tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220449852011-04-21T13:16:15.522-07:00My ramblings about knitting, spinning, reading, and living life.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09076494427505486580noreply@blogger.comBlogger1591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22044985.post-1162334230611567322006-10-31T15:18:00.000-07:002006-10-31T15:37:10.690-07:00

I had a nice post all written up first thing this morning, In it I talked about the fury surrounding bitacle.org, rehashed the weekend events and included a wikipedia link about Halloween. I ran the spell check, added the links and clicked publish. Blogger could not locate my blog. Blogger lost my post. As much as I hate to learn something new, at least in the techno arena, I have reached the

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............... so I thought I'd bring you up to date as to what's been going on around Black Sheep Central. First up........ We've been back in our house here in Colorado for over a year now, and as is most often the case, our bedroom has been largely ignored. Most of the house got a fresh coat of paint before we moved in or shortly thereafter, but, the master bedroom was at the

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Another weekend is history. Do you realize that Christmas is just more than 2 months from now? Yikes. Saturday. Can I just stop here and say, our merry band of knitters is the best bunch of girls on the planet? I know, I know, you all feel the same way about your best girls (and guys), but seriously, we have such a good time every week that I actually look forward to getting up on Saturday

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48 Things You Could Care Less About 1. FIRST NAME? Lisa 2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I don’t think so. 3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Don’t laugh…but I got weepy this morning listening to my new cd, and last night when my son wrote “RIP Zach Smith” on his childhood cancer donation thingy. As for a really good hard cry??? I don’t remember. 4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I guess so. 5. WHAT IS

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Yesterday, we woke up to this: .....a wee bit more than a dusting, but not nearly what it could have been. Needless to say, it was the perfect kind of day for curling up with a good book and cupppa something. Late in the day, Alex and I headed out for Starbucks and some retail therapy. I came home with this: ....another of those wonderful albums you see at Starbucks. I just turned it on and,

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I'd like to introduce Baker! Ya know how some people are dog people (some are cat people, bird people, snake people......)? Brett has always been dog people. In fact, he loves animals of all kinds, loves zoo's and nature films and so on. Since he was very little, we've always had animals of one kind or another, and for most of his life he has had a dog. When he moved out of our house, he lived

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......they're really that close. Here's the thing I love about Rocky Mountain National Park (and Estes Park); there's no other place that I have ever been where one can enjoy beautiful vista's and wildlife this up close and personal. And I never get used to it. I take a ton of pictures, stare and gawk and feel lucky to be there. We arrived at the campground around 4 pm and found a terrific

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Ever think about how many things would never happen were it not for the last minute? The van is packed, and very soon we will be walking out the door and heading up to our favorite camping spot in Rocky Mountain National Park. This is the very best time of year to go, with the meadows full of elk, and a splash of color still on the trees. As you know, I look forward to this every year.

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It's grey and gloomy here today, and I'm having a tough time getting myself motivated to do anything. My mind is as foggy as the weather, and I haven't done anything remotely "blog worthy" in days. I've thought about posting one of the meme's currently running around blogland, but I can't think of 10 knitterly things you don't know about me, and choosing my top ten pieces of music would be

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I woke up this morning to a dusting of snow on the ground, not unusual for our part of the country, but I was hoping for a bit more autumn before jumping into winter. Of course, everything could change by the weekend, and I may get the camping trip in yet. This past weekend was full of fibery fun, beginning with our merry band of knitters and spinners meeting up at the Llama Store, and taking

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It's been a little while since we've had some good ole knitting content, so that's what I've got today. First up, Phoebe Jackets (for lack of a better name). Our little band of knitters and spinners includes the Fabulous Phoebe, who earlier this year came up with the idea for a store full of luxury women's western wear; wonderful boots, jackets, bags and such. As a test market strategy, she's

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Sorry for missing New Word Wednesday yesterday----my mind was just somewhere else. Probably about 9 months ago now, I mailed off my resume to the Medical Clinic at Peterson Air Force Base, just a few miles from my home. I heard nothing until about 2 months ago, when I got a call from the personnel office asking me if I still wanted a job. At that time they told me they would forward my resume to

