Blue moon blues

Christmas was very different this year. I came down with a wicked head cold 2 days before Christmas. Stuffed head, running nose, slight fever the whole package. Because of this I bowed out of the family gathering. I really did not want to give my cold as a Yuletide gift. At least now I can breathe out of both sides of my nose & can now focus enough to both knit and read.
One of the nicest gifts of the season was from a very dear old friend. It was a marvalous rocker and foot rest. What was really niffty was that my Dad had just given me a new floor lamp. The only downside is that a certain cat has now claimed it as her own.

It sort of fits in that the year & the decade is ending in a blue moon. I will be very glad to see the end of 2009.
I am also very happy to get rid of this decade. All in all the turning of the new century was not a success. It brought life changes that were on the whole most unwelcomed. I am continually doubting several choices I made over the last 10 years. I do not seem to be better off in any aspect of my life that truely matters. Day to day survival is my only goal most of the time.
No the last decade will not be missed.

A smile for the day - "The Last Knit"

Snowfall & sneaks

Well a few surprises yesterday.

The first was a snowfall in Houston. It turned out an very nice early Christmas surprise. I managed to actually snapped a bit of proof. Snow on the banana tree. It is a bit hard to see but it happened.

My second surprise was not a nice one . Some one without much holiday spirit walked off with my Christmas catus. The plant, the pot and the water dish were all taken. I ask the apartment management promised that they would keep an eye open but there is little hope of it turning up. All that is left is a few broken of stems and old pictures.

After 8 plus years I will really miss that plant.

I finish off the multi colored Donatella wrap. What's really nice is that I have a lavender shirt that just matches the part of the yarn.
Now I just have to finish off some more scarves for the garden fund.

Here And There

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Actually it is just plain catching up.

Main event over the last 2 months was heading off to Ft. Lauderdale to attend a week long training workshop. It was all about the new circulation/cataloging system the library is changing to by the end of November. It has taken over 2 years of delays to get this far. The training was held at our sister school. It was both an exciting & frighting experience. It will take all of re-grouping to make this switch work.

At least the location was great. On my last day I had breakfast by the beach. This was the view as I ate a wonderful shrimp omelet.

I topped off the morning by tip toeing through the surf & sand.
It was difficult to get back to the daily routine after that taste of vacation. I am not sure when I can take the trip, but I am thinking that sun should be in the mix.

As to knitting, I have at least 2 pairs of socks in progress. I did finish the multi colored vest and one garter stitch scarf. I really have to set up scarf production if I am to earn any money for the garden next month.

Working days start again

Well the long weekend kept me busy. Took Dad to the airport & relived Mr. Toad's wild ride.

Did laundry as well as cleaned up a few surfaces in the apartment. Yet it is still a mess.

Downloaded pictures from my camera, & wrote up some projects on Ravelry.

Here are the projects currently on the needles. Neither really impress the cat.

Same song as ever

Well I took my own sweet time again in keeping up with this blog.

But I am here now.

I would like to share a few pics of the items I made for the school's Alumni Auction.

In all there were 3 hats, a scarf, one bib, an Alpaca vest, & a ribbon wrap.

The auction went well and all my items received bids!Currently on the needles is another version the vest. This time in a multi-color yarn I found a few years back at a Big Lots store. I am also starting a pair of yellow socks for the KAL Sock Anonymous group in Ravelry.

Time to start again

Hi There,

Well I really let this blog slip away for a while. Time to hop back on & try to make a go of it.Lots of things to catch up on and it may take several entries to accomplish this task.

Biggest new items:

Trip to WDW with sister & sister-in-law at the end of March start of April.

We had a blast. More on that to come.

Work has been a challenge, but change is in the air I get a new boss after Memorial Day. I am keeping my fingers cross that life will be smoothing out in that enviroment soon.

Knitting has been hit & miss. Mainly missing time or energy to pick up the pointy sticks and start pushing yarn around. Next month is Knit in Public Day & what luck I won't be working. That should act as motavation.

I am now throughly hooked on Simply Audio, the NetFlicks of the listening world. Currently I have Dead Witch Walking & a Daniel Pinkwater book.

Most current news is the increase in "family." My sister just added a new puppy to her home.

A very active Chow mix called Rocky.

He is a bouncing ball of energy, and a real challenge for Lucy, the older cannie in the house.

Well that's it for now, more will follow soon.