tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223060782024-03-14T05:08:35.737-05:00Knitting KryptoniteIs it a bird, is it a plane? No its a ball of yarn flying across the living room!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-4502121602990448652013-04-30T19:50:00.001-05:002013-04-30T20:09:49.520-05:00Long time no see!I've been a bad bad bad blogger. So much has happened in this past year I don't even know where to begin. I've gotten divorced, left my job, gone back to school, and moved two hours away from all the people I love. It's been a rough road but its on its way to smoothing out and being way less crazy 😄 <br />
So now I'm living in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houlton,_Maine">Houlton, Maine</a>, it's a quaint little town on the border of Canada. Unfortunately for this girl used to Memphis, New Jersey, and larger towns its been a rough culture shock. The girls for the most part love it up here, unless they want a mall, which there isn't one. This has lead my 11 year old to exclaim "what is this, a town for old people?" Yeah, welcome to small town life. We have three grocery stores and a wal-mart. That's about it. Oh and being single in a small town where you don't know anyone. Not fun. I held a funeral for my social life when I moved. <br />
Projects have pretty much been small and not often. A major is English is a lot of reading and writing. Finals week this week. Papers on critical theory, Great Expectations, and other tests. My brain hurts. I have done some small projects of necessity. Hats, mittens, various other winter items. Right now in my purse I have <br />
<a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEdf12/PATTphalangees.php">Dancing Phalanges!</a>. These are my Bones inspired fingerless mits. I <3 every time I see an episode where Bones does dancing phalanges. I'm doing these in <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/">KnitPicks</a> Stroll sport bittersweet heather and marina. So pretty!<br />
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<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd-cQuUarFOWAI5isdVsIN2CjiHDKZEJVnLOHSmrDRn8qbOrOt779FR0QaSpqp5uY-UBcGn_LdadHhrBH9FYqOigj16tJJBemiQn3kmc7ruxKsmlKyyTt3V3fJWpRIpNZ3m05/s640/blogger-image-1604530088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd-cQuUarFOWAI5isdVsIN2CjiHDKZEJVnLOHSmrDRn8qbOrOt779FR0QaSpqp5uY-UBcGn_LdadHhrBH9FYqOigj16tJJBemiQn3kmc7ruxKsmlKyyTt3V3fJWpRIpNZ3m05/s640/blogger-image-1604530088.jpg" /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0Houlton Houlton46.126981 -67.827383tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-68316475883736780682010-11-17T23:12:00.001-05:002010-11-17T23:12:27.793-05:00star crossed slouchy beret<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_1BsrQswQ0Q0/TOSnqZwAwgI/AAAAAAAAA6U/vOARIcb8Ajc/20101117230913.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_1BsrQswQ0Q0/TOSnqZwAwgI/AAAAAAAAA6U/vOARIcb8Ajc/s400/20101117230913.jpg' /></a></p>My star crossed slouchy beret made from berroco vintage in breezeway. Made this one for me. Now I am going to use the cable pattern and make a matching cowl! I'm loving this vintage yarn so nice to work with. <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-68085636180126615102010-07-26T09:26:00.001-05:002010-07-26T09:26:52.966-05:00Susie's long stockings test knit<a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1BsrQswQ0Q0/TE2bKqvhLVI/AAAAAAAAA40/EhlRaZeMXlI/20100726102345.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1BsrQswQ0Q0/TE2bKqvhLVI/AAAAAAAAA40/EhlRaZeMXlI/s400/20100726102345.jpg' /></a><p>Here is the start of my latest sock test knit, I have the top of the cuff done going to fold,hem, and join later tonight and continue on. I am so loving the way this looks and feels already!</p><div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.4.8</div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-61534485987104745732010-07-13T13:57:00.000-05:002010-07-13T13:57:03.118-05:00House Party Party Barbara's DJ Hero Ultimate House Party<a href="http://www.houseparty.com/party/337845">House Party Party Barbara's DJ Hero Ultimate House Party</a><br /><br />I'm hosting a DJ Hero Ultimate house party, who wants to come????Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-10534544540135768202010-07-12T19:41:00.001-05:002010-07-12T19:41:59.508-05:00Monday, Monday, Monday<a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1BsrQswQ0Q0/TDu2VVvbUkI/AAAAAAAAA4c/MfHnWE4V3Wk/20100708215120.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1BsrQswQ0Q0/TDu2VVvbUkI/AAAAAAAAA4c/MfHnWE4V3Wk/s400/20100708215120.jpg' /></a><p>wine bottle sweater cozy made for a cousin. This was from the Pints and Purls book. <br/> Today I did day one of the C25K program my phone messed up so I think I only for half the program, maybe if my legs are OK I'll try day 1 again tomorrow if not I think I'll try some yoga. Right now I'm working on as many premie hats as I can get done by next Tuesday for my local knitting guild meeting.</p><div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.4.5</div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-90098875417929571262010-07-03T20:13:00.001-05:002010-07-03T20:13:19.710-05:004th of July craftproject from AC moore<a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1BsrQswQ0Q0/TC_gLbyIjHI/AAAAAAAAA3k/EUG29ohPZ0Q/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_1BsrQswQ0Q0/TC_gLbyIjHI/AAAAAAAAA3k/EUG29ohPZ0Q/s400/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg' /></a><p>here is the 4th of july uncle sam he me and the girls made for our aunt and uncle's BBQ </p><div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.3.9</div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-84385457661185272522010-06-11T10:50:00.000-05:002010-06-11T10:50:15.490-05:00Soleil 100 Days<a href="http://www.feelthesoleil.com">Soleil 100 Days</a>: "There are thousands of fun, sharable prizes in the BIC® Soleil® 100 Days of Sunshine promotion. Join now! www.FeelTheSoleil.com"Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-41848611558720181272010-06-09T12:28:00.002-05:002010-06-09T12:50:03.822-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_1BsrQswQ0Q0/TA-tqdRJ_bI/AAAAAAAAA2k/05Xqh213ulI/s640/DSC03166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_1BsrQswQ0Q0/TA-tqdRJ_bI/AAAAAAAAA2k/05Xqh213ulI/s640/DSC03166.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Here are my latest test knit sock that I finished. I loved these they came out so pretty and I <3 this yarn unfortunately! I'm thinking I'm done with my test knitting for a bit. I love doing it but I have so many UFO's that I need to get done. Plus I am really wanting to check out the new <a href="http://www.pine-kneedlers.org/"> knitting guild </a> that started here, and they ask for donated items, right now a helmet liner or premie hats. So I am working on a helmet liner, whilst watching all 5 seasons of Weeds, right now. Once that is done I ordered the <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/cfkits/kit_display.cfm?ID=40163"> Fiji Desk getaway </a> kit from <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/knitting.cfm"> KnitPicks </a> and I cannot wait to get started on that as well.