Posts from ‘January, 2010’

My furnace is pretty old, around 20 years old, which means I’ll need to replace it the next couple of years. I thought I’d start looking for info on the world of HVAC so I could get myself prepared. Here is what I learned: there is way too much info and not enough info all [...]

And next in the parade o’ finished projects is this loverly hat. Why can’t I make a decent looking pom-pom? Hmmmm? And because they match, here are the hat and scarf together ooooh….aaaah….

I finished this last night. It’s just a long, garter stitch rectangle with some fringe.

I’m cranking right along with the knit and crochet projects. Sorta. I’ve finished 4 or 5 projects except for weaving in the ends of the yarn and some seaming. I just set them aside when I get to that part and now a little pile is building up. I don’t want to end up spending [...]

I opened up a closet I haven’t been in for a while and found some unfinished crochet scarves and some fabric I was going to use for a project but I can’t remember what it was. I can’t figure out quite where I am in the pattern for the scarves so I may have to [...]

I knit my very first sock! Yay!

I wasn’t going to start any new projects but Pal was shivering and generally looking pitiful so, I decided I should crochet him a sweater. But that’s it. No more new projects until I finish something.

The nice thing about having so many works in progress is that when I start to get restless I can just switch to another project. It doesn’t get any of the projects done very fast, but it does keep me from starting any new projects. And that is always a good thing.

You Should Stay Warm by Cuddling You are a caring, kind person who really gets happiness from being around others. And a cold night is the perfect excuse to cuddle up with the person (or creature) you love the most. You are nurturing and compassionate. You always make sure that everyone is warm on a [...]

My shoes and the bottoms of my pants are soaked from walking through all the snow-turned-slush but it was totally worth it to be out and about on such a sunshiny day.