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My whirlwind of activity is finally over, and it feels so odd to me to get back to the blog, after being away for the past week. So much has gone on, or at least it seems that way to me (who has a life full of quiet days, one following the other), that I really don't know how to "get back on the horse." I'll give it a try. I suppose the place to begin would be Thursday; the afternoon brought a

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Think back with me to the days before answering machines, before pagers, before cell phones, before the internet. We were fine; if someone phoned and we were not there, they tried again later. We sent letters or post cards. Why is it, then, that when we forget our cell phone at home we either turn right around to retrieve it or feel panic and dread until we are again "reachable?" Before DSL I

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Thanks to those of you who jumped in to help Brett raise money for MS. He and Cora had a terrific ride, raised a tidy sum of money and are looking forward to next years ride. As promised, I have drawn a name from those who donated AND left comments, and Carole will now get to choose her prize. Here are your choices, girlfriend: Both are superwash, sock to DK weight wool, both hand dyed (

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I'm sorry, really I am. Since I've been reading blogs and leaving comments, I've never quite understood the word verification thing. In fact, it annoys me; not to the point that I refuse to leave a comment, but enough that I decided not to use that feature on my blog. I've changed my mind. Every once in a while I've gotten unwanted comments, and for the most part, it's been no big deal to

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This morning has been one of real randomness---with only a little bit being accomplished. It's been quiet, so I finally got through the new issues of Spin-Off and Creative Knitting (the latter reinforcing the decision to cancel my subscription---what's up with all the patterns for bulky yarns and huge needles???) While lounging on the sofa with my coffee and magazine, I realized that the weather

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This, is son number two, Alex. Several months ago he said he was ready to move back to Colorado, and began to make plans. Last night, after leaving Seattle around 3 on Sunday, Alex walked through the front door, and this morning he's snoozing away, catching up, no doubt. Why he chose to sleep on the top of the bed is anyone's guess. Okay, now for a little weekend rehash. As you know, Saturday

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I'm having a wee bit of trouble getting to the blog today----do tune in later, I have news :)

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It's Favorite Foto Friday! May 2005......want to go back.....'nuff said.I've been thinking a lot in recent days about my life, partly due to watching The Mermaid Chair the other day. When I "read" the book (audible.com) it really struck a chord with me, not that I am anxious to run off and have an affair with a monk, but the place in which Jessie (the main character) found herself. In her

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I just added a wee post to the Summer Spinning Blog (link in sidebar). Last night I couldn't sleep---don't know if it's the upcoming flurry of activity around here, residual from a couple movies I've watched in the last few days, or hormones, but rather than lying in bed full of frustration, I got up and did some spinning. Something about the rhythm of the wheel soothes the mind, allows it to

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Just a quick note. I wanted to let you all know that Brett and Cora completed the 150 mile Bike Tour (for MS) in fine form. Brett said it was a beautiful ride, harder the first day than the second and up to this point they have earned $500 and $350, respectively. Brett also said that they can continue to accept donations until October, so if you want to get your name in the drawing you still have

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I took the day off yesterday not because I didn’t have anything to say---there was plenty to report after a fun knit meet on Saturday with the gals. Linda’s further adventures with the dragonfly socks had us all in hysterics for a good while. I'll leave the play by play commentary to Linda---stop by and wish her (9/11) happy birthday, huh? I even have 2 finished objects to

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If yesterday's phrase was "....like a Chinese Laundry," then today's phrase must be "a horse of a different color." Instead of sitting, partially reclined with my knitting or a good book, rather than positioned in front of one spinning wheel or the other, today, I shall be crawling around on hands and knees painting the trim that has needed attention since we laid the hardwood floors in January.