<br /><br />Non Knitting news, I have taken a break from my walking/running program. I have been walking 3 miles a day about 4 days a week. I guess I started off too hard as I ended up with major shin issues. I'm letting those heal right now and then I will start back up slower this time. Hopefully I will not have the pain and I will be able to build up gradually to longer and longer. I have an elliptical at home and a treadmill, there is really no reason why I'm not using one of those whilst waiting to recover except, I am a procrastinator and I will use any excuse in the book to keep from exercising and trying to do it at home something else always seems to come up and keep me from getting on there! I really need something to kick me in butt and get me moving and keep me moving. I have a really hard time with motivation when it comes to exercise. I thought losing 18 lbs would be enough to make me see how good it is and keep me going. Nope, didn't work, I was happy to lose 18 lbs and I felt great and proud of me but it still was not enough to motivate to keep going consistently! I really don't like that about myself, but I'm not sure what to do about it. I was walking with my sister in law and as long as she was around we would both keep each other moving and make each other go, now that she is no longer available (school) I have not gone out by myself once. Not once. I don't need her to go and we both have our iPods on and aren't really talking but just not being alone is enough to motivate me. I have to get out more and try to get some more people who want to do this too and are available at different times so I'm not so dependent on just one person 5 days a week! It is just so hard, but some how I will make it work!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-10889131426109214652010-05-26T17:47:00.001-05:002010-05-26T17:47:41.615-05:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgde5GeUpswFPmCeWZiVQkWgUONTavt57ooW0K9YyXzlEVSeDnMki7sfC3EEDUzUWvpmZNIp5dMwBO5ZUXeoGUhjQ8emzMcFRFuk6GYGGio0bDnub4dr8sqEHH9eEw_RACts0/s1600/0526001208-761616.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgde5GeUpswFPmCeWZiVQkWgUONTavt57ooW0K9YyXzlEVSeDnMki7sfC3EEDUzUWvpmZNIp5dMwBO5ZUXeoGUhjQ8emzMcFRFuk6GYGGio0bDnub4dr8sqEHH9eEw_RACts0/s320/0526001208-761616.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475714204400420242" /></a></p>my latest test knit socks!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-18359854372440062062010-05-26T17:15:00.002-05:002010-05-26T17:33:33.446-05:00Wow! almost two years that is crazy, crazy crazy! Well here we go again going to try to make this work! I have been a busy bee. I have been doing some test knits for people on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com">Ravelry</a> I have done some more fingerless mittens, I did a ton of hats this year, couple of sweaters and I have been spinning randomly. I haven't done any dying as of late since I prefer to do that out side and the weather up here has not cooperated enough to do that. I have even sewed and embroidered stuff on occasion (with a machine, not by hand) <br /><br />I have been on a new path these past couple of months to try to bring a healthier and happier life to myself and my family. I have been trying to start up running (shin issues) right now I am walking 3 miles at a fairly brisk pace, trying to eat and cook healthier, and be more Zen all around. I felt like too many things were spiraling out of my control and all of us were grumpy, snappy, sluggish all the time so we (ie me and the girls) are now trying to get out of that funk, be more active, and more proactive about our well being. <br /><br />Little one is all about the eating healthier, Larger one is all about the being more active, they are both trying so hard and cooperating so well. I'm so proud of them! I was on a roll my self I lost 19.8lbs was walking 3 miles at least 4-5 days a week and eating much healthier. These past two weeks I haven't done a thing! I have been eating bad again and I've only exercised once. That will have to stop! As soon as this sinus infection goes away I will be back at and hopefully pushing a little harder now that my shin issues should have subsided. For today I leave you with a pic of me and little one modeling my latest test knit!<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jOYKIEyfqk0_h_8hqDOQuw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_1BsrQswQ0Q0/S_2UCKph9gI/AAAAAAAAA0k/xSCZ8fnGnZc/s144/DSC03104.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/YarnGoddessME13/SummerRipple?feat=embedwebsite">summer Ripple</a></td></tr></table>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-45540848906585970252008-08-31T21:30:00.000-05:002008-08-31T21:31:04.011-05:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Wow I haven't blogged in forever. Why? The one possible reader I might have had asks. Well I haven't done anything. Oh don't get me wrong I've been plenty busy, I just haven't done anything <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">fibery</span>. Except finally finish the damn <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Lil</span>' red ridding <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">hoodie</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Yay</span> me! That thing is finally done.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGXSxomV0Y54bmRBVQri2XO0pbH7-O0S5eF211nIOWvHsYoR9fdBt7bd5pUT7ZKA_9ZX1hOU5c9KTD8OjOhvDTp5Z4vHPKw1PTfx3bTeCoD6_qKvX0SJPRB1peov5KuI3B1Wy/s1600-h/DSC01745.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGXSxomV0Y54bmRBVQri2XO0pbH7-O0S5eF211nIOWvHsYoR9fdBt7bd5pUT7ZKA_9ZX1hOU5c9KTD8OjOhvDTp5Z4vHPKw1PTfx3bTeCoD6_qKvX0SJPRB1peov5KuI3B1Wy/s320/DSC01745.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />So lets see what else has been going on you ask. Well lots. I have been sick yet again and yes I have actually seen the Dr. If anyone knows me they know I so do not go to the Dr's so it must be bad right? Well they don't know. I'm turning into a radiological pin cushion. Maybe, just maybe before I go postal they will find out why I've been so sick and fix it. On top of that, and oh yeah like 4 more trips to NJ (my sister had another baby) I now have a very adorable nephew. My mom tried to burn the house down with a grease fire. Yup she caught a pan on fire 5 foot flames and all, and my step-dad decided the best way to handle it was to get it out of the house. So on the way out he tripped and sloshed flaming hot grease on his right arm and then fell in the living room. He's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">OK</span> thankfully, 3rd degree burns all up his right arm and leg, and the rug was toast but all in all it <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">could've</span> been a lot worse. He is doing good his arm is healing so well and he was in good spirits about it. As good as can be expected. My mom took the kids outside when it all started so they were all <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">OK</span>. I was behind my step dad while all this happened so what do I do when I see the rug and paper towels and all on fire. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">That's</span> right step on it. OK no big <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">deal</span> it will put out small flames. Yeah, yet again anyone who know me knows I live in flip flops. I know you don' t have to tell me how not smart that was I got 2<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">ND</span> degree burns on my foot. Not just my foot but the bottom of my foot. That is so uncomfortable. I know I'm dumb. Its <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">OK</span> we are all <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">OK</span> and except for some minor damage the house is too. Needless to say I have been run ragged helping mom clean as she can't get down on the floor to do it and then helping with everything else and taking care of step dad while mom worked. I haven't had a minute. On top of something being wrong with me and then running to do whatever I can to help them once I clean up after dinner and sit I'm out cold. So that's part of the reason why I haven't done a thing. Oh yeah and all this happened about a week after we finished moving, I still have my formal living room and craft room filled with boxes that need to be put away. Yeah sure. Hopefully things will calm down. I go for another test next week and school starts next week and step dad is doing good on his own now so maybe just maybe I can regain some normal. <br /><br />I did finish the sweater, but really all I needed to do was the zipper bands and pockets so that was cheating. I have turned the heel on my 2<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">ND</span> jaywalker, and I crocheted some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">swiffer</span> covers (quick <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Dr</span> office projects:-) I'm thinking about making the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Hallowig</span> from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">knitty</span> but I don't know if I have the energy right now to start something new. We'll see. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">That's</span> about all for now, since I actually had some good knitting progress to share I figured I would blog. Once I know what's wrong with me and if I get out of this funk I will blog more then as well. <br /><br />I'll leave you with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Keat's</span> 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">th</span> birthday pictures, and her first big girl 2 wheeler!</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKesc8YF5-ecyLuqK1I1fo71m1YWFq0DD7zZYARWxbUqgkEwlF3IpGu2Uz8TiAxiBtcXKaVM2XS6N2_3-MAqkW8SF6P24QP3ncY3DPu-AjEuQLfMdJSuWzw6gUCNT5I_7OOcLp/s1600-h/DSC01752.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKesc8YF5-ecyLuqK1I1fo71m1YWFq0DD7zZYARWxbUqgkEwlF3IpGu2Uz8TiAxiBtcXKaVM2XS6N2_3-MAqkW8SF6P24QP3ncY3DPu-AjEuQLfMdJSuWzw6gUCNT5I_7OOcLp/s320/DSC01752.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZ0asCvn-a7E4fsvwa1iMVA8VmXIL1PknPdqm2C3cR3kDxMAhMHdW-GIk7KyBRYpHb7SZ2XTVcr_SGD5zn2fYg1JXJJ75esnQzZ5pcecZZAWOy1z8RT3fLJzJ8dpgCP6wBN35/s1600-h/DSC01764.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZ0asCvn-a7E4fsvwa1iMVA8VmXIL1PknPdqm2C3cR3kDxMAhMHdW-GIk7KyBRYpHb7SZ2XTVcr_SGD5zn2fYg1JXJJ75esnQzZ5pcecZZAWOy1z8RT3fLJzJ8dpgCP6wBN35/s320/DSC01764.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes if she wasn't this cute I'd kill her! But then she goes and makes a cute face like this and acts so sweet you have to smile. BTW we mastered potty training she is just finally mastering it but she can go days in big girl panties with no accidents! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Yay</span> Lana!</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3sGsCNeocTiwQMo1fzxtfb2MDYQaCHxTO2dPrpLJTrfHGlQck3ZmZMp1U4GFkSsskMpAsG_nGP_KLl0B2Q71gLILx0QIT-nsBwHQpqvq1w76d5ruoiijQitE-QLRZAJLAD_6/s1600-h/DSC01760.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3sGsCNeocTiwQMo1fzxtfb2MDYQaCHxTO2dPrpLJTrfHGlQck3ZmZMp1U4GFkSsskMpAsG_nGP_KLl0B2Q71gLILx0QIT-nsBwHQpqvq1w76d5ruoiijQitE-QLRZAJLAD_6/s320/DSC01760.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Have a Safe and Happy Labor Day!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-68575358557123436392008-03-23T20:48:00.000-05:002008-03-23T20:49:10.006-05:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />Sewing!<br />Yes on occasion I will pull out the machine, dust if off (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">cuz</span> I don't have the ambition to sew a cover) and make something.<br /><br />We (meaning hubby and I) Just redid mom's kitchen and she found some material and wanted valances and like shelf curtains so she asked me to do them for her. I figured since I had to get the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">machine</span> anyway I would <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">attempt</span> a purse I had been wanting to make. I have seen some of the knitting bag/purses and just didn't love any and figured I could try to make my own. Well lets just say I am a rudimentary sewer at best so it didn't come out so great, but at the same point in time not too horrible either.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc-TUS7k539ERrtQNoq3ypY3LEVeBDC5SgqX2nXeWNFivGn8jDj-lf8z2TVH-JQcgZqVKTQAu9mSCBgBHZrkAIE-4PP24LGXuxTyLmatfxfB6xq0T-ngde2P29DoYlxnl6Bd7/s1600-h/DSC01548.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc-TUS7k539ERrtQNoq3ypY3LEVeBDC5SgqX2nXeWNFivGn8jDj-lf8z2TVH-JQcgZqVKTQAu9mSCBgBHZrkAIE-4PP24LGXuxTyLmatfxfB6xq0T-ngde2P29DoYlxnl6Bd7/s320/DSC01548.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Toile</span> ( my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">fav</span>) red duck, and some red black ribbon and this is what I came up with.<br />There are many, many mistakes but oh well I love it. BTW next time sew the ribbon on the outside parts of the bag before you attach the lining (Sometimes I am really a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">dumbass</span>) so I had to carefully sew the ribbon on by hand.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmLc477yDqsjm26P7GOrY3YKpUcTfxurG6L_N6q50bwQsuu9tUKzau_9mtRRSVVq_hs33VscVLdNLQG4HKLo9UHWwtvFKrNoYDG0-okKZKkxn2aiuBEzQ9csPacdC8H1TXI9M/s1600-h/DSC01549.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmLc477yDqsjm26P7GOrY3YKpUcTfxurG6L_N6q50bwQsuu9tUKzau_9mtRRSVVq_hs33VscVLdNLQG4HKLo9UHWwtvFKrNoYDG0-okKZKkxn2aiuBEzQ9csPacdC8H1TXI9M/s320/DSC01549.