tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81110874721028150372024-03-14T00:03:12.874-04:00Gonna Knit Me a ManMy ongoing saga of marriage, death, yarn, fiber, needles, hooks, wheels and dating. In no particular order.Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-31749344013599012222011-07-17T14:33:00.000-04:002011-07-17T14:33:20.048-04:00It's officialI was at the shore with The BF a few weeks ago. He was in the living room, and I was walking back into the room from the kitchen. He says to me "I was thinking about something". So I asked what. He shook his head no. I said "don't think so hard. You'll hurt yourself". lolol So, he says, " should we get married before or after your son". The Boy got engaged last month, had a date picked out, then they realized all his friends would be working that weekend, so they now have no date. sigh................<br />
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When The BF said that, I turned around to see who he was talking to, because surely it wasn't me. He always said he would never get married again. I never pushed it. We live together. It's all good. When he saw the look on my face, he said, "oh, I guess I should ask you - will you marry me?" So I said yes. :-) <br />
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Why not? Life's too short, and well, why the fuck not. We decided to do it in January. We are taking The Daughter Figure to Vegas for her 21st birthday, and will do it there. I told my sister and my best friend. I didn't say anything to the kids right away. I told The BF he had to tell The Daughter Figure. It took him almost 3 weeks to find the right time, and after all that, he came up with a 'hey, guess what we're doing in Vegas in January,' yelled from the other room. grrrrrrrr She took it very well, except that she is upset that I might change my name. I'm not 20, and didn't lose my Dad, so I am not sure where this is coming from, but we will be discussing it over the next few months.<br />
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The next hard part was for me to do- I had to tell The Boy. He HATES The BF. He would hate anyone that would do 'the nasty' with his Mommy. The poor BF cannot do anything right in his eyes- he mows the lawn crooked, he doesn't play video games right (really??? How the fuck does he figure THAT?) So I know I was going to have a battle on my hands. He thinks The BF is worming his way into my life to scam me out of everything. I'm thinking, like what? My yarn? The spinning wheels? A dog? Sheesh. It really isn't The Boy's business, but we are doing a pre-nup, and my kids will still get the house if something happens to me/the relationship.<br />
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The daughter Figure has already scoped out every Chapel in Vegas, looking for the right balance of tacky/nice. I am leaning toward tacky. And cheap. Definitely cheap. :-)Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-63662702090549550232011-05-31T00:04:00.000-04:002011-05-31T00:04:22.284-04:00Gratuitous Flower & Dog Shots<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My roses are blooming!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The red one was a tiny little thing when The Boy bought it for me on Mother’s Day about 4 years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After we re-did the pool, I transplanted it to it’s current spot, and it has grown out of control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The smaller roses are a couple of years old, and are doing well, but the Daylilies are bigger than they were last year, and I’m afraid something is going to have to go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pink and orange climber is so heavy with blooms it bent the trellis. I’m going to have to break down and get a stronger one, and mount it to the side of the house with brackets for the extra support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"> The wild rose bush is also in full bloom. It gets so heavy, I tie it to the fence with a bungee cord. :-) And all of the perennials we planted this spring are in bloom. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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We are babysitting The Boy's rescue pup. He is about 6 months old now, and full of so much energy, we get tired just watching him. Here he is with Topeka, our Chessie. She will be a year old next month.<br />
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The Daughter Figure and I are going back down again tonight to finish up what still needs to be pitched, and to make the place presentable. Not sure if I am going to rent it or sell it. I need to bring in a Realtor to help me decide. I need to do some quick shopping at Walmart/Target to find a small tv stand for the living room, we need to pack up tools and stuff from the shed, throw out a small fridge, and figure out how to get the full sized pinball machine out of the living room. Yes, a full size pinball machine in the living room. Sigh........... <br />
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The Boy is going away for the week, so we won't have access to the trailer, but I will have access to his pitbull mix puppy. He is coming to stay for the week. The BF knows this, but does not know it is starting tonight. And I am leaving tonite. So guess who gets to watch the pup tonight and tomorrow? Not me. :-) bbbwwwaaaahhhh!<br />
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It will be fun for him- an 11 month old Chesapeake Bay Retriever (with a freshly opened inground pool in the backyard), a 6 yo neurotic Springer Spaniel, a 6 month old pit mix, 3 Maine Coons, a Nanday conure and a Chinchilla. Ha! And I thought I was going to be the one having a hard day on Saturday. :-)<br />
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For the rest of the weekend, I plan on doing nothing but knitting. And vacuuming the pool to get it up to snuff so the robot can take over. And knitting. Did I mention the knitting? Ok, and maybe some spinning. I have just a little bit more of this lovely BFL I got on etsy from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtofXen">Art of Xen</a> a while back. I forget the name of the colorway, but I call it Neopolitan Ice Cream. I think I will try making a 3-ply with it. It will still be fingering weight. I think. When I finish it, I will post pix. And, if I get my nails done, I am going to have The Daughter Figure videotape me knitting for youtube. There really aren't any videos of people knitting the way I do.<br />
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On a fibery goodness note, I have entered another <a href="http://knittingwithsandrasingh.blogspot.com/2011/05/win-rock-island-shawl-kit.html">contest</a>. This one is being done by <a href="http://www.sandrasingh.com/">Sandra Singh</a>. It is for the beautiful Rock Island shawl pattern by Jared Flood, and also includes the Lorna's Laces yarn to complete it. Sandra has a wonderful website, full of delicious yarny goodness, and she also has a <a href="http://knittingwithsandrasingh.blogspot.com/">blog</a> and a newsletter.<br />
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Have a safe and happy long weekend, everyone! Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-84734626021819134922011-05-15T15:23:00.000-04:002011-05-15T15:23:25.196-04:00Craft Room Redux<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><img src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/video_object.png" style="background-color: #b2b2b2; " class="BLOGGER-object-element tr_noresize tr_placeholder" id="ieooui" data-original-id="ieooui" /> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">My book club is coming over on Monday night, so instead of just cleaning the house, I was obsessing over re-doing my crafting room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t do anything else until that was done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found a cabinet for cheap at Ikea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was 50.00, and it is huge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only problem was, the store in Elizabeth was out of them, so I had to go to the Brooklyn store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The BF had to work, and he really didn’t like the idea of me going to Brooklyn by myself, but I was on a mission, and was going come hell or high water!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily, my pal Kathy was good enough to take the ride with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s a trooper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weekend before, we went to MDS&W together, so this adventure was a piece of cake! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made it there and back with no problem, and shopped for all manner of cool <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cheap crap while there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We even had awesome Swedish Meatballs for lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How can you pass up Ikea Swedish Meatballs?