I think I know what is going to happen next…and I better stop petting her immediately…
Since signing up for the sock class in January, the little class attendees has continued to meet on Tuesdays mornings at the little yarn shop…I missed last week, due to losing Joe, but I’m heading down there in a few minutes this week to just sit, knit, and maybe shop…but at least to sit and knit…and drink some hot chocolate…even tho its going to be 78 today…maybe I’ll drink some cold water instead…but I like my weekly hot chocolate!
Clem was sleeping over my shoulder…up close and personal…
And I like my weekly get-together…its only for a few hours, but its a nice way to get out of the house and work on a project. I’m zooming along on my socks now that i’ve turned the heel, and pretty soon I’ll be finishing the toe and ready to cast on another pair. Pink next time. the yarn is already balled up and rarin’ to go…
dew on bluebonnets. they are getting ready to pop very soon…
I made a few beads yesterday, and this afternoon plan to make more. the A/C dude is coming out to check on the new a/c we had put in last June. The unit is blowing cold air when calling for heat, and i dunno if it means anything but it makes a strange sound when running. That all happens this afternoon, so I’ll be home and will fire up the kiln…I still have a few buttons to shoot and show you as well…
this is Peaches. She likes being petted, and eating snacks between meals. She’s getting fixed, and will be up for adoption soon. She reminds me A LOT of Amelie..
Monday and Thursday evenings Brian and I go to the local animal shelter and spend 90 minutes taking the cats out of the cages, petting them, letting them play on the ground, and generally keeping them from going insane. Last night, there were only TWO cats left in the cages. The rest are all out on tour, at the local PetSmart, Petco stores. I hope they are adopted, because kitten season is coming up and there will be loads of kittens to adopt. Adult cats tend to be pushed aside for the cute kittens…It was nice to see only two cats in there, and we spent the whole time with them…Four more dogs have been adopted, and I think the total of adoptions for the year is like 71 or 75, something like that. Pretty good for a podunk little humane society. Get them animals out there!
I’m assuming you’re Wallace and Grommit fans, and so I dug around and found the 2010 Oscar Nominated short film (that didn’t win last night, booo). If you have 30 min, sit back and enjoy…
not that I want to be, mind you…but I woke up with a jolt and am just trying to unwind so i can go back to bed…I was having a dream that the house was on fire, but I couldn’t find where the source was to put it out, and I guess it scared me awake…
I also know that it’s getting warmer here, we’ll be turning the a/c on in the next few days (its supposed to be 80 one day this coming week…sigh…already…)and I think the heat has something to do with me being awaken…its hard to sleep when you’re uncomfortable…
So, here I am, surfing for Oscar info, pictures, wrap ups, etc. Did you watch? I thought overall the show was great, as I’ve seen some really bad, boring, stupid Oscar telecasts…but this one, save for Ben Stiller, was pretty good. I LOVE Gabby Sidibe – good for her for riding her movie all the way to the Oscars. And that whole cast was dressed in blue, even the Mighty Opes, Oprah was in blue…maybe it was her decree and they all went along with it, I dunno..You don’t cross Oprah, when she bestows you, you honor her, or be damned.
The winners were no surprises but all deserving, if not for the movies they were nominated (Meryl Streep in julie & Julia was way better than Twangy Sandy in Blind Side, lets face it), but for their body of work, and their get-alongedness in Hollywood. The Dude has been in show business since he was a kid, before lots of those folks were around who voted for him. No one saw Crazy Heart, but we all know Jeff for his other work and he does good work…And I think most folks were glad to see the Behemoth Movie and it’s King Of The World Crazy-Director get pushed aside for the smaller can-do movie that noone saw, directed by his ex-wife no less…Loved Steve and Alec as hosts, they were funny without being weird…Bringing out 5 actors to fawn all over nominees was painful, and took way too much time, but whatever…I’ve seen worse…
yes!
sorry, no
why are you orange? is it oompa-loompa season?
why are you there, again? And sitting in the second row?
