tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62677104236772681832024-03-13T07:59:41.537-05:00KnittingGardenerwhere an iowa (south dakota) girl discusses knitting, gardening, quilting, her dog, cats and well, her life. welcome.anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-76217424430965093462011-05-11T10:17:00.003-05:002011-05-11T10:19:33.602-05:00wishcasting wednesday<a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-stand?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JamieRidlerStudios+%28Jamie+Ridler+Studios%29">Jamie</a> asked us this Q: what do you wish to stand up for?<div><br /></div><div>Today, I'd like to stand up for clean water! I wish more folks understood the connection between their daily activities at work and at home and their local water source. If folks adopt better habits on a personal level...it will translate. </div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-92144011860225959962011-05-04T16:46:00.001-05:002011-05-04T16:47:56.531-05:00another wishcasting wednesday<a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-what-do-you-wish-to-know-2?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JamieRidlerStudios+%28Jamie+Ridler+Studios%29">Jamie</a> asks the Q: what do I want to know?<div><br /></div><div>I want to know what is next. I've had quite a few changes over the last few years and I'm wondering what is next for me? and how will I know?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-84156349961626887942010-11-05T14:31:00.001-05:002010-11-05T14:35:23.849-05:00My Quilt Festival quilt<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv71wdjO5p-aHQvJnxI2E0R04RdfYedfqiVi1-NLskquswNS_kEIY7vgeX0X4DhTIPy-dgNeL3F3I87GxsyhPmjMMSo0hOpGv94VCNNh6azAWLvZl11G6O5onlyu_NS7GSl31-eM5FesY/s1600/1105101136.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv71wdjO5p-aHQvJnxI2E0R04RdfYedfqiVi1-NLskquswNS_kEIY7vgeX0X4DhTIPy-dgNeL3F3I87GxsyhPmjMMSo0hOpGv94VCNNh6azAWLvZl11G6O5onlyu_NS7GSl31-eM5FesY/s320/1105101136.jpg" /></a> </div><br />This is the quilt I chose to share in the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2010/10/29/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2010/">Fall 2010 Quilt Festival</a>. I finished this quilt over 8 years ago and I still love it. I don't recall the pattern or designer. I recall starting this in a quilt class and then finishing it up at home...probably several months past the class. I love log cabins and this was a great design. My favorite colors are in this quilt; I'm not a big blue clothes wearer...but I like to have it in my stuff surrounding me.<div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-6381415661206713662010-10-27T16:00:00.002-05:002010-10-27T16:03:10.242-05:00Wishcasting Wednesday<a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-what-do-you-wish-to-shed?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+JamieRidlerStudios+(Jamie+Ridler+Studios)">What do I wish to shed</a>? <div><br /></div><div>three things.... </div><div>the pile of stuff in the basement. I've been harsh in throwing away...but not harsh enough</div><div>these 20 lbs of medicine weight I've gained over the last 2 yrs</div><div>this little attitude I've got going about a certain topic</div><div><br /></div><div>with breaths it will all come. </div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-26200124405677426142010-10-11T23:39:00.010-05:002010-11-10T11:27:55.444-06:00It is my bee month<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><div style="text-align: left;">and while it took a bit more time than I had ever figured it would (--that is going to be my motto for this year! the whole year.)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyways, the bags are packed and headed out to the door to the other participants. This month I'm going to make a quilt I'm calling Chocolate Cherry Mint. I'm using all of these strips to make a spiderweb quilt. I used the quilt <a href="http://twodogsandaquilt.blogspot.com/2009/06/spellbound-spiderwebs.html">here</a> as my inspiration. I made some modifications and decided to use a 12.5" block. I think <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=6510">this site</a> also gives darn good directions. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1qQauyhCDjgmgcX-jIBegdVXlxt-hpHBeIPcxUWp4dreD2r8LDWtQvJhEcatoXLarV4wx_qOy_C9HbK0Vwk7PnyBZgRmHW4cL7A_1jPM-JCgtm1cG9y_IQ_nxrsn7jqx2ME9vPdVhGQ/s1600/1011101709.