Bullet points
Spun, plied, and washed my mini-skein on Tuesday, it's dry now. George was not as easy to spin as the Coopworth, but the dyed fibre was nice. It's a lot less even than my wheel-spun, but it's not as thick as my
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Exodus
From the mountains high and valleys low,
the ocean through the desert snow,
say goodbye to the friends we know,
this is our exodus, this is our exodus.
From the traffic jams in Tokyo,
new music on the radio,
say goodbye to the world we know,
this is our exodus,
Mr Men
BBC News: Happy birthday to the Mr Men.
It was 35 years ago that Mr Tickle first made an appearance, kicking off generation after generation's love for the Mr Men and the Little Miss books. The Mr Men were the creation of Roger Hargreaves who came up with
Delurking Day Contest
Today is Delurking Day, please leave a comment so I know you've been by, even if it's not today anymore, and especially if you've never commented before. Pretty please! This blog has had about 490 comments since I switched to WordPress in November 2004,
Snapshot - March 2006
Listening to Train "For Me, It's You" and Emiliana Torrini "Love In The Time Of Science". I have to be in the right mood for Emiliana, but she's written some beautiful mellow songs, definitely worth listening to. The Train CD was a
Much better now
There is only one better way to spend my birthday than a day off work, alone, flitting from place to place with no obligations or deadlines, and that is to start that day at the spa with a massage. Thank you Hubby, I really needed that!
Something completely different
I've neglected him for so long. All we really needed was a quiet night together. But once I started, I couldn't stop, and before I knew it, I had three of them sat there, eager to be seen:
Before I restarted knitting, I tried jewellery-making.
Valentine's Day random
Every year we've been in St Louis, we've gone to the same restaurant on Valentine's day: India Palace. They give you a carnation at the door, the food is heavenly, and you're on the top floor of a tower building, so you
One down, seven to go
Finished the first KnitPicks Sock Landscape sock on Sunday with plenty of yarn to spare:
It took eight days start to finish and I'm getting 9st per inch on a 2.75mm needle. The yarn is very soft, and the colours look good together. It is somewhat splitty,
Deliveries!
The replacement skein of Socks That Rock yarn from The Fold arrived on Thursday, it was a 360yd skein of Jade. Looks good, no knots or problems visible when I was winding it this morning, I'm happy. It's a 360yd skein instead of a 325yd, colour