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I put some cute cherry material for the lining and the some pockets on both sides, and I took my leftover bottom material and made a middle pouch to hold my knitting and keep it free from all the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">pursy</span> stuff I put some magnetic snaps on the pouch and the bag itself (almost lost a finger doing that) and over all it is just right, a little big for my typical purse but when you do a purse/knitting bag I guess it has to be. It holds all I need on the sides and in the knitting part is my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Hedera</span> sock. I call this a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">success</span> and I have been carrying it proudly. <br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-38440763227905966162008-03-23T20:34:00.000-05:002008-03-23T20:35:00.083-05:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Knitting and/or wool-ish related content.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxdgEYzj8vxpt-vlvSRJSg9n3BRi98cCHEqaWELIE8x2rBzZ7Tdxz8WF-rrwllsXsudSA2X9pIQI7kleXDgWXvSYUnZypoNvgWaoYbY2FlMwvHWc1WITZiCv6Ychh633JWez1/s1600-h/DSC01550.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxdgEYzj8vxpt-vlvSRJSg9n3BRi98cCHEqaWELIE8x2rBzZ7Tdxz8WF-rrwllsXsudSA2X9pIQI7kleXDgWXvSYUnZypoNvgWaoYbY2FlMwvHWc1WITZiCv6Ychh633JWez1/s320/DSC01550.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Knitty's Hedera in Seacoast Hand painted yarns that I got at Fiberphilia. Can't remember what colorway it was but its pretty and I think it Is a bamboo blend.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bFbKmLHIxe14Uq6SAELroW5lsPziG4kRJ3Dxq19fd5RzBIwbqMAkhZ2fkPHer7hbVb0u1rKijZ7IsF0PkNaChjbRJgIuT_OOL8oC7yVD1nvd9TKc9Lpo6Cv1k2dIpVOzZDj4/s1600-h/DSC01555.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bFbKmLHIxe14Uq6SAELroW5lsPziG4kRJ3Dxq19fd5RzBIwbqMAkhZ2fkPHer7hbVb0u1rKijZ7IsF0PkNaChjbRJgIuT_OOL8oC7yVD1nvd9TKc9Lpo6Cv1k2dIpVOzZDj4/s320/DSC01555.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Some more spinning. This is Spunky Eclectic Swamp monster that my SIL in picked out at SPA She want's a felted laptop cozy out of it. I will be happy to oblige but at the same point in time even tho I am not a fan of green I love this the shading the blending and just the over all quality of it. I really will hate to part with this one. I am so going to have to get more soon to do something for myself out of it as I do love it. It is just plain merino and oh so soft and spongy and pretty.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguY3a98dnaPpy-Od7D7UrEsruJOdYdMSIuxEAWVOiwifVmtIzFkfO5L8zsAe06OL2GwBH-tmUIkvwD8Vtz06Y7AhtqTL4NWE9ab20uv4E8n-dRE9ErbLjcD9x6soL3ND08Pe6q/s1600-h/DSC01551.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguY3a98dnaPpy-Od7D7UrEsruJOdYdMSIuxEAWVOiwifVmtIzFkfO5L8zsAe06OL2GwBH-tmUIkvwD8Vtz06Y7AhtqTL4NWE9ab20uv4E8n-dRE9ErbLjcD9x6soL3ND08Pe6q/s320/DSC01551.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Stretched out view of the Hedera I think it is ok but I don't know if the pattern detracts from the colors or the colors detract from the pattern. I will have to see. I shortened them down considerable from the pattern and I am making more a pair of springy ankle socks out of it.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZKEqCLX2WFoytmtrp1yabLOsfRA631TgIxGhg27zulUb3f4xI7TZ3m5zjRY1B6xjPYZ8ZNP3r15Qu19-b4lZhjkh_unahquBtoCgMfYNZkW4tpX3zOIMJcxaN41wGG1AXaN8/s1600-h/DSC01556.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZKEqCLX2WFoytmtrp1yabLOsfRA631TgIxGhg27zulUb3f4xI7TZ3m5zjRY1B6xjPYZ8ZNP3r15Qu19-b4lZhjkh_unahquBtoCgMfYNZkW4tpX3zOIMJcxaN41wGG1AXaN8/s320/DSC01556.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Kiki has decided she wants to knit as she is always after me to knit her some washcloths. She loves playing with washcloths. I am not a fan of knittting them myself and I am so not a fan of the sugar and cream crap, so I told her if she wanted some she woud have to learn how to make them. So she did. She is working on her very first knitting proect and she is doing great she really picked it up quick. (sob) I'm so proud of my little girl! I was afraid the crafty gene had skipped her, but apparently it didn't I am so happy!!!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-27216158968095145692008-03-23T20:17:00.000-05:002008-03-23T20:18:28.786-05:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Happy Easter!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8s0-8tc3wrN6kI1WYsqGheUBN8ck4i4K4gKhC05b0jX8EWl-hLuOBXt6G4MNeJOztuK2NrIzCQBaB2FjFmtWFL_5-Ov3MkIYBdn0KVv07M3ppROdf43nhMOLuoCNz5kfaq4M/s1600-h/DSC01529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8s0-8tc3wrN6kI1WYsqGheUBN8ck4i4K4gKhC05b0jX8EWl-hLuOBXt6G4MNeJOztuK2NrIzCQBaB2FjFmtWFL_5-Ov3MkIYBdn0KVv07M3ppROdf43nhMOLuoCNz5kfaq4M/s320/DSC01529.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Some of the eggs the girls and I colored last night. There are plain colors, glitter colors and marble colors.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3_jp7DNg0OWCs4I3qcQLUwyw5NJvol22NZJtRJp0M-CXqN6e5Jby16j_RKeSOkJCsaDpsbHGjVGimv7b7b_w5uPu8DbtpP9M3uhXazOwrlbQZnUzMUueCkCOKIvOy8xWwHba/s1600-h/DSC01541.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3_jp7DNg0OWCs4I3qcQLUwyw5NJvol22NZJtRJp0M-CXqN6e5Jby16j_RKeSOkJCsaDpsbHGjVGimv7b7b_w5uPu8DbtpP9M3uhXazOwrlbQZnUzMUueCkCOKIvOy8xWwHba/s320/DSC01541.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Little miss thing in her easter dress giving me 'tude.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJwPDv46QeCc8Iucu6dXofLvnObYmaBUQ27IP6MjlEa82yTWsu8HX-13Fn8I5_D8DLY4KE0dWo_n-5qeaOCX8fh3OxWhzewnOXcBVXPrVrCG8driFoVJNOuNeJWTqMFSUsy89/s320/DSC01543.JPG" border="0" /><br />My pretty Kiki in her easter dress. </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBvKNch3fpGsK_QHIR7LnwtA2cUGMa0bVmpToNYTWOBo9SVBu4hfYOMMMKV8unUI2ZuDg9OAeDwSGs1yuJG2SfrhSsT2HnXZTGJR6PaQZyaaPaEDTilTvruKdwKL2TnFCf4yu/s1600-h/DSC01538.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBvKNch3fpGsK_QHIR7LnwtA2cUGMa0bVmpToNYTWOBo9SVBu4hfYOMMMKV8unUI2ZuDg9OAeDwSGs1yuJG2SfrhSsT2HnXZTGJR6PaQZyaaPaEDTilTvruKdwKL2TnFCf4yu/s320/DSC01538.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />It's ok mom we'll be good!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-77270257946047521842008-03-17T21:03:00.000-05:002008-03-17T21:04:16.757-05:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Easter. My favorite Holiday. I love Easter, the coming of spring the bright colors, the egg decorating, everything. I love it. Apparently my youngest doesn't. She was petrified of the Easter bunny. Can you see her screaming? She was doing everything thing she could to get away. Climbing in the buggy, climbing out of the buggy, anything to go away. We tried bribing her, we tried showing her sissy wasn't scared, she wasn't having it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHC_0KOpl_7Pnx7Ppl_1wCGJh1Qj0-yQE5Mxd5mwZPlWHEmCN-18yyJDXwNpUVIGi1jBlmEvjFtPtFLGhn9D_Mj5LUALiKgQYrAyN_J4zrDKFRLBmQLNiN0cQk1Y3-er1XYyY/s1600-h/DSC01525.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHC_0KOpl_7Pnx7Ppl_1wCGJh1Qj0-yQE5Mxd5mwZPlWHEmCN-18yyJDXwNpUVIGi1jBlmEvjFtPtFLGhn9D_Mj5LUALiKgQYrAyN_J4zrDKFRLBmQLNiN0cQk1Y3-er1XYyY/s320/DSC01525.