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1qQauyhCDjgmgcX-jIBegdVXlxt-hpHBeIPcxUWp4dreD2r8LDWtQvJhEcatoXLarV4wx_qOy_C9HbK0Vwk7PnyBZgRmHW4cL7A_1jPM-JCgtm1cG9y_IQ_nxrsn7jqx2ME9vPdVhGQ/s320/1011101709.jpg" width="321" height="225" /></a></div></div>After cutting my 12.5" square in half, I ended up with 2 triangles that look like this: <span class="Apple-style-span" >ETA, please cut those triangles in half and then begin adding the strips. </span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTHJid7ehbnMf5ntt3G05ZEMWll0luHK23LOKeR6Q8UJwKQJ8yI3gw5mDf0kT92tsCOAPQjBO_3JdLUF-_Kwu9QBFXrJI4zgbn6Tya4yCiT3RAfTiq6rinffR5eTVxqG2UlmkH0e-ci8/s1600/1011101735.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTHJid7ehbnMf5ntt3G05ZEMWll0luHK23LOKeR6Q8UJwKQJ8yI3gw5mDf0kT92tsCOAPQjBO_3JdLUF-_Kwu9QBFXrJI4zgbn6Tya4yCiT3RAfTiq6rinffR5eTVxqG2UlmkH0e-ci8/s320/1011101735.jpg" /></a> </div>The triangles need to be marked for specific fabric placement in order for me to get a quilt with 1 large circle and 1 smaller circle:<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6jJZSeZRZBlUOyqtWDnBIJ82vmsZ8Dxbp8fV5duFAgk10pL5Tq-Ok47BOylKtTLTRYBb72mgTUQWv_npsV-z3DedHobwcaYfhUFk0J2QD_gOCvZv4q6lsn26z0_9TZlP97SWEzzIyU0/s1600/1011101739.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6jJZSeZRZBlUOyqtWDnBIJ82vmsZ8Dxbp8fV5duFAgk10pL5Tq-Ok47BOylKtTLTRYBb72mgTUQWv_npsV-z3DedHobwcaYfhUFk0J2QD_gOCvZv4q6lsn26z0_9TZlP97SWEzzIyU0/s320/1011101739.jpg" /></a> </div>Also, I need to remember that in order for the quilt to come together that I need triangles marked for right and left.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PCdMvkXNDde2iPrMoUqnepvZNBVHYNMZeHhrhxyrV8dmvI2VgSdAFh4ukW2rNSVrlqVzjGOHF2lhrckcpJBqbcB4LK5hx08Femr7Jj_5Hx1VyBAKy2rsl2e3zbtZVZVRQtJjBAJhUzs/s1600/1011101811.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PCdMvkXNDde2iPrMoUqnepvZNBVHYNMZeHhrhxyrV8dmvI2VgSdAFh4ukW2rNSVrlqVzjGOHF2lhrckcpJBqbcB4LK5hx08Femr7Jj_5Hx1VyBAKy2rsl2e3zbtZVZVRQtJjBAJhUzs/s320/1011101811.jpg" /></a> </div>After sewing on strips...and over time I will also get wonky with sewing on the strips..this is what the individual spidey arms will look like<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvv-GBt80fq8iHD_pbVwbTG4S3r0pwssndrG0-vqnbgCm8nwl4XzkgvUrFhUGbuz6mu_ecyCnCHGv104MaapRtQho9fWBWSuqNTQiQhIfZs365ATFm-nh6k7Ur1CCB-he6ZvWDFD-aZ4/s1600/1011101642.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvv-GBt80fq8iHD_pbVwbTG4S3r0pwssndrG0-vqnbgCm8nwl4XzkgvUrFhUGbuz6mu_ecyCnCHGv104MaapRtQho9fWBWSuqNTQiQhIfZs365ATFm-nh6k7Ur1CCB-he6ZvWDFD-aZ4/s320/1011101642.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527015529094283618" /></a>I need to trim these and sew together. I will update the blog with the pictures when I complet them. I am excited to be working on this quilt and cannot wait for the spider blocks to come back from the other participants.<br /><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-11498943789404798802010-09-22T17:30:00.001-05:002010-09-22T17:33:27.068-05:00Catch up<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq-epG3cdr2KGa4B5RooZBlAADYBK_4Pppf6JDpB7H-gDlgsiuOs5C6SOxRPWVmpHIgA-QJcf7CHIH2FVtEr02DS4np4lJA1ZrF-Sl708jJY_nVmfECl6hUnt28ojTvR4o5liDJ4BaBs/s1600/mms_picture.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq-epG3cdr2KGa4B5RooZBlAADYBK_4Pppf6JDpB7H-gDlgsiuOs5C6SOxRPWVmpHIgA-QJcf7CHIH2FVtEr02DS4np4lJA1ZrF-Sl708jJY_nVmfECl6hUnt28ojTvR4o5liDJ4BaBs/s320/mms_picture.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirwh_AI2Hv6WTtnGqLdnGnUyMBuN1BaAuwfoM49NsCLUERtPTTZigFxAMzforg2z0rHB0aDbh2qEw2cQOWwgYfftzLE9PZtLI3dwleReSaHijc_SuJwXua59R01UZxZsAlqvicNGPLH8/s1600/mms_picture1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirwh_AI2Hv6WTtnGqLdnGnUyMBuN1BaAuwfoM49NsCLUERtPTTZigFxAMzforg2z0rHB0aDbh2qEw2cQOWwgYfftzLE9PZtLI3dwleReSaHijc_SuJwXua59R01UZxZsAlqvicNGPLH8/s320/mms_picture1.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQfdgSyNdNVpsQ-wwhrCw5hFl62y1B9uJuZqHxR2gvlniwN4Yx9LmQkWvdOcZglHpxkgTN9YZmebwVI3fm4lg7KJCbLf7MK4iJD14NRB-8lvZAYl-zl3THjOHczue8SESUq7yU4k1vbA/s1600/for+bruzzini.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQfdgSyNdNVpsQ-wwhrCw5hFl62y1B9uJuZqHxR2gvlniwN4Yx9LmQkWvdOcZglHpxkgTN9YZmebwVI3fm4lg7KJCbLf7MK4iJD14NRB-8lvZAYl-zl3THjOHczue8SESUq7yU4k1vbA/s320/for+bruzzini.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, Yes I realize these are horrible pictures. I am still getting used to my Samsung phone camera....and it was cloudy when I took these!