countryturtle knitting

working for the weekend

2005-06-28T12:29:00.000-04:00

for those of you visiting, who have found me after countryturtle.com expired.here i am.i would like to renew it eventually but i've been on the busted side of broke lately (whatever that means, i made it up) and sadly my website isn't my priority.nothing much exciting going on lately. it's been wicked hot, but not at our place thanks to some hard-working air conditioners that i'm so glad we

summer dress for Anna

2005-06-07T20:23:00.000-04:00

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dear secret pal

2005-06-06T17:09:00.000-04:00

Dear Secret Pal -Thanks for the email you sent!I just wanted to let you know that I had to create a whole new amazon wish list (i forgot my account name & password)...this is the link. Be sure to check back often - I plan on keeping it up to date with my greedy desires :)Also - I discovered that you can make a wish list at herrschners.com. This is the link to mine.The shipping address on both

Secret Pal 5 Questionnaire

2005-06-02T16:31:00.000-04:00

I hope my pal is a thoughtful one - because I put loads of thought (and time) into answering this questionnaire :)1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?I wouldn't call myself a yarn snob. I can't afford many of the yarns that I covet. BUT - I don't like Red Heart at all, and I only use Lion

because i can

2005-05-27T14:05:00.000-04:00

The place I grew up:The place I live now:My name:My grandmothers names:My favorite food:My favorite drink(s): & My favorite song (of the moment): My favorite smell:My favorite shoes:now that was fun!

no knitting

2005-04-20T13:04:00.000-04:00

there is no knitting to write home about.so here is a summary of what is making me happy lately.Iron & Wine...LOVE IT. makes me happyMy Pilot EasyTouch Fine Point Black Pen. i don't know why, but it makes me happy.my team. especially Manny Ramirez. i have become a baseball addict.the weather - look at Wednesday!! i just ate my lunch outside, and my cheeks are now happily pink, and my soul is

i do exist!

2005-04-07T14:34:00.000-04:00

though i haven't felt much like it lately. i don't know what my problem is.oh well.i'm finally getting around to posting pictures of my roadtrip last weekend.yarn heavenon the way up, we stopped at this scenic view of Lake Winnipisaukee (sp?) - this is my knitter friend Samthe wall of KPPPMmore yarn...MORE YARNand on the way back south we stopped here for lunch...that's the back of my hubby and

2005-04-04T15:15:00.000-04:00

stupid daylight savings time.i was just beginning to feel rested.now i'm pooped again.and i don't feel interesting, or clever, or anything today.(if i feel up to it, i'll post about my trip to N.H. tomorrow)

2005-04-01T13:34:00.000-05:00

gosh i love fridays.it's really hard for friday to be a bad day. i'm wearing jeans, my new $15 LLBean sweater, a new fun green t-shirt i bought at Target yesterday...i have work on my desk, i've been continually busy today.i've downloaded some new music from ITunes that is making me VERY happy.and i have two free days to plan in my head. it's supposed to be a very rainy weekend. considering

oh - socks, too

2005-03-29T08:20:00.000-05:00

the socks i finished for my mom, too

pictures

2005-03-29T08:12:00.000-05:00

okay - pictures, as promised. Anna and a surprised looking CalebAnna in pigtailsCaleb on his bikeHubby Paul on his skateboardBaby Sofie cuddling with Aunt Lisaand there you have it folks - my weekend in summary. :) those are all pictures from my sister's house in Waterville. we have pictures from my parent's house and my other niece Shyanne on our other camera. i'll try to get those off

2005-03-28T11:41:00.000-05:00

"wish for the perfect setting wishing that i am letting you take me where you want me all over again"name that lyric and i'll be your best friend.anyway - quick post right now. we made it to and from maine safely. am very tired. took many pictures. had good times. can't wait to show you just HOW cute my family is. :)MUST force myself to work out tonight - didn't work out last week because

2005-03-25T07:12:00.000-05:00

okay folks...we're off to maine this morning. most of the clothes are packed, the rest are going as laundry.just need to pack bathroom stuff, and i don't think it would be fair to rip the shampoo from paul's fingers while he's showering. so i'm waiting.looks like we're going to stop at the outlets in freeport for a little while, then head further north to my sister's house, and then one more

