Guess who's baaack?
We're starting off 2011 with old friends of the human and not-so human variety over here. Remember the Great BBQ Mouse Fiasco of 2007? I think their mouse grandchild is spending the day in my family room with me, much to his dismay. (The notes were for the girls, who were asleep when he was caught.)
We're starting off 2011 with old friends of the human and not-so human variety over here. Remember the Great BBQ Mouse Fiasco of 2007? I think their mouse grandchild is spending the day in my family room with me, much to his dismay. (The notes were for the girls, who were asleep when he was caught.)
Craig and I saw this little guy run across the floor last night, and couldn't believe we were quick enough to get him under here. But now we're a little hmmm on next steps. Last time we did this, I was CONVINCED I could get him with the tongs if Craig just picked up the edge of the colander. Craig was skeptical, but I was totally sure, crouching there with the tongs at the ready. And yeah, he picked it up and the little dude was gone like a bat out of hell, under the fridge. I didn't even get a tong snap in his general vicinity, and my catlike reflexes have been in doubt ever since.So he's there. And I'm here. And I'm not skittish or anything, but am feeling a little guilty that he's stuck and hanging out and I know Craig will kill me if I just let him go, so I'm going to try to ignore him until after work tonight when we can come up with a better plan.
3pm Edit: Just went to do the slide under trick and was too late. RIP mousie.
(and we won't be making pasta tonight -- with that colander anyways)
At least I have something to keep me busy in the meantime (ahem).
Stuck in a serious swatching rut still - oy! - even after the holidays had passed, I knew some kind of big move was needed to get past the spitballing phase and back into some actual knitting. Of course, the problem has to be a lack of inspirational yarn - and although you might think I'm being sarcastic, I'm not. I have almost no current stash.
Here it is:
1. random single or double skeins for swatching
2. 2 scarves' worth of worsted
3. 400 levtover yards of Kathmandu tweed
4. a sweater's worth of Sportweight tweed from Rhinebeck
5. a shawl's worth of Frog Tree Alpaca Sport I bought for a shawl I'll never make
That's pretty much IT. But not anymore, no siree. Now I'm looking at these and ready to get moving (at least in theory) I need to figure out which comes first: the brown tweed knit dress, blue worsted spring pullover, or the purple kinda dainty cardigan I have in mind. And I do think it's going to work - as soon as I'm done typing here, that Cascade's getting wound. How's that for some purchase justification? A little instant gratification goes a long way in the jump start department, dont you think?
And just to prove I was definitely in need of a little something.
While exchanging holiday gifts yesterday, I just decided I could hit Target OR..... I poked my head into a salon I'd never been to, asked if they had time for a walk in, and said "Cut it off." And they did. I warn you, this might affect my next neckline decision.
Stuck in a serious swatching rut still - oy! - even after the holidays had passed, I knew some kind of big move was needed to get past the spitballing phase and back into some actual knitting. Of course, the problem has to be a lack of inspirational yarn - and although you might think I'm being sarcastic, I'm not. I have almost no current stash.
Here it is:
1. random single or double skeins for swatching
2. 2 scarves' worth of worsted
3. 400 levtover yards of Kathmandu tweed
4. a sweater's worth of Sportweight tweed from Rhinebeck
5. a shawl's worth of Frog Tree Alpaca Sport I bought for a shawl I'll never make
That's pretty much IT. But not anymore, no siree. Now I'm looking at these and ready to get moving (at least in theory) I need to figure out which comes first: the brown tweed knit dress, blue worsted spring pullover, or the purple kinda dainty cardigan I have in mind. And I do think it's going to work - as soon as I'm done typing here, that Cascade's getting wound. How's that for some purchase justification? A little instant gratification goes a long way in the jump start department, dont you think?
And just to prove I was definitely in need of a little something.
While exchanging holiday gifts yesterday, I just decided I could hit Target OR..... I poked my head into a salon I'd never been to, asked if they had time for a walk in, and said "Cut it off." And they did. I warn you, this might affect my next neckline decision.
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