</div><div style="text-align: left;">These are 3 "bee" blocks I finished today in order to get them in the mail...long past their mailing date. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Time with my mom this past year has kept me pretty handicapped in terms of being able to finish what I've started. My UFO list is usually pretty long...but this year's takes the cake. </div><div style="text-align: left;">For <a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-abundance?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+JamieRidlerStudios+(Jamie+Ridler+Studios)">wishcasting wednesday</a>: I am asking for the abundance of energy and time to tackle the list. From quilting bee blocks to helping DH finish resurrecting our basement after the Central Iowa of 2010. I'm going to need all the help I can get!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-75170937071488320432010-09-08T14:02:00.002-05:002010-09-08T14:13:49.193-05:00what do I want less ofIt is <a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-what-do-you-wish-for-less-of?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+JamieRidlerStudios+(Jamie+Ridler+Studios)">wishcasting wednesday</a>... and the prompt was: what do I want less of<div><br /></div><div>Have you ever started something and then had little roadblocks pop up to test your willingness/ability to follow through? right, who hasn't...</div><div><br /></div><div>recently I started working out in a fitness bootcamp....starts at 530 am. should be easy enough, I'm an early riser and no time conflicts. HA! I went the first week struggling with staying asleep all night due to migraine med changes. It is very hard to get up and go, let alone stay, at a hard workout when you've actually been up since 2 am all week long! So, there has been little things here and there, not precluding family crisis. Last nite my husband and I spent most of the nite at Iowa State University's Vet Med Animal Clinic. One of our dogs has been coughing and it accelerated to coughing so much he could hardly breathe. Very scary, just like when our 24 yo had croup as a child. After exams by student vets and staff vets and a chest xray, they determined he prob has a form of bordatella. our regular vet told us this am that it is going around and some dogs are getting it without contact with an infected animal. Surprised us! Oh well, he is on antibiotics and cough suppression. I'm so glad we went in though as he is worse today, can't imagine what he would be like if we hadn't already started the antibiotics.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, needless to say, I'm ready for the distractions--of any type to Not Be Present. </div><div><br /></div><div>My daughter is getting married and I need a smaller A**</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-80421562962330294392010-09-01T16:40:00.003-05:002010-09-01T16:48:04.624-05:00time to sit on my asstoday's wishcasting prompt over at <a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/">Jamie Ridler studios</a> <a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-what-do-you-wish-to-begin?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+JamieRidlerStudios+(Jamie+Ridler+Studios)"> </a>got me thinking....what do I really want to begin? I have tons of thoughts floating through my head all the time..but where to start? <div><br /></div><div>I keep telling myself I'm going to start meditating. So, now I need to begin. short time every day. all I have to do is show up. </div><div><br /></div><div>and it is the fall...back to school..means learning a new subject for me. see you there. </div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-88034644385628168472010-06-30T11:57:00.003-05:002010-06-30T12:07:39.003-05:00Wishcasting Wednesday<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Today is </span><a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-what-do-you-wish-for-your-well-being?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+JamieRidlerStudios+(Jamie+Ridler+Studios)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Wishcasting Wednesday</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> inspired by Jamie Ridler. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Today's question is what do I wish for my well-being? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">It doesn't take much thought to come to the realization that I wish for some peacefulness on a relationship situation I am dealing with. And unfortunately, it is not one I can just walk away from..nor do I want to. Watching your daughter grow up is difficult at best, watching her grow up unhappy is painful at the least. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Today when I spoke with my (wise) grandmother she said...this age is a like mixing a cake, Anita. It is just all crumbles and keeps falling all apart until finally all the moisture gets worked in and everything smooths out. I simply cannot describe to you how much I love this 90 yo woman. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I think what I'm going to need to do is devise some sort of releasing ritual. And if I have to do it every single day in order to release the anger and frustration at how we are being treated and manipulated, this is what I will need to do. I need to get back to seeing my girl's shining beautiful face. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Suggestions welcome. </span></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-51108508906472885102010-06-25T15:34:00.003-05:002010-06-25T15:42:38.393-05:00hello, againWill that be the title of all my posts? ha! <div><br /></div><div>just trying to work updating here back into my schedule...and one of these days I will be more successful at it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm part of a project this summer called <a href="http://tnc-thehappybook.blogspot.com/">The Happy Book</a>. I've been slow to answer the weekly requests to share what makes me happy--one because May is a tremendously busy time in the garden for me, and two because for the last 8 weeks I've had a migraine every Friday. no rhyme or reason, but definitely not something to be happy about. As such, no bursts of energy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Have one today, just powering through. (I'm a recalcitrant migraneur...my migraine calendars are all over the charts..and I've tried everything...one of these days, it will all make sense. )</div><div><br /></div><div>So, today what am I happy about? I powered through a couple of items on my to-do list. One of which was a sticky convo with someone. I'm not sure if I made any progress, but I started it. </div><div>Two, it is continuing to be beautiful here in central IA. and, three, I'm sooo glad to be home from vacation. (who says that?) I'm just glad to be home and getting rested up.</div><div><br /></div><div>And, My garden is amazing. even with weeds. and especially without the ones I've been removing. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ok, moving slow and easy on to the rest of my to-do's.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-27845013699008668102010-03-10T17:53:00.002-06:002010-03-10T18:03:21.719-06:00Hello...I'm backWow.. what a long four months it has been...<div><br /></div><div>First the death of my dad, then all the hassles with my stepmother...good grief. then Mom getting so sick. then the small TIAs she had, and dealing with that--in Phoenix. and worrying and worrying. </div><div><br /></div><div>and all the other issues that piled up one right after another--smacking me in the face, reminding me that I'm not in charge and life is a highway. One issue at a time, I could have dealt... the accumulation at the threshold? let me just say, I'm darn glad it is spring. </div><div><br /></div><div>My mom is better at least. One issue, the tediousness and stress of additional breast tissue scans and tests turned out to be for nought! WOOT! </div><div><br /></div><div>The other ones? time will resolve and right now however painful they are, they aren't mine to resolve at this time. </div><div><br /></div><div>The snow is melting and I can see sweet woodruff starting to grow in the shade this makes me a believer.</div><div><br /></div><div>And it is Wishcasting Wednesday over at <a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-march-10?