2005-03-22T19:30:00.000-05:00

this stuff...WORKS MIRACLES!even if it only works for 5 minutes it's worth the 8 bucks i spent on it. i'm breathing normally for the first time today. it's INCREDIBLE. and it has that very familiar Vicks smell which makes me feel like my mom is taking care of me :)

2005-03-22T08:18:00.000-05:00

if you want to know the secret behind the smileyou've got to ask a Tuesday's childi've got a cold.it's really not that bad. but you never realize how nice it is to feel normal until you feel like crap. nothing significant enough in my knitting world to report.had an okay weekend. started feeling sick on saturday and then extended through sunday. paul's mom stayed overnight with us on saturday

2005-03-18T08:20:00.000-05:00

Oh, won't you stayWe'll put on the dayAnd we'll wear it 'till the night comes.It's been a great day already, and I've only been awake for 2.5 hours.I managed to squeeze in 20 minutes of spinning while watching the news this morning (I spun last night, too - first time in a couple months). Here's what we're working on/with. And it's friday so I get to wear jeans to work and I'm wearing happy

i did it.

2005-03-17T17:55:00.000-05:00

well - one goal accomplished for today. i worked out FIRST THING when i got home. and i discovered the secret to making a workout less miserable (for those who are convinced that working out is pure misery): I decided to try reading while working out. I hadn't done this in a long time, because I attempted to read a textbook while working out in college and it turns out that might actually make

TURTLES!

2005-03-15T21:36:00.000-05:00

okay - so - anyone who is looking for turtles....here ya' go.just looking at them makes me smile. :)and now - for some knitting pictures. they're not great quality - but the knitting is what matters, right? and my gratuitous kitty Gimlee and his sister Bella just HAD to get in these pictures. I swear I didn't place them at all.the baby blanket i'm knitting in strips for friend Danielle - she's

2005-03-13T21:48:00.000-05:00

well - i think i like it. for a little while anyway.anyone have any creative ideas for me? keep in mind, if it's too detailed i may have to humble myself and ask my geek hubby for help. no one likes to do that.so tomorrow - the next step is: getting some photos of some knitting. or kitties. we know how much everyone loves a gratuitous kitty picture.that's on the list for tomorrow. now i

2005-03-13T01:22:00.000-05:00

I'm playing around with my template.I've decided since I'm not officially a geek that the blogging/posting/updating process should be as easy as pie. I'm working on it.Right now, at 1:23 in the morning, let's consider it a work in progress. I'll definitely keep playing around in the morning. There was a lot more content on my old site. We'll see.

BABY!!

2005-03-11T17:26:00.000-05:00

I got some pictures from brother-in-law Marc of my beautiful new niece Sofia!baby Sofia Ruthbig sister Anna with little sister Sofia

yawn

2005-03-09T16:20:00.000-05:00

i am so so sleepy. 10 more minutes of work and then i get to go home. look what hubby bought me: a Dell Axim X30. VERY cool for a person whose days are dictated by her lists of various sorts. Thanks Hubby! i haven't worked out since saturday and i'm feeling various amounts of guilt over it. i WILL work out FIRST thing when i get home tonight. also desperately need to sort through knitting

AUNTIE!

2005-03-08T09:54:00.000-05:00

Hi all - I'm an aunt again (for the fourth time), thanks to my big sister's hard work yesterday.Baby Sofia Ruth was born around 3:15 yesterday afternoon in Central Maine and I'm told she has ten fingers, ten toes, and lots of dark hair. I hope I have pictures to share really soon.Both Mom & Sofia are doing fine and are expected to go home later today.And I will meet Sofia at the end of the month

monday?

2005-03-07T08:43:00.000-05:00

I need to think of a better way to name my posts. I'm lacking in that area.But here's the news. I had a very ups & downs knitting weekend. I knit and knit and knit and knit. Saturday on a baby blanket (for a shower last night at7:00 p.m.), Sunday on a baby sweater (because I decided there was no way the blanket would be finished in time). I did the baby sweater (can't remember the name of it

long time no see

2005-03-02T18:12:00.000-05:00

okay - first things first...i'm realizing my site is best viewed in Internet Explorer, which bugs me because I've become a dedicated user of Firefox (thanks to Rachel). and i don't know how to fix it. I'm certain my hubby could help me fix it, but it might be easier to figure it out myself somehow.ANYWAY - i can't believe it's been since november since i've visited blogger and updated my site. a

oh yah...

