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June 2005



Obviously

Thursday, 30 June 2005 9:20 A GMT-05
Obviously my brain wasn't fully engaged yesterday when I was trying to figure out what to do about the bigness of the sock. Last night in a moment of clarity I picked up my size 0 needles (2.0mm for anyone who cares) and casted on for sock number 2.

Okay Dokey

Wednesday, 29 June 2005 5:44 P GMT-05
H is home. She had a fabulous time at camp. She learned a lot, met many people including 2 girls who traveled from Puerto Rico for camp, and made the most of the opportunities offered. Next year she wants to do the same week. Last night I completed t

What the....

Monday, 27 June 2005 1:42 P GMT-05
There is much chatter around the internet about a certain yarn being discontinued. I have never used it. Maybe never even seen it. But all this talk has me wondering...am I missing something? Should I run out and snap up all that I can find? What if

Weird Weekend

Monday, 27 June 2005 11:31 A GMT-05
On Friday evening, right about dinnertime, we heard a loud thud by our driveway. We found this and a very upset neighbor. Fortunately no people were hurt and the damage to the car was minor. Unfortunately the tree didn't make it. As a plus, lesson

Finally...

Saturday, 25 June 2005 6:24 P GMT-05
Here is the Dublin Bay sock for my sockapal-2-za pal as of today. I love the lace pattern down the sides and how the koigu is stripey without being strict stripes. This is a fun and easy pattern to knit. I have had no problem remembering the stitch p
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Summertime

Wednesday, 22 June 2005 11:34 A GMT-05
and the living blogging is easy erratic. There is now competition for the computer during the day. Also there is more general work around the house. I will blog as time permits.As you may have guessed I (and the car) survived H's driving lesson. She

That's So Yesterday

Tuesday, 21 June 2005 8:03 A GMT-05
Behold the sockapal-2-za sock. It is no longer a Peak Experience sock. It is, at the moment, a Dublin Bay Sock. Well, actually just the cuff so far. The Dublin Bay pattern kept swirling around in my brain while I was working on the Peak Experience so

Let the Nervousness Begins

Monday, 20 June 2005 8:10 A GMT-05
I am so excited to start knitting for my sockapal-2-za match. After checking out my stash closely I could not find a yarn that fit the bill perfectly. My match has different taste than I do so I had to find something *new*. We pointed the new car nor

A Few Things I've Been Thinking About...

Friday, 17 June 2005 11:26 A GMT-05
Michael Jackson was acquitted. California has had 5 earthquakes this week. Is someone trying to say something??We finally made a list of the things we want to have done to our house. These include but are not limited to bathroom remodeling, new shin

Wednesday WOW!

Wednesday, 15 June 2005 7:04 A GMT-05
Alison (Thanks Alison!!)has been busy getting the Sockapal-two-za together and she has sent out the matches. I got mine! Since I couldn't contain my excitement I immediately clicked over to her blog and read all about her. She's very nice and very bu
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Flag Day

Tuesday, 14 June 2005 12:11 P GMT-05

Too Hot to Handle

Monday, 13 June 2005 9:43 A GMT-05
It's been hot and humid here for days. We went directly from chilly 40 degree days to 80's & 90's with high humidity. This is not weather to knit by. So I haven't been knitting and I miss it terribly. Instead I have been reading about knitting,

Hazy Friday

Friday, 10 June 2005 11:54 A GMT-05
My garden is blooming and everything looks pretty good. All the wet weather we have had has caused a bit of mildew to grow on the leaves but the flowers are fine. My mother gave me a few of her peonies about 8 years ago and they love their sunny spot
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Reading

Thursday, 9 June 2005 12:07 P GMT-05
The other day a friend loaned me this book to read. I have just started it and it's a good one. I've read many of Jodi Picoult's books and really enjoy them. Her characters are like real people, well developed but flawed. Because of the reading there

Poppies and Sock

Wednesday, 8 June 2005 8:13 A GMT-05
The poppies are blooming! These are one of my favorite flowers that live in my yard. I first saw poppies at a house a few blocks from us. They have a large low concrete "well" full of poppies. There are even some that have spilled over to
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Issues or Should I even Bother

Tuesday, 7 June 2005 6:46 A GMT-05
My RSS feed isn't registering with Bloglines and hasn't in days. When I pop over to see if my blog entry is showing up on my blog it. isn't. there. After refreshing 2 or 3 times it appears. What is up with that? Yes, I pay for this lack of service. B
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Socks and More Socks

Monday, 6 June 2005 1:05 P GMT-05
I finished the first of the Broadripple socks. We are back to grey days so the photo is horrid. I'll do the mate once I finish the Six Sox KAL socks.Speaking of the Six SoX pattern, here is the sock. It's the Chutes & Ladders pattern which is a f

Near Perfect Day

Friday, 3 June 2005 12:49 P GMT-05
It is Friday and you know I am passionate about Friday. It is warm and sunny. Finally. All this and knitting. Yup, nearly perfect!Have a nice weekend!

Quickie

Thursday, 2 June 2005 12:35 P GMT-05
I planted this last year. A Columbine in blue and yellow. I forget the variety name and the snow took away the little tag I'd left when I planted it. It's done really well and seems happy in it's location. Gardening has been done in spare moments sin
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Lots and Lots

Wednesday, 1 June 2005 10:39 A GMT-05
There is lots to talk about today. This is my weekend knitting. I started another pair of Broadripple socks. This time I am using Cascade Fixation yarn in color number 9478. (We have another cloudy day so check out the link for an accurate color repr