Gypsy said this was what she wanted to share with her blog friends, so here you go:
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Christmas Greetings
Still here, just really, really time-challenged lately. I just can't seem to get both enough time and enough amibition to actually do something with it. I've actually gotten a few things knitted and some spinning done (there are, at least, pictures somewhere), but this is much more fun for the day.
Gypsy said this was what she wanted to share with her blog friends, so here you go:
Gypsy said this was what she wanted to share with her blog friends, so here you go:
Monday, November 10, 2008
Big Foot at the Beach
Meg surprised me by creating this fabulous cente
Thursday, October 30, 2008
It's Howl-ween!
My fur-friends got dressed, too. I don't think any of dem like it much.
I big girl & know there be cookie if I good. Not the people cuppy-cakes, but still a cookie.
These aren't our punkins, but they sure are pretty neat. Mommy sez they really big and I could fit right inside them.
Pssst! Mommy sez I can enter contest at Baa Baa Blacksheep, Bear's Mommy told us 'bout it. Me thinks I have 2 new friends!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Treasures from the Hudson Valley
--No responsibilities to "run" anything. Very nice...as I'm part of a guild that puts on a pretty darn good Fiber Fest, I can really appreciate someone else's efforts.
--Meeting Jane of Quiddity. She is one of those people that I immediately like. I'm thinking that might of been kind of inevitable considering the amount of like interests we have. The only problem is that she lives in Georgia there won't be that many opportunities to visit. No picture, sorry, bad blogger.
--Meeting Franklin. He is absolutely as charming as can be. Again, someone that I immediately felt could be a very good friend. Sigh, at least Chicago is closer than Georgia. Dolores was no where in sight, so he seemed pretty relaxed.
--Snagging a copy of It Itches and having it signed by Franklin. It's good, very good. Get yourself a copy!
On top of the black sheep, which is a felted pouch, suitable for notions and such like, is a lock of Border Leicester 6mo. lamb clip. It's long, shiny, and very white...nice find. It's already washed and might even be dry enough to card.
Other treasures included some green wool yarn (on sale, probably de
Since the weather has turned to typical, ugly fall cold/windy/rainy/slushy/dank, I figured I would use my new mug, also purchased at Rhinebeck. You know what, ladies? If you use one of those fancy hot cocoa mixes, with milk and add some Screech, it tastes like you're drinking one of those rum balls that appear around the holidays. Takes the chill right off!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Lene, you have a lot to answer for...
One of my favorite blogging friends is Lene. No, let's just correct that. She has moved out of the "I sure wish I could meet this person group" to "Must get together with Lene while in Toronto". We've met a few times over lunch/coffee and I enjoy every minute of our visits.
What has she got to answer for? Well, not for making me think of life/living from a very different viewpoint than mine...that's definitely a highlight.
Not for living a bit too far away to visit regularly...I could easily just suck it up and drive to TO for a day-trip.
She tagged me on a book challenge. I know, it was way back in June. To be fair, I really didn't forget about it, but as time went by, a bit of guilt set in. Eventually, I went back and scanned through all of Lene's posts until I found it:
Pick up the nearest book.
Open on page 123.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the next three sentences.
Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.
Since, at the time, George Carlin had recently passed away, I thought that using his book would be a great choice. Still is. Braindroppings, by George Carlin.
Page 123: For instance, imagine the crap we'll have to endure on TV when Bob Hope dies. First of all, they'll show clips from all his old road movies with Bing Crosby, and you can bet that some news anchor asshole will turn to the pile of clothing next to him and say, "Well, Tami, I imagine Bob's on the Road to Heaven now."
Kind of spooky, isn't it?
As far as tagging, I'll tag Mom (who doesn't really have to tag anyone, just have fun with it), Deb, Jane, Linda G. and Denise.
OK, guilt-trip over...yippee!
Oh, and another thing that I'm blaming on you...the compulsion to check LOLcats and dogs every. single. day.
What has she got to answer for? Well, not for making me think of life/living from a very different viewpoint than mine...that's definitely a highlight.
Not for living a bit too far away to visit regularly...I could easily just suck it up and drive to TO for a day-trip.
She tagged me on a book challenge. I know, it was way back in June. To be fair, I really didn't forget about it, but as time went by, a bit of guilt set in. Eventually, I went back and scanned through all of Lene's posts until I found it:
Pick up the nearest book.
Open on page 123.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the next three sentences.
Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.
Since, at the time, George Carlin had recently passed away, I thought that using his book would be a great choice. Still is. Braindroppings, by George Carlin.
Page 123: For instance, imagine the crap we'll have to endure on TV when Bob Hope dies. First of all, they'll show clips from all his old road movies with Bing Crosby, and you can bet that some news anchor asshole will turn to the pile of clothing next to him and say, "Well, Tami, I imagine Bob's on the Road to Heaven now."
Kind of spooky, isn't it?
As far as tagging, I'll tag Mom (who doesn't really have to tag anyone, just have fun with it), Deb, Jane, Linda G. and Denise.
OK, guilt-trip over...yippee!
Oh, and another thing that I'm blaming on you...the compulsion to check LOLcats and dogs every. single. day.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Busy, Very Busy
I have one of the best jobs of the festival: coordinator of the Skein & Garment Competition. This allows me the opportunity to check out everyo
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A few weeks ago, Deb (of Not Pretty to Watch) chose me to receive one of these:
Now I get to send along the ribbon to 4 of my favorites. It was definitely not an easy task to just pick four. In no particular order: Quiddity, Yarn Harlot, The Seated View and The Panopticon. All the these fine writers/bloggers are people I would adore to live closer to, just so we could sit and visit whenever possible. Since that's not feasible, at least we can drop in on each other's blogs.