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lol<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only problem we had was driving the damned flat cart with the 2 giant boxes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The carts have those ‘fuck you-I will go in any direction I please’ wheels on them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wanted to pull to the right, and then would over-correct to the left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or into the curb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or a parked Audi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, we also had a hell of a time loading the boxes into the car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, VW wagon Clown Car across the Verrazano & Goethals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I had to stop short, we would have been decapitated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:-)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The putting together of the cabinet was a nightmare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My house is furnished in mostly ‘put it together with this weird wrench we give you in the box’ type furniture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My daughter’s whole bedroom set is from Ikea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can put that kind of shit together with my eyes closed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>EXCEPT this cabinet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They stopped marking the pieces with letters, so you had to guess which piece was the bottom, and go from there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is put together with it’s back facing up, then lifted upright to install the doors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I man-handled the whole 7 feet of it upright, I realized the top and bottom were in the wrong places, which would keep the shelves and hanging bar from attaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, (and I know better with this shit) the cardboard back that you nail to it chipped the whole interior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good thing I was going to pack the shit out of it with yarn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:-) </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I finally got it together correctly, loaded it with my stash, moved the stereo into the closet, and set up the rest of the room the way I want it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It should look nice for about 4 days, and then I will have to keep the door closed to avoid scaring guests.</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O4P9H_DnUr8/TdAgcl1lWlI/AAAAAAAAARw/K1d3VaKBjag/s1600/P5151448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O4P9H_DnUr8/TdAgcl1lWlI/AAAAAAAAARw/K1d3VaKBjag/s320/P5151448.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Ikea cabinet from Hell. It has 3 doors and tons of space for my stash and crafting crap. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The double side holds my hemp, silk, yarn for projects on the needles, my swift & ball winder, cross stitch stuff, distilled water for the iron, extra project bags, and a bag of crochet squares from a swap I have no desire to put together right now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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This is the coolest table! It was my Grandmother's dining room table. It fold out to like 96 inches, but I just open one side when I need to cut patterns or when carding fiber. The obligatory cat is lying in a basket of blanket makings- an unfinished University of Michigan crocheted monstrosity, 20-odd cream colored knit and crocheted squares, and a Coming Home poncho that I must have been drunk and high to have even started. In the background is my rotary cutting mats and my blocking board.<br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal">I purchased a fleece at Maryland Sheep & Wool on Saturday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was looking for either a Polwarth or Targhee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I came home with 8 pounds of beautiful Romney and almost 2 pounds of Border Leicster with a BFL influence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The colors in both fleeces is to die for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Black, greys, tans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have it all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fleeces were already skirted and were clean of most VM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neither was very greasy, either, but they did have to be washed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is how I cleaned them:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4-7Lb6rwmO8/TcbgMWrRoHI/AAAAAAAAAQA/NBGu4v-f66c/s1600/P5071420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4-7Lb6rwmO8/TcbgMWrRoHI/AAAAAAAAAQA/NBGu4v-f66c/s320/P5071420.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"> BL with BFL influence before washing</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I had a mesh bag from the 10 pounds of onions I bought last week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also had a black mesh collapsible laundry bag/basket and a delicates bag I used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since I have a Kenmore Oasis washing machine, I couldn’t use it to soak the fleeces because it is electronic, and only fills to what it senses, and I can’t get the water hot enough because even on the hottest setting it mixes with cold water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I wound up using the slop sink in the laundry room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ran the hot water to fill the basin, added a bunch of Dawn dish detergent after the basin was done filling and swirled it gently to not make suds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I placed a bunch of the fleece in each of the bags- being careful not to overfill them, and gently pushed them down into the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I let them soak for about 15 minutes, lifted the bags out to drain, and washed them again a second time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was taking forever with just the 3 mesh bags, so I also started using 2 small plastic baskets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I submerged them, the placed the washed wool in the mesh bags to spin out.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">To rinse them, I refilled the basin with cooler water- not cold, but not hot, either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After 2 rinses, I used some really old stitch holders that look like safety pins to close the bags.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used the washer to spin out the wool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, since the machine is electronic, it cannot be set to only spin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It does a rinse and spin that takes a total of 24 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since I didn’t want the wool in there that long going through all that rinsing and spinning, I ran it empty until I heard it doing it’s high speed spin thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s when I placed the bags in and left the machine to do it’s job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6yJkeSmseNk/TcbglsjZAII/AAAAAAAAAQo/kahoCoi_VKw/s1600/P5081434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6yJkeSmseNk/TcbglsjZAII/AAAAAAAAAQo/kahoCoi_VKw/s320/P5081434.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The wool came out almost dry, and it wasn’t felted at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I brought it outside and laid it out on a shower curtain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Word to the wise- if you have an oak tree that is still dropping those stringy seedling things, DO NOT lay your drying fleece anywhere within the vicinity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to pick out a bunch of them, and they are the same color as the tips of many of the locks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grrrr. The Romney is drying on the front lawn now. Far, far away from the oak tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NWXU9lVtTU8/Tcbid8Dok7I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/qv2k5AQo4Yw/s1600/P5081437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NWXU9lVtTU8/Tcbid8Dok7I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/qv2k5AQo4Yw/s320/P5081437.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WbI7RkWpymw/Tcbifdhdy3I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/AP3K0tVc5L4/s1600/P5081438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WbI7RkWpymw/Tcbifdhdy3I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/AP3K0tVc5L4/s320/P5081438.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NlMyuTBcvy0/TcbigoY6dVI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/XXZeV3Rbhag/s1600/P5081439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NlMyuTBcvy0/TcbigoY6dVI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/XXZeV3Rbhag/s320/P5081439.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"> Drying Romney. You can still see the locks!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">I have been remiss in my blogging efforts. There has been so much going on lately, both at home and at work. I hate being busy at work, because it cuts into my pattern searching, yarn buying, tweeting and Facebooking time. The only thing I can’t do at work is knit. Sigh………</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">Let me list the lucky streak I’ve been on in the past 6 or so weeks:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br />
</div>1.<span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span>20 skeins of Lana Grossa yarn through the Jimmy Beans Wool blog.<br />
2.<span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span>A signed copy of Knit.Sock.Love by Cookie A. through New Stitch a Day<br />
3.<span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span>A batt of fiber from Homestead Wool and Gift Farm through KnitPurlGurl’s blog.<br />
4.<span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span>The New Jersey Pick-3. I hit it straight and box with numbers The BF said I should be playing. He looks this crap up, not me.<br />
5.<span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span>Hand lotion and Bath Salts from Twig & Leaf Botanicals through Vegancraftastic’s blog.<br />
