Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Happy Memorial Day

Got through another mm day at the stand. Luckily had good weather. Sold a ton of plants today, everybody had the bug to plant since there was no rain!! A friend of ours make homemade salads and we had a bbq later in the day. yummmm Unfortunatly didn't get home once again till 9 pm. Threw in a load of wash (way behind) waiting to change it then off to bed!! Yeaaaaaa Oh, tomorrow is garbage day so had to change all the birdie papers, yuck! Just what you want to do after a 12 hr. day.

Later....

Sunday, May 29, 2005

2 in one nite

Well, finally figured out how to get the questionaire from sp5 onto my blog!!!! Sucess at last!!!!! Now, to figure out those buttons.......... Hope everyone is having a good memorial weekend and that your weather is better than ours! We recently opened our seasonal business for the year. We sell plants and later in the season produce. We are open 6 months, mother's day till halloween, one of the reasons halloween is my favorite holliday!! No really, love pumpkins, gourds and crows!!! And the fact that we close for the winter just sweetens the holiday. Well, thats getting too ahead huh? Its a open-air market and today was just not good! It was freezing, raining, and windy. Not to good to sell plants, but on a bright spot the weather turned nice around 4 pm. The sun came out along with the customers so we winded up doing ok. Did not get home till late and then fiddled with the questionaire thing so now its 10:30 and I am totally ready for bed!!!!!!! Tomorrow is another early day selling plants, keep your fingers crossed for good weather for me and for my friend who is having a holiday get together outside!! Off to bed zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

questionnaire

1. Are you a yarn snob: Yes, I am afraid I am. I love wool!!!! Hand-dyed, cashmere, etc.

2. Do you spin? Crochet? No, neither, however I have a drop spindle I am dying to know how to use, just need someone to show me again and the time to do it.

3. Do you have any allergies? No, none.

4. How long have you been knitting? I have been only knitting for about a yr. and a 1/2.

5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? No, not yet.

6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.) I love peach and cucumber melon.

7. Do you have a sweet tooth? I sure do!! I love chocolate!!

8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? I like to bead and I rug-hook.

9. What kind of music do you like? I like country and 40;s music sometime.

Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? Yes, it can.

10. What's your favorite color? I love orange, green, navy, and dark brown.

Any colors you just can't stand? I dislike pink!

11. What is your family situation? A husband, 1 son 23, 1 son 20 and a daughter 17.

Do you have any pets? Oh I have plenty of them, a greenwing macaw, a african grey, a mynah bird, a rat terrier, fish, and 2 cats at our business.

12. What are your life dreams? Not to work so much and find time to smell the roses!

13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? Bulky Lambs Pride

14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? synthetic

15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s? Felted bags, and I would love to make a shawl.

16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? Easy ones, ha! So far its scarfs and bags.

17. What are you knitting right now? I am working on a tote bag of lambs pride to felt and a pillow cover using all different type yarns.

18. What do you think about ponchos? I love them and I am dying to try one.

19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? I really like both.

20. Bamboo, aluminum, plastic? I like wood and addy turbos.

21. Are you a sock knitter? No but I love knitted socks and would love to be able to learn how to make them!

22. How did you learn to knit? My good friend taught me how.

23. How old is your oldest UFO? not sure

24. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird? I love crows!

25. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween.

26. Is there anything that you collect? antiques, Love old sewing type things and crow items

27. What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have? None so far.

28. Any books out there you are dying to get your hands on? A book to learn how to drop spindle.

Saturday, May 14, 2005

Finally a new post

Well, realized a week has gone by and no posts!! I must really try to find the time to get going on this. I also have to learn how to put buttons and pictures on it also. When I look at other blogs they are just so cute! Has been a very busy week between the 3 jobs. Am trying and trying to work and get done my felted bag!! I recently bought some beautiful varigated wool and silk yarn to start a shawl, I am sure that will be a HUGE project but I saw one done up at the wooly lamb in e. aurora and it was just BEAUTIFUL! Well not until that crazy bag gets done!! Have joined the secret pal 5, I am so excited!! What a fun thing to do. A friend bought some orange cotton yarn to make a sweater, I wonder how it would look in a small purse?? Intriguing!! Well am off to bed as I have to take my little sweetie pepper to the vet tomorrow as she is suddenly "under the weather" Hope everything goes ok. Till then.....

Better get on the stick!!

Have finally got onto the computer and have realized that I haven't posted in a week!!! Its been a crazy week between all 3 jobs! Have been trying to work on my felted bag that I would love to get done and felted! If I could then I could get my slippers that Marianne has made for me and is waiting for me so we can felt both items. There just is never enough free time, last weekend went to a first communion, then mother's day, work, had a day off today and went to a retirement luncheon for a very dear friend who had to retire early due to massive county layoffs we have had here.

My friend is planning making a sweater using a orange cotton yarn. As soon as I heard that, I was wondering what I could make, am nowhere near attempting any sweaters, hmmmm, what about a cute little bag?? Not felted, just knitted. Sounds like a plan if they still have the yarn. Of course, they would be discontinuing it!

Now tomorrow have to take my dear little dog pepper to the vet as she is suddenly "under the weather", hope its not to serious!!! Luckily the vet is squeezing us in tomorrow!

Till then.....

Friday, May 06, 2005

What a LONG DAY

Had a nasty busy day today, ran around all morning doing errands for the hub, went to work at the office for 4 hours, drove the hub's friend home who didn't have a car today 1hr and 1/2 later got back from taking him, helped the hub pack his truck to do the flea market tomorrow, finally got dinner about 8, went back and drove the truck to the flea market, unloaded and finally got home at 10 YUCK>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh well, all in a day's work huh? Of course as soon as my key was in the door there was a chorus of hello's from all the feathered friends pepper was prancing under both my feet, but hey its nice to know you were missed!!!!!

My good friend, you all know, the one who taught me to knit, came over and cleaned for me today and it was GREAT to walk into a CLEAN HOUSE YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEE, all clean of course except where that messy macaw threw all his seeds for me to walk on.

Well, thats all for today, off to bed to wake up at some ungodly hr. to go to the dreaded flea market to help who?? THE HUB!!

Thursday, May 05, 2005

Today is the 1st day of my blog

Hi everyone!

A good friend of mine told me about this so I thought I would give it a try! I have 3 birds, a crazy mynahbird named marvin, a very vocal greenwing macaw, sampson and a extremely smart african grey with a not so extremely smart mom who named him Mr. Grey! I also have an adorable 9 lb. female rat terrier named pepper. One of my interests is knitting which the same good friend taught me a yr. or so ago and I fell in love with it!! I go crazy over all the different yarns, of course now I have too many with not enough time to knit them all but lol there is always tomorrow :)

Thanks enough for now, will write again soon.