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Ever wonder where phrases come from? Like "don't throw the baby out with the bathwater," "look before you leap," and so on. Some we know, and others, perhaps those passed down by parents are just a mystery. Some of my mother's favorites were "I'm going to slap you up to a peak and knock the peak off" (sounds awful doesn't it?) or "this room is a piggy-assed mess." For today's discussion however I

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I'm happy to report this morning that in the last 24 hours, Brett has exceeded his fundraising goal by $125. Ya'll are awesome. We still have a few days to donate to this terrific cause, so if you haven't pledged and were planning to, I have another option for you to consider. This gorgeous blond, seen here between Brett and team mate Blair after the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic, is

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I don't know where to start today----so much has happened since Friday. Hang on, here we go! Friday: Phoebe, Darcie, Christy, Maus, Sabine and I headed up to Ellen's fabulous ranch for lunch and some fiber fun. For a complete accounting of the days adventures...check out Ellen's new blog. Friday night, I finished sock number one (on trekking pair three) while watching re-runs in bed. Saturday:

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Today, several of us Spinners with Altitude are heading up to Ellen's gorgeous ranch for a potluck lunch and some fiber fun, but before I go, I know you are just dying to see how yesterday's experiment turned out (if not, just pretend, okay?) By late afternoon, all the dye had been taken up and I was left with clear water. Now, I know that was what was suppose to happen, but it was so cool

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.....well sort of. Many of you may recall that I am in the possession of about three and a half pounds of crap roving. This roving is so utterly bad that the only resemblance it has to the fleece we took to the mill is the color. No kidding. For the last several weeks I've been to disappointed to even look at the stuff, but today, I dug out a roll of roving and have been playing with dye. Now,

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So, I'm laying in bed this morning, easing myself into consciousness, and thinking, I don't have to hurry, there's nothing on the calendar for today, I can take my time....when the phone rings. Eva is inviting me to join her for breakfast----she has taken the day off, little dude is in pre-school for the day and she's ready for a girlie day out. Up I hop, make myself presentable and off we go to

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I've come to the conclusion that I just can't be witty and entertaining every day. Surprised? I thought not. Somehow, when I began writing this blog. I got into the swing of posting everyday, and after coming to the afore mentioned conclusion, I've given myself permission to take a day off now and then---hence my absence yesterday. We had a very full weekend, beginning with the retirement

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I had just a few minutes this morning to post, before I ran off to join my hubby for a colleagues retirement celebration----but blogger was having issues. So, here I am at bedtime, jotting a line or two and posting today's Favorite Foto. This is one of those shots that makes me wish I was in my camper in the mountains, in this case Rocky Mountain National Park (as seen last June). ......but

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I've just come from the mall and a fresh bout of humiliation. You see, every year or so, my husbands department has what the military calls a "dining out," in laymans terms, a formal dinner. Last year, I sat at the head table along with my sweet hubby and this year we will again be seated at the head table. Now, I don't know about you, but I remember what people wear to these shindigs, especially

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First up....proof of progress: ....though it's highly doubtful anyone will need these in the next few days. Linda and I had a mitten discussion the other day, and she is posing the question "what is your favorite mitten pattern?" The pattern I have always (and only) used is from a booklet that came to me from my mother-in-law several years ago. The booklet is of unknown vintage, and has

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I have a confession to make; I am a news junkie. As my mind awakes in the morning and consciousness returns, the first thing I do is turn on the news. Half awake and semi-reclined I check in on what's happening in the world. During the day, I check in every few hours; in the car I listen to talk radio, if there is a big story unfolding, the TV is on, either as background music or with me planted

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So here I am, late Monday afternoon, trying to get my act together enough to write something clever and engaging. Unfortunately, I'm not feeling all that witty---what I can do is provide a brief weekend update. Saturday morning the gang met up at the coffee shop for some quality knitting time. Since the meltdown, I'm not totally sure which group it was---Spinners with Altitude or Nameless

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I'm getting lazy, I know. In the past, I've been very good about getting a post up first thing in the morning, but the last couple days have not worked out that way---yesterday because of appointments, today, well, I have no excuse. I stayed in bed watching the news, then meandered downstairs to let the dogs out. Over coffee I finished up recording discs with an audible book for hubby to listen

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Why is it that every time I start to feel good about the progress I'm making, the cosmic powers that be have to give me a whack? You might remember, that yesterday I had grand intentions of getting some more of the Romney I've been working on spun up. I was heading off to work on just that, when the baby alpaca on the Ashford wheel caught my attention, so (as you have guessed) I sat down and