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+JamieRidlerStudios+(Jamie+Ridler+Studios)">Jamie Ridler Studios</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>What is my wish? to say NO to the shadow comforts. to say NO to hiding. and Yes to getting up off my chair and moving. </div><div><br /></div><div>Life is tough. time to face it with movement. </div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-32785774296656405352009-11-20T07:50:00.004-06:002009-11-20T07:57:26.588-06:00A Flea Market Giveaway<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2659/4110386295_e20d6655ea_m.jpg"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2659/4110386295_e20d6655ea_m.jpg" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/fleamarketfancyfreaks/2009/11/its-time-for-a-flea-market-fancy-giveaway.html">Sewtakeahike flea market giveaway</a>! Terrific prizes--you should take a look!</div><div><br /></div><div>I almost didn't want to let folks know... reduces my chances! </div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-31651485496511512032009-11-18T10:41:00.003-06:002009-11-18T11:11:39.817-06:00Wishcasting WednesdayIt is wishcasting wednesday hosted by <a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-november-18?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+JamieRidlerStudios+(Jamie+Ridler+Studios)">Jamie Ridler Studios</a><div><br /></div><div>What do I wish for myself?<div><br /></div><div>I wish for me to embrace the inner girl in me, soothe her fears and face the challenges ahead.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-82734153458486176002009-11-05T08:05:00.002-06:002009-11-05T08:10:36.397-06:00Here I am...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">When the world says, “Give up,”<br />Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.”<br /><strong>~Author Unknown</strong></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"> I'm following <a href="http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/wishcasting-wednesday-november-4">Jamie Ridler's Studio's</a> wishcasting. And, this is my wish for myself: I wish to experience peace and joy with the decisions I've made, or those I'm going to make in the coming weeks! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Ok, that wish was a stream of consciousness. Let's see where it takes me.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">And, what a way to welcome myself back to the blogging world. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-703615942849810312009-05-22T11:02:00.000-05:002009-05-22T11:02:39.399-05:00Hello Blogworld!Here is some flowers (nasturtiums to be exact) from my vegetable garden as a way to say hello! Aren't they pretty on this spring day? although I've been complaining about the very very cool spring we've had here, it sure has been good for the flowers and the trees. can't complain about that point! <br /><br />and I've been knitting and sewing, I'll have some pictures to post soon on that front.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eNQ-If6xEEz9eT2b4zfdDbOaJH6Ior1UE0RW3KFUvTvgykQA8FajtRh7Oykc_sVoFWkJxLOJREdb0yHkCWjmN2IDZbGlF9c1GsCveCdMEeqA0r6O4fRLE8_JXXFeizX8vCv62j1BPXc/s1600-h/DSC01422.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eNQ-If6xEEz9eT2b4zfdDbOaJH6Ior1UE0RW3KFUvTvgykQA8FajtRh7Oykc_sVoFWkJxLOJREdb0yHkCWjmN2IDZbGlF9c1GsCveCdMEeqA0r6O4fRLE8_JXXFeizX8vCv62j1BPXc/s320/DSC01422.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXunDwgWclqpySfT0bbYu3vrwCs3oECxAKWi7jhgTR5dPbZBRvIcvROEZupMnCJHP6tW8zH-3USqgK4VPs-iktexLK3Zyu2d6wYUytsXM-EtDoYoF0oqnxInk3pLEEWSI_Gb4E1rXQu1Q/s1600-h/DSC01421.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXunDwgWclqpySfT0bbYu3vrwCs3oECxAKWi7jhgTR5dPbZBRvIcvROEZupMnCJHP6tW8zH-3USqgK4VPs-iktexLK3Zyu2d6wYUytsXM-EtDoYoF0oqnxInk3pLEEWSI_Gb4E1rXQu1Q/s320/DSC01421.JPG" /></a><br /> <br />And, the dogs got busy this morning also....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5X8vYHH3HA7jwfe9exSFfuCCXMeZrd2XkbB9ka-prYpNrKlxMhr7O4P0dQsf3ONep0f8BYBSrUmzuhtHRIdNBQ0zIyDCu2fjpG7fVZK2wh6AJPGq-nyfRLHyXXmY-P4YUD7vDaErzgS4/s1600-h/DSC01420.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5X8vYHH3HA7jwfe9exSFfuCCXMeZrd2XkbB9ka-prYpNrKlxMhr7O4P0dQsf3ONep0f8BYBSrUmzuhtHRIdNBQ0zIyDCu2fjpG7fVZK2wh6AJPGq-nyfRLHyXXmY-P4YUD7vDaErzgS4/s320/DSC01420.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-81550935102932487742009-01-29T15:50:00.003-06:002009-01-29T15:53:25.041-06:00Catchup<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/invalid.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrxTnhItj686okGY4YJ1SlXCwxD1Ae_-XPrUUIU-R42DuBA2tBmvvt1UoMg-mX6lxWtcqxz2xdJGZMHRYs2-sUdGy1FEoWbU9hbUTGDy2CxK6uMu5onsXgjTvjB6ULyBMgwWjoaj696A/s1600-h/DSC01369.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrxTnhItj686okGY4YJ1SlXCwxD1Ae_-XPrUUIU-R42DuBA2tBmvvt1UoMg-mX6lxWtcqxz2xdJGZMHRYs2-sUdGy1FEoWbU9hbUTGDy2CxK6uMu5onsXgjTvjB6ULyBMgwWjoaj696A/s320/DSC01369.