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Today is an exciting day in my world of knitting... even though I have not yet knitted a single stitch today. How is that possible, you ask?

I finally finished the baby blanket I was making for my little nephew. The knitting part was done over a month ago, but then came the backing. Oh, such a sweet and simple idea, but alas, like many of my projects, the backing became a dreaded task. However, since my hubby is laboring this Labor Day, I thought what better way than to spend my labor day doing the same. (At least in that nice at-home crafting sort of way.) And in less than 2 hours I'd completed the backing and the blanket! Here it is all done:

Ain't it beautiful! Plus, I really like the "E" in the middle. In fact, we've started calling this blanket the Super "E" cape, since surely that's what it's going to be in no short time.

Oh and in case you wanted to check out that pesky backing, here's a little bit of it:

Today I also discovered that there is an awesome website where you can browse lots of great FREE knitting patterns. Ones that are really quite good (and modern, not too old or frumpy) for free, for real. They even have patterns for baby clothes. The patterns (and website) are by the folks at Garnstudio, a leading Scandinavian supplier of knitting yarns, designs, knitting needles, buttons and other accessories. Enjoy!

And happy knitting....

#3

I lied. I said I'd blog again in less than two months and, well, that was in February and now it's August. Opps! Guess life got away from me.

So, here's the latest:


This is my lovely new container pot, that (almost) blocks the view of our not-so-lovely recycle bin. I planted it myself, just this morning using inspiration from my recent trip to Victoria.

It was fun and surprisingly easy. If only, it had been surprisingly cheap!

Also, if you look really close in that first photo you can see my lavender and rosemary plants hiding behind on the recycle bin. They are also doing fabulously -- growing like gangbusters and trying to take over the world. And they even smell nice. Happy day.

Well, that's all for now. No promises about when I will blog next, but if you're lucky it'll be before 2007. :)

It's about time...

Okay, okay, it is time for me to blog again.

Here goes:

The weather in the Northwest never ceases to amaze me. As I drove south today (like every day) I started out with the blue skies above and a slight wind in the air. About 30 minutes later, it was pouring so hard that my windshield wipers were on full-blast and it was all I could do to concentrate on the road, and not the wipers. Then another 30 minutes later, I was almost at work - no rain, no wind, no blue sky. Just white out, as far as I eye could see. Not cold, not warm. Not anything in particular. Just white out.

Luckily, my day was more exciting than the weather. Today my Senator's semi-conductor bill passed the Senate. Having already passed the House, it is now ready for the Governor to sign. While this may not be too exciting to you, it is extremely exciting to me. It means that the man who was calling two and three times a day to check up on the bill's status, is not going to pester me anymore. And what could be more exciting than that?! Oh, and the bill is really great because it encourages an innovative industry to create new products in SW Washington, which is the area of the state my Senator represents.

Also, I had the interesting opportunity to delve into the world of L&I when I answered the phone (as I always do) and was confronted by a frustrated constituent who didn't understand why things weren't the way they wanted them to be. Needless to say, L&I is not the monsters they are made out to be and there was a perfectly reasonable reason why the claim was denied -- the paperwork hadn't been filled out all the way! If I've said it once, I've said it a million times - when you are dealing with bureaucracy, you must learn to love forms. And I do. Pity the folks who don't understand why they are so important, but I get joy out of filling in each and every box. It's like a test where I know all the answers and at the end I am rewarded for reciting my top ten facts. Except, I don't always get a gold star or a lollipop. Though wouldn't life be grand if I did?


Well, I hope you've enjoyed my second post. I will try to take note of the more interesting parts of my life. And I promise, my next post will be in less than two months. :-)

Monkey See, Monkey Do

I can't believe I'm doing this, with all the spare time I don't have. But what can I say? My big sister has one, so I want one too.

Yep, that's right. This tiny travel monkey is still trying to emulate her big sis and what better way than to have a blog. Of course! It's amazing I didn't think of sooner. ;)