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So Daddy tried a sneak attack. We all got in position and he came up behind the back ground and snuck up. This was the best picture until she realized what he was doing and screamed again. Oh well memories right? It's cute and she will laugh about it when she's older.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nSGITs3vXd0eclLbQaxq1-9Ta5mdZwfzXRlKKNY4XAOjBw8609EYB2wSvLFtwQg9rALb56w-HjmPbzKitXNUuFwdTgfDGB5n1u4pWDeyYcu6mDLTswl3MMkjJ1ZkrdllV88y/s1600-h/DSC01526.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nSGITs3vXd0eclLbQaxq1-9Ta5mdZwfzXRlKKNY4XAOjBw8609EYB2wSvLFtwQg9rALb56w-HjmPbzKitXNUuFwdTgfDGB5n1u4pWDeyYcu6mDLTswl3MMkjJ1ZkrdllV88y/s320/DSC01526.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now here's sissy. What a good sport. She was never bothered by these guys. She loved them, even as a baby. They are so night and day but honestly it is so much fun seeing the differences in them.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFBcpdJ4WKXvjUzwVoo3PHOTFSFoW34Jn5FS0tzeybe_Hom4UUaP0UE1uNzVGSsDJcVDHUdwMh1yu0l0M5xXJrjgCTYyNhMCaK2-gDjqlxs9c75eHOv_mLmJ2Zktb7zjcay0L/s1600-h/DSC01524.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFBcpdJ4WKXvjUzwVoo3PHOTFSFoW34Jn5FS0tzeybe_Hom4UUaP0UE1uNzVGSsDJcVDHUdwMh1yu0l0M5xXJrjgCTYyNhMCaK2-gDjqlxs9c75eHOv_mLmJ2Zktb7zjcay0L/s320/DSC01524.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-13232351818461241962008-03-03T22:08:00.000-05:002008-03-03T22:09:31.554-05:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Some of my own actual knitting,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWkrxagS8v7y9XgZJZu2rAypNCdU8GzeGAbIClgj4jdfINZpRS8n1mX4faSx4kWjFCQKE1080vPnwF40HZOc1lhGeDvEV2g29HoiACIAl2_1JvW5IPNRuwUlaZIKEWBdB7-Z3/s1600-h/DSC01515.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWkrxagS8v7y9XgZJZu2rAypNCdU8GzeGAbIClgj4jdfINZpRS8n1mX4faSx4kWjFCQKE1080vPnwF40HZOc1lhGeDvEV2g29HoiACIAl2_1JvW5IPNRuwUlaZIKEWBdB7-Z3/s320/DSC01515.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My fingerless mittens. Why is that I always seem to do projects for others in a day or two but these for me have been over a month on the needles. I have made a half dozen of these mittens and I know I can do a pair in a weekend, so why have these taken so long? That's right they are for me, and others need warm hands more then I do in this snow hell we call Maine. We've had something like 138 inches total snow this season. The worst year of snow since lik 1939. Is it just me or is that nuts? I'm about done with the snow. I don't mind the snow. I like it in small amounts, but this year is crazy. We just got 18 more inches this weekend. We have at least 2 more months of this to get thru. I need warmth!</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisc43R8uQm_IMv2wfW3PKbxD6lIHo1NIg00eQsB-F8FsNpKzqGOTnimzZk4AXuEEqNEJjefM8ML5d1IaKouH7D98DGoKTI8aqqqR7jdepuZtdsIx-HWQQq8d_vOaLJNy54zBwT/s1600-h/DSC01520.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisc43R8uQm_IMv2wfW3PKbxD6lIHo1NIg00eQsB-F8FsNpKzqGOTnimzZk4AXuEEqNEJjefM8ML5d1IaKouH7D98DGoKTI8aqqqR7jdepuZtdsIx-HWQQq8d_vOaLJNy54zBwT/s320/DSC01520.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Fingerless <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mits</span> to keep my friends hands warm at work. These are Vine by <a href="http://www.magknits.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Magknits</span></a> from Dec '07 in Blue Sky Alpaca and silk on size 3. iIlove them and they look so great on me don't they? I really hated to part with them. But they will have a good home.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdrkxQVtNFzpbl3km9nyzN4SLSG-Pf6qQBzS5gilwX4jdmcpifyGAmXxV8UhcbarRB-oEH6bp5X3188RxRFcyYxRljh1oxzKezOWGOIqjA5jWPudUpXvAEi4kU75jW5pO2lPy/s1600-h/DSC01521.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdrkxQVtNFzpbl3km9nyzN4SLSG-Pf6qQBzS5gilwX4jdmcpifyGAmXxV8UhcbarRB-oEH6bp5X3188RxRFcyYxRljh1oxzKezOWGOIqjA5jWPudUpXvAEi4kU75jW5pO2lPy/s320/DSC01521.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My packaging for her. I love Easter. I love decorating eggs I have already started I love it that much.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkEfEITA4cdePT4pmMWuSzGV0m2gc7XhE_S0r88u_AmFTRdPN_xkzwbFyqrNt_WQvteqdJD3ykgxAykfpSAPjFvuIz7owFCYXNo_6nY12Gib7JLHBLWHBiFC-o_NmkYLEC3-t/s1600-h/DSC01516.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkEfEITA4cdePT4pmMWuSzGV0m2gc7XhE_S0r88u_AmFTRdPN_xkzwbFyqrNt_WQvteqdJD3ykgxAykfpSAPjFvuIz7owFCYXNo_6nY12Gib7JLHBLWHBiFC-o_NmkYLEC3-t/s320/DSC01516.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My latest spinning attempt. This is <a href="http://spunkyhats.com/">Spunky Eclectic</a> I so can't remember what color or what type of wool. I think if was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">BFL</span>. But I couldn't really read what the colorway was (it was hand written) so I never really knew and have since lost the actual <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">label</span> too. It came out nice tho I think. I do like the colors. A little to much for me but the girls will love anything made out of it.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-25475003108813369822008-03-03T21:33:00.000-05:002008-03-03T21:33:59.815-05:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Hat Attack! I died<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvfdBfuobNeZngifhg0xx-BKMfbhpoA4PjBzs0ztpXVXbuBdkv8xnujV10MuUVulV4kbihRozzldRO_YbrggUZjH5dPmt3E_VGGLg3P4mQkG66rOIQFKu6rBS-B4vYTqA16ce/s1600-h/DSC01500.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvfdBfuobNeZngifhg0xx-BKMfbhpoA4PjBzs0ztpXVXbuBdkv8xnujV10MuUVulV4kbihRozzldRO_YbrggUZjH5dPmt3E_VGGLg3P4mQkG66rOIQFKu6rBS-B4vYTqA16ce/s320/DSC01500.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />At least I died pretty.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWmpgAM6N-uzFwisFgw7CkuUHggO0o9udfheOSCgDKWnEoC1sIesOAiqjJdv7cC0gbbSg8eMv8sgBetWqu8NtSI1OrDVZlvxRxYhQR9KSXTvNjMI-bHoFNZbtRZJsulYcqzSw/s1600-h/DSC01503.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWmpgAM6N-uzFwisFgw7CkuUHggO0o9udfheOSCgDKWnEoC1sIesOAiqjJdv7cC0gbbSg8eMv8sgBetWqu8NtSI1OrDVZlvxRxYhQR9KSXTvNjMI-bHoFNZbtRZJsulYcqzSw/s320/DSC01503.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Little miss ham modeling the binary hat for me and her new glasses. She got her glasses a couple of days before this.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzA5bvzD4PTz1hAGb6_7Hp7KoSKkQ9wjK_5NN4wwtcc2ya8NV5nRNpZ1fPlLNrbWqqXoEsE65n0Nrnh3yh0wN7uxvUd9zmj6aqUJ-Wgy5JHNsl81Ec_ULwGotkvAS38kwv7owY/s1600-h/DSC01504.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzA5bvzD4PTz1hAGb6_7Hp7KoSKkQ9wjK_5NN4wwtcc2ya8NV5nRNpZ1fPlLNrbWqqXoEsE65n0Nrnh3yh0wN7uxvUd9zmj6aqUJ-Wgy5JHNsl81Ec_ULwGotkvAS38kwv7owY/s320/DSC01504.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />They are black and pink and Barbie. I think she just really wanted them for the case with the pink Barbie head on it.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO8_-B1jIOKp569Wamrg5viwLNWYn03yBICEuqV7s5Vf_tJprqmloxee9bm0ofpW-eJU7ULVaJXwyGPU-9NW_wHUYkZmDcXyhIl1pyGG_mTBdmlll2Tw7wHYZGfYgY1C1AtA2/s1600-h/DSC01498.