time out for Christmas

It has been a hectic December, no time for knitting except for SnBs in City Centre and Rathmines. No time for blogging except for scanning through the witty knitters blogs every few days.

I am taking some time to sit back and relax with the Spouse this Christmas season.

i will be back to blogging soon...

weird but true

I've been tagged by Cheryl

I am finally getting around to listing the 6 weird but true things about me.

1. I take notice of a person's shoes. Yes shoes..since I love to buy shoes, boots, sandals, clogs...

2. I met some of my friends through blogs (my non-blogging friends think this is weird).

3. I like vinegar on my onion rings and chips (also known as French fries on the other side of the pond)

4. I can not whistle.

5. I like to watch Nip/Tuck (I know this is a weird show)

6. I have a severe allergy to fish and scallops, however, I can eat shrimp, lobster, crab, calamari and mussels

So, I've been tagged, so anyone that visits my blog can make their own list of weird but true things...

another Sunday???

Last Sunday was a rainy, wet and windy day...so here I am again, on this rainy, wet and windy Sunday. My time online has been fairly limited due to typing my assignments, reading and researching for a presentation.

Knitting has gone by the wayside for now, since I must concentrate on "school" work. In addition, Spouse and I are still unpacking the countless of boxes still piled up to the ceiling in every nook and cranny of our home.

With Christmas just around the corner, I decided to unpack the Christmas decorations....Santa, baby!



Also, the Spouse continues to find my yarn stash dispersed throughout several of the boxes unpacked so far. Last week he presented me with a spool of yarn (75% wool, 15% cotton, 10% nylon) by Rowan which I purchased sometime last spring.

I have no clue as to how much I have on this spool...



This ochre/tweedy yarn is laceweight (a guess)...



Plan for this yarn...for now I will keep it next to the computer...hoping I will get a vision of a lovely knitted something dance thru my head.

the Belinda update

I have been following the Liberal Party Leadership Convention in Canada from the other side of the pond. This post is not an editorial, nor am I going to state my Canadian political views, however, I discovered that my “favourite” politician has transformed herself from a blonde to a brunette.

photo by ycanada_photos

See my previous post to see the relationship between Belinda and knitting here and scroll down to the October 2nd post.
Thanks to my friend, Matthew....I now have Ms. Stronach’s email to congratulate her on her new look and offer her some knitting lessons on a Friday night.

another rainy Sunday afternoon in front of the computer

Blog of the week

Another wet and windy day spent in front of the the computer, browsing thru the knitting blogs. This interesting blog is non-knitting related, however, I have met a number of knitters like myself who enjoy food and healthy eating.

What happened to November???

Where did the month of November go???? December 1st is here and will be gone in several hours. Christmas knitting???? I haven't even started...Arrggg. I think I will revert to by previous habit....decorative painting. So, where are my paint brushes?