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The entries are carefully placed in the cookie jar......... Hubby's hand reaches in and mixes them well :) He pulls out a winner....... .......the tension mounts........ Congratulations Kristin--of Yarn and Order. Stop by and check out her blog----if you hurry you still have time to enter her contest!Assiduous will be our word this week for New Word Wednesday. Assiduous is

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Sunday afternoon I met up with several of the gals who are now a part of Spinners with Altitude. My goal for the day was to get some beginners help in getting the Seraphim shawl onto needles. And I did it! 5 or 6 times, before I decided that lace is probably not group knitting (at least not for a lace newbie). I dropped yarn-overs, had markers slipping under yarn-overs and all kinds of

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Holy. Cow. I mean it....Holy Cow! My inbox has been filled with comments on the questions I posed last week, and I'm having a blast reading all your responses. Some of you have gone completely over the top----digging through closets and so forth to figure out exactly how many things you've got going (you know who you are). Others of you seem to have a really good handle on things. I had to laugh

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Man, I can't believe it is mid-August already. In my neighborhood the kids have gone back to school, classes have started at the Academy, and we're all gearing up for fall. If I think about it long enough, I'll put myself into full out panic mode over the upcoming season of giving, shall we say (I want to avoid the C word for a couple more months, okay?). My thoughts about the shawl are now

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So I've been looking at lace patterns this morning----thanks to everybody who has sent encouragement and suggestions! The possibilities are endless! Many of you have mentioned the Leaf Lace Shawl, from Fibertrends, so I went to the website to see what it looks like. (go take a good look, I'll wait). I have seen this picture before. In a magazine. Recently. I even remember showing it to Brad,

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Thanks to all of you who have weighed in regarding my foray into lace. After reading through the IK articles on knitting lace, perusing all my back issues of IK and looking over the patterns I had downloaded, I've narrowed it down to Fir Cone or Icarus. Maybe. I don't know!!! It's a hard choice! I was leaning toward Icarus, when I read this last night. Crap, I thought. If the Harlot is having

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Some of you may remember that my knitting adventures began with socks (yeah, not my smartest move, but there you have it). Since then, I've done sweaters and scarves, mittens and hats; I've felted, done cables, a bit of intarsia, some fair isle and dabbled with beads. What's left? Lace. Until this last weekend, the thought of lace was just a fleeting fancy in the back of my mind. A couple years

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Today, my mind is going at warp speed in a thousand (okay maybe not a thousand, but certainly a dozen) different directions, and I'm really having a tough time figuring out where to start. I guess we'll just start at Saturday morning and see where we end up. Saturday morning the girls from Knitters with Altitude came over for our first ever Spin-In. There were wheels and fiber everywhere! Anne

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I'm almost hesitant to do this, given the bad karma swirling around Blogger, but I figure I need to at least try and get a photo up----it's Friday after all. Welcome to Lassen Volcanic National Park. This pretty little stream runs past the visitors center, where we stopped to get our bearings and figure out what we wanted to see. Brad and I thought this stone was reminiscent of a burl of wood,

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I am so tired I can barely think straight, so I will just apologize here and now for whatever is sure to not make sense (did that make sense??) Anyway, I got home last night around 9, and tucked myself into bed shortly thereafter. I don't know what it is about flying, you wouldn't think it would be so tiring, but every time I fly, I'm exhausted at the end of the trip. My dear hubby, who used to

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....safe and sound (sorta) in the Northwest, and things have been busy since the plane touched down. Brett's girlie Cora retrieved me from the airport, and we stopped and had a bite of lunch and a little shopping at University Village. Once at Mom's, we went to the store for flowers (for today's events) and a couple other little things. Probably one of the more important things we purchased

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Let's see, where did we leave off? We left Lynden, with a full car and some fresh berries and headed back to Seattle. Brad had dropped off his dissertation at the U for a formatting check and as they were not open over the weekend, we needed to retrieve it before close of business on Friday. It was not ready. Drats. We bought a jumbo envelope, postage and returned to the office, then decided to

