I have this couch, the Beast. I’ve had it longer than I’ve known most of my friends. It’s older than most people I know. The fabric on it has been there since about the time my mother was born—Grandma chose it, had an interior decorator help her design her living room and choose fabrics, colors, […]
I was over visiting Anne’s blog a few minutes ago. She’s been cleaning her lovely craft room, gettiing boxes and bags of yarn organized and stowed in clear plastic containers—it’s looking great, Anne! In doing this Anne freed up a bit of floor space so she can spin in there again, and she started making […]
I feel like I’ve been knitting every spare moment. Oh wait! It’s because I have been. In between going to three holiday parties in two days, and getting started decorating the house for Christmas, oh, and working—today, not over the weekend—I’ve been knitting up a storm.
I’m now officially half way done with knitting […]
An answer
Debby loves dishes, too, and she asked this:
I love dishes too! Antique or new ones, and I feel like I have to collect mostly every dish/bowl/cup in the set. Do you have this problem too? I’m dying for the soup tureen to my china (Baronesse White is the name). And for the most part, […]
Charged
My camera battery went kaput. Twelve months, two weeks after purchase. For the last week I’ve had to drag the cord around, able only to take pictures when the thing was actually plugged into the wall. I found a new battery on eBay late last week—it’s truly amazing what can be had there—for less than […]
We’re having company for Christmas. My mom and my aunt and uncle are coming down to see us for the holiday. This means that we have to get at least most of the hall bathroom functional before then. Gads. Do you have any idea the state this room is in? Wait. Of course you don’t. […]
… we were on vacation! Woohoo! It was loverly being away. Dave and I talked about it before we left—except for two funerals (me), and one funeral and one business trip (him), this was the first time in a year that we’d gotten away. At all. Yes, it was way too short. But it was […]
Knitting red
I’m making progress on my red Green Gable sweater for the Red Sweater KAL. It’s hard to tell in this photo, but it really is big enough to go over my head. I’m knitting along (so far) on twenty-four inch circulars, so the knitting’s rather squished. At least, I hope it’ll go over my […]
Stitching large
Have you ever used a magnifying glass while stitching? If so, did you find it helpful?
Yup. I sure do. Age is rearing it’s ugly head, and I can no longer focus on small little things like I could when I was younger. It sucks. But, I have my handy-dandy magnifying glass, and I use […]
Thank you all so very much for your kind and sympathetic messages. It helps a lot to know you’re all out there. Web friends are awesome.
Since a couple of you asked, I’m expected at the hospital on Wednesday, May 3, at 7 a.m., and the surgery is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Pacific […]