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO8_-B1jIOKp569Wamrg5viwLNWYn03yBICEuqV7s5Vf_tJprqmloxee9bm0ofpW-eJU7ULVaJXwyGPU-9NW_wHUYkZmDcXyhIl1pyGG_mTBdmlll2Tw7wHYZGfYgY1C1AtA2/s320/DSC01498.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />At least I got my black hat of death off two days before I was killed.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-88170929894313990572008-03-03T21:24:00.002-05:002008-03-04T14:36:14.436-05:00<div align="center"><br />Gratuitous shots of the baby since she's so damn cute. </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173970780411665362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhY_LF-Nn__FvRbTrHgrl95mq9jRNbuESC3-eE0ylaKhMCeIL6inaDzHCX2VX17E7cTCe4wMv-JKR6zv3sSL64AhFu9OVpH2NVmSmcIGwFcvmGLfX7R-mQ7K-kZ8moC2SgSKm/s320/DSC01507.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://localhost:49221/d3b18f3f6b4c564102b6086f1e30bc93/image165.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://localhost:49221/d3b18f3f6b4c564102b6086f1e30bc93/image164.jpg"></a><br />We are practicing our Halloween face painting early. She didn't want to wash it off. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173970793296567266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiv0Y3BiU3L5z4jMDbmMAV3vS3-VRhSBz7vumjl3qU_XWe7zns6aX8n-pGt-hI7YQCEk0JW2TqGsQOkFjXbNJCNYgRGmjoculpeTT1c8RJrqxhGclJDjtmBjfE1DV63mPzpKV/s320/DSC01506.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><a href="http://localhost:49221/d3b18f3f6b4c564102b6086f1e30bc93/image181.jpg"></a><br />The dog and the baby are so tired. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173970801886501874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bP-i5Gi4iArkk24IbXWtyhyp-rKPjn-jWWtbnfy1ngHq2pMpVBCROfrQ0dcXnrPunjke5WKRmdMYxQQryOzHCLeI8fAK7EEsMfhVFxY65CMx5bR6P0cn1HOD8lBxXef3KwqF/s320/DSC01523.JPG" border="0" /></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-26056629759954874072008-02-24T12:51:00.002-05:002008-02-24T13:24:21.666-05:00<div align="center">"This is my chocolate!"</div><br /><br />I got to go to the NETA 2008 Spa knit and spin weekend yesterday.<br />I have been wanting to go forever but I hate going alone and I don't have anyone I know who is as into knitting and spinning as I am. Since it was in Freeport this year I managed to convince my SIL to go with me as long as she could hit the shops. She was a real trooper about it too. She walked around with me. She ohhed and ahhed with me and pretended to be excited and love looking at all the fibery and yarny goodness. My payment to her. A trip to the Chocolate Factory. No Problem. As I told her while we were discussing this and walking around looking at all the merchants "This is my chocolate!" I had a blast. There were so many cool things to do and see. There were so many nice people to talk to. I got to meet <a href="http://www.spunkyhats.com/"> THE Spunky Ecclectic</a>. I got to meet Dave from <a href="http://www.themerlintree.com/the_merlin_tree001.htm"> The Merlin Tree</a>. I got some more spunky fiber and I got some great Icelandic from a shop in Limerick Maine <a href="http://www.frelsifarm.com/">Frelsi Farms</a>that is so cool. She had pictures of the animals the wool came from. I love that it is just so personal. And she was so super nice and helpful too. I brought more home but for right now you will have to wait for the unveiling (not that anyone really reads this anyway). <br /><br />As for knitting I sent my hat of death off and I got the hat of death. I loved my hat. I did all black Lamb's pride binary cables and I was so pretty. I got a blue and green one. It was very pretty and looked so nice, but what are my two least favorite colors? That's right green and blue. I don't mind, Kiki loves the hat and it looks so cute on her. It just seems that everytime I join something like this I get green stuff. Oh well the risks we take right? It's not that big a deal and everything has always been so pretty, just not me. Good thing the kids aren't picky right now. Oddly enough some of the roving I got from spunky at spa was called swamp monster and was shades of green. I loved it and mostly my SIL loved it so I got it to spin and make her something out of to show my appreciation for going with me. I am also working on finishing my flip-top mittens, I am amking a pair of fingerless mits for friend to wear at work. And I have some lovely seacoast yarns bamboo that will be socks shortly. OK enought for now especially since I don't have any pictures to add as my desktop still not working well. <br /><br />SPA rocked, I had a nice relaxing day with no hubby, no kids, no mom bitching at me, and it was my heaven and it was my chocolate!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-89749537515874841452008-02-11T11:57:00.000-05:002008-02-11T11:58:07.752-05:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Aren't they just too cute for words?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgQoTIqKjfIzN7Y7a2nTJQSaNcI2Z_lafiDex8PZvDrfdPYUbL8Wv3RLMizItvqyikNG_xQf2f7d6xjMLUVpkQ65d11Kx3MIeJ1Gi9xHOwFQy1h0mXhwvKBurAeqnhWhogGXJ/s1600-h/DSC01445.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgQoTIqKjfIzN7Y7a2nTJQSaNcI2Z_lafiDex8PZvDrfdPYUbL8Wv3RLMizItvqyikNG_xQf2f7d6xjMLUVpkQ65d11Kx3MIeJ1Gi9xHOwFQy1h0mXhwvKBurAeqnhWhogGXJ/s320/DSC01445.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ORaDEeasR_EUvaznp08W22ivFVBfufpw0danRPgF1a6jXP2Hh5GEpkHQnVnDLki6ULVDclR1nCWkbD34MxwjKXj28YsxWIzQx4ONGqMdN1qqfQYJPRE9Z_KqpEVXIzMwtwHV/s1600-h/DSC01482.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ORaDEeasR_EUvaznp08W22ivFVBfufpw0danRPgF1a6jXP2Hh5GEpkHQnVnDLki6ULVDclR1nCWkbD34MxwjKXj28YsxWIzQx4ONGqMdN1qqfQYJPRE9Z_KqpEVXIzMwtwHV/s320/DSC01482.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I spent all day saturday freezing my but off to see Hillary she was up here at UMO. It was worth it. It was interesting I've never gone to a rally before and I was kinda cool. My Hat Attack hat got delayed because of it but hopefully I can catch up before I get killed.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mM0pwVx9E-_QXA9rXmgiUoG8NqIY0iL7d2RSTRDPKrnCiHSX-bsf2kXfcRiRrjvptd3NDBksE74HMFt_M67HD1v5exmuU19B_WQW_FA1D-PAJdBskBKb-kme3qRt4W42VSFv/s1600-h/DSC01493.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mM0pwVx9E-_QXA9rXmgiUoG8NqIY0iL7d2RSTRDPKrnCiHSX-bsf2kXfcRiRrjvptd3NDBksE74HMFt_M67HD1v5exmuU19B_WQW_FA1D-PAJdBskBKb-kme3qRt4W42VSFv/s320/DSC01493.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My socks of death have arrived. I got them friday. I guess if I had to go there is no better way. These are so pretty and so comfy. Thanks again to my assassin as I do love them.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zfdhym5xZoB2Gs5EUPsFnnpbfj3OU0712rS7GqYj0rZvAwAhlwCQiYOvnXOvVF9BEIR2kPfWD9N0M1hSMEQwrpnydepOPVKbaF_4tzhQkE-lhq0pc31xeL-CDsWlJb-K95mu/s1600-h/DSC01495.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zfdhym5xZoB2Gs5EUPsFnnpbfj3OU0712rS7GqYj0rZvAwAhlwCQiYOvnXOvVF9BEIR2kPfWD9N0M1hSMEQwrpnydepOPVKbaF_4tzhQkE-lhq0pc31xeL-CDsWlJb-K95mu/s320/DSC01495.