So, my buddy Michelle’s birthday was this past weekend, and a bunch of us wanted to surprise her. Unfortunately her schedule wasn’t very accommodating and we didn’t get the surprise visit opportunity until last night.
Mary, Enid and I got her a nice bag of loot and then showed up very unexpectedly on her porch. [...]
Spent my weekend taking care of Beau, my mom & stepdad’s new puppah.
Although that shot does show his cuteness, this one’s a lot more representative of his normal state.
He’s rarely sitting still. He’s like an Ewok on crystal meth.
Vest is done!
All that remains is the washing and light blocking.
Now on to socks with a vengance. I’m about to finish a pair for myself, and I decided to use some of Amanda’s awesome Fusion yarn in the Serenity colorway to make a pair for a friend who’s having a really rough time at [...]
Just reminding myself that it’s finally soup weather here in Texas, and I’m making some of Ellen-Mary’s soup.
We had a Dance Dance Revolution competition at work this week.
I won :-).
So, about that vest I’m working on . . . yeah, it’s not done yet. But I’m getting so close! I’ve got a mental block on picking up stitches, you see. I hate it. Haaaaate. I don’t know why - it doesn’t hurt, it’s not that hard, it’s just something [...]
Sorry it’s been slow here lately. I was on vacation last week in Portland. Lilith asked me to be her date for a friend’s wedding in Portland, Oregon, which is a city I dearly love. So, we’ve gotten back together. Yeah, I know, my love life does not follow linear paths.
It [...]
Good grief. And I thought I was going to have this done by Christmas. I honestly believed it was possible.
It is, at long last, clearly identifiable as a vest. It could still become a v-neck sweater in theory, and I’ve actually got enough yarn left to do that, but no, this puppy [...]