~not quite sure why!
KK has been feeling so much better so we did manage a couple day trips.
We took a cruise to Watkins Glen,NY and stopped in the Finger Lakes Fibers shop~~nice. Not real big but loaded with Schafer yarns~~beautiful!!

Schafer is located in the next town and they do tours if you have a large group!And since this is the center of wine country a stop at some of the local winery's would round out the day! A thought for next summer!
Now what did I bring home, you ask? I'll show you~~well maybe not since blogger isn't cooperating at the moment. I'll try again later.

there we go ~~it's working! Schafer sock yarn in a colorway dyed specially for this shop. It's to represent the areas vast grape vineyards and the finger lakes.
Could I leave with just that??? No way!

This is a wonderful wool and silk blend for a beaded scarf. KK actually picked this colorway for me. He now knows more about yarn than he ever wanted to know!
So, is that it you ask??? Nooooo~~

Some Claudia handpaint yelled out to me as I was trying to pay! I happened to look down and there was a shelf with a sign 20% off!!! What???? How could I resist??? I've never seen this before but have some good reviews so I figured it was fate that I noticed it~~right??? Come to find out I missed the sale by a day but the sign wasn't off so they honored it. The icing on the cake??? no sales tax on yarn~~~ever ~~it that county!!! So I walked out with my wallet a bit lighter and my stash a bit fuller!!
I have been knitting~quite a bit actually. I finished the drop stitch scarf~two of them!
This is the first one I did~~Bearfoot Mountain Colors sock yarn~~I think it was the Java colorway but I'm not positive. I had a class on this at the lys~ Yarn It All
Just did a new felted bag ~~continental style!! Recently learned the technique and thought I should practice and what better to learn on then something felted!
Working on the Walaby sweater from Cottage Creations and that's coming along really well. Done from the bottom up I'm up to just after attaching the sleeves and starting the placket. Yeah, me!!
Working on another sweater/jacket and have one front and the back finished but now haven't touched it in days! Started a hat last night~~who knows why since I never wear one!
Unfortunately even with all this knitting going on I haven't found the cure for SSS~~I still have 5 single socks(at least that's what I'm confessing too) I seem to be knitting obsessed as long as socks aren't involved~~what has happened to me??? If you saw my stash you'd realize this is not a good thing!
I've even been spinning!! I'm telling you it's an illness~~all this fiber~~
Hello, my name is Mz Mar and I'm a knitter~~enough said~~
Off to
Knit

Lazy Day

2007-09-09T14:38:00.000-05:00

Having a quiet day here today and it's sorta nice~~I think. I ran around so much the last couple weeks that this doesn't feel right. I should be doing something~not sure what tho.
We both slept in this morning and then KK made us breakfast. He feels so much better when he can do something-so breakfast seemed pretty safe. I did the clean-up and he rested.
I feel sad sometimes when I watch him resting~it's like when your kids are young and you just want to hug them and say "everything will be alright". In this case time is our friend ~it's just hard sometimes to have patience. When he's resting I hate to do much because then he feels guilty for not helping.
I've been playing games on here~~I've got my new laptop and it's so nice to have it in the kitchen. I can sit right here and it doesn't disturb him at all. Course I think my eyes are starting to fall out and I'm sure I lost my legs awhile ago right about when my butt went numb.
I've been trying to figure out my new iPod ~~why can't they just say~~turn on--turn off--charge?? Is that too much to ask? Apparently it is~somehow I lost iTunes and I can't figure out where the heck my hibernate setting is on this thing. No hibernating while
charging-dammit! I need to invest in a wireless mouse~I keep scrolling all over the place~~either that or take up speed reading!
Today should be a knitting day~it's a perfect day for it and I'm letting it get away from me. It's very cloudy and rainy just the right setting for curling up on the sofa and knitting but I can't seem to get my thoughts together. I frogged my Chevron scarf~~decided I needed more contrasting yarns. Don't feel like finishing the sleeve on my sweater from last year~~mind you that's all I need to do to and it would be done! I have more one sock pairs then I care to think about~not in the mood for them either~so now what??
Think I'll go vacuum,dust and throw in some laundry and then~~cast on ~~something!!
Before I forget I wanted to thank those of you that wrote wishing KK well. Your notes were appreciated by both is us.
Off to
clean

