tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362166012024-03-13T12:08:46.728-04:00Knitting in My CornerMostly talk about knitting, spinning and cross stitch from my corner of the world. Thoughts on changes in my life, dealing with depression and anxiety disorders and boasting about kids and grandkids.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-77343965076697513022015-02-18T23:30:00.000-05:002015-02-18T23:32:09.600-05:00Update!Welcome to my first post of this year... and it's an update of where I am and why and all that stuff.
My primary focus is working down my stash to a level that fits into my home. I have lost an attic, garage, shed and a few extra rooms with closets. Bummer!
I have been assisted by a minor flood in the room I was using for storage - the 2nd bedroom, maybe 12x11 or so less a closet Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-30380630126809531532014-12-19T11:51:00.002-05:002014-12-19T11:52:11.618-05:00Plans for stitches for 2015I have been watching all sorts of cross stitch videos on YouTube. Most are from people participating in Floss Tube (I'm not) and also planning on various stitch alongs (SAL) which start January 1, 2015. So I'm going to try to set some goals for myself for 2015.
First of all, the reason for this is I am downsizing. I've gone from about a 1765 sq ft home with an attic and 2-car Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-15566269038350266052014-10-13T19:27:00.001-04:002014-10-13T19:27:41.533-04:00Oops!
I just realized that I missed posting around the first. Big oops! So now I can play catch up and show what I've been up to.
First of all, cross stitch. I spent most of my time working on Fireside Fairytales from Heaven and Earth Designs. I think this was about where I was when I last posted here.
I am almost done with this first page of stitching, almost 10,000 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-60922155281736551682014-09-01T11:38:00.000-04:002014-09-01T11:38:49.564-04:00Let's do an update...I've finished my first rotation in the Heaven and Earth Designs Bulletin Board so I can update my progress.
First of all, Fireside Fairytales. I've just picked up this one again as week 5 is for new starts and discontinued patterns. I have neither so just picked up the biggest.
I've posted the photo from August 8th and then from August 14th. While it doesn't show there Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-57383570829558386402014-08-17T02:03:00.001-04:002014-08-17T02:03:19.329-04:00At Long Last
I'm back again - within the same month even. I'm not responsible for any shock, awe or cardiac events following this announcement.
What I'm currently working on are 3 cross stitch projects in rotation, 2 spinning projects and one knitting project.
Two of the cross stitch projects are from Heaven and Earth Designs. The first is from an artist named Randal Spangler. It's Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-14235284205938869492014-08-07T23:20:00.000-04:002014-08-07T23:20:31.371-04:00A Very Quick NoteJust a very quick update to say after a hard drive crash, repair and now getting things back to normal. I need to update and find my backup of some of my photos and then can post updates.
I'm now doing more cross stitching and spinning (cotton on a tahkli) with some earring design and creation taking place as well. Hopefully will finish some projects along the way as well.
I'll be Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-14202699412730111922014-04-13T17:52:00.001-04:002014-04-13T17:52:40.165-04:00Deja Vu again, and again, and again...I've just spent the last hour or so looking at my old and older entries on this blog. I look at all the changes that have happened and realize that those entries were just the start. I'm still changing and changing and will be doing more changing.
I have learned that some people I've known for years - well I didn't know them as well as I thought I did. I learned that new Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-44520299770082997512014-03-19T06:52:00.002-04:002014-03-19T06:53:56.637-04:00That'll teach you....The above title is not the original one for this post. The first post was almost completed - I was just adding a link to my insightful thoughts and bits of knowledge when my computer flipped out and ate the whole page, sending me to my link. Gone. All Gone - all my strenuous work and strenuous intellectual deep thoughts - gone.
So the title is to remind me to save this Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-29576159121786906002014-01-31T20:17:00.000-05:002014-01-31T20:17:19.549-05:00New Year, old goals, new and old againWelcome back. Last time I wrote in this I had just arrived in NJ. I've been and then moved to TN. It was a good trip except for some construction sites in VA. Closed on the condo and discovered today that it is 1080 sq ft instead of the 950 I thought it was. That's good news.
I had to update a few things after I somewhat moved in (meaning everything is here but not 100% Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-54081810776278123942013-08-08T22:21:00.000-04:002013-08-08T22:21:50.257-04:00Catching up and going forwardOh it has been almost forever since my last entry. So much has happened and is still happening involving life changes and choices.
The tone of this blog may change a bit as life intervenes and things happen to change my path.
To catch up...
I am now in New Jersey with my daughter, her DH and grandkids 3-6 (numbered to protect them). Grandkids 1 and 2 are in Tennessee with their Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-5188258007063203092013-02-10T22:20:00.000-05:002013-02-10T22:20:03.158-05:00The times they are a changin'
The times they have changed - or at least my location has changed. I am now residing in the middle of New Hampshire, in what is known as the Lakes Region. Right now the lakes and everything else are snow covered courtesy of a Nor'easter that arrived Friday to Saturday. This was the last photo I took Friday afternoon. Between the tree and the porch post can see Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-19112568551504208292012-12-22T22:00:00.002-05:002012-12-22T22:00:08.867-05:00'Tis the Season...Oh it is the season of Holly-Daze and Christmas and pushing and shoving; joy and peace...and tragedy.
I grew up in a small town in Connecticut called Weston. When I was there, the population may have reached 2500 people. Less than 20 miles away was another town called Newtown. You would turn right from our driveway and come to a Y. To the left across the bridge and then Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-31060899130694252222012-10-22T17:27:00.000-04:002012-10-22T17:27:59.586-04:00Oh the Shame of it All...Don't worry too much about the title of this - it's actually my view of Spud's thoughts - well the ones that can be published. You see she was spayed on Friday - and all went well until we were told she needed an E-collar (cone of shame) to keep her from licking the incision site. OK, not a big deal except the store was out of the plastic traditional cones. So it was suggested Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-31325537935250095342012-08-03T13:48:00.000-04:002012-08-03T13:48:07.020-04:00Catching up againOh what a tangled web...
