arts & craft fairs

went to an arts & craft fair

today in Newnan

it was fun

didn't buy anything

next weekend is

Yellow Daisy Festival

@ Stone Mountain

the 20th & 21st is Johnny Appleseed in Fort Wayne

ALSO

Nana's birthday party

hhmmmm

not sure which i will attend

FINISHED!!!!!

Panda Cotton

nasturums

#2 circs

top down

my pattern

made for Nancy Wild

YES!!!

there are 2 sox

detail of the cuff

MY purse

YARN:

Purple Patons

2 shades of Pink Cascade 220

Unknown striping yarn

purple is outside bottom
pink is inside bottom
the strap is curling
outside of the bag
knitting the inside of the bag

RATZ!!!!
using wrong sized needle
HHMMMMM
do i frog or forget it

nikki's bagette

bagette is felted

zipper will go where stitching is

the end

from the side
gonna assemble the handles
and zip tomoro
mail it sat

got an idea for a purse for ME!!

dinner on Mon

White Chili
med stew pot
3 chicken breast
6 chicken thighs
cover with water
cook till done
cut up into pieces
1-4 oz can chilis
1-4 oz can jalapenos
1-15.8 oz great northern beans
1-15.5 oz small white beans
1-15.8 oz crowder peas
1-16 oz navy beans
1-15.5 oz black eyed peas
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1 med yellow onion
4 tsp cumin
3 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
simmer for 2 hours
serve w/ grated cheese on

Corn Bread

mix well

1 cup white creme corn

1 cup sour creme

2 eggs

1/ cup oil

combine

1 cup Self Rising corn meal

used Martha White - White corn meal

2 teas baking powder

add to corn mixture

1 - 8 x 8 pan = greased

400 degree oven

30 minutes

5 minute chocolate cake

in a coffee / tea mug

put in

4 TBL sugar

4 TBL flour

2 TBL cocoa

mix together

add 1 egg

3 TBL milk

3 TBS oil

mix WELL

microwave for 3 minutes

when it stopps rising

pour onto a saucer & eat

so

i ended up with 18 days off in a row

been doing the "Domestic Goddess" thing

got my room semi organized

cleaned the bathroom

cleaned the car

need to wash the exterior

buy carpet cleaner for the seats & carpets

cleaned the kitchen

mopped the floor

vacuumed the house

laundry is done, folded AND put away

washed a bunch of panty hose

need to

clean out & organize the bathroom closet

buy more book cases & bins to organize the rest

of the stuff in the bedroom

get rid of some stuff

use the treadmill

finish Nancy's Sox

finish Nikki's Bagettede-clutter some more

come up with an idea for the

Whenever Stock & Sox

knit Maddy's Stocking

send stocking & baby banket to Maddy

mail postcards i bought for the munchkins

alphabetize the CD's

re-do the iPod

not quite ready for the toes

watches a Nicholas Cage movie

about Navaho Indians

and their language as a code

in a war

tomoro i'll think of the name

gettin' there

makin' progress on Nancy's Sox
think i have 2" till the toes
will post a pic later
went to a friends house
he has a cat
i feel like i got hit by a bus
Pam & Bob say i sound congested

headin' to bed

i am medicated up

hope i sleep

sleep sitting up .. but i am zonked & i wanna lie down

hurts to laugh & breathe

fishin' tues

fishin on Mon

Nancy's SOX

it's a shortie sock

yeah, my pattern

gauge is 2 rows / inch
think i am using a 2 circ
Panda Cotton = Nasturiems

fishin' is MORE fun than knitting

bought TWO rods & reels

one for me

one for Pam

fishin' is relaxing

out in the fresh air & sunshine

my casting is improving

it's fun EVEN if i don't catch anything

PAM & I are gonna go later this afternoon

WHO-HOOOOO!!

what city do you belong in

You Belong in Dublin

Friendly and down to earth, you want to enjoy Europe without snobbery or pretensions. You're the perfect person to go wild on a pub crawl... or enjoy a quiet bike ride through the old part of town.