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lets start my catch up with my amazing swap package I received in the mail today. Isn't it cool! Schaeffer's sock the vote yarn --Hillary of course--how will I ever knit this up? My first ever skein of the infamous Wollmeise. A book from my to reads list on goodreads.com. A two patterns from my queues, one on Ravelry and one from loopyewe.com. Now this girl was thoughtful! And check out those mittens. And they fit perfectly! <a href="http://stitchingmystressaway.com/blog/">Laura</a>, you did one heck of a job--thank you very much.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMmS_7zgk_txD6I_MV8UCPgwIpbBRkzdc_5ewWKkekzBXN-rDC2sK692RLmcibO3ylwqD8_kHzsoTh0C0HP5CnjB5qiADgu2L_eOVoRrC0eavpazYC_44AG7mMmGSazIbUtVczE25es4/s1600-h/DSC01367.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMmS_7zgk_txD6I_MV8UCPgwIpbBRkzdc_5ewWKkekzBXN-rDC2sK692RLmcibO3ylwqD8_kHzsoTh0C0HP5CnjB5qiADgu2L_eOVoRrC0eavpazYC_44AG7mMmGSazIbUtVczE25es4/s320/DSC01367.JPG" border="0" /></a> And here's some projects I worked on recently... a hat for my DD's boyfriend, called oddly enough, the boyfriend hat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnf15NS-bDbGzvb-5YWyVd2LrDTereJ6dbG9GIHtxZpUfLaX3JHdUMaWAAPmsRIWyQDLhcLqe9-qFr2WJRQq7Ji-5ORZSTVtAP9toaMG9VtVxSxLk57ob5z-LwgUJHmQgAf6pzM6IOk4/s1600-h/100_3409.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnf15NS-bDbGzvb-5YWyVd2LrDTereJ6dbG9GIHtxZpUfLaX3JHdUMaWAAPmsRIWyQDLhcLqe9-qFr2WJRQq7Ji-5ORZSTVtAP9toaMG9VtVxSxLk57ob5z-LwgUJHmQgAf6pzM6IOk4/s320/100_3409.JPG" border="0" /></a> And, a cowl for my mother-in-law. now, her son just needs to get it down to her! Yummy malabrigo. and then, my souper sekrit loupy pal project. almost done and ready to go out the door! Woot!<div><a href="http://localhost:4013/246042973d0835dff1d1a05b1788b8f0/image/14a92f011a54c74b.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://localhost:4013/246042973d0835dff1d1a05b1788b8f0/image/14a92f011a54c74b.jpg?size=320" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="clear:both; text-align:NONE"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-55923469297736972952008-12-19T14:37:00.000-06:002008-12-19T14:37:10.917-06:00Here's two picturesHere's two pictures that made me smile today. One, a late fall blooming sedum in my yard. I love how deep the color is on this flower. and the second, is my female cat madaline, who has taken to sleeping in my sock yarn basket. Guess we all need a little warmth on these cold wintry days.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAk2O1ZKGmVvvLFQESoyVg2raMzXTCZkhBDe6pquInGAN1rR674DM_-6kag3MekJGB4nATtImz1kkdGqirSvAZfE1dYqJ-NtMBoAifIVHkBHg50wgTeriBzauK5kTeXxdQN6E48P3TNrY/s1600-h/DSC01360.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAk2O1ZKGmVvvLFQESoyVg2raMzXTCZkhBDe6pquInGAN1rR674DM_-6kag3MekJGB4nATtImz1kkdGqirSvAZfE1dYqJ-NtMBoAifIVHkBHg50wgTeriBzauK5kTeXxdQN6E48P3TNrY/s320/DSC01360.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwudL-JmDTrVWiggPNx4A6EcpeRldErUQO3wyMeql67_vh0otNf3DokeOsF-t_d2PTlP_orGWIMBUaEKrqgnW1hhCq__r-xZuNF1SpHAbxvQetbROm9dkzIzSAIW6br44A9JgXHu0bQc/s1600-h/DSC01361.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwudL-JmDTrVWiggPNx4A6EcpeRldErUQO3wyMeql67_vh0otNf3DokeOsF-t_d2PTlP_orGWIMBUaEKrqgnW1hhCq__r-xZuNF1SpHAbxvQetbROm9dkzIzSAIW6br44A9JgXHu0bQc/s320/DSC01361.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-61656508836354537842008-12-19T13:40:00.000-06:002008-12-19T13:40:56.250-06:00One more 2008 FO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qZWFWuSM2ntqT1l0y75PvJwMmQTEpSuRJoOeK58BqK3F2zIMlDNeb7kZtv8jB3NCJpiDQZWbmcypK0C92kMeGiu2pMD_q-wHNK-z4DWPaCU3krF6MmXCjXM48hZkcr5FsiPauXILvug/s1600-h/DSC01364.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qZWFWuSM2ntqT1l0y75PvJwMmQTEpSuRJoOeK58BqK3F2zIMlDNeb7kZtv8jB3NCJpiDQZWbmcypK0C92kMeGiu2pMD_q-wHNK-z4DWPaCU3krF6MmXCjXM48hZkcr5FsiPauXILvug/s320/DSC01364.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is another FO for 2008. It is the <a href="http://smariek.blogspot.com/2008/09/petra-lace-scarf-pattern.html">Petra Lace Scarf</a>. This was a wonderful knit. Easy pattern to follow, and the yarn? Yummy Yummy yummy. I used elann peruvian baby cashmere. I hope my SIL likes it as I made it for her for a christmas gift. I haven't done that very often--made gifts for others outside my immediate family--in awhile. Mostly because the ones I did weren't appreciated and they are so much work. easier to not do it than feel angst over the process.