Downtown Indy

Fort Wayne?

Fort Wayne?

time for a nap

the clouds were OUTSTANDING on the way from Buffalo to Dulles ..

got to New Orleans .. don't EVEN ask for a Hurricane ..

wanted jambaylaya ..

settled for a cheese burger & fries ..

HUNGRY, tired .. to brain dead to knit
to worn out to use the treadmill

gotta get some sleep

tomoro is a sit in the airport day .,.

New Orleans = Louis Armstrong Airport

7:04 am

7:04 am

6:58 am

6:53 am

6:52 am

clouds

6::51 am

Sunrise over Buffalo

6:18am

Dallas ... just another hotel room

got to Dallas
8? degrees out
i can't go outside around noon, i'll burn Post Toasty Crispie
so i went to the room & finished the daffodil
started an iris
took a nap about 3

got up around 6
had dinner - salmon
spent 45 minutes on the bike
30 minutes on the treadmill
next time i need to speed up the treadmill
read MOST of the J D ROBB short story "Haunted in Death"
going back to the room to knit
gotta be up @ 3 AM ..

Buffalo tomoro nite ..

another Daffodil

this is the LAST Daf ..

started the Iris ..

.then took a nap ..

ONCE again ..

i say i am gonna pack early ..

here it is, the nite before i go

at least the laundry has been done

gotta polish my nails ..

figure out what i will need to knit

get to Dallas about noon tomoro

sit by the pool & knit - use the treadmill - go to Grapevine Mall

and Buffalo about noon on Sunday

sit by the indoor pool - use the treadmill

New Orleans about 4PM on Mon

NO clue - never been to this hotel

it's a ways from anything

home Tue about 8 PM

home for NINE days

WHO-HOOOOO

knitting time ..

exercise time ...

i should go back at least FIVE pounds lighter

take the quiz

http://www.quizilla.com/users/bisybackson/quizzes/What%20kind%20of%20yarn%20are%20you%3F

MY RESULTS

You are Merino Wool.

You are very easygoing and sweet.

People like to keep you close because you are so softhearted.

You love to be comfortable and warm from your head to your toes.

and the waist measurement is ...

38"

tomoro, i gotta exercise ...

POLISHED my toes

color is OPI Kinky in Helsinky

feet are smoother since i used the foot file

:)

put nails on .. they are ttooooo long, can't type ..

:(

good thing i waited till tomoro to polish them

will shorten them first, then polish them OPI Pompei Purple

gotta measure the waist .. i am feeling better since i am basically detoxing ..

haven't had a pop since Easter ...

yeah, i know .. i was supposed to give up things / change habits for LENT

time for bed ...

do the Domestic Goddess routine tomoro ..

need a nap ..

well ... once AGAIN, i burned dinner ..

:(

got the last load of laundry in the washer .. ready to go into the dryer ..

gonna clean up the mess i made & knit ..

haven't knit in over 48 hours ...

having withdrawl ...

i AM confused ..

thought today was FRIDAY ....

yardwork .. :)

got busy cleaning up the yard ...

:)

have to buy a shed

trying to decide how big of a shed we need ( 10 x 8 )

where we are going to put it

:(

there is an area by the house, that is large enuff to be a small patio

i want to put down blocks / pavers / flagstones,

so we can get some use out of it ..

'sides, IF the leaves fall, we can rake it -

can't IF we put down mulch / stone and turn it into a garden

i had forgotten how much i enjoy Yardwork ..

planning & planting & weeding ( not as much)

it was actually, an enjoyable afternoon spent outside in the sun ..

forgot sunscreen ... got some color on my arms & face

:)

we have an assortment of bulbs, some i don't recognize

7 bulbs planted on the property line

not sure what it is

hostas by the road, gotta be tranplanted closer to the house

around the tree, are something?? maybe chicken & hens ..

and a few tulips ...

there are also some plants i can't determine

in front of the house is another unknown bulb NOT a tulip or daffodil ..

it is multiplying

so in the fall, we will have to separate them

gonna take some pix of them to post

I didn't get to knit EITHER ..

:(

NO knitting today

spent part of the day OUTSIDE

it was a WONDERFUL day to be outside ...

spent it cleaning up the yard

:(

had a Biggie Ice Tea for dinner @ 7PM..

STILL can't sleep from all the caffeine ...