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My almost sock of death on its way to my assassin to finish and mail out. This was Yarn for Sox on size 5's. While nice and pretty and possibly after washing will soften up they are not comfy. Best of luck to you!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-67910340390025239112008-02-06T10:10:00.000-05:002008-02-06T10:36:32.525-05:00Will this snow ever end?<br /><br />Don't get me wrong I love the snow (to some extent) and I don't mind it for the most part, but this year we got it earlier then unusal and it just won't stop. It is snowing again today and quite heavy too. We are all sick. The baby got bronchitis and sinusitis the beginning of January and she did good with her meds and was better in a week. About 2 weeks ago she got it again. While we were fighting that the older one comes home from school coughing. Last Friday I woke up feeling horrible. My thoat hurt, my body ached, and I was all snotty. We are all still fighting this for the past week once we get home we just lay around. I kept the older one home from school monday and she was better. Last night she wasn't eating, drinking, nothing. All she wanted to do was sleep and she had a fever. Baby had a fever, mommy had a fever, and daddy had a fever. Obviously we just keep passing it around to each other no matter how hard I try to keep the germs at bay. Ugh! Right now daddy is home in bed sleeping it's almost 11am. Do I get to stay in bed and rest? Nope, everyday I'm up at 6 with the kids and go all day long. He had yesterday and today off from work and he'll sleep all day both days. It's no wonder I can't get better. 4 hours of sleep a day just aint' doing it anymore I guess. Any way knitting.<br /><br />I have been working on occasion when I can focus and willingly hold my head up. Battle of the Soxes started midnight friday. I have sock #1 done and sock # 2 halfway done. My goal is to have them in the mail by friday at the latest. As I start Hat Attack on friday. Stupid you say? Well I wasn't sick when I signed up for them. I could do it no problem. I started sock #1 saturday and worked on it off and on and sunday it was done. It is now Wednesday and sock 2 is only half way (which makes me mad they should have been mailed by now) but I can only do so much being ill. Thankfully the pattern is a great one from the wonderful <a href="http://www.spunkyhats.com/">Spunky Eclectic</a> and it doesn't take too much thought to work on it. <br /><br />Wow is that all I've done?<br />Lets see my last blog was Jan 11. I went to NJ on the 17th and was home on the 21st. I worked on my fingerless mits while there and once back. I've been working, cleaning, being sick, and going to a funeral. I did have to go up to Houlton for the funeral and was able to stop in Carol's Country Yarns and got some great stuff. I'm at work right now so I don't have any pictures and can't remember all the names of what I bought but It was some great stuff. I will update later tonight with it all.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-86588689260415931932008-01-11T12:45:00.000-05:002008-01-11T12:45:48.794-05:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Kntting content:<br /><br />Ok so I have been knitting I just don't have any pictures to upload right now. So here is the run down. for what I did in december.<br />1. Red ridding hoodie ( working on zipper band all else is done)<br />2. A pair of flip top mittens for hubby (cascade 220)<br />3. A pair of flip top mittens for step-dad ( lambs pride worsted)<br />4. A pair of Kolenya's for SIL (Noro silk garden)<br />5. A pair of flip top mittens for BIL (Peace Fleece)<br />6. A pair of flip top mittens for me (Lamb's pride worsted)<br />7. A stretchy headband i-pod holder for me (can't remember what yarn)<br />8. River rapids socks (razzytazzy knits on etsy)<br />This is a blanket my mom made for my cousins baby that was born on the 8th. She made the first one of these when she was pregnant with me. I still have mine too! She makes one for everyone who has a baby and they are great. This one was lovely and so soft. Guess what happened to it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9VHotxmODXIKtlbgz3BH3RwtZ_67cWa9Z-yeh8jKy40eZCmfivdsHWuooF5vh5TMj3QzzSP-f8NcVclqOvbbRMe03Q8bPjIxuCuqsOLORpBeo591ULN18CzvnWlvLLLKrPUz/s1600-h/DSC01407.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9VHotxmODXIKtlbgz3BH3RwtZ_67cWa9Z-yeh8jKy40eZCmfivdsHWuooF5vh5TMj3QzzSP-f8NcVclqOvbbRMe03Q8bPjIxuCuqsOLORpBeo591ULN18CzvnWlvLLLKrPUz/s320/DSC01407.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />About and hour after I took this pic I was uploading them to my mom's computer and lo and behold the baby found a bottle of red nail polish. Need I say more? Yup we were not happy. All over her, the rug, and the blanket. I took the blanket home and used Q-tips and nail polish remover and got almost all of it off. I washed it up 3 times with dreft and it looked good as new. I was afraid the remover would ruin or eat thru the yarn but since it was lion-brand it held up really well. Thankfully! So that had been the last month in a nutshell. I am going to NJ next week and once I get the mittens done we will see what to do from there.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VnENynr-zYl5_BKvy1HxA2x53oN6AGxqlB8x0WLzWCa3fux9aHNxTrCRsevDsHNMysXgXacqemX63VSLN6DJK2NAcqjwBgFBOPyw-ABbstoAcYgmmfO40vjD-CqBqc49btol/s1600-h/DSC01410.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VnENynr-zYl5_BKvy1HxA2x53oN6AGxqlB8x0WLzWCa3fux9aHNxTrCRsevDsHNMysXgXacqemX63VSLN6DJK2NAcqjwBgFBOPyw-ABbstoAcYgmmfO40vjD-CqBqc49btol/s320/DSC01410.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Aren't they cute?</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-73294119206095722632008-01-11T11:59:00.000-05:002008-01-11T11:59:42.987-05:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Wow it's been a while. So much has happened. Let see my van got hit by an oil truck. It was parked in the driveway across from my mom's house and the truck tried to go up the hill and slid back into my van. Pushed it about 10 feet to the side, busted out the back windows, dented the back door and side and broke the tail light. OK not so bad could've been worse. At least we werent' in it so its ok. The oil company settled with me and I got the van fixed and all is good. That didn't happen until about the 21st of December tho and he hit me one the 4th of Dec. So that slowed down all my plans and hoilday stuff but ok we worked around it. No big deal. Christmas!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8OXdNa0kBrHVTHgJ1qoTL6_leHD6kQsSdCMzgd4EBC3lnxwtmd-c3BrUU8ipTohpoamXpsMjJNvihmVDv0KuZ1-rPngDCjLe7u8BiNzR2RcK1rFOM5idUDy8K7f9e2EYZcFz/s1600-h/DSC01379.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8OXdNa0kBrHVTHgJ1qoTL6_leHD6kQsSdCMzgd4EBC3lnxwtmd-c3BrUU8ipTohpoamXpsMjJNvihmVDv0KuZ1-rPngDCjLe7u8BiNzR2RcK1rFOM5idUDy8K7f9e2EYZcFz/s320/DSC01379.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The girls had a blast. They got way too much crap and they were so good. Hams to can't you tell?