Sunday, December 26, 2004  

Good Day!
Merry Late Christmas to everyone.
This past week has been hectic between holiday preparations and the husband with the flu. Two days I was hoping to prepare were spent in the store for all hours of operation(6 am to 8 pm) so he could be in bed and hopefully better soon.

I have oodles of pictures but I need to figure out my new webstuff software so until then...no pictures and no updates on the main webpage either...ugh...hopefully over the next week or so I can get things in order (I did get a bunch of programs downloaded...now I just have to figure all the new programs out)....

I am happily knitting away on some socks. I did get some regia and some socka sock yarns for christmas. I am finishing up the silk garden socks and then onto a regia pair...and then maybe some of the autumn handspun.

Miss boo is so excited about her sewing machine from santa...she has a bunch of plans for what she is going to sew out of the fat quarters we gave her. We went to the yarn and fabric store in a neighboring town...and the fabric selection is delightful but I was quite disappointed with the yarn choices. They do have a heck of a needle selection so I will send people there when I don't have what they need.

This morning, regretfully, the tree needed to come down. It had already been tipped over twice in one hour by the kitten....so alas...it is now gone and the ornaments are in the attic...except for some of my favorites which are hanging about. I did get a delightful one named "Miss Poinsetta" from my parents...I laughed because at first I thought it said...."Miss Poison Ivy" (okay...I was exhausted at that point)...

I must go and knit and watch "Amelie"....

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 12:53 PM ]
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Why it is a rather blustery day outside today....

Okay...friends update....
Kathy is still in the hospital...they took her big toe...her spirits are great....much love to you sweetieXXXOOOOO
Other friend...MRI at 12:30...still no clue what is wrong...
and the boy with the neural virus....still cranky..but hey...for 4 more weeks it will suck....

good news...Patrick...you are engaged...sorry..just got an email from an old friend (known for 21 years...holy crap) and he finally found a girl...hopefully she is worthy of him and his wonderful family...since he has taken so long...I would think he did just great....

strange news....Lisa...I got your card..no mention of your husband...I hope whatever has happened...you are okay..if you get a chance update me...thinking of you!!!!

Cute Hats! Has anyone seen what miss A has been making...she is just too wonderful...

What's up with me??? I finally got the new computer set up. I will be updating the blog stuff and the website within the next few weeks...I still have soooo many programs to put on this computer...and after 3 days of cleaning and cleaning out the house I just want to relax and enjoy the holidays!!!!!

Happy Snowy Day to all!

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 11:12 AM ]
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Okay...good stuff..sad stuff...

Good stuff....fiber...fiber...fiber....I have been dying up a storm (more silk about to get steamed in 15 minutes).....camel, mohair top, merino....mmmm...and I have been knitting a mismatched pair of socks out of silk garden (really missmatched..two different colorways and then wool in the foot)....

I MUST WRAP PRESENTS TODAY!

My computer came in...not set up yet...but it is here...

Bad stuff....my dear friend Kathy called from the hospital yesterday...she has been in for a few days and will be there for a few more...on friday they are taking off her big toe and possibly all of her toes on her foot depending if the infection is in the bone...ugh...she has diabetes that was not discovered until this event....I feel so sad and wish I was right there with her...I do love her dearly:(

so...that is my life...a bit rollercoasterly....(is that a word?)...but I am hanging in...thinking good thoughts...and should have some pretty fiber pictures to show soon:)

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 8:58 AM ]
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really, I had to let it out of the bag, it was a safety issue...it couldn't breathe



and after staring at it for a while I decided I better do some dying....


and some dyed merino, bunny and silk added to the website...along with more silk to be added later this week....also undyed alpaca, merino, silk, bunny and guanaco up to.

And I finished a bit of yarn...some looks like halloween...some looks like I dropped a baby chic in a blender....and some is just delightful...I think you can figure out which is which


Miss boo has a terrible head cold...the mister is going to friends for dinner...and what am I going to do??? dye???spin???row????card??? I am not sure....