2004-11-05T15:53:00.000-05:00

my new job rocks. and we're going to see the Incredibles tonight!! :) YAY!

the friday that wouldn't end

2004-11-05T15:24:00.000-05:00

I'm sitting here thinking about how I can make this last hour go by as quickly as possible. I KNOW - I'll update my blog. HA! The last entry I made was on August 4. That was a very long time ago in Lisa-land. Most importantly, on September 18, I was married to Paul. My name is now Lisa Bruce. I am suddenly Scottish. I think I like it. Married life is much like life before. We were

news

2004-08-04T09:04:00.000-04:00

the orange kitty is named Gimlee, and he is a boy. the other kitty (mostly black) is named Bella, and she is a girl. they are brother and sister, born May 16, adopted July 9 from the Northeast Animal Shelter. we had our first vet appointment at the Cape Ann Veterinary Hospital on Tuesday, July 27, and they did fine. they had their first distemper shot out of three. they were great in the car.

introducing...

2004-07-17T08:44:00.000-04:00

i'm not a slacker i swear...

2004-07-05T09:54:00.000-04:00

i feel like i've been a bad friend to the blogging community, and all my blogging friends for the past few months. i know everyone probably understands that life sometimes takes over EVERYTHING, but still i feel a little bit guilty. but here's all that is going on... we just moved. and i'm exhausted. :) we moved to an apartment just down the street from where we were living before...to an

better late than never?

2004-05-26T10:28:00.000-04:00

hi all - just a quickie while i'm bored at work. :) in case you hadn't figured it out before - Paul and I are getting married. The whole family knows now so we can publicize on the web. The wedding will be September 18 at Lynch Park in Beverly (Sandy, I'm sure you know right where that is). Planning a wedding is not all fun. All the darn stuff that needs to get done that is hanging over

score one for Lisa!

2004-05-01T12:29:00.000-04:00

I consider it a victory that it has been less than a week between my updates! Here's what's been happening: Last Saturday went to Festival for the Earth at the Hatch Shell in Boston - was a gorgeous day - sunny, breezy, the music was good. Got a sunburn on my arms and ONE of my ears - weird. My ear is peeling now and it looks completely nasty. My arms have darkened, which is what I like.

cheating, i think...

2004-04-25T16:31:00.000-04:00

Today was really great. I got out of bed around 8:00 to do laundry before going to work. I feel anxious for 5:00 to come. Then I can go home and veg. I'm so bored. Can you believe I went through my new Stitches calendar and wrote down all the ones I really want to try? Bored. Last night I had to Be careful I didn't hurt my sunburnt arms while I was sleeping. I want to tell the world That I'm

i swear i'm alive...

2004-04-22T18:09:00.000-04:00

and i've been knitting a little... work has been keeping me busy...and paul and i made some wonderful friends and we spend a LOT of time with them. needless to say, i spend almost no time at the computer at home. and i don't know how well blogging would go over at work (like i'm doing right now). :) what i OUGHT to do is set apart a time each day, or every other day, to blog and keep everyone

still at work...

2004-03-28T14:04:00.000-05:00

you'd think i never leave. it's sunday and i'm working 12 to 5 to get some overtime. every little bit helps. however it's very slow today and so i'm reading Glamour magazine (shh, don't tell my boss!). I just read this: "We ought to celebrate love wherever we find it." It was written by reader Allison Hind in Amherst, NY. And I completely agree.

another at work update...

2004-03-24T18:08:00.000-05:00

so i need to make more time to update my site. and more time to knit. i did start a sock for friend Hannah so i HAVE actually picked up the needles in the past couple days. maybe i can start updating the blog in the mornings before work or something. work is going well. turns out i'm goign to start working half my days from 11 - 7, and the other half 9 - 5. so this confuses the whole car

i'm actually at work right now...

2004-03-15T10:43:00.000-05:00

i got a tiny bit of grief from my sister this weekend that i hadn't updated my website lately...but truth be told my life has all of a sudden gotten crazy wild. i haven't knit at all in the past 10 days or so. i'm pooped when i get home. and THIS week i am playing cashier/receptionist on monday & tuesday (not my normal job) and on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday i'm actually taking the

is there such a thing as a quicker update than yesterday's?