Let the healing begin~~~~

2007-09-08T14:26:00.000-05:00

It's done!! Surgery was moved back one day but now it's a week and a half behind us!! That was one of the longest,scariest days of my life! As long as I live I will never forget sitting and waiting in that surgical waiting room. Every time the phone rang I held my breath! Our day started at 3:45 a.m. the morning of the eclipse! KK was occupied on the drive to the hospital watching the moon disappear! Once there KK checked in and then he and our son went back outside to watch leaving me holding the bags~~literally!! From that point things moved rapidly which we were grateful for~~no sitting around getting nervous waiting to go. Within a half hour KK was whisked away and we were steered to the waiting room and coffee. Around 12:45 and 5 by-passes later it was over and we were able to speak with the doctor. Everything went well and we were able to see KK and all his hook-ups for a couple minutes~of course he was still heavily sedated. He was kept that way through the middle of the night when they started to let him breathe on his own~~by morning he was awake and no breathing tube and he had breakfast!! Amazing!! He slept most of the day but was doing good. That night he had a couple issues they had to deal with and because of that he was kept in the intensive care unit an extra day. By Friday he was moved to the cardiac floor where they still monitor you but you have more freedom. He was encouraged to get up on his own and take some short walks. At first he had to be coaxed to do so because some dumb ass told him he could rip himself open! Which maybe 30 years ago could happen but not so now. You're sewn,stapled and glued from the inside out! One of the nurses finally said to him "you want to go home? get up and start walking before you get pneumonia" That's all it took~~he was on a roll!! The nurses were joking that they never had a patient that was power walking after surgery!!
Saturday was my b'day and he was so hoping to be out of there by then. Since that didn't happen the kids decided to give me my gifts at the hospital so he wouldn't miss everything. That worked out quite well(presents are good anytime,right?) I guess they got tired of hearing me say my iPod doesn't hold all my podcasts at once so they decided to all chip in and get me the bigger one!! That was a great surprise!! I mentioned that I felt like doing a puzzle and someone was listening~~dd found one with sheep!! Perfect!
On my way to the hospital I stopped to visit with Heather at her market and she gifted me with an awesome beaded necklace that I had admired(ok, so I actually drooled a bit) about a month ago . What a wonderful way that was to start my day!
We left KK early in the evening and finished the day at dd's. They surprised me with all sorts of finger foods and shrimp cocktail! Frozen strawberry daiquiris were the drink of choice! DS can whip up a pretty decent one! The evening ended with coffee and cookie cake! The only thing that could have made the day any more perfect is if KK would have been with us.
Sunday was release day~~a bit nerve racking to say the least. I was trying to miss every pothole in the road! I was so happy to pull into our driveway and get him into the house. That was an exhausting afternoon for the both of us!
It's been a long tiring and somewhat stressful week but the worst is behind us now. KK has the physical pain and discomfort to get through and I have the mental(no jokes,please!) but we 'll do it !!
So as I already said~~"let the healing begin"
Off to
Knit

Title???? What title???

2007-08-09T23:51:00.000-05:00

Too tired to think up a catchy title so I'll just skip it! Can't seem to get on here any earlier these days so that's why I haven't been posting.
Trying to keep things quiet~mainly KK that is. He is supposed to do literally nothing! We all joke that we'd like to do nothing for days but believe me it gets boring rather quickly!
By-pass surgery is set for the 27th of this month so whatever higher power you believe in maybe you could ask for some good vibes sent this way. The cardio doc. wanted to do surgery next Monday but the neuro-surgeon didn't feel that enough time has passed since the stent was placed. He feels the longer the wait the better but the cardio doc. says no longer than the 27th-so that's it. I don't think the reality of it has really hit yet.
DD is on vacation and we (as in "me") are dog sitting her two dogs! An Italian Greyhound and A MinPin~~cute but annoying. I've never had dogs that are barkers~~these two are barkers to such a degree that if the wind rustles the tree leaves too much they bark! One starts and then the other!! If Sophie picks this habit up I'll be pulling my hair out!
I still haven't kicked my "startitis" problem! I think I now have 5 socks in varying degrees of "doneness"!!Two tank tops are calling out to me~~at the rate I'm going I'll have them for next summer! I'm feeling the beginnings of a sweater urge starting! Oh no, not another sweater! If my memory serves I believe there's two sweaters tucked away somewhere around here,too~and I don't mean finished ones! I set a goal~~finish all the started socks before I can start a new sweater! hmm, maybe I really don't need another sweater?
The Finger Lakes Fiberfest is next month and as long as all goes well with KK I'm there!! Heather and I go and make a day of it~and now we know a good place for dinner! Really looking forward to it and I'm starting to stash some cash~~not that I need any yarn but you never know what you just can't pass up!
It's late so
I'm Off to Bed

How do you spell stress?????????