:(

it's 2:30 AM

laundry is MOSTLY done, just one more load

went grocery shopping, bought MORE Dannon Yogurts

gotta go to the Post Office later today

need to finish Grocery shopping ...

chicken is on sale

:)

gonna try to sleep

too many things to do tomoro / later today

got TWO more days off

Niagra Falls

FUN crew to hang with

having fun ON & OFF the plane
went out for Easter Dinner @ Olive Garden with entire crew

today, the other FA & the FO & I went to Mall of America
they shopped, i wandered around .. amazed @ the mall

wanna come back when i have about THREE days
1 for the Auquarium
1/2 for the RIDES
1 1/2 for the mall

it's off to Dulles then Buffalo for the nite
hopin' i can get a pic of Niagra Falls @ nite

Lego Land

Lego Dinasaur

Entrance to Mall of America

INSIDE Mall Of America

DONE!!! gotta shower

DONE!!! gotta shower

done knitting, now to BIND OFF :)

done knitting, now to BIND OFF :)

DECISIONS!!

i HAVE to loose weight, NOTHING fits and i am NOT buying MORE clothes that will sit in the drawer ...
i REALLY LOVE to knit ... but it's sitting on my butt time ..
:(

so, today, i got up & took the knitting to the work out room
spent an hour on the treadmill ..

i figure ANY movement is better that ON MY BUTT!!!!

anyways, i am done Knitting the VASE ..
it's bind off time ..

can't start the i-cord bind off on the treadmill so i stopped walking after an hour

AND, i am almost out of yarn .. DO i want to break into the 3rd skein ..
OTOH, do i want to frog THREE rows , then purl 2 & bind off ....

not sure ..
so, i am gonna go eat some yogurt
take a shower
and decide WHAT to do after i get back from the Mall of America

will send a pic when i get back to my room ...

Done for the Nite!

Done for the Nite!

6:44 AM Indy

6:44 AM Indy

6:11 AM Chicago

this SHOULD be after the INDY pic ...

Vase So Far... Mite Finish It tonite, Mite fall asleep :)

Vase So Far... Mite Finish It tonite, Mite fall asleep :)

it's was a GOOD day

spent part of the day with knitters

bought the Tulip & Iris pattern
bought the Vase pattern - bought needles JUST in case
bought 5 - 87 yard skeins of yarn for the vase
SHOULD have ttooo much :(
Bought Auntie KyleAnn's Felted Entrelac Purse pattern by Plymouth

so, i am packing yarn & needles & patterns for Felted Flowers & vase this weekend ..

SHOULD be packed .. have to be @ the airport in YIKES!!! 5 hours ..
lunch is packed ...
just need to zip it in the box & add the blue ice

185 Pounds

it's almost Easter (tomoro )

a time for re-birth & renewal

i weigh 185 ..

my allergies / sinuses are giving me fits

there is crud in my lungs PERPETUALLY

i'm cranky / irritable / tired ALL the time ..

my ears block up so i can't hear sometimes ....

i don't EVEN want to know how big my waist has gotten ..

i have LOTS of clothes don't fit, i am NOT buying more ..

the allergy / sinus meds only sort of work , SOMETIMES ..

i KNOW that my cholesterol & blood sugar are too high ...

my nephew gets married in 6 weeks ...

i will HAVE to buy something to wear ..

it's time to do something ...

Pokets DONE!!!!

NOW i gotta assemble ... it can wait til mornin' when i can see

10:20

hail is melted
still raining ( with the light show )

10:30 - it stopped raining ...
Eric went outside to survey the damage
the car was unaffected ...

think i MITE go to bed ...

it passed me

10 pm
it passed me

it's headin my way

9:54 PM

hail on the porch

it's hailing

about 9:45 PM
get a better pic from Eric's camera than my cell phone ...
you can ACTUALLY see the hail falling

Weather screen on TV

i live by the pink spot ...

it JUST past us ... the hail appears to have stopped

it's now just rain ...

good sleeping weather ...

Eric took some pix .. will upload his

the HAIL is falling

it's ONLY pea sized .. but it was KEWL!!!!

i LOVE storms ... it's over for ME ..

and a Tornado has been sighted on the ground by the airport ..

: (

saw pix on TV of the destruction ....

northbound 465 by the split had DEEP water ...

it was almost as high as the pilons ..

what to knit next??

there is a KEWL!! storm out tonite,

IF you don't think about the destruction that has occurred
and what the destructive powers it is bringing with it ..

not a good nite to fly for MOST, i personally LOVE being in the air,

watching T-storms from the plane BUT .. we ALL know i am weird,

i like turbulence

anyways .. IF Indy is still intact in about an hour ..

i will have to contemplate WHAT to knit when i take off on Sun ...

thinkin' IF i could figure out the amount of yarn needed for

http://tinyurl.com/lulqq

i could make a JULIA Knitting Bag
BUT, i wouldn't make it yellow with purple eyelash .. that's not ME!!

hhmmmm ... NOT Sure what color to make it ..

not sure WHAT color IS me ...

perplexing ..

