'knitting' Category
signal boost, FO
First, actual important stuff: Jaime Lee Moyer is desperately searching for her niece Danielle Lee Moyer; she is not stalking, but needs a one-time contact to deal with urgent family issues. You can find more information including contact info at the link. Second, small personal triumph: The blanket I’ve been making for my mom, started [...]
despite a lack of sleep
For no particular reason, I got no sleep at all the night before last. Maybe jet lag kicked in late, because I’d slept fine the previous two nights. If it had to happen, it was the right night for it; I was able to talk to Ted after his meeting (I’d texted him that I [...]
FO: Thera
Phew! Finally done Thera. Actually I finished knitting it last weekend, but it’s take me until now to finish weaving in approximately 3,278 yarn ends (well, at least 30). Since it’s only in one color and I only used 7-8 skeins of yarn, I have no idea why there were so many of them. Here’s [...]
made things
I did something today that I haven’t done for a long time: I made things with beads. A while ago I lost one of my favorite silver-and-red earrings, and since I wear red a lot I needed a replacement. (I do have good ruby-and-gold earrings which were once a birthday present from Ted but I [...]
the usual round-up
Been a while since I updated, but my wrist is hurting (RSI) so ti’s a bad time to do lots of typing and there isn’t much giong on. Ted’s been sick with a bug he picked up on the way back from Taiwan (we managed to align our business trips this time) so I’m trying [...]
back home again (hey, it’s good to be)
Well, I think I mostly managed to avoid jet lag in coming back home – I’ve slept pretty well all the way through the first two nights. Last night we went to bed a little early (by 9, normal is 10:30) and I woke up half an hour before the alarm clock, so that’s probably [...]
We’re back!
Actually, we’ve been back since Thursday; fortunately for us we had the rest of Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday off before returning to work tomorrow. I’ve already blogged about the cruise, with photos, in two parts; Part I discusses all the places we visited and Part II is about the cruise itself, the ship and [...]
upcoming: more good than not, plus a small Olympics rant
Good things: only two weeks to work before we go on holiday next. This is not only our monthly pay week but because of the way the Dutch system works, I get nearly an extra month’s pay (one month, almost, for vacation pay in June and a “13th month” holiday pay in December). Also, I [...]
Introducing Elijah. As you can see, he found a few friends around the house: His friends are rom our trip to Thailand a few years ago. Judging from the size of his ears, Elijah is also an Asian elephant, so perhaps there is a natural bond.
pics, because it did happen
Seen the other day while we were on our way out to dinner: You’ve seen these before, left in the street to measure the speed of passing cars. But unless you live int he Netherlands, I’ll wager you’ve never seen one in a bike lane. And the recent knitting: Uncaged socks, so named because I [...]