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-40289225809276479432008-12-05T17:05:00.002-06:002008-12-05T17:10:11.085-06:002 months and countingSo much time....<br /><br />and, what do I have to say for it? <br /><br />Well, we have a new president elect. I'll let time speak for him. He was handed an awful economy. I hope he keeps his chin up. and in these days of record level job losses, that those mavericks on Wall Street, have the toughest time finding new ones.<br /><br />I've been knitting, quilting and reading. doing my job during the day and letting the dogs in and out. making new friends on ravelry.<br /><br />and, dealing with massive major migraines. yeah. but I've got pix. not of the migraines. I'll load them later.anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-2759106956082104352008-09-26T11:56:00.003-05:002008-09-26T12:02:13.398-05:00oh give it up alreadyI think I've made it clear my democratic candidate of choice was Hillary Hillary Hillary. but we've got Hope instead. <br /><br />well that is a lot better than this guy: <a href="http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/what_actually_happened_yesterd_1.html">Ole suspend my campaign so I can sit here mute in washington</a><br /><br />experience my a**<br /><br />and Palin. oh yeah, well she sure scored some pointed with us Americans on her interview with Couric didn't she? whew, that woman, was she even in the room with Katie or was she doing her own interview somewhere else?<br /><br />and then we've got proposals for spending $700 billion of my tax money to save large financial institutions who should have known better--that was there job. who by the way, lost my money too--so, now we're throwing good money after bad?<br /><br />how about spending that money on infrastructure on states, etc? food for the poor, homes for the homeless, etc.anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-68003946754837084162008-09-25T09:02:00.002-05:002008-09-25T09:07:28.810-05:00Last Secret Pal PostIf you were told you could never again buy yarn, would would your last yarn purchase be?<br /><br />hmmm..... Ok, I'd divvy up the money I have to spend and I'd spend it at my two lys's: Rose Tree Fiber Shop and Knitted Together and then spend the rest at <a href="http://www.theloopyewe.com/">http://www.theloopyewe.com/</a>.<br /><br />If you were told you could never knit again, what would be the last thing you’d knit?? I think this: <a href="http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/2007/08/hemlock-ring-blanket.html">http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/2007/08/hemlock-ring-blanket.html</a><br /><br />In a given year, how many times do you buy yarn?<br />monthly<br /><br />And what is your favorite place to buy yarn from? A festival? A shop? Online? Dish your favorite places!! see above, but also include Ravelry. I've found it to be a sweet place to find yarn<br /><br />Lastly, with Fall in full swing in many areas, what is the one thing you look forward to most?<br /><br />lovely surprising weather days, cool mornings, beautiful skys and foliageanitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-25347331466804489362008-09-24T13:46:00.000-05:002008-09-24T13:46:46.150-05:00Breaking up is hard to do<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-vBAbGX4Sq_0ttYI56Q3nhgUaOfUUm8-qK28l46eKPbhAptalezoGcI3f_TCokRuixbozyhBdVmZ3Rfx0no3M2DXxRAOsjiz8pHAJ067yL1Zs3y7Gn15oXtHajTJV57iDjQuQu9DPA0/s1600-h/DSC01349.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-vBAbGX4Sq_0ttYI56Q3nhgUaOfUUm8-qK28l46eKPbhAptalezoGcI3f_TCokRuixbozyhBdVmZ3Rfx0no3M2DXxRAOsjiz8pHAJ067yL1Zs3y7Gn15oXtHajTJV57iDjQuQu9DPA0/s320/DSC01349.JPG" border="0" /></a> But we're parting our ways. I'm done with these guys. probably for simply one reason: to quote <a href="http://knitpit.blogspot.com/2008/08/hit-road-jack.html">Veronica</a>, boy socks take forever! <br /><br />and while I had fun, the fun eventually had to end, as with all relationships. <br /><br />I am a starter knitter, heck, I am a starter project person. I'm a process person. I'm all about ideas. and I'm a s<a href="http://www.getmotivation.com/articlelib/articles/barbara_sher_scanner.html">canner</a>. I used to worry about my often hysterical