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......that I would just get home, and have to turn around and go back again?? Word came yesterday afternoon that one of my aunts, a woman of strong faith, had passed away. She'd had a long history of heart trouble---her mother and brothers died very young---and we had actually visited her the evening before open heart surgery a couple weeks ago, while we were there. Honestly, I had strong doubts

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I was laying in bed last night thinking about how to do a vacation wrap-up, when I thought about Bilbo Baggins putting the finishing touches on his adventure. Frodo is looking over Bilbo's shoulder as he closes the book and reads the title, "There and Back Again." An appropriate title for Bilbo's adventure, and our vacation. Here are some highlights. On our way through Utah, we decided to check

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Just now home.....about 4500 miles over 23 days, and I'm pooped. I have tones of pictures, lots of stories and souvenir yarn to give away at some point. But for now, I've poured an adult beverage and I'm heading to bed. Any of you who may be chomping at the bit will have to wait a wee bit longer. Nighty Night!

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No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth.....but the little cabin at the lake doesn't even have a phone, let alone internet of any sort. You'll just have to be patient, I'll share details and photo's when we make it home. In the meanwhile, I'm testing my Mom's new computer and internet service, and I'll see how I do loading a picture to tide you over. This is what the lake looked like

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I am writing a quick post from Price, Utah, having arrived a little bit ago. I find it rather amazing that I am not at home, but with my handy laptop, I can still see what all of your were up to today, and keep track of email. What a wondrous time we live in, huh? We had a beautiful drive through the Rocky's, through Vail and Beavercreek and then Glenwood Canyon. DH's uncle has recently married

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...............he reaches into the "hat".................... ..........pulls out a winner............. Holly, from right here in Colorado Springs! Congratulations Holly, and thanks for playing. The hand-dyed prize 'o perfection will be on it's way to you in three shakes of a lambs tail :) Here's what I've learned from the contest: 1. Many of the people I thought would enter, didn't . 2.

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But very close, as you can see. Again (mostly because socks aren't all that exciting on their own), we have the handsome Kramer, showing you a very nearly done sock. After I got home yesterday afternoon, I took some time to ice my neck and shoulders and knit in front of the TV. I'm ashamed to say, I stayed there throughout the evening, completely caught up in the History Channel (more on that

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Nothing productive....that's for sure. I don't know about you, but when there's a lot to do, I do a lot of nothing. Somehow, though my mind is going a hundred different directions, in this case bouncing between what to pack, what to load into the car, what to clean before leaving the house for three weeks, who to call, bills to pay (you get the idea), I actually get very little done until the

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The contest has been a real eye-opener. People that have never left a comment are entering the contest and a couple have gotten every answer right! Go figure. I had no idea that there were so many of you out there, reading, but incognito....so to speak. I'm actually thinking of another random contest, just to see how many comments I could get in one day......interesting thought. Anyway, it has

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We'll get to that in a minute.....first up, Favorite Foto Friday: Here's another shot taken last weekend up at Rocky Mountain National Park, this time from the trail along Bear Creek. The trail is mostly flat, about half a mile round the lake and just right for a leisurely stroll as the sun goes down. We've walked this path quite a few times, as well as a few of the more challenging trails that

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I've just finished making the reservations for our trip to Washington----here's what I've learned. 1. Traveling on a holiday weekend is nuts. Motels are either booked or outlandishly expensive. 2. You might as well forget about getting "last minute" reservations near anything interesting, unless of course you would like to stay at the Four Seasons at $1700 per night. 3. Even with the price of

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Thought I'd share a few more images from the weekend: As with most plans, the one I had for yesterday was largely overcome by events. I met up for coffee with Eva and Stephen and then in the evening the little dude was here for a few hours while Cliff and Eva went out for dinner. Laundry, bill paying and spinning were replaced by blowing bubbles and wrestling in the yard. Not that I'm

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.......to keep you waiting, waiting, waiting. We had a VERY full weekend and got back home yesterday evening around 7:30. After unloading the van, putting stuff away and all that happens when you've come home from camping, I just couldn't bring myself to write a synopsis of all that happened. Besides, the spinning wheel was calling my name. We headed up to Estes Park and the Rocky Mountain