2004-03-09T07:25:00.000-05:00

first day of work okay. i know it will get easier as the week goes by. i feel like my life has all of a sudden become super busy. i have not knit ANYTHING in almost a week. not sure how it would go over if i knit at breaktime at work. could ask. if you want to see what i do go here: Motorcycle Riding School . I'm the school administrator/coordinator. Woo-hoo! Gotta go put pants on!

a quick quick update...

2004-03-08T07:29:00.000-05:00

got the job, start today, am also PMSing, nervous about the first day, so scared that there will be unusual traffic and i will be late. went shopping yesterday, usually a miserable experience, tried to have good attitude, nice new clothes. hemmed three pairs of pants last night under tutelage of dear Hannah. have to go get dressed eat breakfast etc. maybe will update on how the day went

interview thoughts...

2004-03-02T20:09:00.000-05:00

i think it went well...it's always hard to tell, to read the interviewer's mind. but i looked nice. and i tried to be myself and be confident, too. i think, in my head anyway, i just came across as nervous. but the woman said that she was impressed by my phone manner, she said my experience was right on, and she also told me that out of 40 inquiries about the position i was one of 3 people

job interview tomorrow!!

2004-03-01T14:12:00.000-05:00

I applied for three jobs today and I have an interview tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. At that time I ask all of you to cross your fingers and think good thoughts about speaking clearly, and appearing confident and ultra-talented. It's not a hard job. It's an administrative position, but anything would be better than all this nothing. So now I have approximately 21 hours to worry about what to wear (

sock yarn...

2004-03-01T10:19:00.000-05:00

What color of sock yarn do you prefer? brought to you by Quizilla a real update coming soon i promise!

2004-02-27T08:04:00.000-05:00

You are Schroeder! Which Peanuts Character are You? brought to you by Quizilla

a little bitty update...

2004-02-26T17:34:00.000-05:00

the knitting: the body of my first Noro Booga. I'm excited to see how this looks felted up. Just a little ways to go on the cord... Fiber Trends Felted Clogs for my friend Hannah I also finished the sweater I've been working on for Baby Claire, but I don't want to share the picture until Amy gets it in the mail. In other news: The woman I was taking care of up until a couple weeks ago,

the days of our lives...

2004-02-22T10:02:00.000-05:00

have gotten soooo much busier. it feels like that anyway. curse us and our making friends :) i actually love it but i totally need today to recuperate from so much social activity. natural hermits like myself need serious amounts of quiet alone time. so i started a booga bag using Kureyon, which i'd never used before. i'm using colorway 81 and i can't wait to see how it felts up. and

duck, duck...

2004-02-21T10:31:00.000-05:00

You are bamboo. Warm, cozy, and thoughtful, you take your time andenjoy how things feel, smell, and taste. Youlove the craft and beauty of traditionalthings, and you value the comfort andexperience of knitting as much as the results.But while you are reveling in your warm cozies,don't get stuck. Warm is wonderful, but so isthe whole wide world! What kind of knitting needles are you? brought to

i will do some knitting today...

2004-02-20T08:13:00.000-05:00

i haven't knit since saturday. and i'm beginning to think this could be the reason that i'm in such a terribly blah mood. SOOO - today - after i shower and after i clean up the kitchen and take the garbage down and start a load of laundry and after i send out a couple resumes - i WILL sit down and knit something. i realized i have three birthdays to knit for next week, and my dear friend jenny is

what a weekend...

2004-02-16T08:49:00.000-05:00

On Friday Paul got paid for his two first weeks of work which was serious cause for celebration. We called our friends Chuck & Hannah and went over there to hang out until way too late and had a lot of fun - we played Clue FX - which is sort of nothing like the old Clue, and it's electronic, and honestly I wasn't in a state of mind to truly understand the game. *ahem*. Regardless, a good time

ode to Po

2004-02-12T09:48:00.000-05:00

well, I'm not exactly sure how to go about writing an ode, but I'm going to do my best. there is this boy, his name is Paul, but I call him Podder, or Po (you can all start to roll your eyes now and think about how naive I am when it comes to love because it's only going to get sappier from this point forward). Frequently I call him "Butt" - always with affection. Po is my best friend in the

is that the sun peaking out from behind the clouds?

2004-02-11T19:59:00.000-05:00

been a busy day of cleaning, sorting, and organizing - in the bedroom. i can't just sit on my behind all day and read. though sometimes that's nice. i even went as far as emptying all the desk drawers and filling them back up, and emptying paul's closet and filling that back up, too. tomorrow i sort through all the papers and stuff i threw into paper bags. i didn't get to go to the temp

breaking news...