2007-07-30T21:09:00.000-05:00

By pass surgery does it for me~~KK made it through the stent placement with flying colors!!
Unfortunately right before the stent procedure they discovered he has major blockage in the arteries to the heart. He has been having chest pains occasionally but since the stroke they've been more frequent.
It was undecided for a couple days which surgery they were going to do first. Then they thought the only way to go was to do both at the same time. Very scary~~
Finally it was decided to do the stent ,keep him in the hospital a few extra days and then if all was well send him home for two weeks to heal and relax before the by-pass. Now we're just waiting until the 6th to find out when the surgery will be.
We're keeping a positive attitude while waiting~~what else can you do??
I've been doing some knitting~~it keeps me sane through this. Not that I'm finishing anything just starting alot!
I'll try to keep updates posted on here but for now I'm
Off to watch a movie

The Battle Is On~~

2007-07-03T21:30:00.000-05:00

Let me just tell you that this has been an on going battle since May and to my annoyance the "bad" guy is winning!
Bad Guy

Can you make him out?? Let me give you a closer look~~

I hope you can click on these and get a better look but in case you can't I'll tell you that this is
the most obnoxious squirrel ever. In the photos he's sitting on top of the bird feeder laughing his a## off I'm sure! The tale begins with the Canna Lilly roots that I got a few years ago at the flea market. I bought these things bare roots/no dirt. The woman assured me they would grow just fine. So I bought good potting soil and planted them in a huge clay pot and placed them on my upper deck in full sun~~and they grew and flowered!! I was thrilled and come fall I dug them out and stored them in a brown paper bag in the closet. Last summer out they came and I planted them again and not only did they flower but they made new roots.!!
Last fall on a freezing cold day I remembered to dig them up and get them in for the winter. Now, this year I have a bigger clay pot, get more soil and plant them and again set them out on the upper deck. All is well for a couple days. Then to my horror one morning I look out through my half asleep eyes and can't make out what the heck I'm looking at~~I hobble back to the bedroom and find my glasses so I can get a better look. There was dirt and roots scattered everywhere~ not only did he dig them up but he took bites out of the ones that had started to grow! To add insult to injury he took a few of them and lined them up along the upper railing of the deck! Some I could save but I had to throw quite a few out. Now a few weeks later after repotting them numerous times I have five that are growing. A trip to Lowe's garden center and $20 later for "Deer-Off" he's leaving things alone. I have chased him a few times off the deck and Sophie is constantly watching for him but I think we're at a stand-off. For now~~
KK and I have been relaxing and enjoying the weather. We've been puttering around the house doing odds and ends that we never seem to get to. The yard is shaping up but there is a couple things we won't get done this year. With neither of us being able to dig we can't do some of the landscaping we wanted to do.
It's been nice some days just sitting outside with a cold drink and a book or knitting. And I have been knitting. Socks. Lots of socks~single socks, not pairs! I'm working on that tho~~
I think we're finally getting used to being home together all the time. We don't seem to be so edgy and in each others way so often. This evening we sat outside and had a fire in the chimanea(?)
Sunday we took DD to Utica,NY to the Saranac brewery. Took us about three hours to get there. Nice day for a drive. The tour was interesting but being Sunday the plant wasn't operating.

They started out as the Utica Club Ale brewery which they still brew. And the home of Schultz and Doley the talking beer stein commercials from the 70's.
DD and I waiting to start the tour.

The Million Dollar Clock!
This room was filled with antiques and supposedly this clock is one of four remaining of this type in the world. Instead of a pendlum there are three discs that operate the clock. Unfortunately it no longer works.

Taking a tour works up a thirst!
And I'll leave you with a photo of KK and I in the tavern!

