Archive for May, 2005

In your lifetime, have you…

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

1. …ridden on a rollercoaster? Yup. Not too many times, but I definitely have. I think my favorite one was the first rollercoaster I was ever on… The old wood one on the boardwalk in Santa Cruz, Calif. I don’t even know if it’s still there. I hope so. It was wonderful.

2. …performed (in any […]

Dining room window update

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

The wood dried sufficiently, and DH was able to finish making the rest of the new frame. Here are a couple shots of it. In this first photo, we’re looking through the window at the deck outside my living room (really it’s more of a billiard room, as there are only two chairs in there, […]

Knit along…

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

I haven’t read either of Debbie Macomber’s novels yet, but I have seen the companion knitting books, and they’re both wonderful. I can see some stash enrichment pending. The knitting books are by Leisure Arts, so should be easy to find for a while. Woohoo! A Good Yarn has a basic sock pattern that is […]

SBQ Wednesday

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

How do you deal a stitching slump? I haven’t had a stitching slump in a long time. In the past, I dealt with them by completely changing venues. I’d stitch for a year or three, to the exclusion of all else, then knit or crochet until I got bored with one of those, and move […]

Fruits and veggies

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

What’s your favorite veggie? Tomatoes, especially when warm from the sun. Or sun warmed sweet peas fresh from the pod. Or a nice tart rhubarb pie. Celery, cucumbers (especially lemon cucumbers), corn on the cob (nice and fresh, and barely warmed, hold the butter–I’ll just lick it off before I eat the corn).
2. Do you […]

What kind of soul are you?

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

I ran across this in someone’s blog this morning, and thought it was fun. I almost gave it up part way through the questions. But decided to finish it up anyway. Hey, the results aren’t bad.

You Are a Visionary Soul

You are a curious person, always in a state of awareness.
Connected to all things spiritual, […]

What herb are you?

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

I am catnip
What herb are you?
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Stitching along

Monday, May 23, 2005

Been having tons of fun stitching on Lilac Basket. It’s still just a blob of color, but it’s a much bigger blog! I’ll post another pic after I have a good week or so into it. Hopefully, it’ll be at least a little less blob-like by then.

An introduction to genres

Monday, May 23, 2005

Thought I’d move my response to the question over here to sort of get it out of the way.

What do you read? Why? Provide specific examples.

To try to get things going a bit, this time I’ll answer the question myself here…

I read a combination of things. I love fantasy, mystery, light science fiction, general fiction, […]

The beginnings of a plan

Monday, May 23, 2005

DH and I have talked for years (and years and years) about eventually leaving southern California for somewhere north, and not *in* California. Lots of potential places have been bandied about, from the South Pacific (no Internet access) to Alaska (no symphony) to the Pacific Northwest to Colorado to the east coast, yet we haven’t […]