Hunting the most elusive prey: my dyelot
It has been many months since I lost hope. It was the last one in the store today. I is the same dyelot. I could never feel more triumphant than I do right now.
March 12, 2010
Tags: Dream in Color Classy, dyelot, Knitting, shopping, Yarn Posted in: UFOs and Stash 
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Featured EtsyBlogger: DizzyDragonflies
This month’s Featured EtsyBlogger has a shop after my own heart. Vicki from Dizzy Dragonflies sells hand dyed yarn! And there is much to be drooled over!
Over at her blog, I was fascinated to see the yarn dying process in action.
She also has some darn cute fur-babies 
Show her the love!
March 9, 2010
Tags: DizzyDragonflies, Etsy, EtsyBloggers, featured blogger, Yarn Posted in: Featured EtsyBlogger View Comments
Monday Pick-Me-Up: TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes
Do you remember TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes? I always looked forward to seeing Dick Clark and Ed McMahon when they aired these wonderful shows and showcased the cream of the crop of the golden age of TV outtakes. Even commercials couldn’t escape having their blunders shown to the world. How can you resist, though, when you get this kind of material from the adorable boy from the Sunbeam Bread commercial?
Happy Monday!
March 8, 2010
Tags: funny, Monday Pick-Me-Up, TV, TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes Posted in: Monday Pick-Me-Ups View Comments
Sanity Saver #1: Clip your keys
Once in a while, I discover a tiny little trick that makes my life so much easier, and keeps the insanity at bay. I decided that if these tricks help me, they are bound to help many others out there, so I present a new category to you, which I call Sanity Savers!
After being late countless times, losing my mind each time, and sometimes even injuring my hands while digging through my purse, I put a clip on my key chain and clipped my keys to my purse handle. Now, I can locate my keys at a glance, and retrieve them just as quickly. Make sure you test the clip out to make sure it opens and closes easily, yet holds on securely to the handle. If you have to fiddle with it too long, or if it drops back down into the abyss of your purse, it will defeat the purpose. When you get into the habit of clipping your keys to your purse handle, you’ll love those extra few minutes you find each day when you don’t have to play “Purse Archaeologist.”
March 4, 2010
Tags: ADD, ADHD, keys, Sanity Savers, tips and tricks Posted in: Sanity Savers View Comments
Knit Misadventures: Episode 27 – Starting a new streak
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (33.1MB)
Whew! Boy am I WIPed after the Ravelympics!
Patterns Mentioned:
Lace Shrug (Ravelry link)
Drops Cardigan
Cherie Amour
3-Hour Sweater (Ravelry mods I’m using)
Wings of Horus (Ravelry link)
Easy Armwarmers
Chunky Scarfelette (Ravelry link)
Plaited
Boneyard Shawl
Hey Teach!
Library Book:
Teddy Bears by Debbie Bliss, ©1997, St. Martin’s Griffin
Mishaps and Lessons Learned:
Don’t use color B in another project when you’re going to end up needing it again!
Rambling:
Gramma’s been in the hospital, but has come out shining. She’s made of tough stuff! The Office Kitties have been quite entertaining lately, too.
Gushing:
The Firemountain Gems catalog!
Nifty Thrifty:
Pre-paid cell phones are great for moderate to low phone use.
Promo:
Podquiz
Music:
Intro/Outro – “Linus & Lucy”, from the album Guinevere by Jeff Wahl
“Greensleeves” by Wren Ross
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March 1, 2010
Tags: 3-hour Sweater, Cherie Amour, Debbie Bliss, Drops Cardigan, Firemountain Gems, Knit Misadventures, knitmisadventures, Knitting, lace shrug, Office Kitties, podcast, Podquiz, Teddy Bears, Wings of Horus, Wren Ross Posted in: Knit Misadventures Podcast View Comments
Featured EtsyBlogger: TiLTCreations
This month, the EtsyBloggers are featuring TiLT Creations! I enjoyed rummaging through her shop, and I just love the backpack she made:
I stopped over by her blog and was greeted by this little cutie:
Show her the love, everyone!
February 26, 2010
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My Ultimate Travel Goal
I have a dream. I want to visit all the National Parks. I even have a passport to record my visits:
So far, I’ve been to Mammoth Cave and the Great Smoky Mountains. The crown jewel I’m aiming for, though, is to someday visit Yellowstone.
Photo by Alaskan Dude on Flickr
There’s just something about the colorful thermal pools and geysers that entrances me. Something tells me that the pictures I see online don’t do the park justice.
February 25, 2010
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Knit Misadventures: Episode 26 – Ravelympic Quickiesode
Time really got away from me this week! Just a quick update on my Ravelympics events this time, but to make up for the shortness, I’ve included pictures of the infamous Office Kitties!
Minuchin:
and Maxine:
Patterns Mentioned:
Comfy Raglan
Drops Bolero
Drops Cardigan
Boneyard Shawl (Ravelry link)
Plaited
3-Hour Sweater (Ravelry mods I’m using)
Lace Shrug (Ravelry link)
Music:
Intro/Outro – “Linus & Lucy”, from the album Guinevere by Jeff Wahl
“I Will Knit For You” by Wren Ross
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February 19, 2010
Tags: 3-hour Sweater, Boneyard shawl, Comfy Raglan, Drops bolero, Drops Cardigan, Knit Misadventures, knitmisadventures, Knitting, lace shrug, Maxine, Minuchin, Office Kitties, Plaited, podcast, Ravelry, Ravelympics 2010 Posted in: Knit Misadventures Podcast View Comments
Monday Pick-Me-Up: 76 Trombones by a Barbershop Chorus
I love Barbershop Quartets. Barbershop Choruses really blow my mind! The 2009 Barbershop Chorus Champions left me speechless with their arrangement of 76 Trombones from The Music Man.
Happy Monday!
February 15, 2010
Tags: 76 Trombones, Barbershop Chorus, funny, Monday Pick-Me-Up, music Posted in: Monday Pick-Me-Ups View Comments
All waiting rooms need office kitties
A local counseling office is the home to this little brat diva darling, Maxine. She’s approximately 4 months old, and was adopted from the local shelter. She and her other kitty pal, Minuchin (I still have to get a snapshot of him), are quite the welcoming committee when you walk in the door. The first time my husband and I ever entered that office, Minuchin greeted us at the door, ushered us to where he wanted us to sit, then immediately jumped on my anti-cat husband’s lap, sat on the book he was going to read, and commenced snuggling.
I do believe that it’s not possible to be uneasy whilst receiving kitty kisses from a cat purring louder than a jackhammer. And from what I’ve been told, even people with allergies have never complained about them. Perhaps not all types of offices are appropriate (ie, doctors, dentists, etc.), but I imagine that a trip to the BMV would be a lot less stressful if you could be entertained by a couple of fuzzy faces 
February 12, 2010
Tags: cats, Maxine, Office Kitties, offices, waiting rooms Posted in: Local Wonders, Personal Life View Comments
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