Monster.

I am a monster. Monsters, apparently, do not let relatives know that the phone-camera-thingy takes sound when it takes video.

Vacation Photos (but not the usual kind)

Random vacation photos, and things I bought and/or didn't buy...

Waffle Iron:

       Now living happily on my Kitchen Counter!

Ball of Yarn Bigger Than My Husband's Skull:

       Something to make a sampler afghan with, I think.

Replacement Cross Stitch Chart (for one I've colored in):

       L&L will give you a free pretty chart if you send in the old one, but I think I'm gonna keep it. I've had it a long time, and we've been through a lot together.

Electric Moose:

       A neighbor, long since moved away, had an electic moose instead of the usual reindeer. I swore that if I ever saw one, I'd get it, so this is this year's big decoration. Photos of moose outside to follow, if I get it outside before the snow. Heck, even if I don't!

Gaudy Non-seasonal Store Display:

       Thank you, Louis Vuitton!

Cross-Stitch/Canvas/Knitting shops:

       Yes, I bought a few things. Um, kits. Complete kits. With fabric. It was much needed shopping therapy after the Dishwasher Delivery Incident of 2009.

Frighteningly Sparkly Sneakers:

       No, I didn't buy any. But face it, you'd think of me if you saw these in the store.

Oddly Made Mass-Produced Scarves:



       Love the colors & yarn, and would have bought it if it hadn't been stockinette with the edges SEWN back. WTF?

Books that might be revised in future printings:

       For those who say Tiger wasn't promoting himself as a role model for kids, he/his reps had to OK this page's existence in "A Book of Lists About Me". This may not be a page in future editions.

Gymnasiums Full of Crafters:

       My favorite craft festival (this is "the Back Big Room" - as opposed to either of the back small rooms, the four upstairs rooms, or the room out near the pool...). Ben & Xander's Fudge is always there, and several of my favorite jewelers, photographers, and quilters. And knitters, but they're never selling their knitting...!

And my 1,000th comment on Ravelry!!

In loving memory.

Yesterday, our grandmother Susie passed on in her sleep. We'd gotten to spend the last two weekends visiting her (along with the rest of the family), which was nice. We scooted up her 90th birthday party a few weeks to last Saturday, so she got to see everyone, and know she was surrounded by people who loved her. Here's a photo of her with her beautiful youngest granddaughter:


Grammy was a knitter. Each grandchild (and child, of course!) has a lovely afghan she made for them, as well as countless other knitting products - lovely hooded sweaters, scarves, etc. She did needle-lace as well, and crochet, and she's one of the few people I've actually knitted something for. She wasn't able to knit without pain, and then she couldn't knit at all during the last few years; her arthritis just got too bad.

I hope there's lots of wonderful yarn for her to play with in Heaven!