2004-02-10T21:55:00.000-05:00

so, for those who didn't know, my job for the past year and a half has been spending the day with an Alzheimer's patient (Edna) as a caregiver/companion. on Friday Edna, who is almost 89 years old, fell and broke her hip. she's so fragile that doctors can't operate to fix the hip because she wouldn't survive the surgery. so, tomorrow or the next day edna is being moved to a nursing &

thank you Kerstin...

2004-02-10T08:34:00.000-05:00

You are Merino Wool. You are very easygoing and sweet. People like tokeep you close because you are so softhearted.You love to be comfortable and warm from yourhead to your toes. What kind of yarn are you? brought to you by Quizilla

I'm a mother-FO'er...

2004-02-04T18:18:00.000-05:00

hehe. FO - finished object. you all get it. this is what i've gotten done in the past couple days: the commissioned fingerless gloves the fingerless mitts to match the retro hat. i had just enough yarn. in fact, i had to rip back a few rows on the first thumb because i didn't have enough for the second one. hehe. with no computer at work anymore i'm getting an awful lot of knitting

2004-02-03T07:12:00.000-05:00

not much to update this morning. will take pictures of projects when i get home from work this afternoon and post them, but i don't have the patience to do it right now. worked on gloves yesterday. have three fingers and a thumb left to completion. didn't get much sock done during the Superbowl on Sunday. I was (strangely) too busy being social. am considering going to the YMCA and purchasing

mourning...

2004-01-31T12:12:00.000-05:00

the laptop is dying... warranty ran out in september. can't at ALL afford to get it fixed. i am very sad. two steps forward, three steps back today... using paul's desktop. updates will be far less frequent as he is always using said desktop for work.

captain's log...

2004-01-30T21:55:00.000-05:00

started two more projects before the day was over (i guess the day still isn't over, is it?)... swatched for a new pair of socks using Regia, color 5033. picture courtesy of Royal Yarns swatched and cast on and completed the first cuff for the commissioned gloves i hope to mail out by tuesday, using Plymouth Encore in a nice blue color - i might call it dusty blue or something like that. treated

and apparently...

2004-01-30T12:17:00.000-05:00

What Famous Leader Are You?

thanks to Alison...

2004-01-30T12:14:00.000-05:00

What Classic Movie Are You?

a new love in my life...

2004-01-29T13:12:00.000-05:00

in other news - finished second sleeve of Claire's sweater this morning - will block it when i get home :)

another quickie...

2004-01-29T10:08:00.000-05:00

here's the final picture of my drop-stitch scarf - i finished it yesterday...decided that it was long enough when I got to the end of the skein. :) here's the scarf that paul is working on with the Manos he bought a few weeks ago. vertical stripes, all seed stitch. it's going to be gorgeous when it's finished. today i'm working on baby Claire's sweater. i've finished the back, front,

updatus minimus...

2004-01-27T19:50:00.000-05:00

only knitting today was on the drop-stitch scarf which i'm trying to finish and get off my WIP list: finished this yesterday, i call it my Retro Hat, because the yarn is some that I inherited, and i think it's got to be from the 70's (some of you must remember the 70's...Me, I wasn't born then)... and this is the long-awaited final picture of the booga bag g'night everyone. here's to the

i'm a Knitsmith!

2004-01-26T09:12:00.000-05:00

so Paul and I rode into the city with Sandy yesterday afternoon to enjoy all the fun at Knitsmiths! It was a lot of fun and it was really great to meet some new folks and some folks I felt like I already knew via the blogging universe. it was a bigger group than i anticipated, but i wasn't as overwhelmed as i could have been. (i'm not good with crowds a lot of the time). I met Sandy,

gotta love it when...

2004-01-24T20:40:00.000-05:00

your gauge is right on the first try. :) just swatched for baby Claire's sweater and looks great so far. also... what decade does your personality live in? quiz brought to you by lady interference, ltd happy weekend everyone!

another lazy Saturday...

2004-01-24T19:41:00.000-05:00

haven't done any knitting yet today at all. it's been a great day, though. i cleaned up the apartment, washed dishes a few times, i'm currently in the process of baking cookies to take with me to Knitsmiths tomorrow (I'M SO EXCITED TO GO!!), and spent much of the morning watching Paul play Super Mario 3 on our vintage Super Nintendo. :) Felt like a kid again. Didn't even get out of my p.j.'s

love days off...

