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New Discovery – “The Daily Chum”
Thanks to this Book Review by Painty of The Unique Sheep, I discovered The Daily Chum, described as a “daily dose of fibermania.”
Making Plans
So, next week I might to to the Clearwater Festival in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. My Aunt Judy lives there and has kindly offered to let me stay with them. I made a webpage of the Performersand it’s a great lineup!
One problem is that it’s 540 miles away –
awfully far to drive just to be somewhere 2 days.
One solution is to take the train!
Then I can rest, knit, and get there in about the same amount of time.
Rest in Peace
She lived 21 years, which is over 100 in human terms.
Miranda
Born 1988
Died 8 June 2009
Webpage Updated
New background, a few new sites, old links shuffled around –
Knitting on Cloud Nine
This knitting blog has a lot of cute widgets –
Knitting On Cloud IX
Goddess Knits Shawl Started!
Here is the yarn – a 2/18 merino/silk 50/50 jaggerspun laceweight in “curry” which is a lovely honey color.
Onward!
Artfire Ambush!
Waiting Game with Stab Wound
The biopsy took all day yesterday.
Today it hurts.
I have a new sympathy for stabbing victims.
Next week they’ll tell me what they learned from this.
Meanwhile, time to accentuate the positive,
get back to work, and
distract myself with yarn!
Goddess Knits Anniversary Shawl 09
I have joined the Goddess Knits summer KAL, the Anniversary Mystery Shawl 09.
I’m using Jaggerspun Zephyr 50/50 Wool/Tussah Silk
in a gorgeous honey color called “curry”
I’ll photograph it when I have sunlight.
New UFO Plan
I just can’t can’t can’t knit only one thing at a time,
especially when the one thing is something I got
bored with awhile ago and am finishing only as a
gesture of love for the recipient, rather than as
a challenge in its own right.
New Plan:
I will knit up to four things at a time.
But,
I have to finish one before I can work on another.
In other words, no knitting seven things at once!
Currently up to bat:
1. Blue fingering weight merino scarf for dad.
2. Koigu pppm bookmark.
3. Goddess Knits Mystery Shawl.
4. Wild silk jewel tones basketweave scarf.
This is great, because the projects are varied,
in yarn, scope, difficulty, etc. Yay.
Tagged Goddess Knits, UFOs, WIPs
Biopsy Manana
Sooo …. tomorrow I have a liver biopsy so they can find out
more about – my liver, I suppose. One of those adventures
that manages to combine anxiety, discomfort, and boredom
in one package!
If you’re the praying type, go for it.
I’m looking for a really dull biopsy here.
I want to hear “It just confirmed our diagnosis.”
I do not want to hear anything starting with
“There’s no easy way to say this.”
Onward!
Knitted Knickers
I wonder if there are patterns for knitting your own —
what do we call them? —
knickers? pettipants? bloomers?
Those things that are like underpants that go half way to the knee, or like a half-slip that has legs.
I wonder.
If you’ve seen patterns for these, I’d love to know.
Help! Plurk has Kidnapped Me!
This darned Plurk has taken over my life.
Not just my real life, which — phbtt, anyway.
Worse, it’s taken over my internet life.
I’ve neglected Ravelry, KnitPurr, Facebook, etc., etc.
I think the reason is that —
oops, got to go, there’s a Plurk I have to answer!
Join me!
Tagged Plurk
Carolina Yarn
I’ve taken the first step towards following a dream.
I registered the domain name
Carolina Yarn
More later!
Tagged carolina yarn, carolinayarn
Octuplet Update
Nadya Suleman has a Family Website
with photos of the babies.
So far, so good.
Monsoom – One Beautiful Scarf!
I just discovered a gorgeous lace pattern, Monsoom.
by Julia Zahle.
Here is Julia’s blog, Aalerusen.
Julia, I took the liberty of photoshopping your pattern,
so it would be easier to see:
Thank you for such a pretty pattern.
Tagged Julia Zahle, lace scarf, Monsoom
Sunshine Cleaning
Obligatory SPOILER ALERT
Sunshine Cleaning is a good movie in a lot of ways.
First, good acting.
Amy Adams and Emily Blunt were perfect.
Perfectly cast, and dressed precisely like girls that age.
Alan Arkin was okay too.
The guy who played Winston (one-armed janitorial guy) was great.
Lynn, the woman whom Emily Blunt stalked was also great.
So, good acting.
The crime scene premise was cute and, if you get past the gross aspects, kind of interesting.
I was intrigued by the specialized equipment, training, etc.
warning: somewhat gross photo:
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The tragedy at the core of the girls’ lives was also well done.
It explains their pain and their attraction to cleaning up death.
The waitress/pie/clues thing was well done too.
Nora (Emily Blunt) was a well-developed character.
Haven’t you known people like her? I have.
The ambiguous relationship between Nora and Lynn was well done.
Rose (Amy Adams) was adorable as always.
Nice leaving the inevitable Rose/Winston romance unstated.
But . . . a few things bug me, and here they are:
1. Oscar clearly had some Big Problems, which were never explained or addressed. Oscar was turning eight years old? His weird cluelessness is ridiculous without a DSM label. What’s his problem? Didn’t your kids know not to ask amputees about missing limbs by the age of, say, 4? Didn’t they know enough not to lick everything after hearing a dumb ghost story?
Instead of any explanation or any attempt to help him, we get only family members insisting that “the meanies don’t understand you.”
I don’t know, he just annoyed me.
2. The melding of comic and tragic was, to say the least, disconcerting at times.
3. What is Rose’s backstory?
WHY didn’t she ever marry? WHERE/WHO is Oscar’s dad?
Is her low self-esteem entirely caused by her mom’s suicide?
So, I’ll give it 2 thumbs and several fingers up,
and 4 stars.
Posted in Photography
Tagged Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Sunshine Cleaning, Sunshine Cleaning Review
Live. Alive. Liver.
Something is wrong with my liver.
I’ve been fatigued and queasy, and it turns out
that some dumb enzymes are too high.
Blood has been drawn.
Tests will be done.
What a drag.
And, I can’t even drown my worry with wine.
Plan of Action:
1. Rest.
2. Deep relaxation meditation visualization.
3. Knitting.
4. Faith in my body’s healing powers.
5. Faith in general.
6. More knitting.
Thank You Knitjo!!!
I received the third package from my Warm Ewe Up yarn swap spoiler, and once again she spoiled me rotten! Just look –
A close up of the yarn and the pattern to make with it. I love the pattern, and appreciate not having to figure out what would work with the yarn!
A scarf pattern too!
More delights!
Knitjo, thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and generosity!
Sock Summit
Tagged sock summit
Earth Hour – 8:30 p.m. 28 March 2009
Earth Hour has already started on the other side of the world.
For one hour, lights will be turned off to symbolize the need for immediate action to fight Global Warming.
Plurk – Time Absorber Extraordinaire!
I’m enjoying PLURK since I joined it a few days ago. But, be warned – highly addictive!
Many Happy Returns 