Better Days

2007-06-15T22:50:00.000-05:00

Things are better, somewhat~~KK is home and doing well. The first couple days he was home I was a wreck. Now things have settled down a bit. He's very sneaky tho~~when I go out for whatever reason he does things he shouldn't. Working around the yard, cleaning the shed~not the relaxing the doctor meant I'm sure.
He's bored~~I can't imagine not having any hobbies. I've got so many interests I could entertain myself for hours on end~as I often do!
We will know more about the surgery Wed. after seeing the specialist. Hopefully that will be scheduled soon and he'll be on the road to recovery quickly.
I must tell you about my SP 10~~she's wonderful!! With all the turmoil here I had neglected my pal and wrote to the coordinater and explained my need to drop out. My spoiler is exchanging with my spoilee(understand?) . She wrote me a nice note and said she would take good care of my pal. A few days later a package was waiting for me when I got home. I couldn't imagine what it could be ~~to my surprise it was from my SP10 Suzi!! If you've been here before I'm sure you've see me mention Sophie, my BT. Suzi showered me with everything BT!!!! Playing cards,pen,pads, magnet,sticker, and the cutest socks(tho, not hand knit!) Oh, yes and a mesh laundry bag for my knits!! She had wrapped it all in tissue and it was such fun opening everything with KK watching! I love it all and can't begin to express what it meant to me to receive this. I will get a photo ~~
I taught my knitting class and think it went well. I'll see in a couple days how the ladies did. I finished knitting my bag but I think I'd like to put a lining in it. When trying to match something it's a good idea to take that something with you to the fabric store!! I stopped at Joanns but couldn't make a decision so I'll have to go back.(with the bag)
We've had such wonderful weather Kk and I have really enjoyed sitting outside in the afternoons. Something I would never take the time to do if he wasn't home. He snoozes and I knit and daydream! The yard's looking good ~~pond is fixed and running~~planted some flowers. All is well~~
My startitis is somewhat under control~~although I do have another project floating around in my head! I am going to put a hold on it until I finish my Jitterbug socks~~the first one is awesome!! This yarn is gorgeous and great to work with. I'm definitely a fan!!
Well, my iPod is loaded and I'm tired so ~
Off to bed

Changes

2007-05-30T21:26:00.000-05:00

I was going to be so much better about posting~~I really was ~~but things change~~in the bat of an eye life is different.
KK was out of work for a couple of weeks~doctor's orders. He just wasn't feeling well. If the truth be told he hasn't felt well all winter. He had an "episode" ( for lack of a better word) at work and they drove him home. Light headed,very dizzy, bad enough that he called the doctor right away the next morning. Doc. says no work, and take it easy until we get all these tests done.
Went to one specialist and she said if you have any sort of "episode" again go immediately to the hospital emergency room. That was last Friday~~Sat. morning he wakes up fine but then a few minutes later he wasn't so fine.
It's amazing what you can do when you have no choice. I had no idea how to get to the hospital~~had my DD on the cell phone as I'm speeding all the way! She met up with us in the city and I followed her. Thankfully she had the foresight to call and tell them we were on the way. As soon as we pulled in they met us with a wheel chair and whisked Kk inside while I signed him in.
I will never,ever forget that ride~~he was so sick~I was so scared. He was disoriented and some what confused. Once inside everything happened so fast~~but the day seemed endless waiting for some tests and results. Of course these things always happen on weekends or holidays and here we had both!
He had so many tests that I can't even remember the name of them all, we talked with so many doctors they all began to look alike!
He had a stroke~~he was very lucky~~it was caught quick, and with some life style changes he will be ok. He's been in the hospital 5 days so far but it seems like so much longer. In a day or so he will be moved to rehab to finish recuperating and then surgery..to have a stent inserted to improve blood flow.
It's very odd to be here alone. I don't like it~~it just feels wrong. We just had our 38th anniversary last week~~

Empty Nest.......... x 2??

2007-05-23T22:58:00.000-05:00

Yes, it's true~~we are empty-nester's........again! DS has moved out~~I really didn't believe it until he moved his aquarium--then I realized it --it's for real! Odd, I felt really strange about it this time~maybe because this time it's for good?
I must admit it's sort of nice not to have pop and cookies hidden all over the house! Going to the fridge is no longer annoying~whatever we put in there is still there ~~weird! I forgot what that was like.
Now I know you're asking what's the x's 2 mean~~you are right??
They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words so I 'll show you~~

Can you make that out?? It's a wild duck making a nest by our little pond!