October brings many things around here. We've had a pretty hard frost, Indian summer is upon us for the next few days, Farmer's Markets are full of fresh produce and Rhinebeck is fast approaching. Our spinning guild is renting a bus. It leaves our area at 4:30 in the morning for the trek to Rhinebeck. Gak...I can only hope that someone will wake me when we get there!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Unusual?
In the spinning department, I finally finished spinning a pound of recycled denim cotton. Believe you me, a pound is a lot of cotton for someone who is very used to wool and other animal fibers (and is very much looking forward to getting back to them). I'm now plying it up into a fairly nice, 3-ply. You'll notice that I have a furry little helper.
Unusual stuff all around: weather, veggies and cotton.
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Gypsy Blogs (Again)
Then we all got in Mommy's car and went for another ride...to the beach!
My peoples even let me off leash in a public (kind of) place today. We were the only ones on the beach. Maybe that had something to do with the rain.
Hey Bear...do your peoples take you to beach, too?
Diane here...yes, our family went to the beach, wandered about and had a picnic lunch...all in the rain. Even though it was more than a bit damp, involved two very wet, very happy dogs, it was definitely a pretty pleasant way to spend an afternoon!
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Summer's Winding Down
Gypsy here...Mommy be busy with fluffy stuff so I do blog.
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This summer my big-people-sister brought homes a little blonde brat-dog. She kind of OK, but be really pushy. Now the kitties like me better. Really now, do you have to that just for belly-rubs?
It fun to play ball with big-people-sister, Daddy & Sadie
. We be tough on balls, this is #6 so far. We makes them pop or I chews them up (them handles on jolly ball not last long at all).
Another good thing is that shortie can't get up on
my new couch. My peoples got me new one that matches me really good!
This summer my big-people-sister brought homes a little blonde brat-dog. She kind of OK, but be really pushy. Now the kitties like me better. Really now, do you have to that just for belly-rubs?
It fun to play ball with big-people-sister, Daddy & Sadie
Another good thing is that shortie can't get up on
Thursday, August 07, 2008
The Wheels on the Bus Go 'Round & 'Round...
It is somewhere in the neighborhood of a 9-10 hour trip from the Rochester, NY area, not to mention the couple of hours from Portland to Bar Harbor area. I probably should have been drinking something stronger than blueberry soda; it was very, very good even so.
Lest you think that I never, ever looked up from my wheel, we saw many Maine sights:
Portland Head Lighthouse (in the fog, with foghorns going off):
It was not lit as it had been struck by lightening the night before (a bit ironic?)
I wonder if any of them were caught by
Maine is definitely a place I would go to again. Even though I was unable
Monday, July 28, 2008
July has melted away...
It continues to astound me at how fast time goes by. Yeah, I'm a bit of a slow study. At any rate, the living has been painted, carpet is ordered and due to be installed this week, the gardens need weeding (again), Gypsy is happily spending time under her tree (when not in the basement with her own personal fan), spinning and knitting projects are in slow motion and now I need to pack to go off with Mom on a bus trip to Maine. There are pictures, but they're still on the camera. Must. get. it. together.
Monday, July 07, 2008
Happy 4th and 1st (and any other day you care to celebrate)
In my travels today, I saw this unique "flag pole". There are no tricks of perspective here; I took the picture from the side of road. The flag is huge; it's a full-size fire truck and a fairly large barn.
Originally, I planned on writing a post about how I've managed to get quite a few projects done in spare moments here and there. There has been a fair amount of spinning and knitting. There are even pictures. There will be even more spinning over the next month as I figure out what I'll going to spin up for the Tour de Fleece. I'll be a late starter as I have yet to go stash diving to see what strikes my fancy.
This 4th of July weekend has been filled with many activities. There was so much other stuff that it took me all weekend to graft the final seam on a pair of sideways gloves.
Here's a really big thing: DH finished up a custom-made entertainment center for a client. They do really plan on getting a larger TV. It breaks down into six pieces that was still a challenge to get on the truck to deliver. It just as much of a challenge getting it off the truck, too. No doubt about it, he does really, really good work!
And now, because it's summer and the opportunity is just too good to miss: Here are some "Daisy Ducks"!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Exceptional Randomness
I'm going to blame my lack of blogging on backlash from our daughter's graduation, subsequent party (including frantic house & yard cleaning and, yes, it rained again), very hot weather, a birthday (mine...makes me feel old) and Father's Day. That's my excuse(s) and I'm sticking to it!
On to some randomness...a blimp. Does anyone else think that blimp is a really funny word?
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And a bunny, that Bubba has just noticed. Both of them had been within sight of each other for quite some time, each looking in the opposite direction. That just doesn't demonstrate good predator/prey behavior, does it?
Gypsy has discovered a new hiding place. May I present tree-dog? (Please excuse the window glare.)
Throughout it all, I've actually gotten quite a bit of spinning and knitting in. There are even finished objects, but I can save those for another entry.
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And, finally, I can say that a lantern just doesn't give off enough light to do the beaded picot bind-off on Knitty's Ice Queen. Knitting has resumed now that the power is back on.
And a bunny, that Bubba has just noticed. Both of them had been within sight of each other for quite some time, each looking in the opposite direction. That just doesn't demonstrate good predator/prey behavior, does it?
Throughout it all, I've actually gotten quite a bit of spinning and knitting in. There are even finished objects, but I can save those for another entry.
And, finally, I can say that a lantern just doesn't give off enough light to do the beaded picot bind-off on Knitty's Ice Queen. Knitting has resumed now that the power is back on.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
110% Chance of Rain
Why were we out in weather like that? Well, we had a very, very good reason, because, somewhere in this throng is my daughter.
Today, she graduated from SUNY Brockport with a Bachelor's in Accounting. There are not enough words to say just how proud we are of her!
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