Posted in Finished Objects, MVFF, Socks on Aug 12th, 2009 1 Comment »
As mentioned previously, I cast this on 13 days ago. When Alisa saw it, she said, “What is that going to be?”
My reply, ” A giant *@;#$%& knitted circle!” Of couse! Doesn’t everyone want one?
Susie asked, “How do you wear a round shawl?”
Answer: Wear it? I thought you put it in a Rubbermaid container with [...]
Posted in Everything Else, Finished Objects, Knitting, MVFF, Socks on Aug 10th, 2009 2 Comments »
60 years ago yesterday, Nagasaki suffered the devastation wrought by an atomic bomb.
Hoping that history will never repeat itself in this instance, we took Jessica, Alle, and Olivia to Hyde Park on a visit to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelts’ home.
It was a wonderful day that opened the door to many interesting discussions about such [...]
Posted in Everything Else, Finished Objects, Knitting, Socks on Jul 23rd, 2009 1 Comment »
I did take a break from everything to do with anything waffles for a few days. I’d had my eye on a waffle cone iron online, but was showing unusual restraint. Then M found one at Target that he said needed to come home with us.
We used the recipe which came with the iron, substituting [...]
Posted in Books, Caffeine, Pets, Socks on Jun 6th, 2009 1 Comment »
The dogs woke me up at a crazy-early hour. I have to go to work today, so I’ll pretend for the first half of the day that it’s not a weekend. I’ll be happier for it.
Knowing work loomed on my morning horizon, I’d stoked the coffee pot last night and tried to make being the [...]
Posted in Finished Objects, Knitting, Socks on Jan 8th, 2009 3 Comments »
Here’s the scene: camping on Mount Washington in December… sitting too close to the fire, you don’t realize that the burning smell may be your clothing…
Here’s a close-up of the damage
At the time, I told M that I’d prefer to knit him an entirely new sweater rather than repair the damage. This is what happened [...]
