I’m off tomorrow morning with Mary…a bit of shopping, some lunch, some more browsing, maybe a bit more shopping and then we will be at Ft. Worden.
Check out a bit of it’s haunty history…Happy Halloween! (p.s. the person that created the Hollow Hill site that I linked to has it listed as Seattle, WA, but [...]
Archive for October, 2007
It’s here…time for Knitting Retreat
Posted in ft worden, hauntings, knitting retreat on October 31, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Greta
Posted in greta, knitting retreat on October 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
No, not my little bunny…but the sweater I started on Oct. 14th.
Tonight was the bi-monthly knitting meetup at Yorkshire Yarns in Lakewood. I worked hard, knitting for almost a solid two hours. I am currently knitting the right front, with only two more cable turns to go before decreasing for the arms.
There is [...]
Thank you Ms. Snapdragons
Posted in sp11 on October 15, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Tonight there was a package waiting for me at the post office. Two skeins of organic yarn from Fully Belly Farm, a hank of Flash by Classic Elite, a good amount of mohair roving to spin, two cute little sheep ornaments, a sparkly picture frame and trinket box.
Thank you Ms. Snapdragons…what a [...]
Ravelry Scarf Exchange done
Posted in Ravelry Scarf Exchange, cables on October 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Project stats:Started: 9-7-07Restarted: 9-23-07Restarted again: 9-30-07Finished: 10-14-07Yarn: Northwest Yarns, Silk and Merino, 2 ballsNeedles: Size 8Made for: Rebecca at Westerly Whimsies, my exchange palLength: 85 inches
Our new bundle of joy
Posted in bunny baby on October 13, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Uh, no…it’s not the type of baby you might be thinking. I’m 43 for heavens sake…
Our new addition to the family is Gretta, a mini lop mix. She’s about 10 weeks old. A & K just love her to pieces.
I named her Gretta as I thought for sure I was going [...]
The count down is on & a Bakers Dozen
Posted in baking knitting retreat on October 7, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Pumpkin pie, choc-butterscotch chip cookie, wheat bread, donuts and pumpkin-choc chip muffins….all homemade, all nummy goodness.
It the season, fall is such a baking time, besides the holiday norms.
The donuts are just a drop-sugar donut…but so fresh and so good.
I made three loafs of the Wheat bread from the batch. I do love my [...]
Done & Done
Posted in hats daughters on October 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
DD #2 request…a wool hat with her name. DD#1 request, the cable hat (aka $36 hat)
That’s me modeling the $36 hat…A was getting ready for the homecoming dance she was going to with her friend [...]
I found it…at least a few times
Posted in contentment on October 4, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Last Friday, I found “contentment” once again.
It had been awhile since it had come around, but there it was, at 12:45 p.m., riding along with me back to work after hitting the library at lunch (and the thrift store looking for a red wool skirt to recycle into wool embroidered bird ornaments).
It was with [...]
