the first day

okay, you take two pointy sticks, a long piece of string and a pattern that is written in either parargraph form or some secret code that you first have to learn and you do all this shaping and twisting and turning and you made these pieces of cloth that look just like fronts and backs and collars and sleeves of sweaters....or hats and scarves....even mittens and slippers. all-sorts of things and they fit you. you love them. you wear them. and while you're making them you even carry the sticks and strings and scraps of paper around with you, in your purse, when you go to see your friends, on airplanes, in the car, at the dr. office, and in bed while watching Dave (letterman that is).

two sticks and a string. that's pretty abstract if you think about it.

well....i'm trying to do a little sewing project. with a pattern. it's either going to be a gift or a gift to the trash can.

sewing.

 think about it. the fabric is already made. the machine is "state-of-the-art" i mean there is electricity involved. the pattern is already made to the finished product shape. you basically cut it out and sew along the lines that they tell you. how hard can this be?

after a few hours of sewing last night my shoulders were stiff, my office was a mess and needed a good vacumning, plus i was stuck in there alone, and i'm not even making something that will be a wearable item so i don't have to stress too much about size.

after awhile i just ditched the pattern...it was driving me crazy. i just looked at what i wanted to make, thought about it and started sewing. i then, slowly began to have a bit more fun. i have to remember this is something new. it's going to take some time.

oh...and you know what i used to turn the "thingy" i'm working on inside-out and to get the nice pointy corners?  yep...a big-o-fat-knitting needle!

a bit of a challenge....

where's your mobile phone? table

your hair? cut

work? not

your sister? busy

your dream last night? none

your dream car? range rover

the room your in? office

your shoes? barefoot

who did you hang out with this weekend? me

wish list item? furniture

last thing you did? cleaned

what you're wearing? jeans

what you're not wearing? glasses

your pet? bothersome

your compter? dell

your life? good

missing? hubby

what you're thinking about? answers

your car? clean

your summer? free

your fav color? green

last time you laughed? today

last time you cried? unsure

school? out

love? lots

......give it a try if you want

first knitted item of the summer is free from the needles. the little baby blanket is done as of last night and was fluffed and sweetened overnight.

what to put on the needles next???

yesterday, while my car was in the shop for a few hours i had the porter drop me at Border's Books. what could be better than that? i poured through sewing books.

now my head is swimming with possiblities.....

i'm off on my first, solo, road trip of the summer today. off to see my daughter and grandson for a few days.

free as bird, i am.

SCHOOL'S OUT FOR THE SUMMER!!!! (okay i did have that Alice Cooper album in high school, was that the one that came with those weird, paper panties?) i know this info really dates me.

today is my first official day of summer vacation. even tho it's been 90 degrees for weeks now. this is what it must be like for kids who live in Florida. or those other warm states across America during those last few weeks of school. just terrible.  i tell you, the students kept telling me they felt like they were missing out on summer because it was so nice outside. they continued to tell me "it's not fair, i could be doing this or that". yeah--like I don't have a life!!!  you kids have no idea....you think riding your bikes and "meeting-up" at McDonald's is funtimes!

well, it's finally here.

today i slept in. tomorrow i'm off to a graduation party. sunday to the beach to meet up with my family for a splashing good, sun soaked celebration of Father's Day.

it all sounds like SUMMER to me.

sometimes you go through a bit of a dry-spell. it's not like when you "don't have a thing to wear". i mean i have plenty to knit. i surely haven't run out of patterns. and i sure don't need any yarn.

but you hit a dry-spell of fresh, new patterns. something new and different on the needles. you need something inspiring. something that will be exciting. something that will draw you to it, give you that stay up till all hours feeling. something to get up early in the morning for.

i've been surfing over at www.kpixie.com they are refreshing. and in about a week the patterns should be pouring in my post. and i've got the yarn for most!!!

i've had my mind on knitting a skirt for a bit and Knit and Tonic is doing a cute one, i have the yarn for it, so i ordered up the pattern. it will probably be for next summer, i think it will take some time. kpixie had a cute, new Noni Bag pattern that i just had to have. there was a cropped shrugged that looked "oh so different" and simple, and a Glampyre chunky knit top that i would like to give a try. she's a great designer.

so now i'm making some yarn decisions while i wait for my patterns.

oh....the little baby blanket is growing!!!! and the chevron scarf is still on hold. but it's good to plan and knit for Fall in the Summer a girl's got to be a season ahead.

guess what? i found a seagull feather in my backyard today. did i feel like i was on vacation? no....because: i was not barefoot, there was no sand anywhere to be found, and there was a very large cicada sitting on it. just had to throw in that little up-date. don't want you to think things have QUIETED down around here yet.