2004-01-22T16:05:00.000-05:00

today was a day off, thanks to a regularly scheduled doctor's appointment for edna. i sucked it up and went to the mall because i was in desperate need for a new...*ahem*...brassiere or two. well, with the help of a gift certificate from my birthday and clearance sales, i ended up getting FOUR and paid only $31.00. woo-hoo! had a wonderful lunch with Molly (a.k.a. Patches) at Bertuccis...

pictures, as promised.

2004-01-20T16:02:00.000-05:00

the felted booga, drying on a box, in the natural light in order to hopefully show the great color. some of the squares i did over the weekend. in my head i think it will take 140 squares to make a real blanket... wow. this is not necessarily how they would be placed in the final blanket (colors are somewhat wonky). a scarf lingering on my WIP list. made with Sirdar Denim Sport Aran,

i'm so excited

2004-01-20T13:38:00.000-05:00

just checked the progress on my booga in the washer. and it looks gorgeous. only took about 12 minutes for the cascade 220 to felt to my liking and the color is sooooooooo pretty. can't wait to show you all!

today I felt...

2004-01-20T08:24:00.000-05:00

I finally remembered to bring a zippered pillowcase with me to work and I will felt that booga bag I finished knitting last week. All weekend I was knitting on something that looks like this. I've doing smaller squares (rather than larger) and it takes me about 45 minutes per square. I think I've got about sixteen squares done. I'm really trying to reduce the size of my stash. I feel like

2004-01-19T08:48:00.000-05:00

internet issues. blah.

i'll huff and i'll puff and i'll blow your house down...

2004-01-16T03:07:00.000-05:00

yah, it's 3 a.m. and i'm not ashamed to tell everyone i'm terribly afraid of the wind. and it's howling big-time outside. when i was little (littler, i guess, after all i'm only 23) i used to think the wind would blow trees down on my house (never happened), or i thought our house creaked so much it was surely going to fall down one of those blustery nights. one time i went into my sister's

hoping to felt tomorrow...

2004-01-14T19:17:00.000-05:00

here's the booga progress: this is the yarn i'm using: Cascade 220 Quatro, color #9439 (far right)picture courtesy of newyorknits.com this is the first time i've ever used cascade 220 and it's the first time i'll be felting with it. i'll give a review post-felt tomorrow. i've heard great things about it and i've enjoyed using it so far. i think i'll get the rest of the cord done

brrrrrrrr...

2004-01-14T13:36:00.000-05:00

it's frigid out there again. and i'm grateful to be warm inside. i started the booga bag on monday night and i have about 30 more rows and the loooong I-cord to make and i'll be finished. i will probably complete the body of the bag today and work on the I-cord tomorrow. i'm taking this opportunity of all knitting to practice knitting the continental way, and it's been going pretty well so

sorry i was gone so long...

2004-01-12T13:41:00.000-05:00

i went to Connecticut for the weekend to Paul's mom's house. on the way south on Friday afternoon, i drove 4 miles off the highway to KnitWitts in Brookfield, MA, and it was SOOO worth it. i decided to go there because i knew they carried the suede soles for slippers, and i needed a pair for the slippers for Paul's Grandma. well, i got those, and paul and i spent almost an hour just walking

a new toy...

2004-01-08T09:00:00.000-05:00

bought myself this yesterday: and i made ball after ball after ball last night. it was FUN! i justified the purchase because my mother sold a hat & a scarf to someone at her school and sent me a check for $30, so it was like reinvesting it into my art. i'm making progress on grandma's slippers. almost done the first pair, going to start the second today, and probably finish 1 of them

so i'm having a problem...

2004-01-06T20:02:00.000-05:00

no matter how short my fingernails are (you can barely see the white strip at the top of them) they, lately, seem to be getting in my way. i'm constantly breaking them doing normal things (putting my hand in my pocket, changing the radio station in the car, etc.) and most recently i seem to be cutting myself with them. i don't get it. just today i cut myself three times with my fingernails.

cue the fanfare...

2004-01-05T19:55:00.000-05:00

ALL DONE! modelled by the recipient, my boyfriend Pauland his backside. i barely had the ends woven before paul put it on, and he hasn't taken it off since. so i didn't block it to made the seed stitch panels as long as the cabled panels, but paul says he likes it that way. and i don't really have a way of blocking it anyway. no ironing board, carpet, or blocking board. so i'm glad ot have it

very nearly finished!