don't have the yarn, so i would HAVE to buy more

thinkin' Cascade Ecowool ( i have 1 skein in yellow )

or Woolpack or Brown Sheep Bulky

i want a STIFF bag if it will be a Knitting Bag- no WIMPY bag for me

it will need the stregnth to hold ALL the stuff that goes into a

BIG knitting bag

hhhmmmm and i could put FELTED Daffodils

( and tulips IF i find the pattern) on it

so, then it would be COLORFUL

NOT that i need another knitting bag ..
i am still working on the pocket for the one i started a while ago ..
i KNOW what i want it to look like ...

wanna put an i-cord trim up the sides for stability
i was gonna "wing it", but the directions for leaves for the Daffodil

acheives what i want it to look like,

NOW i know how to do it


better get offline
hail has arrived ..
it's ONLY pea sized ... could get softball sized ...

gonna knit the pocket ...
it will distract me from impending doom ...

last trip

Spent the time in Minneapolis knitting ..
got in too late to go to Mall of America
no one wanted to go in the AM ..
the weather was beautiful .. should have gone outside to knit ...
OTOH, by staying inside, i saw a GREAT movie ..
Gary Sinise & Vincent D'Onofrio ( Edgar in Men in Black & Det Goren on Law & Order , Crimianal Intent ) - the Imposter (2002)...
there is a place @ the airport where they can FIX the rollerboard handle
IF they have one instock, it will take about 15 minutes .. gonna check them out on MON ..

got to Buffalo for a short overnite .. KNIT & read more of "A Salty Piece of Land"
i need to take the time to read instead of Knitting my life away .. it's a GREAT book
had most of Jimmy's other books .. they walked away ...

:(

got to see the falls after takeoff .. NO pic .. too far away to see it ..

:(

home for 2 days & then I repeat the trip ..

Daffodils DONE!!

Next, finish the knitting bag!

: )

start #3

45 min till passengers board

starting #3 daff leaf

: )

a leaf

a leaf

the LAST Daffodil is done Knitting ..

Fun in Minneapolis - or how I spent my overnite ..

BUMMER!! clasps are too small

got the clasps in the mail

they are too small .. would have to CUT & force the felted fabric

so, will mail them off, order NEW clasps & have the clasps sent to the recipient ..

she can finish them ...

: (

gonna try to finish knitting the daffodil before bedtime

SNOW on the Canada side

the weekend ...

Sat, it was COLD in Indy when i left .. 42 degrees
:(
got to Chicago with a 2 1/2 hour sit.
Ate breakfast hung out with the crew
:)
didn't feel like knitting ..
had some extra time when we got to Norflok where it was
B-U-T-FUL .. stood out on the airstairs & enjoyed the weather ..
Ate dinner & Hung out with the crew when we got to Albany
GOOD hotel experince - went back to the room to read fell asleep

Sun ate breakfast @ the hotel,
when we got back to Chicago ( 3 hours) , knit & hung out while the pilots ate breakfast
saw the FA i taught to knit in Raleigh ..
on to De Moines ( 1 1/2 hour sit) where we hung out & ate lunch ..
Denver was nice .. Home by 8:45 ..
2 long days but i had a BLAST with the crew ...
we were tired by the time we headed for home ( 11 hour day so far )
but the passengers said they were happy we were both still smiling & laughing ...

STILL on the 3rd daffofil ...
wonder how much yarn i need for the vase .. located YARN & possibly the pattern

Fri

it's 75 outside
gas is $1.69 - $1.75

there is tornado & hail warnings ...
best to stay in & knit ...

started the 3rd daffodil ..

ANOTHER daffodil done

ANOTHER daffodil done

Daily Accomplishment

Daily Accomplishment in Myrtle Beach

10 AM - 1 PM ..

gotta shower & fly

Daffodil is DONE!!!

going to bed, it's 1:40 AM

Can ya tell it's a flower?

Can ya tell it's a flower?

DAFFODILS

yarn is Sensations - a JoAnn's exclusive

it's Bellezza Collection Tesoro

100% wool - 87 yards - 1 3/4 oz

it is SSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOO soft ..

the yarn comes in baby colors - pink, purple, white

so, will use it for the tulips as well WHEN i find the tulip pattern

there is a blue that would be good for the Plymouth felted Vase

WHEN i get that pattern ..

so far, it's an easy pattern ..

will make several Daffodils out of this yarn ..

then want to make a few Tulips

going to bed, gotta get up in about 6 hours ..

should have several of the Daffodils ready to felt when i get home fri afternoon

will have about 6 hours of sitting in airports between flights ..
: )

Done felting ..

it took 18 minutes to felt

will provide dimensions later ...

thoughts ...

next time, IF using a novelty yarn, double strand the bottom

do the i-cord bind off looser

make the strap LONGER than 30" - at least 36 - 40 "

figure out what to put inside to mold it as it dries

the Paton's Merino DOES dreadlock

Daylight Savings ...