http://www.blogthings.com/whateuropeancitydoyoubelonginquiz/">What European City Do You Belong In?

babysitting

Pam & I went to babysit her grandson
Will is a kutie

we took him for a walk

i read 7 books to him

he is walking

so he took me around the house

it was fun & tiring

Sat @ Lake Horton

today

got the car fixed

$$$$ but it handles great

went fishin' @ Lake Horton while

it was in the shop

caught some rays

wish my legs caught them

oh well

gonna chill this evenin

knit on Nancy's Sox

started reading

On Strike for Christmas

has a knitting theme running thru it

so far

it's funny

knitting & catch up

so, if Two halves make a whole
and i am knitting 2 sox
and i am half done with them
does that mean i have knit ONE sock

i am about 1/2 done with Nancy's sox

gotta take a pic & post it

after the sox, i will resume Nikki's bagette

until it's time to start Hat Attack 2

no more trips to Leon

:(

off for NINE days
:)

work one trip .. off till the end of the month

7 pm Sun

101 stitches / 101 rows to go

spent the afternoon

knitting on the patio

got some laundry done

more to do

color changes according to the light

gonna go watch a dvd & knit

FINISHED

a Good Walk Spoiled

Sat 8-9

HAT ATTACK 2

ravelry group

http://www.ravelry.com/groups/hat-attack

the website

http://hat-attack.com/

the weapon

http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure-html/onlinegen/currgen/kits/SWTCTherapiHatAttack.asp#value0

got to knit

popped in WAR w/ Jet Li
and Jason Statham
got to knit for a while

still on the 5th skein

making SSSSSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOO

progress on the blankie

goin' to Gudalahara today

it is officially Sat 8-9

new projects to knit arrived in the mail today

http://www.morehousefarm.com/KnittingKits/Scarves/Dragon/

in PUFF

http://www.morehousefarm.com/KnittingKits/Scarves/Alligator/

in everglades

can't wait to get the time

to make them

readin'

past the pictures in

A Good Walk Spoiled

mite be done soon

fishin'

went to Lake Kedron

yesterday evening to fish

actually baited my own hook

YUK!!!!!

dropped one worm in the lake

didn't catch anything

but got to practice my casting

WHO-HOOOOOO

i get to knit today
i think Pam & I are riding in today together
i can knit while she drives
i will wait an hour & half for her to get it
MORE knitting time
then there is the ride home

so, the potential is 3 hours of knitting today

AND next wed

tomoro & thur we work together

that is 1 1/2 - 2 hours of knitting

so, i should be able to finish skein #4 today

and start #5

mite actually FINISH the blankie

this month

Tempurature is Reaticve

TEMPERATURE is all RELATIVE
(think in Farenheit)
60 above zero:
Floridians and Hawaiians turn on the heat.
People in Manitoba plant gardens.

50 above zero:
Californians and Hawaiians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Manitoba sunbathe.

40 above zero:
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Manitoba drive with the windows down.

32 above zero:
Distilled water freezes.
The water in Manitoba gets thicker.

20 above zero:
Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats.
People in Manitoba throw on a flannel shirt.

15 above zero:
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Manitoba have the last cookout before it gets cold.

Zero:
People in Miami all die.
People in Manitoba close the windows.

10 below zero:
Californians fly away to Mexico or Hawaii
People in Manitoba get out their winter coats.

25 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Guides in Manitoba are selling cookies door to door.

40 below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air.
People in Manitoba let the dogs sleep indoors.

100 below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Manitobans get upset because they can't start the Mini-Van.

460 below zero:
ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale.)
People in Manitoba start saying..'Cold 'nuff fer ya?'

500 below zero:
Hell freezes over.
All public schools in Manitoba will open 2 hours late.

new online knitting magazine

http://www.twistcollective.com/

started Reading

A Good Walk Spoiled

on Fri
not quite 1/2 done

MADDY