curiousity, but no more. I'm too old to worry about it. If I get bored with doing something, because the process no longer interests me, I just set it aside for another day. Learning as much as I can about different things, sure makes me a better environmental consultant.... but it can lead to comments from well meaning? folks regarding my projects like, uhm you still aren't done with that? or wow, how long have you been working on that? I just sigh inwardly and say to myself, I don't ask you to explain yourself on your choices, lets not start on mine. Outside, I just say yep. I used to say, I'm ADD on projects, but then I rethot that line because that is an actual disease and flailing at it is not fair to those folks that actually have it. perhaps I just need to ask them why it bothers them so much or why they feel the need to comment?<br /><br />And <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/zhenya">Zhenya</a>, we need to get me started on those toe-ups--next project, I promise. I ran out of yarn on the second sock... same yarn, same process, etc. so if you could see the second sock, you'd see about a 1/2 inch extra Lorna's Laces on the toe. I did find someone on Rav that had the Claudia's but I got impatient and just wanted to be done. <br /><br />Now, to the pattern details: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/garter-rib">Garter Rib </a>by Charlene Schurch in <em>Sensational Knitted Socks<br /></em>Yarn: Claudia's Handpainted Yarns, Fingering weight, Color: <a href="http://www.theloopyewe.com/browse/yarns/claudia-hand-painted-yarns/fingering/cl-boot-camp/">Boot Camp</a><br />Yarn: Lorna's Laces, Fingering Weight, Color: <a href="http://www.theloopyewe.com/browse/yarns/lornas-laces/shepherd-sock/ll-charcoal/">Chocolate</a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-84947179138553316222008-09-02T12:29:00.004-05:002008-09-02T12:34:34.538-05:00SP Questions 11 and 12#11<br />What is the best thing you’ve ever received in the mail/post?<br />clearly anything from Zappos.com or <a href="http://theloopyewe.com/">Theloopyewe.com</a><br /><br /><br />#12<br /><br />I’m sure most of us have a proudest moment when it comes to knitting. A project or technique that you’ve tackled and completed beautifully. What is your proudest knitting moment??<br /><br />I'm really proud of the wonderland shawl I just completed for the loopy swap. so proud I didn't take pictures, yep.<br /><br /><br />And on the flip side? What is the one thing that you can’t get right? What is that one project that you’ve never been able to complete? Or that you did complete but then hid away instantly because it was too embarrassing?<br /><br />a sweater, very expensive, nicely done. and my very first lesson in gauge.anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-80941310709647830752008-08-15T09:26:00.004-05:002008-08-15T09:49:42.343-05:00Life is hard... or, am I getting older?This has been a hard summer for me. Is hard the right word? Stressful, yes. Feel like I'm getting older? DEFINITELY!!!<br /><br /><br /><br />First my cat, then I get sick and take like what feels forever to get better. Then my dad gets sick again--but he's better now--WOOT. Then, my husband's <a href="http://www.osceolaiowa.com/articles/2008/08/14/obituaries/lewis.txt">father</a> passes away suddenly 10 days ago... then we find a suspicious mass in my breast--not cancer--WOOT. then a friend goes in the hospital with chest pains--he's good now--whew. I'm definitely good and full with the ups and downs.<br /><br /><br /><br />usually I love summer. usually my birthdays don't bother me. I'm not so sure about this one. I think I'm definitely feeling my age and those of the loved ones around me. <br /><br />I love autumn more, hopefully it is easier on my heart.anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267710423677268183.post-82777302523106384502008-08-14T19:27:00.002-05:002008-08-14T19:29:53.909-05:00SP Question of the Week #10What Olympic event would best describe you knitting/knitting style?<br /><br /><br />hmmm... what event would they give out medals for beginning lots of new projects, seeing lots of finishes in your lifetime, having all the materials you could want and the endurance? but just not the time apparently...<br /><br />opening ceremonies count? the pentathalong? steeplechase?anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920492230097358417noreply@blogger.com0