Each time I think I can take the time to write a new post, life butts in. For a while I was picking up grandkiddles #1 and #2 from their respective schools and taking them home. For those who have not had the pleasure of this, one goes to school A about 1/2 hour before dismissal, gets in line and parks. One has to remember to put the child's name thing Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-1082622662444101042012-04-12T16:59:00.001-04:002012-04-12T16:59:56.407-04:00Warning -- wordy...wordyPlease note the title - this will probably be wordy and up to 18 photos if I get really froggy and show everything I took photos of this week. Believe me I did delete some fuzzy, duplicate or just yucky photos.
To start: Loopy Ewe made an offer I could not refuse about 2-3 weeks ago - it was if you bought a skein of Dream in Color Marvelous (50/50 silk/wool) that has 1100 yds (1005Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-83123162077681670192012-02-04T15:23:00.001-05:002012-02-04T15:23:56.782-05:00Fluff and StuffWow, didn't January fly by. Now it's February and the durn groundhog saw his shadow so we're due six more weeks of winter. Considering how warm this winter has been, we may need some real winter to keep the mosquito population down for summer. We have daffodils and forsythia blooming now - about five weeks too early.
I've knit - finishing a pair of socks: Presenting BerryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-1885535909197450842012-01-01T12:21:00.000-05:002012-01-01T12:42:32.519-05:00Happy 2012
Wishing all of you a very Happy 2012.
My promises to myself:
1. relearn spinning cotton, ramie and flax (linen). I learned these decades ago and want to relearn as the raw material is easier to obtain now.
2. continue my learning curve on the support spindle. This is a spindle that is spun while the base tip is resting in a bowl or other smooth surface. I'm using Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0Antioch, TN 37013, USA36.0207224 -86.640955435.9179804 -86.798883899999993 36.123464399999996 -86.4830269tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-70145702309094900922011-11-14T18:41:00.001-05:002011-11-14T19:13:08.244-05:00Back again I had my Saturday at Fiber in the 'Boro and I thoroughly enjoyed my day. The day was a success and will be back next year (YES!).
I was the first at the spinner's circle and others came and left during the day. I only stopped once to wander, buy some fibery things and a bottle of water. I haven't taken pictures of all the stash enhancement but here come a few:
This is Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-88517740658114182252011-10-22T09:41:00.000-04:002011-10-22T09:41:58.351-04:00UpdatesOne of my original thoughts about this blog was to help me finish my UFO's (unfinished objects) in the various crafts I do. Knitting, spinning, counted cross stitch, embroidery and quilting. I also do crochet but don't have any UFO's there. There are some hardanger projects too. Anyway, my oldest is a project of embroidery - placemats and napkins to embroider and then Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-68350928140712777732011-09-16T02:55:00.001-04:002011-09-16T02:55:57.871-04:00Polecat PassingThe title comes from a suggestion from my son. We have now had 2 skunks decide that our totally fenced back yard is the perfect place to kick up their feet and die. While I do love my back yard - I wish the skunks would not.
What we do have in our backyard are migrating butterflies. They seem to love our zinnias.
I
I counted six of them while I was out this morning.&Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-68936486328774153932011-09-16T02:55:00.000-04:002011-09-16T02:55:16.139-04:00Second Try
Frequently my computer and I don't get along. I don't know if it is a human vs machine thing, artifical intelligence as a reality or some sort of time/space issue. The result is I shut the thing down in some form or fashion and walk away. This is what happened during my last blog entry. The saved draft did not survive the trauma.
I will try to recreate some of what I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-4577880177315761982011-07-22T13:31:00.000-04:002011-07-22T13:31:05.921-04:00I think I'm going to cryI started some new socks while on vacation. The pattern is called Inlay and was found at Knitty.com, here.
Well in the middle of a brain storm, I tried the first one on a few minutes ago - and they are too small. Well the leg section is too small. The 1.5 sized needles and my gauge must be off. Normally I knit right on with gauge. AND this pattern called for size 1, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-33367336697272142882011-05-29T20:18:00.000-04:002011-05-29T20:18:50.450-04:00A time to rememberThis is Memorial Day Weekend in the US. It is a time to honor those who have served, possibly giving their lives so we may enjoy the freedoms we have.
That said:
DH US Navy 1969 - 1979 active duty. 2 additional years reserve time.
My Uncle P. US Army
My computer and I are not playing well together so I will just list others and add photos Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-41584247838286790342011-03-05T23:44:00.000-05:002011-03-05T23:44:52.350-05:00One Down, One to GoCataract surgery, that is. I've had the right eye done and the left one will be done this coming Wednesday. This is about the easiest surgery I have ever had. Don't change clothes, get an IV and 2 extra strength Tylenol and about 30 minutes. Meds in the Valium family to make you less nervous but not asleep. Wow. The worst part was the three drops in each eye Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36216601.post-38913850872125299882011-01-01T13:36:00.000-05:002011-01-01T13:36:23.749-05:00New Year, New hopesHappy 2011 one and all. 2010 was both good and bad - probably the same for everyone.
On this first day of 2011, people usually look forward - making resolutions for things they want to accomplish, goals to set - and for some, nursing the mother of all hangovers.
My goals are simple I think. First and foremost to get my depression/anxiety under control again as I am Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197527112516936318noreply@blogger.com1