After running around Austin doing errands, we’re home to hang out with the kitties and to catch up on what needs to be done around the house…I picked up some #5 DMC perle cotton to sew the flower button on my felted tote…will get pics once it’s done…the sky is grey and I hear it will rain today and tomorrow…like always, we’ll see…Although if its nice next week, i’m gonna get my Miata up and running, take it for an inspection, take it to the shop to get the roof leak repaired, and be ready to drive it all summer…
I finally took the step to getting fitted properly for a bra, and if you have an opportunity to do it, I recommend it. I now have properly fitting bras (in bright colors too!), and I bought a little rubbermaid container to wash them in. Elastic can work for or against you, and when it breaks down, the bra is useless…washer and dryers are tough on lingerie, and with Eucalan, you can hand wash and not even rinse the garment, as it pulls all the icky bits out, and sinks to the bottom of the bucket with them. I’ll probably rinse a little, just cause I’ll feel better, but I learned a lot today…and I have a rockin’ purple bra to show for it…neato…
While yesterday was sunny and fantastic, its getting cloudy and gloomy here for the weekend…So I forsee today being a quiet day…
Yesterday I just didn’t have the heart to work in the studio, even tho I need to. So instead, I picked up my second pair of socks that i’ve been ignoring for the past month, due to the fact that I was afraid to turn the heel/pick up the gusset. I’ve only made one pair of socks (the orange ones) and the heel/gusset is such a small but intricate part of the process that I had forgotten how to do it. Taking that into account, and the fact that I’m working on 2 circular needles instead of DPNs, I was struggling to find help on how to do this. So, I spent the past month researching, googling, reading, you tubing, asking questions and all around building my courage up to turn those heels…Yesterday the sun was shining, Bette Davis was on the porch playing, so I sat out there with her, and we turned heels. It was actually not as painful as I had built it up to be (I remember the first time I turned them, I thought “wow, that was easy”, but I had been walked through the process in class, and took no notes to help me). I knew it wasn’t that it was hard, it was that I couldn’t remember what I had done exactly, and I dunno about you, but ripping work out is not my strong suit. if I have to rip out, I tend to start over. and I wasn’t going to start over with these socks, no way. I’d be more likely to toss them altogether and I REALLy didn’t want to do that. So I was nervous…but now, things are back on track, even tho I have a hole at my gusset that I have to mend. That’s just inexperience in sock making,tho, I expect that…
Last night Brian and I went to the local small town humane society and played with the cats. We signed up to be volunteers a few weeks ago and Brian has been going Mon/Thur to play with the cats, but I’ve been watching the Olympics. So, last night we went together, and there are only 4 cats in there right now (the rest are at Petsmart trying to be adopted). It was fun playing with them, they want to be held, and run around playing with toys, They need time outside their cages (which are actually nice and big, with multi levels, so they can bounce around during the day), and some petting time. The two ‘porch cats’ i took over a few weeks back are there, only cause they were just neutered and are now getting ready to go ‘on the show circuit’ for adoption. We think the tabby (JB aka Jakob aka RJ) will be adopted quickly, but maybe not his very vocal brother Echo. He’s black, which people get spooked about, and he’s noisy. Maybe if someone would adopt them together that would help his chances. Oh, and now Echo has some weird skin ailment at the base of his tail, and he’s losing his hair. Can’t adopt him out like that. So, he’ll stay behind, and probably not go with his brother JB. Sigh…
There was another new cat at the shelter who looks very similar to Amelie except instead of dark spots, she has flame (orange) spots. But the same places – on her face, head and tail. Plus she’s a big girl, and her tail fwaps and she’s vocal and isn’t so sure about other cats and dogs. She seems exactly like Amelie, actually. I found it amusing to think there’s a second cat like Amelie out there. I hope she’s adopted soon.
I think I know what is going to happen next…and I better stop petting her immediately…
Clem was sleeping over my shoulder…up close and personal…
dew on bluebonnets. they are getting ready to pop very soon…
this is Peaches. She likes being petted, and eating snacks between meals. She’s getting fixed, and will be up for adoption soon. She reminds me A LOT of Amelie..
