Saturday, May 28, 2011

WHAT-apalooza?

WOOL-apalooza, of course! Today is the day reserved by my knitting group for wandering around the fairgrounds, fondling fibers. . .I could not be more excited about anything!

Or could I?

Guess who's coming to dinner after Woolapalooza? Little Miss Peanut will be coming to see Gramma and Grampa tonight! Yay!


Unfortunately, all of that anticipation makes for a boring blog post, but I promise you pictures of babies and fiber-y goodness on Wednesday!


Will I see YOU at the Great Lakes Fiber Show? If you see me, ask me for a card and get a discount on your next order in the Etsy Shop!


Look for me in Wooster, and Knit in Good Health!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Something to look forward to. . .?

Apparently I was chosen for Jury Duty. . .in a big city. . .
If you know me, and my directionally challenged status, you will recognize this as a problem. I got lost going to the bathroom yesterday. Sweetie recognized the problem as soon as he saw the notice. He let me fret for a bit, then he promised to make sure I get there unscathed if-and-when they actually ask me to come to the courthouse in the big-and-scary-city-place. Then, great guy that he is, he reminded me what's coming up this weekend - WOOL-A-PALOOZA 2011!

I love this annual fiber festival! This was me after last year's festival!
I get to see the Peanut tomorrow, that will help too. :o)

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!
(I sure hope they allow knitting at jury duty. . .)

Saturday, May 21, 2011

The Very Tiny Little Kitchen (and red knitting). . .

Once there was a military family that lived in a little house in a southern state, far from friends and extended family. When the military time was finished, the little family decided to move back north, closer to their friends and extended family. When they got there, the Daddy found a new, non-military job, and the little family bought a little house. In the little house there was a little kitchen. . .a very tiny little kitchen. The very tiny little kitchen looked small from the hallway, and it looked small from the back door. . .there was no denying it - this was one of the smallest, tiniest, littlest kitchens the family had ever known.

(At this point, a good blogger would have dug out a photo of the tiny kitchen from when she moved into this house. . .back when it held a table for four in that corner by the window! Unfortunately, you got me today, so you get photos from this morning. . .)
One day, in the very tiny little kitchen, the BIG refrigerator that came with the tiny house went "ka-puttt"! The very pretty, and very smart, Mommy decided that it was time to put a smaller fridgie into the very tiny little kitchen, so she and the Daddy bought one of these, and it really did make the kitchen seem bigger. (Bonus - a tiny bit more "counter space," too!) But, there was not much room for food, and no freezer for ice. :^(
Of course, there was still a very BIG fridgie in the basement. . .this one they had brought with them when they moved into the tiny kitchen (which already had a BIG fridgie in it), so they put it in the basement for popsicles and fun food for the kids. It was a good plan, except if there was a dinner party and your guests want ice for their drinks, or salad with dressing, or anything cold with their meal.

. . And so, for years and years the family got lots of exercise whenever they went to the BIG fridge for a soda, or ingredients for dinner, or anything cold, and it really was not that bad. Then one day, the very pretty, and very smart, Mommy noticed that the very old, very BIG fridgie in the basement was not working well. . .it looked sick (and so did the wet ice cubes in it's freezer, making all of the frozen foods suspect for spoilage, but the family did not go hungry).

The very handy Daddy (yes, I am the Mommy and Sweetie is the daddy, and you are so clever to figure that out!), the very handy Daddy did his best to repair the Big basement fridgie, but to no avail. . .20 years is a pretty good run for a fridgie, and the newer models are so much more energy efficient, we are laying this one to rest. . .

So today I blog, and I wait for the refrigerator guys to bring us a new fridge. It will be a BIG fridge. It will go into the very tiny little kitchen, because the very pretty, and very smart, Mommy is also very tired of trudging to the basement every time she wants a piece of ice, or a yogurt, or anything cold that is bigger than a button. Until they come, I think the very pretty, and very smart Mommy will knit a bit on something red. . .
Isn't it coming out pretty?!?
Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Red Knitting takes a break. . .

What does red knitting take a break for? Well. . .

. . .for Indians baseball*. . .

. . .and dollar dogs (that DO have milk products in them, apparently - ugh! But they were good goin' down!). . .
. . .and darkness for that superior homer that won the game in the bottom of the 9th with two outs. . .Thank you, Travis Hafner!
. . .and fun times with family (am I imagining it, or does Dollface look a little like her beautiful mom?). . .
. . .and (of course) red knitting takes a break for FIREWORKS!
GO TRIBE!!!

I didn't break out the knitting at all at this game, but I will be back to the knitting knews for the next blog, by golly!

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

*This blog post brought to you by a Cleveland dream team, the 2011 Indians! What a great game it was on Friday, May 13, 2011!

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Something in Red (part 1)

She wants to wear something in red,
Like the red of the roses she'll hold.
She wants to wear something in red,
Like the red of her cheeks in the cold.
She wants to wear something in red,
As she promises to have and to hold. . .

I don't normally think of red as a wedding color. Hmmm, that's not entirely true. . .let me try again. Ahem!

I don't normally think of red as a color a Bride would wear on her wedding day. I think of white, and silver, and perhaps a blush pink or something blue, but never red.

Red on the bridesmaids? Absolutely stunning!

Red on the flower girl? Sure! Just look at this bolero I knit for a very special young lady to wear as she scatters petals before the bride's walk down the aisle!


But on the bride? Hmmm. That truly stretches me. Of course, it is not my wedding, and I am not the bride, and it will not be my day. Therefore, I am going to knit her something in Red, and I hope that she will like it. But for right now, in this quiet of the day, I am going to sit in a big comfy place. . .

. . .and simply contemplate something in red. . .on the bride. . .on her wedding day. . .and I will try not to freak out. It is a stretch for me, but then, I hear stretching is good for you. :o)

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health (in any color you please)!