6.<span style="font-size: 7.0pt;"> </span>A free pattern just for leaving a comment on Karen Clements blog- Knit1la<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">It started with a contest that was put on by New Stitch a Day. Most people might think I’m crazy, but I have no desire to knit top down socks. Since I now own 2 Cookie A. books, maybe I should just get over that. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">I have been knitting 2 pair of socks, a top and a jacket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One pair of socks got put on hold because the dog had a “friend” over, I left the knitting on the couch, said dogs jumped on couch, and got tangled in the yarn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I came back to a broken Knit Picks circ and about 100 yards of yarn wrapped around my coffee table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also snatched a second skein off the table, and proceeded to fuck that one all up, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have 3 cats that never touch my yarn, and a dog that can’t be trusted for a second with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sigh……</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">I also worked on a test knit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made a Fair Isle hat, and it came out great!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a Smooth Fox design called Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I showed it to my son’s GF, and she said “ohhh, did you make this for me?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Um, yes?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She promptly took the hat with her and left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>o.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now Fair Isle is my new obsession.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The socks have been abandoned (again).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am now working on a headband with my Lorna’s Laces Green Line DK in the colorway Black Purl, and a bunch of purple Cascade 220.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The background is in the LL & the design (Deathflake) is in the Cascade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t wait to finish this!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Especially since it’s almost Summer!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will totally misplace it before the Winter comes.</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-54742055755256977302011-03-07T15:20:00.000-05:002011-03-07T15:20:19.437-05:00Rowan, How I Love Thee..............<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">I love everything about <a href="http://www.knitrowan.com/">Rowan</a>.<span> </span>EVERYTHING!<span> </span>I love their yarns – Silk wool dk, Cashsoft dk, Calmer, Big Wool, Biggie Print, Summer Tweed, the list goes on.<span> </span>I am anxiously waiting on an order from Jimmy Beans Wool Watcher for 12 skeins of <a href="http://www.knitrowan.com/yarns/british-sheep-breeds-dk-undyed.aspx">Pure Life British Sheep Breeds BFL in mid brown</a> Jacob.<span> </span>I need a 12-step program for their <a href="http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure-html/onlineec/woolWatcher.asp">Wool Watcher</a> site.<span> </span>Grrrrrr.<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I love Rowan’s patterns!<span> </span>I am making the Anise (unfortunately not in a Rowan yarn), and the pattern is brilliant!<span> </span><span> </span>First, it’s in centimeters!<span> </span>So nice to swatch in cm! Then, they assume you are intelligent enough to not need everything spelled out ad-nauseum.<span> </span>They have you match the front to the back shapings by counting down 9 rows to start the decreases, measure the stockinette for the fronts against the back to start the double moss stitch, flip the fronts, etc!<span> </span>Come on, we all do this anyway, so why waste a lot of words and paper, right?<span> </span>Thank you, Rowan, for knowing we use our brains to knit.<span> </span>I am on the 2<sup>nd</sup> front, then will do both sleeves at the same time, as they are worked flat.<span> </span>The only thing is, I need a real Knitter to figure where I can shorten the sleeves.<span> </span>From the armscye, it is 46cm (18 inches) long. <span> </span>That would put the sleeve length past my fingertips. <span></span>Tuesday knit night, Here I Come! I would post pix, but Blogger is sucking right now and won't open the upload link. Sigh..........................</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sock update- I am still wimping on turning my heel. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-29062244418765586322011-03-03T18:40:00.000-05:002011-03-03T18:40:26.576-05:00Stray pup needs Help!While on duty on Sunday, my son found a 3 month old puppy in one of the parks. He was full of bite marks, and had a badly broken leg. The Humane Society took him in, did a complete work-up, and had to send this poor baby to a specialty vet for surgery. His leg is badly damaged, and the surgery and therapy is going to run almost $3,000.00 dollars. we are asking to please find it in your heart to make a donation to his surgery and recovery. The info for donations is as follows:<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;">All donations can be sent to Associated Humane Societies, </span><address><street>124 Evergreen Avenue</street>, <city>Newark</city>, <state>NJ</state> <postalcode>07114</postalcode></address><span style="color: black;">...Attn: Res-Q Fund. (Riggs). </span><span style="color: blue;"> </span>The dog’s ID# is 99291</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">All this poor baby wanted when he found him was, food, water and to nuzzle. He is the sweetest thing I've ever met, and I know <stockticker>ALL</stockticker> THE DOGS. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RFdN9-__EwE/TXAmTxZs8QI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/X-7CcIwKh2Y/s1600/b3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RFdN9-__EwE/TXAmTxZs8QI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/X-7CcIwKh2Y/s320/b3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gCgF_UEgXiY/TXAmb3EC91I/AAAAAAAAAPU/jDSpldO8ntY/s1600/B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gCgF_UEgXiY/TXAmb3EC91I/AAAAAAAAAPU/jDSpldO8ntY/s320/B.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-88088013259409838752011-02-20T16:08:00.001-05:002011-03-07T15:50:19.553-05:00More Stuff I've Learned<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Judy’s Magic Cast-On is magic.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Cat Bordi’s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhBIS0AhhQY">video</a> for the cast-on is both funny and informative</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Malabrigo sock cannot be made into socks on a #2 (3.0mm) circ. At least not by me. Drapey socks are not good.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>The BF has narrow feet. Long, but narrow. And those gross witch toes. You know, the one’s where the 2<sup>nd</sup> toe is longer than the big toe? Blech</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>I can’t find my Knit Picks circular 1’s & 1.5’s</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Knit Picks doesn’t care if I order more needles. At <time hour="2" minute="0">2:00am</time>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">7.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Along with some yarn to make knitted panties. That I need like a hole in the head. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">8.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>My daughter, who is home from college for a long weekend, cannot find her way from <state><place>Massachusetts</place></state> to <state><place>New Jersey</place></state>. She’s only done it 20 times. Her gps is apparently more useful when left in her desk drawer at school.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">9.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>And she has absolutely no sense of humor when you ask if the exit she saw for <city><place>Springfield</place></city> was perhaps only meant for the Simpson’s- not her.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">10.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>And all that started because she missed her train, because college doesn’t teach you about having a sense of time, the realities of traffic, or friends not remembering where in the parking lot they left their car. Although physics did teach her that you cannot get a half an hour away in 12 minutes- in a car. Even if I was driving it. Sigh……………</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">11.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>College students will steal the Bunny Nugget you just made and not give a rat’s ass that you didn’t get a picture of it. Or that it involved learning a 3-needle bind-off.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">12.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>3-needle bind-offs are totally cool. And easy. And kinda fun- but I thought <city><place>Kitchener</place></city> was kinda fun.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">13. Pom-pom making hasn't changed since I was in Middle School and used to make them for my roller skates.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">14.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Regia 6-fadig has some weird (read: gross) color transitions. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">15.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Although, it knits up faster than fingering weight. Duh</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">16.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>My back is out. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">17.