2004-01-04T19:56:00.000-05:00

here it is as it stands. i almost reached my goal of finishing it before the end of my vacation... one view...and the other... i'm thinking i'll take it to work with me tomorrow and bring a finished product home to paul at the end of the day. :) on the docket for this week: two pairs of Fiber Trends felted clogs for Paul's grandma in CT. She called yesterday and requested I make them for her

for all those interested, and even those who aren't...

2004-01-03T19:44:00.000-05:00

here's the left sleeve of the cafe bastille... what do you think? it KIND of looks like a sleeve. :)

lazy saturday...

2004-01-03T15:28:00.000-05:00

i've done nothing today but knit, watch t.v., surf the knitting bloggers ring, and eat. oy. here's the back of cafe bastille - finished yesterday: i worked a little of the front above the armholes, but started a sleeve later in the day just to have a little less weight in my lap - i'm about a foot into the left sleeve now. pictures either tonight or tomorrow. and the other day i shifted my

no way has it been since monday...

2004-01-01T09:26:00.000-05:00

wow - it's been a couple days since i updated. well - here's what i've been up to: Cafe Bastille Cables progressup close - i love those cables - but they sure take concentration. this isn't the kind of project i can read while knitting on.and as a break from the sweater the other day i made this hot water bottle cozy for paul's mom. it looks particularly homemade, which i don't love, for a few

picture time...

2003-12-29T16:10:00.000-05:00

just a few pictures of my family wearing the gifts i knit them for christmas. it was on my list, so i have to do it, right? :) my dad in the vest...it's a GREAT fit and i was sooo happy.my mom in the scarf & the hat i made, she LOVED the hat and said it was the perfect sizemy brother putting on his new Dr. Who scarf for the first time. he was really loving it. another happy ending to a

it's going to be a good day today...

2003-12-29T08:30:00.000-05:00

it's morning, i have a whole day ahead of me, i bought bagels and cream cheese at the store yesterday so i have a yummy breakfast awaiting me, i have a list all ready to be conquered, and a sweater to work on, and i only have to leave the apartment once today: we're out of milk. i'm starting to watch Gone With The Wind this morning. I've never seen it before and it was on t.v. yesterday so I

sweater for Po...

2003-12-28T14:01:00.000-05:00

before we left for Maine Paul picked a sweater pattern he liked and picked out the yarn he wanted, and that shall be my major Christmas present to him. I will attempt to finish it this week while I'm on vacation. I started it in Maine and got used to the pattern, and did about 16 rows on the body and it's not too hard at all. Here's what he chose: it's the cover pattern from the Fall 2003

home home home...

2003-12-28T11:08:00.000-05:00

we're back in Massachusetts now. and i'm oh-so-glad. the trip was fine. stopped again at my sister's house and spent a few hours with them. much fun. we arrived here around 4ish, and unpacked and rearranged the kitchen until around 7. then around 9:30 my friend Nathan called and said he was having a party of sorts and we were most welcome to attend. so at 10, my normal bedtime (especially

home for the holidays...

2003-12-23T16:23:00.000-05:00

paul and i made it home to maine okay yesterday. and i'm happy to be here. :) we went to my sister's house in Lewiston on the way north to stop for lunch. it was just about halfway to my parent's house so it was a nice break to the trip. here are a few scenes from the sister's house: another shot of my oh so adorable niece Annanephew Caleb watching Paul knitbrother-in-law Marc...what do you

2003-12-21T20:29:00.000-05:00

been another long day, but i'm ending it happy instead of cranky. i'm basically finished my brother's scarf, just need to weave in ends, which i will do in maine. and we're mostly packed to leave early tomorrow morning. just have to do the last minute stuff after i shower tomorrow, etc. so i can relax for a couple hours before bedtime. and strangely my hands are so happy to NOT be knitting,

i'm cranky...

2003-12-20T19:06:00.000-05:00

it's been a very efficient day. and i'm completely tired of being efficient. my list seems to keep growing (i keep thinking of more things to do), and so i'm never done. the good news is: i picked up yarn to do the legwarmers for paul's mom, i finished my dad's vest, i put buttons on shyanne's cardigan, most of the gifts have been wrapped, i cleaned out the refrigerator, washed & put away all

just for kicks...