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I'm going to try to make this quick, since we're trying to get out the door and on the road to Estes Park.......it seems like no matter how organized you think you are, how may lists you have, there's always a rush at the last minute. Yesterday, Linda and I took the nastydirty merino fleece to Leighton Farms Fiber Mill in Victor. This is a very small operation, with a cute little storefront in

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I don't know about you, but I'm a list maker. This morning, I'm surrounded by bits of paper and post-it's; lists of what I need to collect from the grocery, lists of what needs to make it into the camper or van, lists of what to have for meals while we're camping. And then there are the lists of possible routes to take to Washington and back. I should probably make a list of what to tell our

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You'd think that with the busy week I have scheduled, I'd have lots to talk about. Not so. Most of what's going on here is the planning that must happen before a camping trip, (like the one to Estes Park this weekend), or before a road trip (like the pilgrimage to Washington at the end of the month). I've been thinking a lot about what to bring in the way of food this weekend, what route to take

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It is on Monday mornings like this, that I am ever so glad that I don't have to spring out of bed and go to work. We had a full weekend, and at this time of year, when the days are warm and much time is spent outside, I'm just flat worn out come Sunday night. I'll leave it to you to scroll down and catch up on Saturday's Knit in Public Day. Let's talk llama's. Yesterday, after church, Brad and I

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Images from World Wide Knit in Public Day, Colorado Springs: Sock progress! The park was almost a little cool, but we had a blast! As things wound down, Linda, Kirsten and I decided on lunch and a trip to the newest LYS (still not all that local), Ruxtan Avenue Fibers. It's tucked away on a little side street in artsy fartsy Manitou Springs. Lovely little shop, very nice

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I've spent the morning looking at the atlas, and making plans for our pilgrimage to the Pacific Northwest that's coming up in the first part of July. It's always a bit of a mixed bag, these trips to the homeland; we get to see our family, spend time at the lake, eat seafood where you can see the sea, and have an opportunity to buy coffee every few blocks. The downside is that someone inevitably

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So, yesterday I got to thinking about how I referred to my 'stash' as an objet trouve'. On my next trip into the family room, I had to admit that not only was it no longer artful, but looking a little out of control. Thing is, lots of this yarn is 'in the queue', so to speak. In fact, I rarely buy yarn without a project in mind (heresy, I know). The basket was looking pretty tame, until I piled

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With my late post yesterday, I figured I'd have nothing to write about today. Wrong. Although if you're looking for knitting content, you might as well skip today's post and come back tomorrow. Today, we have animal news. If you've been keeping up, you'll remember that we've had a cat join us. Zorro, who has been here a week, has up until today not ventured from the basement. In fact, he's not

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It's yarn!!!! Yesterday afternoon I did some spinning, still working on the merino/silk blend. With two full bobbins I began plying after dinner, and before I went to bed I had nearly 370 yards of two ply yarn...............that I like! Having learned my lesson from over the weekend (washing fleece---bad, ugly---we won't go there), I got out my trusty spinning book and read the directions

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I've got a busy day ahead, but I have lots to "show and tell." Check back this evening for a complete update! What?? You want a hint?? Hmmmmmmmmmm

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It's 9 am and my outdoor thermometer is reading 79.9 degrees......ugh. Henry James may have thought that there was nothing as beautiful as a "summer afternoon," but in these parts, the afternoons can be beastly. Once the shade has encroached upon the back yard, and the sun has begun it's decent, that is my favorite time of day. The skies are red and orange, the mountains a dark silhouette against

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Four of us from KWA are fresh back from a sheep shearing at Rock Ledge Ranch. Today was the day they were giving their small flock of Merino sheep their summer haircuts. Now if you've been keeping up, you'll remember that I have recently developed an interest in spinning, and to spin, one must have.......fiber. Hence, the interest in the shearing. Ellen (the enabler), Phoebe, Linda and I

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It is a beautiful morning here in Colorado Springs; bright blue skies, very slight breeze and still on the cool side. This afternoon is forecast to be warm, 80 or so, and by Monday the temps are supposed to reach 90 (yuk). Later on I'll "batten the hatches" to keep the house cool, but for now I'm enjoying the sound of birds coming through open windows. I did make a bit of progress yesterday,