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Ice makes it feel better than heat. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">18.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Chiropractors are closed on Sundays.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">19.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>I am dreading coming to the heel of my sock. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">20.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Typing this blog is keeping me from getting closer. lol</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">21.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Word refuses to accept that “lol” should not be capitalized after a period.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">22.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>My 7 month old Chessie likes to pee on the rug in the room the cats hang in.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;">23.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>The cats don’t care. Frankly, they think she’s stupid. And gross. I tend to agree.</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-9174737192580994602011-02-03T00:23:00.000-05:002011-02-03T00:23:57.989-05:00Hedgie pix<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div> Ok, I finally finished the Hedgehog, and he is in the machine felting as I type this. I even remembered to take before pix. lol Thank you, Debbie for the eyelash yarn, because in a fit of stupidity, I threw all mine away figuring I would never use it again. And of course, now I want to make ALL. THE. HEDGEHOGS. Sigh.................<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6NVD5F8LGNw/TUo35pl8QgI/AAAAAAAAANQ/-wV8S5zUK1I/s1600/P2021293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6NVD5F8LGNw/TUo35pl8QgI/AAAAAAAAANQ/-wV8S5zUK1I/s320/P2021293.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After felting in my Kenmore Oasis, which doesn't have an agitator thingy. He doesn't look very comfortable jammed between the iron & the gallon of distilled water, but it is holding him in the shape I need him to be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Oasis does an ok job of felting, I just have to run the water in the slop sink to get it as hot as possible to go in the machine. I throw a couple of big bath towels in with whatever I'm felting, and run it through two wash only cycles. I have no idea what yarn this is. It had no labels. He will have eyes tomorrow. :-) Still not sure what I'm doing for a nose, though.</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-46744494619200770082011-01-31T21:49:00.000-05:002011-01-31T21:49:21.998-05:00#%*&% cat ears Have I mentioned that I hate knitting these fucking cat ears for the Stackable Cats? They should use this part of the pattern to torture prisoners, I swear to God. The medium cat has 5 ears- 3 attempted on dpns, and 2 with magic loop. Guess which ones are now in the garbage? 3 times I wound up messing up the stitches, so there were 2 or 3 rows of stockinette, and the rest reverse stockinette. WTF? Stoopid toothpicks. lol The magic loop ones are fine. The feet and tail will be magic looped, too. And I am going to make the ears, feet and tail for the large cat first, then make the body. I am soooooooooo looking forward to embroidering the faces on them. My embroidery skills suck ass.<br />
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I am almost done with the Hedgehog. I had to stop because my hand was killing me. The first section of short rows is done, and now I have the decreases to do (I think). We may have another snow day tomorrow, so Wooo-Hooo! Lucky me! Another day of knitting, cooking, trying to keep the dog from going stir-crazy and moving snow (to who knows where- there's no more room for any more of this shit).<br />
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I will post pictures tomorrow, although everything looks like cat puke at the moment. Nothing creepier than an unstuffed, unfelted hedgehog. :-)Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-81894938550878686192011-01-27T07:44:00.000-05:002011-01-27T07:44:43.617-05:00Sewing and stuff<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Here are the pictures of the Birdie Sling I made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6NVD5F8LGNw/TUFlU8KoODI/AAAAAAAAAMM/knYoOqbFc8Q/s1600/P1221257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6NVD5F8LGNw/TUFlU8KoODI/AAAAAAAAAMM/knYoOqbFc8Q/s320/P1221257.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Can you spot the helper cat in this picture? lol The white ceramic stove behind my cutting table holds all my spinning fiber. The floor holds all the shit I am too lazy to pick up. :-)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6NVD5F8LGNw/TUFlfSHt_PI/AAAAAAAAAMY/kVdYwzMorlg/s1600/P1221262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6NVD5F8LGNw/TUFlfSHt_PI/AAAAAAAAAMY/kVdYwzMorlg/s320/P1221262.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6NVD5F8LGNw/TUFlY_CeFQI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/15w2DdAZGgM/s1600/P1221260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6NVD5F8LGNw/TUFlY_CeFQI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/15w2DdAZGgM/s320/P1221260.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> I have material here to make another one in black and cream, and more fabric is coming to make one for The Daughter Figure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I am obsessed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It happens with everything I do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lol <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also am waiting for her new book, <a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/books_detail.php">Amy Butler’s Style Stitches</a>, because I want to make <stockticker>ALL</stockticker> THE PURSES!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also made dpn pouches for all my <s>toothpicks</s> dpns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I machine embroidered the sizes on the cases to make it easier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used Amy Butler fabric from <a href="http://fabric.com/">fabric.com</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have some good deals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> AND</span> bought 1 bolt each of interfacing and batting from <a href="http://overstock.com/">Overstock.com</a> to make a shitload more purses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See the obsession taking hold? This is how I roll with everything- crochet, knitting, spinning, reading. I have EVERY crochet hook known to man, and most every book. Same with knitting stuff. I have fiber up the wazoo for spinning, and a drop spindle that I am too spaz to work. I have a very good (fro back in it's day) sewing machine, a serger, a pressing ham (really ??), 2 irons... you get it. And when I find an author I like, I devour everything they've written. Book, after book, after book. lol </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> I started a turquoise <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/huggable-hedgehog-ft228">Huggable Hedgehog</a> for The BF last night, even though I have the Anise and the 3<sup>rd</sup> Stackable Cat on my needles (and a pillow, and an <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/emerald-isle-cardigan">Emerald Isle Cardigan</a>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sigh…………..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hedgehog seems to be going fairly fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My GF that I met in our Rav crafting group gave me the fun fur for his back, because I threw all mine (um. Ok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Word wants me to change mine to mines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do I have the Ebonics version of the program?) out like 3 weeks ago when I moved everything downstairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I said to myself- when the fuck are you ever going to use all this crappy novelty yarn?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hahahaha!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smart move.</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-3191504331224549252011-01-25T15:16:00.000-05:002011-01-25T15:16:36.081-05:00Thinking, not Doing<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML/> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal"> I have been thinking about writing every day since my last post, but I haven’t down and actually done it.<span> </span>I have been busy at work- the bad weather causes havoc in my department, and I just have to hold on for the ride.<span> </span>It is very stressful sometimes, especially when problems crop up out of the blue and smack you upside the head.<span> </span>It’s the worst when I’m very busy on Facebook or Ravelry, and I don’t have time for this work crap.<span> </span>lolol<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> I am still knitting the stackable cats.<span> </span>And knitting.<span> </span>And knitting.<span> </span>Stockinette, anyone?<span> </span>The first one took what seemed like 2 seconds to knit. <span> </span>It was very quick.<span> </span>The 2<sup>nd</sup> one, not so much.<span> </span>I was under the <s>impression</s> delusion that I might be able to get them done for Valentine’s Day, but I think I will go back to the original plan, which is finishing them by the beginning of April.<span> </span>The cats are a surprise for The BF, but he keeps putting his 2 cents in every time he looks at my computer while I’m on Ravelry.<span> </span>He saw the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/huggable-hedgehog-ft228">Huggable Hedgehog</a> pattern, and promptly lost it.<span> </span>“Awww, they’re so cute!<span> </span>I neeeeeeeeeeeed one!