2003-12-19T11:06:00.000-05:00

my sister emailed me these pictures of my niece Anna wearing a cardigan i knit for her birthday back in May. it was a little big then, but it fits now. so take a look. my sister said it's a miracle that the barrettes stayed in for the picturei love my anna. and i can't wait to see her (and her big brother and mom and dad) on monday!

T.G.I.F.

2003-12-19T08:37:00.000-05:00

it's friday it's friday it's friday. although my weekend plans consist of serious knitting, cleaning, and packing - i'm still looking forward to it because i get to do it all in my jammies!! and then monday we travel north for 5 or 6 days, and then i still have a whole 'nother week off when we get back home. yeeeeee-haw!

2003-12-18T13:04:00.000-05:00

this is the retro bag i gave away yesterday...

just a few thoughts, observations, feelings, to-dos

2003-12-18T08:27:00.000-05:00

*i can't believe i didn't update yesterday. my apologies to the three people that read my blog (Hi Mom!) *it's a very windy day outside. according to weather.com it's actually 33 degrees, but it feels like 21 degrees. brrr. it's days like these that i'm so glad i'm a knitter. anyway it's so windy that the little cove down the street from our apartment (side note: i love saying cove...it

where my mind wanders...

2003-12-16T21:51:00.000-05:00

transcript of a conversation with my rachel on AIM tonight: LiselRobin (9:42:41 PM): i could never be a figure skater for two reasons. LiselRobin (9:42:57 PM): 1) if i fell i could never get up again and just keep going. i'd sit there and cry about it, and point out my boo-boo LiselRobin (9:43:28 PM): 2) if i fell or screwed up, i'd be likely to scream "F*%K!" and that would mortify the

harsh reality...

2003-12-16T10:21:00.000-05:00

it's just set in how very close we are to christmas. i think i'll be okay in terms of gifts, but scheduling must be done. these are the remaining gifts and their deadlines. pair of socks - evening Dec. 17dad's vest - Dec. 22 brother's uberlong boring scarf - Dec. 22 i think i can finish the socks today - i'm almost done the cuff on the second sock. and the heel, foot, and toe will consume

survivor finale...

2003-12-14T22:59:00.000-05:00

i'm so glad Sandra won!!!

pictures from the weekend...

2003-12-14T19:43:00.000-05:00

i promised pictures...and here are pictures: the back of my dad's vest. shyanne's (my niece's) christmas cardi. thinking about making a matching hat. and a patchwork sort of sock for my adopted little sister Liz. i decided to do cuff-down this time because i haven't done anything but toe-up for a long time. need to finish the pair by wednesday night at the latest. good way of using up

2003-12-14T15:05:00.000-05:00

which smilie are you?

another whole day...

2003-12-14T08:56:00.000-05:00

well, in perusing the news this morning i'm so glad to read that Saddam Hussein has been captured. this is big news, and i wonder what it really means. i'm anxious to hear the president's reaction - bummer that he's at Camp David today. i want some sort of reassurance that the tyrant will be properly tried and punished or something. he's an evil evil man. in my news: i finished at least 4

preparing for a productive weekend...

2003-12-12T17:14:00.000-05:00

so i guess i'll start my list for the weekend: seam the baby cardi finish at least the back of my dad's vest decorate apartment for Christmas make another batch of chex mix buy Christmas tree? start wrapping gifts do at least a couple stripes on brother's christmas scarf basic apartment cleaning...blah sort patterns printed from internet into 3-ring binder update knitting journal other numerous

Friday Friday Friday!!

2003-12-12T13:44:00.000-05:00

Last night I made this new theme for my site. I think I like it, but I have more tweaking in mind. I will play with it when I get home to a faster connection. I wanna go home now. But who doesn't at 1:41 on a Friday afternoon? Am sooo glad it's the weekend. I'm always glad when it's the weekend. No big plans but hopefully completing some more Christmas projects. MAYBE I'll get a tree on

rainy days inspire dreams of hot cocoa...

2003-12-11T13:43:00.000-05:00

in knitting news today: i haven't knit anything on the vest i'm making for my dad. but i started a new christmas project. a minnowknits garter cardi for my niece Shyanne. i've used the pattern before (a sweater for my other niece Anna), and it's super simple and quick. and the bonus is: i happened to have some soft baby yarn hibernating in my stash, and i have just enough for the