</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlshNVsDQS0J4iGyi8NhTtNOEKQAABA6hkeCn_KHn0nPrfMxHnufPOQ_8nZBQttcmyLOjKq0yM554vrve0dd9cir-fRs4BiSD7qpd60mdFkjncMk00fScFtuhpUHBGEdRgqqJ/s1600-h/DSC01390.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlshNVsDQS0J4iGyi8NhTtNOEKQAABA6hkeCn_KHn0nPrfMxHnufPOQ_8nZBQttcmyLOjKq0yM554vrve0dd9cir-fRs4BiSD7qpd60mdFkjncMk00fScFtuhpUHBGEdRgqqJ/s320/DSC01390.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I know it is so unfair of me to do stuff like this to my dog but how cute is she?</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUROYtRYPOwh4_sqDk4g1p6fvmrreNSyQdrGMhJNOddIaWpMhxtRuthYm-ZLVn8ijDs4grCXX6wh_2TcF7Y_1CNXXW-Eef1NDKXHbsuzzcCmvAsQoOpzzuMEgEgSi7FDWvxP0/s1600-h/DSC01395.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUROYtRYPOwh4_sqDk4g1p6fvmrreNSyQdrGMhJNOddIaWpMhxtRuthYm-ZLVn8ijDs4grCXX6wh_2TcF7Y_1CNXXW-Eef1NDKXHbsuzzcCmvAsQoOpzzuMEgEgSi7FDWvxP0/s320/DSC01395.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We got so much snow! There is like 4 feet laying around as we got hit with 4 separate storms that gave us at least a foot each. Last year Lana was petrified of the snow see <a href="http://knittingkryptonite.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.html">previous post</a>. This year she loves it! Yea! We went sledding and played and had a blast. Now she has bronchitis LOL<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPASlh2WZjz5prI6AKZGn5EfCU9qBRpPCDmDvwWkkHYyA19xr8xldnDJDdPxLRRLEviZJb-uSsmbor42bZyBpLFB9UfdoHuIjjYYDbtO6jSPqsOYMzoSAyDMgGdtY6dDC1UxF/s1600-h/DSC01403.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPASlh2WZjz5prI6AKZGn5EfCU9qBRpPCDmDvwWkkHYyA19xr8xldnDJDdPxLRRLEviZJb-uSsmbor42bZyBpLFB9UfdoHuIjjYYDbtO6jSPqsOYMzoSAyDMgGdtY6dDC1UxF/s320/DSC01403.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />See sometimes they do love each other and aren't trying to kill the other. Must be Tom and Jerry they love these old cartoons. Whatever works for a few minutes fo peace right?</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-2821231698268715722007-11-21T00:03:00.000-05:002007-11-21T00:04:15.394-05:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">What have I been up to?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YWeShDUV1kpL_0f5q0-Vt1EltQG6Siqj3ellEd72WpeKEz05BxrixT2mRm1UklJjXYQk8siEZYRW97SxPirXLuZbxerJoDqa_9Z0ked42-LVJ_jIAEgxHE2p2tO0MftCx1Sy/s1600-h/DSC01192.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YWeShDUV1kpL_0f5q0-Vt1EltQG6Siqj3ellEd72WpeKEz05BxrixT2mRm1UklJjXYQk8siEZYRW97SxPirXLuZbxerJoDqa_9Z0ked42-LVJ_jIAEgxHE2p2tO0MftCx1Sy/s320/DSC01192.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Not too much. I've been so sick with a sinus infection I haven't been able to do much of anything. It started out small. I ignored it and it got real bad. By the time i finally went to the Dr's it was bad and i had to go thru 3 rounds of anti's. I'm still not too great now. I've been too ill or too loopy to do much. Plus I ended up with a concusion from being hit on the head with a hammer. I was trying to take it away from Lana and she swung and got me. So knitting hasn't really happend around here as I've had a hard time seeing straight and just felt icky in general.<br /><br />I am in the middle of clue 5 of SOTS. 7 is out. I tried so hard to not get behind but with being loopy I haven't dared to knit on it as i know I would mess it up and it wasn't worth it to risk having to frog.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgBJ0AEyg9EaCs43ONyeO3FV8z_RVXtW6oaFnoBYRM0SvqOgakE39_Ir6YCWx8p1HtRlagXQgVjwv_22jOJgJeKK0tIcBEm6DSl8rfVX-OZJnBTtbEkZBVeUpdZ2z6xf07jlK/s1600-h/DSC01209.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgBJ0AEyg9EaCs43ONyeO3FV8z_RVXtW6oaFnoBYRM0SvqOgakE39_Ir6YCWx8p1HtRlagXQgVjwv_22jOJgJeKK0tIcBEm6DSl8rfVX-OZJnBTtbEkZBVeUpdZ2z6xf07jlK/s320/DSC01209.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Halloween was fun. My Kiki ghost and my Lana super baby.<br />I have done some mindless knitting as of late. Nothing extrodinary but some.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfsuzLsozvttCgmZPd6ague4NvQGmBnb0zDcWixtaKb4B-YRorYu9Kf0EgazRO8eLrkqqxsxFad5rf6sJEiErcIg4Z8KijklUxdnuRIVq1w-NkuDSz6JEmJXYdBzyjs8-bomQ/s1600-h/DSC01281.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfsuzLsozvttCgmZPd6ague4NvQGmBnb0zDcWixtaKb4B-YRorYu9Kf0EgazRO8eLrkqqxsxFad5rf6sJEiErcIg4Z8KijklUxdnuRIVq1w-NkuDSz6JEmJXYdBzyjs8-bomQ/s320/DSC01281.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I made Kiki a pair of mitten. This was some lamb's pride worsted I had stashed and I just made a basic mitten for her.<br /><br />My Lil' Red Ridding Hood has 2 sleeves, they are sewn and attached and I have picked up all the stitches to start the hood but that's about all the further I've gotten.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtoi0md7qnDnKgpsN-1R1e3OuaYyfamHNPM1eMXil4QjzCwDhyphenhyphenbEqikRCJpHaJep86sxui_AjdDOqvdFeFo-V9XAPcVx_AE4KCsrIT7r4dC7bW9XD9oltfF4plJrK7kRoK8YNJ/s1600-h/DSC01292.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtoi0md7qnDnKgpsN-1R1e3OuaYyfamHNPM1eMXil4QjzCwDhyphenhyphenbEqikRCJpHaJep86sxui_AjdDOqvdFeFo-V9XAPcVx_AE4KCsrIT7r4dC7bW9XD9oltfF4plJrK7kRoK8YNJ/s320/DSC01292.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I know Lana is modeling the hat but it is one I made for Kiki. This was the Spunky BFL in Tahiti, I think, that I spun and knit a hat up for her with. I'm so happy this is the first actual knit project from my spinning and if I do say so myself it looks pretty damn good. LOL. I really love how it almost stripped and the dark is mostly at the bottom and it got lighter towards the top. I took the last 2 stitches on the 3 needles and makde some short i-cord and just attached loops to the top of the hat. Right now it has a rolled edge but later on I did an attached i-cord edge to tie it all in and keep it from rolling.<br /><br />See all the hand print turkey's in the background. We made 22 of them. One handprint from each kid and finger painted bodies. 22 of them. Why 22 you ask. Well these will be used a place cards for Thanksgiving dinner. Thats right for 22 people. My head hurts worse thinking about that. I am making dinner for 22 people. Everyone is pitching in yes. But I'm doing the turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, and two pies. for 22 people. Yup I'm nuts. I also bought a big bottle of SoCo to go with dinner. :-) Wish me luck.<br /><br />I'm off to try to get the baby to sleep and try to finish off clue 5 so I can start six one day soon.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22306078.post-61251756939311148652007-10-22T11:03:00.001-05:002007-10-22T11:03:19.223-05:00I just loved this apple picking picture.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michael_family/1679302904/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2255/1679302904_188fff05be_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michael_family/1679302904/">DSC01092</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/michael_family/">yarngoddessme13</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11638746079663440548noreply@blogger.com2