<span> </span>I can strap it in my back seat!<span> </span>Can you make a smaller one to hang from my mirror?”<span> </span>Sheesh!<span> </span>He’s worse than The Daughter Figure.<span> </span>lol <span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> And, God help me, I have been sewing again.<span> </span>I moved my table and machine down to the main floor, along with all my knitting book, yarn, needles, fabric, blah, blah blah.<span> </span>I brought my grandmother’s really cool foldable dining room table up from the basement.<span> </span>I can open just one side and it is perfect for laying out and cutting patterns.<span> </span>Have you heard of a work triangle for your kitchen?<span> </span>Well, I have one in my craft room.<span> </span>lol <span></span>Sewing machine, cutting table, ironing board.<span> </span>All accessible on a rolling chair.<span> </span>How <s>lazy</s> cool is that?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> Later today or tomorrow I will post pictures of the bag I made and the dpn cases I whittled out of fabric.<span> </span>I forgot how much I love to sew, and it is so much nicer to have it all at my fingertips.</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-29138383968765409832011-01-14T13:43:00.000-05:002011-01-14T13:43:31.409-05:00Cat Matching and stuff<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The BF’s birthday is at the beginning of April, and I thought he would love a set of <a href="http://mochimochiland.com/shop/stackable-cats-pattern/">Stackable Cats</a>, since he loves his babies so much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Daughter Figure and I spent many days comparing cat colors to yarns, and think we came up with the perfect combos for each of the critters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the smallest cat – *NOTE* sizing terms are for illustrative purposes only.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Under no circumstances should anyone believe that these cats are small.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lol <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ok, for Honey, we chose <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/City_Tweed_HW_Yarn__D5420183.html">Knit Picks City Tweed HW in Orca</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">For the middle cat, Wicket, I am using <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/cfyarns/yarn_display.cfm?ID=5420112">Knit Picks Shimmer in Spice</a> and <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/cfyarns/yarn_display.cfm?ID=5420104">KP Merino Style in Fedora</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since the Shimmer is lace weight, I will hold 2 strands together along with the Merino Style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This should prove to be endless fun on dpns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I have been working on a sweater coat for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah, me!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lol<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pattern is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/anise">Anise</a> from Sarah Hatton for Rowan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have added a few centimeters to the length because I want to make sure it covers at least half of my ass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am almost finished with the back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not sure if I will make both fronts at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am usually ok with doing that, as long as I separate them before I start any decreases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not doing that would make my head explode.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am using <a href="http://www.lionbrand.com/yarns/we-thick.htm">Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick-n-Quick</a> in denim because I want to be able to just toss it in the machine.</div><br />
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Really?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>After almost 3 months of doctors, blood work and more doctors, The BF has a diagnosis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was born with a genetic disease called <a href="http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/klinefelter/">Klinefelter Syndrome</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nice that it took 46 years for someone to figure this out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It explains so many things about him, though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a very interesting chromosomal abnormality that is not inherited; it's just a 'shit happens' kind of thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ok, so now we have a diagnosis (which I suspected from the beginning, but who am I)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lol<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We have a prescription for a testosterone gel, and a $40.00 per prescription discount card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All is good, right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, I take everything to the pharmacy, the guy plugs in all the info, and it comes back DENIED.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ok, I will not hyperventilate in front of the nice pharmacist guy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He assures me he will fax the necessary info/forms to the doctor, and the doc will hash it out with the insurance company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I go home, empty handed, and immediately call the doctor’s office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sure they don’t want to hear from the girlfriend, but I don’t give a shit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since it is lunchtime, I leave a message with the insurance woman at the office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I text The BF and tell him to also call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wait a few hours, and call again- this time speaking to the woman at the main desk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then call the pharmacy- twice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing back from the doctor, and the claim is still denied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A different pharmacist assures me she will re-fax the papers to the doctor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am starting to think that choosing women doctors was a mistake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A male doctor would totally get it, and would have personally called the insurance company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lol <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The mission tomorrow, since The BF is off, is to both keep calling the doctor’s office until they beg us to stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, and in case you were wondering, because I was, to fill it without insurance is $366.00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oy fucking vey!</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-1117577626586470722010-12-23T15:11:00.000-05:002010-12-23T15:11:30.490-05:00Comcast vs the Power Grid<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML/> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal">Well, The Boy finally got a service call Comcast, also know at our house as either “The Company That Sucks Moose Cock”, or “Sucks Monkey Balls”.<span> </span>Take your pick.<span> </span>It was scheduled for Tuesday between 1 & 3. At 2pm, they called and said the guy got a flat tire, so they were rescheduling for Wednesday. I already had rescheduled a delivery to my house and took the day off work to wait for their installers. The Boy went ballistic on them, so they sent a different crew. This is where the REAL trouble began. The service guy shows up with a rookie trainee, and proceeds to let him drill through the molding and wall to the outside. While <b>he</b> waited in the nice warm truck.<span> </span>Leaving the rookie totally unsupervised.<span> </span><span> </span>Apparently, no one measured, and the kid drilled dead center into the power line that runs into the electric meter. The rookie is lucky to be alive. How he didn't get electrocuted, we will never know. The siding on the house is burned, the shrub and grass was on fire, and power to 2 blocks was knocked out. This takes incompetence to a new level. We had to get PSE&G to do an emergency call to reset the transformers in the neighborhood. And each time a neighbor asked the Comcast people what happened, they said it wasn't them. They have nothing to do with power. Really? REALLY????? The Boy was on duty clear across the County and had to be reassigned to take care of this, and an electrician had to come restore temporary power. He STILL didn’t have cable or internet.<span> </span>Comcast sure lives up to their service commitment, don’t they?</div><div class="MsoNormal">The electrician came back in the morning to give him new service and a new electric meter. The cable guy, who promised to be there between 8 & 8:30am, showed up promptly at 9:30.<span> </span>The head supervisor said that they will take care of the electrician’s charges (ya think?!) and replace the burned siding.<span> </span>Since it is a color that they will never match, I think they have to reside the whole house, don’t you?</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-53339340069831661762010-12-17T11:05:00.000-05:002010-12-17T11:05:09.704-05:00A Novelette<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML/> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal">A million things have happened since my last blog post. <span> </span>Thanksgiving dinner sucked.<span> </span>I was supposed to fry the turkey, but it rained/sleeted all day, so into the oven it went.