the atomic clock in the living room had reverted BACK to old Indiana time

not sure how to set it for the NEW Indiana ( DAYLIGHT SAVINGS time)
it's getting dark - 8:40
so maybe it DOES save time ..
i would prefer the light in the morning ...
it's HARD enuff to get sleep before i fly ..
it will be harder IF it's light out .. :(

am i packed & ready to go ... Of Course NOT!!!!!
gonna go felt the purse ..
bought needles today so i can make the daffodils

OR i could work on the BORING pockets for the Knitting Bag ..

gotta find stuff to knit ...
it's a 3 day = 2 nights in hotel rooms ..
gonna be in Myrtle Beach tomoro nite ..
leave thur around 1PM - MY luck it will be cold AGAIN!!!
then it's off to the home of Dannon Yogurt ... White Plains New York
home Fri around 4 PM ...

Purse is done ... well the knittin' part

STATS:

4 skeins NoBo - 46.5 m

2 skeins Paton's Classic Merino - Black

# 11 needles

guage 3 st / 5 row = 1 inch

bottom 11 x 5

side 5 x 10

front 16 x 10

flap 12 x 11

strap 30

time to knit - started Fri 3-31 finished Tue 4-4

NOW to felt ... be back later

Accomplishments for today

started the 4th skein of NoBo
about 1/2 way thru the flap ..
will finish it tonite ..
HHMMM .. do i knit an eyeglass case / coin purse to match OR felt it ...
SUCH a quandry .. :p

got the clock ( receives radio signal to keep correct time) switched to EST
since Indiana NOW changes

forget how many OTHER clocks need to be changed ..
:(

changed the time zone configuration on the blog and a few other websites ..

stayed indoors ALL day, in my jammies

need food, since i missed breakfast & lunch ..
i had better go get dinner ..
not sure why, but don't have much of an appetite lately ..

DC Monuments

taken 8:39 AM Mon 30-27-06

it's the Washington Monument you can see in the middle of the pic

Norfolk

the road appears to stop ..

what ACTUALLY happens, is you enter a tunnel that goes UNDERWATER and comes out

on the other side ... pretty neat .. huh ??

guessing the pic below is ALSO Norfolk .. this was taken @ 9:01 AM .. same day

somewhere i flew over

3-27-06 @ 12:09 PM

will have to look sked to see where i was heading ..

airport tunnel

the captain is getting ready to enter the tunnel in the McNamara airport in Detroit ..

Sat April 1st in the afternoon ..

the lights change to music .. it's NEAT!!!!

looking for the pattern

this is a dishcloth i was gifted

want to find the pattern

purse so far

still using the 1st skein of Paton's Classic Merino

on the 3rd skein of NoBo

it's cold (57) & rainy outside

got my Favorite fleece - navy w/ angel duck on the side pocket

got a pair of regia crazy sox on

tea is brewing

gonna knit

: )

after i get settled in, before i pick up the knitting

i will start DragonSlayer for the 4th time ...

i am awake, so i will enjoy the movie ..

SHOULD put laundry in .. but , can do it later ...

OH YEAH .... purse will be trimmed in HOT PINK ...

looks better than the RED ...

Sleep, Storms & MORE future knitting projects

saw the NEW bag for April on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bag-A-Holic/
GREAT PATTERN & FABULOUS bag .. way to go CAM
after reading the pattern, i mite borrow the idea for a purse down the road ..

got one on needles .. it hurts my hands ... is it possible to Knit TTOOOOO much ??

actually, the yarn isn't smoothly gliding ..
AND the chunks of stuff hanging off the yarn, are a pain, i WANT them all to
be on the RIGHT side of the knitting, so it is slowing me down to
manipulate them ..
Joel, my FO said i should make a sweater out of the yarn ... NOT!!!

had i not fallen asleep last night, i would be done ..
: (

but .. it MITE be the hour i lost during the time change .. anyways ...

i was watching Dragon Slayer ( OLD MOVIE- - 1981) & fell asleep
actually started it 3 times .. kept falling asleep ..
at least i didn't lose any stitches

was awakened by the phone ... SOMEHOW, i slept thru a storm
there were Tornados spotted a few miles south of me ..

dare i go outside to look??
wanna stay in & finish knitting this purse ..
then i can start Cam's
OR
i can finish the knitting bag ..
OR start Nikki's bag ..

time change

lost an hour with the time change
got to knit last nite
should be able to get the body of the purse finished tonite
tomoro i run errands ...

will post a pic when i get home ..
WHO-HOOOOOO
i should be home in time for dinner ...
and it will be LIGHT outside

time for me to fly