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 5:40 PM ]
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Oh yeah...forgot to mention the kicker...the final phone call....
it was a friend saying to keep an eye out with lucy for ring worm...her dog that plays with lucy (almost daily) has it....and lucy may have gotten it from the dog:( yikes...so ....keeping an eye on miss boo's body....

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 8:49 PM ]
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hmmm...let's see...after a horrible nap (lu lu kept going in and out of her room....closing the door loudly)...I heard the sound of a large truck...the wine order (35 cases) had arrived a day earlier than I thought it would...went downstairs to find out that one friend has a neural virus...he will have the wonderful aches, pains and tingles for atleast another 6 weeks...and the other friend with the arthritis is going to see another doctor tomorrow...ugh....
now...in the middle of trying to ring up customers and put away the wine I hear lucy yelling upstairs...I go up and find her on a chair trying to hold the tree straight up. She says the kitten Knocked it over (mind you...why was the the kitchen chair in the living room and 12 or so of the ornaments on the couch...in a line???)....So we made a new rule...no rearranging the ornaments on the tree or setting up a fort or sleeping area underneath it....oh my......I am tired...

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 8:34 PM ]
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I finished it last night and miss boo took it:)



I also finished a pair of booties...need a smaller pic of those...and a few clearer of the yarns finished...

I also recieved my presents from Miss A....evil girlie...she put the fibers in clear bags....the red looks like candy

and there is also some camel (the cats kept blocking the pictures)....I am trying not to grab them and rip them open...I still have more to spin and ply...so they are sitting all pretty under the tree while I dream up what to do...

I think on saturday I will need to have another dying frenzy....I have another 10lbs of fiber coming from RH lindsey.....ugh....merino and silk pots full this weekend...and hopefully some good pictures and I will get them up on the site...

Off to nap....

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 12:41 PM ]
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so....I finished the capella thingie...I am going to put it in the shop...the color is just not me....I ended up keeping it knit side out eventhough it was meant to be in reverse stocking net stitch...


I am also just on the "sewing up part" of the booties...I started a hat (or 10) out of some odds and ends of handspun...I could easily get oodles of them out of my stash so I am working on using up the bits and pieces of thick and thin...

I spun some yarn...pictures of that wednesday (not tomorrow since I have the concert at the elementary school to attend:)...

fiber came in....can you say guanaco...it will be for sale in 1/2 ounce bags on the site in a day or two...nice christmas present for yourself or the spinner in your life...hee hee also some superfine merino and some bombyx silk

we have not decorated for christmas...YET...I think A will be getting the tree this week...we put one on the outside porch and one upstairs. We did get the wreath and that is up...atleast....

I also won a book on ebay...god, I haven't bought anything there in a while...it is to make small little critters. I think lulu would be in heaven over a bevy of wee ones to play with....it is too dang cute...(and save me from figuring out the patterns on my own...mindless fun)...

the tiramisu in the refrigerator is calling me....

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 7:53 PM ]
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Okay...so what's going on??? Damned if I know....I am waiting for test results for two friends...one they have finally decided it has to do with her arthritis...and the other...still no idea...more test this next week...so I have had moments of worry mixed with spurts of motivation...

I am still working on the baby blanket for miss boos doll...have only gotten a few rows further...

I have about 20 rows, blocking and sewing to go on my capella (wouldn't take long if I just sat down and did it...they are reducing rows....)

lace socks-no progress....

and one baby bootie done (stock for the store...I am completely out)

spun some thick and thin for various projects (booties..hats...trims and what not)

*Yeah* we got the concept2 rower yesterday...I rowed for 8 minutes today (should only do it for 3 minute intervals for the first time)....I became a bit obsessed and needed to stop myself...I hope I have some motivation...ugh...

and that is life here.....sorry no pictures...and no thrills....maybe we will decorate over the next few days.....hmmmm.....

   [ posted by Delicious Yarn @ 7:08 PM ]
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