<span> </span>The Daughter Figure was running late, so she asked that we hold dinner for an hour.<span> </span>No problem- except that I left the turkey in the oven instead of putting it on the counter.<span> </span>It was dry.<span> </span>The ham was major salty (not my fault), the fresh cranberry sauce tasted like ass because I forgot to put the apples in it, my sister's green bean casserole was soupy, and nobody made mashed potatoes. Sigh……….</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>The Boy didn’t close on his house when he was supposed to.<span> </span>He closed a week later, but is finally in his house.<span> </span>He has curtains in the living room, and blankets and towels on the windows in the bedroom.<span> </span>lol <span> </span><span> </span>There is food in the fridge, and the BF helped us take down the wall between the living room and dining room.<span> </span>Speaking of The BF, he moved in last Wednesday morning, and The Boy moved out that afternoon.<span> </span>I drove the U-Haul from here to Middletown & back, unloaded it, then reloaded it with The Boy’s stuff.<span> </span>We made a few trips between the houses, and then returned the truck that night, but not before my back went out and I had to make a trip to the chiropractor at 6:30pm. <span></span>There were still major remnants of The Boy around the house, but I have slowly removed most traces of him by loading his crap in the back of my car and dropping it on his porch.<span> </span>He continues to have a fairly major presence in the basement (2 drum sets), and we won’t even mention the garage or shed.<span> </span>lolol </div><div class="MsoNormal">The Boy has gone over a week without cable and internet.<span> </span>Did you know that Comcast sucks moose cock?<span> </span>Big time?<span> </span>It seems that the last tenants of the house left without paying their bill or returning their equipment.<span> </span>Because of this, The Boy has had to fax proof that he owns the house to Comcast corporate offices- TWICE.<span> </span>The renters were Hispanic, and he is German. <span> </span>The name is TOTALLY different. After seeing a deed, a bill addressed to him, his license and his social security card, you would think it would all be good, but apparently, that’s not how they roll at Comcast. <span> </span>He still has no response from them, so I think he will be saying “Hello, Fios!”</div><div class="MsoNormal">Things have gone well at my house with The BF having moved in with the 3 cats.<span> </span>The dogs are fascinated with them, and the cats do a lot of hissing and swatting.<span> </span>All is right with the world.<span> </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span></span></span><span> </span>And they didn’t eat the conure yet, so I guess that’s a good thing.<span> </span>They also seem to be very leery of the chinchilla- I think he moves too quickly and makes a lot of noise on his wheel,<span> </span>and they don’t like that.<span> </span>I have had discussions with both the dogs and the cats about living in harmony, but it hasn’t sunk in.<span> </span>I have told the cats if they don’t run, the dogs won’t chase them.<span> </span>And I told the dogs that the cats do not appreciate your barking in their face with your ass in the air.<span> </span>And they don’t like to have their butts sniffed.<span> </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span></span></span><span> </span>The good thing about having dogs and cats is that you don’t really have to scoop the poop out of the litter box.<span> </span>The dogs do it for you.<span> </span>Hahahaha <span> </span>Blech!!!!</div><div class="MsoNormal">I was worried about The Daughter Figure coming home now that The BF has moved in, but when he got home from work yesterday, she asked him if she could hug him.<span> </span>I almost cried.<span> </span>But I didn’t.<span> </span>‘Cause I’m German.<span> </span>We all went to dinner and had a nice time.<span> </span>When we got back home, they spent a lot of time together playing with the cats and looking up stuff on the internet.<span> </span>I am keeping my fingers crossed.</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-49494702523565499632010-11-23T16:06:00.000-05:002010-11-23T16:06:15.858-05:00Another ribbing project<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML/> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I am making yet another scarf.<span> </span>The BF was watching me make his beautiful black alpaca scarf, and asked who it was for.<span> </span>I said him, and he said he thought he asked for red.<span> </span>Sigh…….<span> </span>Why would you ask for a black hat and a red scarf?<span> </span>So……………….<span> </span>I have 3 skeins of Knit Picks Swish in red, and am making his scarf from that, but working on it in stealth mode.<span> </span>It is a cool 3x2 ribbing that I will wire block to have the ribs stand apart.<span> </span>Then he can throw it in the washing machine and panic when it dries back to it’s original shape.<span> </span>I will enjoy that. <span> </span>lol<span> </span>I am also making a ribbed hat for the older nephew and The Boy’s girlfriend.<span> </span>The smaller hat started out on dpns, but I am going to convert it to magic loop, because I think it goes much faster for me.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>We are supposed to be closing on The Boy’s house today, but the lawyer hasn’t come up with the exact closing costs yet, the seller hasn’t proved that he completed all repairs we agreed on, and the underwriter is fucking insane.<span> </span>It is not good enough that they have signed gift letters from me for what I am giving toward the down payment.<span> </span>Nor is it good enough that they have front and back copies of the checks deposited into his account.<span> </span>They want statements showing that I actually had the money in the account.<span> </span>Fine- I gave them all that.<span> </span>Now they want a statement showing the money actually came out of that account?<span> </span>WTF?<span> </span>Seriously!<span> </span>The checks show where it was drawn from- they have statements with more than enough money in the account.<span> </span>And the money is not coming from a regular bank account.<span> </span>It is life insurance proceeds in an account with Prudential- who apparently has never heard of the internet, let alone a fax machine.<span> </span>Grrrrrrr!<span> </span>It takes them a week to do anything, and will only send stuff through postal mail.<span> </span>It took speaking to 3 people for them to agree to send out a mini-statement showing the last 2 checks I wrote for this crap actually came from that account.<span> </span>Now we wait.</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-35043537278743708512010-11-15T12:24:00.000-05:002010-11-15T12:24:02.043-05:00A Case of the Blahs<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML/> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Since Friday, I have been hit with a case of the blahs.<span> </span>I can’t seem to shake it, no matter what I do.<span> </span>I went to the shore house on Friday night to do some cleaning out and fixing up.<span> </span>On Saturday, I was able to shake off this feeling for a few hours by installing a tub surround and a new vinyl floor in the bathroom- all.by. myself! <span> </span>(pix to follow) But by 10:00 Saturday night it was back.<span> </span>I think it’s a combination of the anniversary of The Husband’s passing, The Daughter Figure being away at school for her 20<sup>th</sup> birthday, The Boy closing on his house (supposedly) next week, and not seeing The BF since last Wednesday.<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I really need to get my act together, as this is a busy week- book club tonight (don’t tell anyone, but I didn’t read the book- I don’t even know the name of it)<span> </span>lol, The BF is coming tomorrow for dinner and shoe shopping (for him), and I am going to try to drag him to meet my knitting group at Starbucks, under the guise of just getting a coffee.<span> </span>Bbbwwwaaaahhhhhh!!!! <span> </span>On second thought, I think I’ll ask him if he is ready to meet them.<span> </span>They can be more overwhelming (in a good way) than my actual family.<span> </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span>J</span></span> On Wednesday, I have my spinning guild meeting, and I need to have 2 bobbins of something spun up so we can practice plying.<span> </span>Which is a good thing, because I suck at plying.<span> </span>Lolol <span> </span>I may have to split something <span> </span>already on bobbins to do this with.<span> </span>I need to go to the grocery store, return things at Kohl’s and Old Navy, and drop off my dry cleaning.<span> </span>Oh, and fold the laundry.<span> </span>And clean my death-trap of a bedroom.<span> </span>And find my kitchen table, which is buried under tons of papers, knitting patterns and yarn.<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I think I’ll just go home and knit.</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-50052538112058462332010-11-08T23:08:00.000-05:002010-11-08T23:08:28.182-05:00A Closing?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The Boy has a closing date(s).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anywhere from November 23<sup>rd</sup> to December 1<sup>st</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WTF?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve closed on 2 other houses and have never been this far in without a firm closing date!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Title search was started on the 2<sup>nd</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Bulk Sale notice was sent to the State.