I thought I would share a series of Poe photos taken just this morning. There has not yet been enough caffeine in my morning to make the analogy between Poe/tennis balls and Ann/yarn. It’s there though. So, as you may or may not know Mr. Poe is addicted to tennis balls. My mother-in-law feeds his [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Posted in dogs, on August 27, 2007 | 14 Comments »
sock!
Posted in knitting,, pigs, on August 23, 2007 | 8 Comments »
This sock is the result of on-the-go knitting. We traveled to PA this weekend and the first thing I packed was the knitting. But what project? Babette involves too many skeins and would be an unwieldy traveling companion but I was almost to the bind off row of Lotus Blossom. And I had been warned [...]
lotus blossom!
Posted in knitting,, pigs, on August 22, 2007 | 27 Comments »
Lotus Blossom Shawl by Dorothy Siemens Knitting Notions Yarn Mods: 2 additional pattern repeats – one of chart three and one of chart five alá Enchanting Juno. This shawl has to be one of my quickest knits on record. I love everything about it – especially its sweet fresh-from-blocking smell (that’s right up there with [...]
Posted in blogging, on August 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
more news???? Typepad is on the fritz AGAIN and will not publish the remainder of my post along with all that annoying underlining. argh!!
Posted in dogs,, family,, pigs,, spinning, on August 16, 2007 | 12 Comments »
This week has been busy! First off, I re-joined this. I went with Flair and Lisa for what is becoming our annual rejoin. We have all made solemn vows and on this, the second day of the program, I for one can say so far, so good. If nothing else, it is always loads of [...]
Posted in crochet,, pigs, on August 13, 2007 | 11 Comments »
Section 8 is along the top of the picture from left to right. Per Vicki’s request, I took another picture and included one of Poe’s tennis balls for scale. As written, the pattern will make a blanket that measures 40″ x 43″, which is a decent enough lap size. It looks like I will have [...]
porcine ephemera
Posted in pigs, on August 10, 2007 | 11 Comments »
It is a refreshingly cool and rainy day. I am almost through with seaming section 8 of Babette! D#2 gets home tomorrow and along with her the good camera so you can expect some good pictures soon. Here is a small sampling of pig postcards and books in my collection. How about a peek inside? [...]
this and that …..
Posted in family, on August 9, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Have you seen this? I wonder if they are accepting applications? [thanks to Carol for the morning laugh!] also thank you all for your parallel parking commiserations! It seems I am in good company and it’s no wonder the parking lots are always so full with all of us parallel-challenged drivers. I found this site [...]
Posted in family,, pigs, on August 8, 2007 | 21 Comments »
at last! this morning brought thunderstorms and rain – do you suppose Mother Nature reads my blog and read my bitching yesterday? I was watching this morning’s news and some areas of Long Island had flash flooding. We must have received the outer edge of whatever they got. Did I tell you that D#2 has [...]
Posted in crochet,, knitting,, pigs, on August 7, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Babette in a Bowl & Lotus Blossom Progress do you suffer from hog cholera? it is so hot and humid around here the only thing to do is to sit in the air conditioning and knit. The thunderstorms they keep predicting never seem to materialize. sigh. I do believe I am developing a case of [...]