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I was planning to take the day off from blogging and spend the time knitting and spinning. I had written a clever little note to tell you where I was, and included a couple things to amuse you whilst I spin. As it turns out, the software is having issues again and, well, I've spent just about as much time as I usually do getting a post written, trying to tell you that I'm not going to be blogging

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So. Right. About the cat. Since I don't have any fantastic knitting or spinning to tell you about, I'll give you the long version----if you're here just for the fiber fables, I won't be offended if you skip down to New Word Wednesday, go ahead. About 15 years ago, my husband, who grew up in a home without pets and only tolerated the dog, volunteered to keep a colleagues cat while they moved,

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I hope all of you had a great holiday weekend. Things were busy here at Black Sheep Central; I've got loads of pictures and stories and knitting news, and.....and.....well let's start here: Saturday, KWA held a puppy party---knit meet with our doggies. At one point we had nearly a dozen dogs running around MJ's back yard. For the most part everyone played nice. Anti brought doggie jello

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Yesterday afternoon I met up with a couple of the girls from KWA (Knitters with Altitude) with the intended purpose being to get the moebius thing figured out. If you were here earlier in the week, you'll remember this: ....the basket with the design feature. Still don't know how it got there. Anyway, the decision was made to frog it and start over, for a couple reasons: 1. I was afraid that

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I woke up this morning with the thought/plot for a book, and so before I even read my email (shock) I opened up Word and started to write. Three phone calls and a visit from a friend later, I'm back at the computer, searching for the muse that woke me. While I'm looking, I'll write a quick update. The red cardi is done, except for buttons. It FITS, the v-neck turned out perfectly and all things

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I fear today will be a bit random. There are lots of little things to talk about here, not the least of which is knitting and spinning activity. Let's get started, shall we. 1. I had some bonding time with my new wheel yesterday afternoon. As it had been sitting in the shop for who knows how long, I took a dust rag to it with a bit of orange glo and cleaned it up. I also removed all the spun

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I didn't think so. Yesterday afternoon I indeed hooked up with Ellen to look at spinning wheels. The place where she bought her wheel is rather, um, unique. Tucked away in a little strip mall is a tiny nail salon, that also sells candles, has a tanning booth and......spinning wheels. Here is a perfect example of a gal who does what she loves. Fiber addict, spinner and nail tech, all rolled into

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Damn. So, Friday afternoon, Christy came over for a bit a walked me through a moebius cast on. Anybody who has tried this technique will understand my confusion. Christy's words of advice were "don't think about it, just do it......I know it looks like crap, just keep going and it will be fine." So on I knit. I completed the I cord bind off at the knit meet on Saturday morning, and Sunday

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Yes indeedy...a Stash Enhancement eXpedition commenced this morning as Christy and I headed to Castle Rock. The Red Wheel will be moving their business and will no longer be stocking yarn or knitting paraphenalia, HENCE, a SALE. Ellen (my spinning buddy) met us there and, well, I don't really need to tell you what happened, do I?? A couple of the gals and I are planning a knit-along (a mobius '

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There's not a lot to report today, but here it goes: The end is in sight for the red cardi: Yesterday I sewed up the shoulder seams and figured how long the sleeves needed to be. Surprisingly, off the needles, the sleeve is the right width (at the top) so I just needed another inch and a half or so in length. I'm hoping to get them both done and sewn in today. Also, I took another look at the

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Yesterday afternoon I made a trip to Table Rock Llama's for some fiber to play with. Presented with all the options, I ended up with an ounce of baby alpaca, and a wee bit of hemp, just for fun. When I got home, I moved the spinning wheel to the room with the TV and got going. After an hour and a half or so, this is what I had: .......about 36 yards of 2 ply yarn; and while it's still not "

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I was up late (for me) watching "Hotel Rwanda" last night, and was awaken by a phone call early (for me) this morning. Bad combo, and now I'm in this morning funk, my eyes keep wanting to shut, my head feels muzzy, and since it's too late to go back to bed and too early for a nap, well, I guess I'm stuck. I'm doing what anyone would do, catching up on the gossip (via the internet) and drinking