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It takes 10 days for them to respond, which in NJ terms, probably means 3 weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sigh……<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did you know that if you purchase a house from a seller that was renting out the property, a Bulk Sale notice goes to the State?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If not, the PURCHASER can be held liable for taxes not paid on the rent collected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How fucked up is that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How is a purchaser supposed to know that a seller was renting the property?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only in NJ!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I have to start boxing up stuff for The Boy to take to his new house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is getting ½ the glasses and mugs in the cabinet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He can have ½ the towels, and I think I have dishes in the basement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has a nice set of couches and a big screen tv to take. He also has not one, but TWO drum sets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a 2<sup>nd</sup> couch he can have for the basement REC room if he wants, an old 19” tv, an end table for the living room, and he has a coffee table at my sister’s apartment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will give him a starter amount of utensils and a utensil holder for the drawer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have 10 gajillion pots and pans he can choose from, and carving knives galore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He can take his bedroom dressers, which were my brothers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That makes them about 40 years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I were him, they’d go in one of the guest rooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He can also take my old kitchen table. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just don’t have any chairs for it anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lol <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And The BF is donating his old table they can use on the sun porch. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Boy has my Grandmother’s Craftmatic Adjustable full size bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now tell me, what 26 year old has a Craftmatic Adjustable?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lmao <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The frame is great, but the mattress is crap, so that would also do well in a spare bedroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will be getting a new King size bed to accommodate The BF and the menagerie, so The Boy can have my Queen if he wants, or he can buy himself a completely new bedroom set- mattress and all.</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-17516757896779695062010-11-06T23:11:00.000-04:002010-11-06T23:11:08.512-04:00Accomplishments What a great day. I cleaned The BF's apartment and took his stuff to the laundromat. I don't think I've been in a laundromat in 20 years. Some things never change. lol I put most of his stuff in a giant washer, then put the towels and other stuff in a smaller one. Then I waited. And knit. And listened to everyone speaking Spanish. And knit some more. Top 40 playing on the radio. Yuk. lol When the larger machine stopped, I opened the door and water came pouring out. It never drained for the spin cycle. Sigh.... The attendant was very nice, and went to get a mop while I tried to get the sopping wet clothes into the next machine. He then got it going for me. The. Whole. Fucking. Wash. Cycle. AGAIN. I cannot believe he couldn't just set it to spin. Grrrr. So, I knit some more. And dried and folded the smaller load. And wondered why I didn't drive the whole damned pile of clothes the hour and 15 minutes to my house and wash everything in my nice machine. Couldn't have taken much longer. :-) When I got home, I continued the cleaning thing. I tackled the back room, which is my computer room. It was getting hard to find the computer, and this room is going to become the 'cat' room/man cave when The BF moves in. There wasn't even a spot big enough on the couch in here for a cat to lay on, so I jumped in and shoveled all the shit out. A laundry basket full of yarn, 2 bags of garbage and 3 bags of paper to recycle later, and it looks like a room again. :-) I wish I had a before picture. The white ceramic stove is where I keep all my spinning fiber. And that's my Minimalist hanging over the chair. The room is done in an Oriental motif, so ignore the Southwest pattern on the couch. The slipcover is in the wash.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">On November 18<sup>th</sup>, it will be one year since I lost my husband.<span> </span>It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago, yet it seems a lifetime away.<span> </span>The Daughter Figure and The Boy, which were so aptly named by him, take a different route to the healing than I have.<span> </span>The Boy still has moments of frustration and anger.<span> </span>They always got along pretty well, and did all kinds of stuff together.<span> </span>He can laugh about stuff his father did and said, but does not discuss his feelings or acknowledge that he misses him.<span> </span>Typical Boy.<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">The Daughter Figure, on the other hand, had a different relationship with him.<span> </span>For most of her life, they argued and fought.<span> </span>Neither saw that they were of the same mold.<span> </span>Except she has breasts.<span> </span>Toward the end of her senior year in High School, they became closer.<span> </span>He was so proud of her accomplishments, and her acceptance to University of Michigan. <span> </span>She was away at school when he got sick, and the last time she spoke to him, he had to talk her down from a panic attack.<span> </span>We didn’t know that less than 24 hours later he would be on a ventilator in an induced coma.<span> </span>She beat herself up for a long time going over that last conversation because she felt that he needed her and she had been selfish.<span> </span>My words could not change how she felt.<span> </span>Only time has eased her pain a little.</div><div class="MsoNormal">As for me, I miss him, but not in the same way they do. We had a different kind of relationship.<span> </span>After 27 years of marriage, I loved him, but was not ‘in love’ with him.<span> </span>We had been through too much.<span> </span>I had been hurt and disappointed too many times. <span> </span>It was nothing torrid or despicable, it was just our different views of family and life and time (not) spent together. <span> </span>I viewed our relationship from a different perspective than he did for a very long time.<span> </span>We were old friends, and sometimes best friends, but not lovers.<span> </span>That time had long passed.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span> </span><span> </span>I knew from the minute the hospital called that night at 1:30am.<span> </span>I knew he would not be coming home.<span> </span>My grieving started 3 weeks before he died.<span> </span>Maybe that made it easier when it finally did happen.<span> </span>Maybe I’m too German.<span> </span>Or too Russian.<span> </span>Or too damaged.<span> </span>I don’t know.<span> </span>I stayed with him in the ICU as much as they would allow.<span> </span>I didn’t want him to be alone. I owed him that much. <span> </span>I talked to him about what was going on at home and at work.<span> </span>I wiped away his sweat.<span> </span>I combed his hair.<span> </span>I stroked him arm.<span> </span>But he wasn’t there.<span> </span>Only his shell was there, and the sound of all the machines and the ventilator.<span> </span></div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-53417601908966866582010-11-04T19:11:00.016-04:002010-11-04T19:41:59.066-04:00Just 3 Words<a href="http://kimberlychapman.com/crafts/knit-patterns-christmaslights.html">Knitted Christmas lights.</a><br />
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Ok, I can't just put that on here. lol But mark my words, I WILL be making these. I swear. Just as soon as I finish the 3 squares I didn't make for last month's swap, and make a hat for my sister's older kid. And start working on the sweater(s) I want to make. Well, I really need to finish the green one, which was to be my first knitted sweater. It kind of got thrown in the UFO basket when I started the Minimalist. Which I DID finish, along with 2 hats. Sigh......... Stupid obsessive knitting in the round. lolol<br />
