by Kat | Jul 31, 2007 | General
Who would of ever thought that the chuckles I got over Crazy Aunt Purl’s gardener woes would come back to haunt me.
Well, imagine my surprise when I arrived home to discover Francisco’s weed wacker happy cousin – Paco – working in our condo yards!
My neighbors have some lovely hydrangea’s that were just loaded with blossoms – I emphasize WERE! Enter Paco with a weed wacker and a hedge trimmer – can you hear the poor little plants crying – he trimmed off all the blossoms!!
Another neighbor has a gorgeous Rose of Sharon bush – it was equally top heavy with just opening lush pink blooms – which are now all laying around the base of the bush – wilting, dying victims of some cruel, twisted man!
In my front yard – my fox glove had bloomed – and they were so lovely – in pale shades of yellow – like sentinels in the sun. They lined up next to a riot of delphiniums – which were days away from opening to share their gorgeous purple hues with the world around them. That is until Paco arrived…
Paco took out his trusty weed wacker and mowed them all down – to the ground – one lone soldier left – crushed under Paco’s feet.
I surprised Paco with my lunch time arrival – you could probably hear me screaming across the town – and then the tears began.
This seemed to terrify Paco – he urgently shared with me that he remembered not to cut down my butterfly bush, like he had last year! He was very confused as well – he did not know, evidently that there was a whole segment of society that actually enjoyed blooming things!
I shared with him – in a fairly loud voice – if he could remember not to cut down the Butterfly bush – why on earth could he not remember not to cut down the flowers next to it!!
It is a sadist plot, I tell you.
But – there is a Flower Hero!
Enter Ken – when I shared with him the horror I was witnessing – he immediately came to the rescue!
He will be installing some “protective” fencing to keep Paco and his instruments of destruction out!
I am sure I won’t even mind the neon orange color!
by Kat | Jul 30, 2007 | General
Well hello everyone! Hope you all had a “FANTASTIC” weekend! Filled with “FUN”! I had a “FABULOUS” weekend up at Lake Charlevoix with Ken’s “FAMILY”.
On Saturday, we (this would be Ken and me- and no, he did not think it was a Viper Festival – he was ready to trek through the yards and yards of yarn with me) took the “FERRY” to the “FIBER FESTIVAL” at Castle “FARMS”. There were dozens of vendors selling their “FIBERY” goodness!!
I stopped by Briar Rose “FIBERS” and snagged some gorgeous Angel Face to knit up Ann Hansen’s “Wing of the Moth” shawl. Oh. My. Heavens. This yarn is gorgeous – stay tuned for some Yarn Photos later on!
I also got some Aussie Sock Yarn – in a masculine gray colourway – after all, if Ken could trek through “FIBER FESTIVAL” with me – he should get some socks for the effort, right?
I also saw Susie there – and we had a wonderful reunion! Hugs and kisses and laughter. Susie had a drop spindle and a pocket “FULL” of roving – temptress that she is! I managed to hold off the lure of spinning – and just stuck with the “FINISHED” product.
I shared a room with Ken’s sister Sue – we had a great time together. I think we stayed up most of “FRIDAY” night talking. I enjoyed his family immensely and we have all planned a “FOOTBALL” “FESTIVAL” in September at GVSU for one of their games. Sue’s daughter, Stacy, attends GVSU – so I am sure that will be a “FUN” time!
Ken’s sister Sheri and her husband Randy took us for a boat tour of Lake Charlevoix – at least the south arm of it. Wow. This is the really high rent district! Holy cow, were there some palatial pads on the lake!
Saturday evening we had a surprise party for Sheri turning “FIFTY”. Another “FUN FILLED” evening!
For a weekend filled with so many “F’s” I would rate it an “A” PLUS!
by Kat | Jul 27, 2007 | General
It seems that change is inevitable – whether we want it or not. Sometimes the change is from within ourselves, but other times the change is from external forces. I think that a large part of lifes stess is due to my inability to accept change. Now, that being said – I think that I handle change fairly well, up to a certain point. I think the easiest change to work through is internal change – after all, that is the change I have the most control over. It is the external forces that cause me the most problems.
I am in a job field where changes are happening daily – rapidly – sometimes without any notice. This makes it highly stressful at work. What was always black and white now suddenly has a lot of gray areas.
Can someone please send me the rules for the gray areas???
Last night was Knit Night at Friends – I had not been there in several weeks – boy, did I miss those women! I broke my “yarn rules” last night as well. I got some lovely Koigu to cast on for EZ’s BSJ. This will be my very first EZ project – wow, huh? So, as I cast on my 160 stitches and began knitting I was so excited! Reading each step – counting my stitches – not rushing ahead to see what is next – relaxation just washed over me. Listening to all the conversations around me – Sue’s excitement of a brand new granddaughter, Ann’s work woes, AnnMarie’s work stories, looking at the pictures from Ruby’s daughter’s recent wedding – is it any wonder that I love this group so much? That and the fact that there was delicious food last night – Sue brought a “celebration” cake from Coldstone and another knitter – who I did not know – brought a fresh blueberry pie. The pie was divine!
I was up early this morning – I colored my hair, drank some coffee, played a bit on Ravelry – and now I am finishing up to head to work.
It will be a get away day for me…. I am going up north with Ken to his sister’s cottage in Charlevoix. It is a ‘family get together’ – his parents will be there, and most of his siblings – I am sharing a room with his sister, Sue. I even told Ken about the Fiber Fest that is going on at Castle Farms – to which he replied – “well, we’ll have to go”! I am hoping to see Susie there as well on Saturday. Now, I am more than a little nervous about this weekend – meeting all (or almost all) the family???? But, what on earth should I think about a man who wants to go to a fiber festival?????
Have a great weekend everyone!
by Kat | Jul 24, 2007 | General
Ravelry, that is! I got my invite today!! Woohoo!!! Okay, so this is quick and from work – my user name is AsKatKnits! This looks like an excellent way to waste time!! (as if I need another way to waste time!!)
by Kat | Jul 23, 2007 | General
Hello everyone – I got the most wonderful phone call from an incredibly dear friend – who, by the way, has been trying, with her dearest husband, for the last 15 years to get pregnant for the second time. Well, she let me know that they are expecting!!! I was so thrilled and excited for her – my joy for her, her husband, and son went beyond words. How truly blessed they are as a family!!
After I collected my thoughts – all I could think was – A BABY TO KNIT FOR!!!!!
On my list of “must knits” – EZ’s Baby Surprise Sweater – thank you Sarah Peasley for the perfect gift! I also think I need to do some booties – this baby is due in February – a good time for warm and cozy knitted items. I also need to do a baby blanket – thanks to Laura for her blanket inspiration!
Work has been strange lately, I will try and update you all later.
Have a great Monday!