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If you've read the little blurb in the corner, you know that I am a nurse. One of the jobs I had a few years ago was in private practice with a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist......a kids cancer doctor. It was a small practice, but on a weekly basis we saw children with cancer and various blood disorders, mostly African American children with Sickle Cell Anemia. I did all the blood draws,

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Yesterday, Blogger was having trouble loading photo's---again. Seems every few days there is a hiccup in the system, and something goes pear shaped. Rather than sit in front of the computer, tapping my fingers and getting frustrated, I glanced over and saw the spinning wheel, sitting near the window and thought--well, I'll just go spin a bit while I wait for the $%^ pictures to load. Good idea,

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Lot's of progress here at Black Sheep Central.....I love progress. Yesterday around lunchtime I arrived at my new friend Ellen's house for an afternoon of spinning. Her little farm is beautiful and is home to 5 horses, 3 llamas, a variety of chickens, 3 dogs and 4 cats. It is situated with a phenomenal view of the rocky plain and front range, and I would move there in a New York minute. After a

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Thank you to all of you who sent positive energy my way yesterday. I got a phone call and even a comment from Dipsy, in Austria. It's nice to know there are people out there that are, well, nice, and even better when they let me know they are there. Thanks. The day ended on a high note, with dinner out with a group from DH's department to welcome a new member. The folks Brad works with are

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I'm going to be very honest with you all: I'm tired, and grumpy and what I really want to do is go back to my audiobook and knitting. I had a restless night, due in part to a moderately upsetting phone call at bedtime, couldn't sleep in and had to be out first thing this morning----threw off my whole routine. I'm such a creature of habit, I like knowing what will happen, like to have a plan. I

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Do you ever long for Monday, just so you can bring an end to the busy-ness of the weekend? Sad to say, this weekend I did. Normally, we have just a couple things going on a weekend, and I have great spans of quiet time to catch up with the TiVo, a good book, and a nap on Sunday afternoon. The past couple days I have bounced from one thing to the next, and when Sunday afternoon rolled around,

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Yesterday was very near perfect....the weather was lousy, foggy, drizzly and chilly.....but completely perfect for catching up with my old pal TiVo and knitting. I even had the fire going. The down side is that after knitting about half of the front, I realized that I had totally miscalculated; that instead of the 48 (or so) rows I thought I had to make the decreases, I had 72 (or so) rows. Damn.

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The red cardi. My knitting companion since March has decided it really wants to be a V neck (instead of a crew neck) cardigan. The realization came last night while DH was working late and I was having a TiVo fest with my knitting. I finished up the back, and I wish I had done that trick with the shaping---the one where you K2tog just before you turn the work and start binding off, making for a

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Today has been an odd day, my usual routine thrown off by a bad night's sleep. Funny how not sleeping well just messes up your day. This morning's computer time was taken up securing gifts for Mother's Day, and then I was off for an appointment with my dermatologist. I now interrupt this blog post for an important public service announcement: The importance of sunscreen cannot be overstated.

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It seems that the urge to knit has been temporarily been replaced by the urge to read. And read I have. After finishing "I am Madame X" yesterday afternoon, I took "Beethoven's Hair" off the shelf, and it is, so far, holding my interest. I feel like I'm back in college and on spring break----I would read anything I could get me hands on that wasn't a text book. I could read 10 books over a break,

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May is here, and with it hope that life will soon be warm and green---on a consistent basis. Over the weekend we had sun, clouds, rain and snow, Mother Nature trying on different clothes as the season changes. Soon, each day will be punctuated by afternoon thunderstorms, bringing flooding rains and sometimes significant hail. During our first sojourn in Colorado we replaced the roof twice and had

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09076494427505486580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22044985.post-1146242834144835202006-04-28T08:43:00.000-07:002006-04-28T09:47:14.166-07:00

I've been thinking this morning about a quote I heard somewhere, and it is loosely this: What would you do (or attempt to do) if you knew you could not fail? Interesting, no? There are a lot of things I've tried over the years, I think it's important to try lots of things...you never know what you'll enjoy or be really good at. Thus, there are many things that I've failed at over the years and

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