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Here is the hat I just finished for my younger nephew. Isn't it cute?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6NVD5F8LGNw/TNNEdc5vnuI/AAAAAAAAALY/HpTzI-iPX0Y/s1600/IMG_0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6NVD5F8LGNw/TNNEdc5vnuI/AAAAAAAAALY/HpTzI-iPX0Y/s320/IMG_0064.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-14970156355702618942010-10-31T00:58:00.000-04:002010-10-31T00:58:56.675-04:00UMass, Webs, and Rocky Horror. Happy Halloween!!!!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML/> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Let me say one thing before I begin- the people of Connecticut cannot drive for shit!<span> </span>For Shit, I say!<span> </span>OMG, how does it take 40 minutes to go 3 miles?<span> </span>Why do they have to STOP and gawk at a DOT truck on the side of the road?<span> </span>Why are tractor trailers allowed in the fast lane?<span> </span>On hills?<span> </span>FML.<span> </span>A 3+ hour trip took 4.5 hours.<span> </span>Thank you, Connecticut.<span> </span>I’ll tell you, when she went to University of Michigan, we were driving on Route 80.<span> </span>On the other side of the divider, a truck had overturned and spilled it’s cargo all over the hiway.<span> </span>The cars on our side kept going 80 mph.<span> </span>That’s right!<span> </span>It was none of their fucking business, so they kept right on going!<span> </span>Yeah, Midwest drivers!<span> </span>They need to teach the Tools from Connecticut to mind their own fucking business.<span> </span>(<i>steps off soapbox</i>)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I came to Massachusetts Friday afternoon to visit The Daughter Figure for the weekend.<span> </span>She attends <a href="http://www.umass.edu/">UMass</a>.<span> </span>I always love to see her, but I also always love to take the trip to <a href="http://www.yarn.com/">Webs</a>. It’s only 10 minutes from her school. <span> </span>lol <span> </span>She accuses me of sending her to UMass so I can go yarn shopping.<span> </span>I plead the 5<sup>th</sup>.<span> </span>I brought the puppy.<span> </span>She loves to ride in the car, and since she is growing so fast, I wanted the kid to see her.<span> </span>The dog threw up in the car.<span> </span>Twice.<span> </span>Then tried to eat it while I was going 85 and looking for a safe place to pull over.<span> </span>Yuk.<span> </span>Double yuk.<span> </span>The dog has also never been on a leash.<span> </span>We have a fenced yard, so I never thought much about it.<span> </span>Apparently, she cannot pee on leash.<span> </span>Or poop.<span> </span>Or sleep in her crate in a hotel room.<span> </span>Or not eat my Berkies after she wakes me up at 6:30am on a Saturday morning because now she has to pee, no matter what.<span> </span>AND poop in the handicap spot right in front of the entrance.<span> </span>AND I have no way to pick up the poop, because I am in my pajamas and coat, with greasy hair and no contacts.<span> </span>Sorry, and thank you to whoever did pick up said poop.<span> </span>Sigh……….</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Well, I took a shower, knitted, and called The Daughter Figure <span></span><span></span>at 10:45.<span> </span>She said it was too early.<span> </span>Call back at 12.<span> </span>More sighing.<span> </span>Knitted some more.<span> </span>I am making a hat on dpn’s for my little nephew.<span> </span>He won’t care if it looks like crap.<span> </span>Was gonna go to Webs, but then decided- screw her.<span> </span>She HATES going there, so I will make her come with me!<span> </span>BBBWWWAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!<span> </span>When she finally got her ass out of bed, we took the dog for a good run at a nearby elementary school.<span> </span>She even went down the kiddie slide.<span> </span>(the dog, not the kid) lol <span> </span>We rode over to <a href="http://www.noho.com/">Northampton</a> to walk the dog through town and grab some lunch.<span> </span>Well, the dog was scared shitless of all the people.<span> </span>She put on the brakes constantly, and kept trying to run any way but the way we were heading.<span> </span>We had to carry her.<span> </span>She is NOT tiny anymore.<span> </span>We sat outside for lunch at a really good pizza place, and she cowered under the table until the food came.<span> </span>She thoroughly enjoyed our sandwiches, and finally started warming up to people that were oohhhhing and aaahhhing over her.<span> </span>We made it back down to the car without having to carry her, so I guess it turned out ok.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">At Webs, The Daughter Figure went into the loom room and played with a $3000.00 loom until she ran out of yarn, or whatever they use on them.<span> </span>Then I found her at the spinning wheels, cursing.<span> </span>Then she told me the yarn I picked out was ugly, so I made her come in the back and find a different color.<span> </span>THEN I told her it wasn’t for her.<span> </span>BBBWWWAAAAHHHH again!<span> </span>I wish I had my camera with me, because she wound up slumped in a chair next to someone else’s miserable teenage daughter.<span> </span>The expressions on their faces were identical, and priceless!<span> </span>Their demeanor said “shoot me now!”<span> </span>A mother can’t have much more fun than seeing <span> </span>that, can she?<span> </span>lolol</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">After Webs, we came to the hotel because The Daughter Figure needed a bath.<span> </span>She lives for baths, and there is not a tub to be found (that you would get into without a hazard suit) on campus.<span> </span>We then snuck the dog into her dorm, and she was showered with kisses and affection from the kids on the floor.<span> </span>They really should allow dogs in dorms.<span> </span>I think it would really help with issues like homesickness and stress, especially for Freshmen.<span> </span>We rounded out the night by going back to Northampton and eating Tibetan food.<span> </span>All I can say is, YUMMMM!!!<span> </span>I can haz more, pleez?<span> </span>Her friend had Yak stew.<span> </span>I had chicken and potatoes in a curry sauce, and The Daughter Figure had beef with onions and peppers.<span> </span>We stopped at Starbucks for dessert, and she left her purse there.<span> </span>Of course, we didn’t know this until we got all the way back to UMass.<span> </span>Now she is at Rocky Horror with 4-5 other kids from her floor.<span> </span>She was dressed like a slut, and her chubby gay friend was wearing a too tight black dress, 5 inch pewter <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_488499393">Marc Jacob</a>s heels in a size 11, and rainbow dyed hair.<span> </span>He said his feet were killing him already.<span> </span>Ah, the price we pay to look beautiful!</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111087472102815037.post-27232897445625860412010-10-28T19:28:00.000-04:002010-10-28T19:28:24.283-04:00Spinning Away<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> Last night was our spinning guild meeting at The Manse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is always so much fun to get together with everyone, and last night was no exception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were 9 wheels altogether.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Ladybug, a Louet S-10, my Majacraft Rose, my old castle-style upright that I am selling to my girlfriend, 2 CPW’s, a Hitchhiker and 2 Ashford Traditionals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know, there wasn’t one wheel I tried that I would kick out of bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(other than my old Castle- we never got along too well).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lol<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> It was amazing how different the 2 Traditionals spun, even though they were the exact same model.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like both equally, but they were different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The CPW’s I expected to be different, as they are the same type, but with different tensioning, and their age is markedly different, also.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They spun very nicely, but since I draw with my left hand, they were a bit awkward getting used to. I had to sit a bit sideways, but it wasn’t a big problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My favorite wheel of the night was the Ladybug.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was easy to treadle and took up the yarn beautifully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Louet is the only wheel I have ever tried that actually had the feel of “build twist, feed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Build twist, feed.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was very nice, but the single treadle would be the death of me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> It was also interesting to see which wheels people had trouble with, or didn’t like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or, more likely, which wheels didn’t like them .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think many people like my Rose, but it is probably because of the way I have the take-up set.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think our favorite local designer fell for her, though. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She spins on a CPW but uses left hand draw like I do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I showed her how the head of the Rose tilts, and she swooned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lolol <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It does make it perfect for long draw, and if you want to be lazy and slouch on the couch while spinning.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> We set a timer for 10 minutes and moved around the room from wheel to wheel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was decided we would all spin the same fiber, so I brought 2 pounds of <place>Texel</place> that came with my first wheel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a good fiber to spin because it is lofty. We spun through most of it, and I really wanted to collect it from everyone’s bobbins and make something with it, but I don’t think anyone was in the frame of mind to unravel their bobbins last night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lol</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I also tried a batt of mixed fibers that The Designer showed me how to spin from the fold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I LOVED it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I usually spin so damned thin, and I was able to control the fiber to spin thicker from the fold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wonder if that would work with roving?</div>Montymoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874068928290612237noreply@blogger.com1