Look at that~not one but 12 eggs!!

Now if you look really close you can make out "mom" waddling in the back.
Look closely,mom's in the center between the flowers and there's a little bitty yellow head on the left side and in front of her is a clump of babies! KK tried to sneak up on her to get the photo but she was quick to get them covered up!
This was Sunday morning and I'm glad that we were able to get this photo. We went to the Lilac festival in Rochester even tho it wasn't the nicest of days weather wise. Is there any better smell than hundreds of blooming lilacs??? I think not! As you can tell Lilacs are my favorite.
I have a lovely Lilac bush in the back yard~~it has the nicest round shape, full of beautiful healthy leaves..........and NOT one single Lilac!!! What the hell????
Anyway back to mom~~by the time we got home they were gone!!! I looked out the window to check on them and I couldn't believe it!! KK and I ran out to the yard~~we looked every where~~under all the trees and shrubs,around the wood pile, behind the shed, gone! Not a single feather to show which way they went! How disappointing after a month of watching and wondering. Mom and 11 babies off to do whatever they do. Sadly one egg didn't hatch but I'm sure mom had more than enough to keep her busy!
Now during all this spring has finally come to stay~~which means everything is growing. We didn't want to disturb the family in the works so we stayed out of the back yard. We walked Sophie, which I really hated at night when it was still cold. The grass was at least a foot high not to mention the weeds were rampant! When mom took a break I ran outside and filled the pond, cleaned the filter and got it running. Got done just as she flew back in. I'm all happy the pond is clean and running........until the next morning when I look out and see the water level has dropped down to about 10". So now it's a matter of waiting for her to leave so I can see what the problem is. I get the chance that evening~~one side of the pond is buckled and there's a 3-4" crack. Did you know while laying across slate and hanging upside down squeezing Gorilla glue into a crack it's very difficult to stop it from dripping all over?? Not to mention it dries a tannish color that shows up quite well on a black pond?? Take my word for it~~it's not a pretty sight!
Let it dry a day and fill that baby up again only to find out it's leaking someplace else!
We're going to tackle that problem tomorrow, maybe.
A "hello" to my SP10 and a "thank you" for the magnet,pin and stitch markers. Magnet's on the fridge and the pin is on my knitting bag!
I've had a bad case of startitis.......I'm hoping the worst is over........I can't seem to stop! I finished my denim Tee Top. Will get photo. Did the Trio bag. Will get photo.
Started another top, and three pair of socks! Someone stop me!!!!
See, no blogging can be a good thing --makes for more knitting time!
I'm back in the groove tho~~but for now
Off to bed

egg-citing!!

2007-03-31T22:11:00.000-05:00

I'm sure that you're bored with this topic but bare with me! While out this afternoon I ran into a friend that breeds Amazon parrots(talk about fate). Now if you read my last post you know all about my excitement over the unbroken macaw egg from yesterday! My dilemma was what to do with the egg?? The macaws can't hatch it because they aren't set up with a nest box. So my thought was if I could get in touch with parrot acquaintances maybe someone has birds that are nesting and we could slip this egg in with theirs.
Well, as luck would have it her Amazons have eggs and the last one was laid yesterday making it the same age as the macaws!!
So this afternoon I very carefully delivered the egg to it's surrogate parents! This evening they were able to place the egg in the nestbox. This egg is much larger than the Amazons own eggs but they may sit on it. Granted it's a risk but at this point there's nothing to lose. Now we wait~~
a lot can go wrong~~they may destroy the egg~~they may push it aside~~they may do everything right and sit on it but it may be infertile~~then it could be fertile but the chick may not be strong enough to break out of the shell and if it did then my part comes in. Feeding!!
Every hour or so around the clock the first few days!
OMG~~what was I thinking??????
We'll see what happens~~if it's meant to be it'll all work out. If not I'll look into setting them up next spring and let nature take it's course.
OK, enough egg talk~~I finished the cuff of the first sleeve on the sweater/tunic and am working on the 2nd sleeve. I can definitely see much better!! Here I was blaming the color of the yarn for the difficulty I was having seeing the stitches!
Didn't cast on any socks with my new yarn as much as I wanted to. I know if I do that will be the end of the sweater! I'm determined to finish it!
Before it gets too much later I'm
Off to knit