tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49647947575808652112024-03-05T01:07:56.791-08:00Froggie KnitsMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-79712129620026034642011-08-25T11:18:00.000-07:002011-08-25T11:19:48.903-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivbm0MsEx6R_01faxb0_o0iiJjOZJRYispxczi-GpnAFJiqeukRFdI6mW8-ESsrB9RjQtzN-BYWay0zoTAr7ndpu8itf6ddzuAEaG6wmH_eBQBgKUEhGhfxEgnVpM1OW7m0CMAk5zw4km/s1600/P1010186.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644859966750558098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivbm0MsEx6R_01faxb0_o0iiJjOZJRYispxczi-GpnAFJiqeukRFdI6mW8-ESsrB9RjQtzN-BYWay0zoTAr7ndpu8itf6ddzuAEaG6wmH_eBQBgKUEhGhfxEgnVpM1OW7m0CMAk5zw4km/s320/P1010186.JPG" /></a>
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<br />Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-51183652666517312642010-12-29T04:37:00.000-08:002010-12-29T04:39:01.775-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OGHu7pRfpOUt6FAHwdxIHyStLmMbomoEOUZe7mozuloG3YRAJcQpH46fK4r0U1cvQ5lxSa9doBcG9iZnkb81znX9zclxMZOEBGHjsN3XbKaG4-Eog6UrYDNYa1WpOQQ4EIMN7uQV3DfC/s1600/HH4.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OGHu7pRfpOUt6FAHwdxIHyStLmMbomoEOUZe7mozuloG3YRAJcQpH46fK4r0U1cvQ5lxSa9doBcG9iZnkb81znX9zclxMZOEBGHjsN3XbKaG4-Eog6UrYDNYa1WpOQQ4EIMN7uQV3DfC/s320/HH4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556082708476635394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IvNIoPe6-b4R_LCmiTRRhrsM6gUQAne21aTNTYwATh55uturafsnO2CtjOzeOAuskG6GSWA2IVl0MJekXeEzMlkYi6RttzBg3R5fuz0uMdC12ZXvARaT4bir1xBYguYcTXTcp7gWkfVV/s1600/HH3.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IvNIoPe6-b4R_LCmiTRRhrsM6gUQAne21aTNTYwATh55uturafsnO2CtjOzeOAuskG6GSWA2IVl0MJekXeEzMlkYi6RttzBg3R5fuz0uMdC12ZXvARaT4bir1xBYguYcTXTcp7gWkfVV/s320/HH3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556082707081365330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wdC60gE31MclBvAmW9rCJ7-NpjqxCMZzkbQK-V2KcnA-yIKbFWbQMF9lNRuNI6EFRo3Ujz_PIEm4Ff8coplE5RsJHNudsEdmlsGkpgXLa8AdWr3jOFEC2hycFvVs9Y4iXXkbd8IPWQ45/s1600/HH2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wdC60gE31MclBvAmW9rCJ7-NpjqxCMZzkbQK-V2KcnA-yIKbFWbQMF9lNRuNI6EFRo3Ujz_PIEm4Ff8coplE5RsJHNudsEdmlsGkpgXLa8AdWr3jOFEC2hycFvVs9Y4iXXkbd8IPWQ45/s320/HH2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556082706822327250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXmgTCQj0f67VcZCH5ZnzNiJ9nR6OPDFO0ellvPKDS0UNaa0jL35Ofb89PlKZbhiTz-JQsnHeG3DPC-M8i_EnepHpSU0jPc2Gy3Ux2OC1Z8tK8KJdh6-TWyS2YQnUMIFpQQ2ZxP1ZXYQj/s1600/HH1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXmgTCQj0f67VcZCH5ZnzNiJ9nR6OPDFO0ellvPKDS0UNaa0jL35Ofb89PlKZbhiTz-JQsnHeG3DPC-M8i_EnepHpSU0jPc2Gy3Ux2OC1Z8tK8KJdh6-TWyS2YQnUMIFpQQ2ZxP1ZXYQj/s320/HH1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556082700809859970" border="0" /></a>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-32461952715605833052009-02-08T07:51:00.000-08:002009-02-08T08:04:10.643-08:00Got a life?<br /><br />SUPPOSEDLY if you’ve seen over 85 of these films, you have no life.<br />There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own blog, paste this. Then, put x’s next to the films you’ve seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun.<br /><br />() Rocky Horror Picture Show<br />(x) Grease<br />(x) Pirates of the Caribbean<br />(x Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest<br />( ) Boondock Saints<br />( ) Fight Club<br />( ) Starsky and Hutch<br />( ) Neverending Story<br />(x) Blazing Saddles<br />() Airplane<br /><br />Total:4<br /><br />() The Princess Bride<br />( ) Anchorman<br />() Napoleon Dynamite<br />( ) Labyrinth<br />( ) Saw<br />( ) Saw II<br />(x) White Noise<br />( ) White Oleander<br />( ) Anger Management<br />( ) 50 First Dates<br />( ) The Princess Diaries<br />( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement<br /><br />Total so far: 5<br /><br />( ) Scream<br />( ) Scream 2<br />( ) Scream 3<br />( ) Scary Movie<br />( ) Scary Movie 2<br />( ) Scary Movie 3<br />( ) Scary Movie 4<br />(x) American Pie<br />( ) American Pie 2<br />( ) American Wedding<br />( ) American Pie Band Camp<br /><br />Total so far: 6<br /><br />(x) Harry Potter 1<br />() Harry Potter 2<br />() Harry Potter 3<br />() Harry Potter 4<br />() Resident Evil 1<br />( ) Resident Evil 2<br />() The Wedding Singer<br />( ) Little Black Book<br />(x ) The Village<br />() Lilo & Stitch<br /><br />Total so far: 8<br /><br />(x) Finding Nemo<br />( ) Finding Neverland<br />(x) Signs<br />(x) The Grinch<br />( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre<br />( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning<br />( ) White Chicks<br />( ) Butterfly Effect<br />( ) 13 Going on 30<br />(x) I, Robot<br />() Robots<br /><br />Total so far: 12<br /><br />() Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story<br />( ) Universal Soldier<br />( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events<br />( ) Along Came Polly<br />(x) Deep Impact<br />( ) KingPin<br />( ) Never Been Kissed<br />(x) Meet The Parents<br />() Meet the Fockers<br />( )Eight Crazy Nights<br />( ) Joe Dirt<br />(x) KING KONG (The Original)<br /><br />Total so far: 15<br /><br />( ) A Cinderella Story<br />() The Terminal<br />( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie<br />( ) Passport to Paris<br />() Dumb & Dumber<br />( ) Dumber & Dumberer<br />( ) Final Destination<br />() Final Destination 2<br />( ) Final Destination 3<br />(x ) Halloween<br />( ) The Ring<br />( ) The Ring 2<br />( ) Surviving X-MAS<br />(x) Flubber [the original]<br /><br />Total so far: 17<br /><br />( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle<br />( ) Practical Magic<br />(x) Chicago<br />(x) Ghost Ship<br />( ) From Hell<br />( ) Hellboy<br />(x) Secret Window<br />() I Am Sam<br />( ) The Whole Nine Yards<br />( ) The Whole Ten Yards<br /><br />Total so far: 20<br /><br />(x) The Day After Tomorrow<br />( ) Child’s Play<br />( ) Seed of Chucky<br />( ) Bride of Chucky<br />( ) Ten Things I Hate About You<br />( ) Just Married<br />(x) Gothika<br />( ) Nightmare on Elm Street<br />() Sixteen Candles<br />( ) Remember the Titans<br />( ) Coach Carter<br />(x) The Grudge<br />( ) The Grudge 2<br />( ) The Mask<br />( ) Son Of The Mask<br /><br />total so far: 23<br /><br />( ) Bad Boys<br />( ) Bad Boys 2<br />( ) Joy Ride<br />( ) Lucky Number Slevin<br />(x) Ocean’s Eleven<br />(x) Ocean’s Twelve<br />(x) Bourne Identity<br />(x) Bourne Supremecy<br />( ) Lone Star<br />(x) Bedazzled<br />( ) Predator<br />( ) Predator II<br />( ) The Fog<br />(x) Ice Age<br />(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown<br />(x) Curious George<br /><br />Total so far: 31<br /><br />(x) Independence Day<br />(x ) Cujo<br />( ) A Bronx Tale<br />( ) Darkness Falls<br />(x) Christine<br />(x) ET<br />( ) Children of the Corn<br />( ) My Bosses Daughter<br />( ) Maid in Manhattan<br />(x) War of the Worlds<br />( ) Rush Hour<br />( ) Rush Hour 2<br /><br />Total so far: 36<br /><br />( ) Best Bet<br />(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days<br />( ) She’s All That<br />( ) Calendar Girls<br />() Sideways<br />( ) Mars Attacks<br />() Event Horizon<br />( ) Ever After<br />(x) Wizard of Oz<br />(x) Forrest Gump<br />() Big Trouble in Little China<br />(x) The Terminator<br />(x) The Terminator 2<br />(x) The Terminator 3<br /><br />Total so far: 42<br /><br />(x) X-Men<br />(x) X-2<br />(x) X-3<br />(x) Spider-Man<br />(x) Spider-Man 2<br />( ) Sky High<br />( ) Jeepers Creepers<br />( ) Jeepers Creepers 2<br />(x) Catch Me If You Can<br />(x) The Little Mermaid<br />(x) Freaky Friday (the original)<br />( ) Reign of Fire<br />( ) The Skulls<br />( ) Cruel Intentions<br />( ) Cruel Intentions 2<br />( ) The Hot Chick<br />(x) Shrek<br />(x) Shrek 2<br /><br />Total so far: 52<br /><br />( ) Swimfan<br />( ) Miracle on 34th street<br />( ) Old School<br />( ) The Notebook<br />() K-Pax<br />( ) Krippendorf’s Tribe<br />( ) A Walk to Remember<br />(x) Ice Castles<br />( ) Boogeyman<br />() The 40-year-old Virgin<br /><br />Total so far: 53<br /><br />(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring<br />(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers<br />(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King<br />(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark<br />(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom<br />(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<br /><br />Total so far: 59<br /><br />( ) Baseketball<br />( ) Hostel<br />( ) Waiting for Guffman<br />( ) House of 1000 Corpses<br />( ) Devils Rejects<br />( ) Elf<br />(x) Highlander<br />( ) Mothman Prophecies<br />( ) American History X<br />( ) Three<br /><br />Total so Far: 60<br /><br />( ) The Jacket<br />( ) Kung *** Hustle<br />( ) Shaolin Soccer<br />( ) Night Watch<br />(x) Monsters Inc.<br />(x) Titanic<br />() Monty Python and the Holy Grail<br />( ) Shaun Of the Dead<br />( ) Willa74<br /><br />Total so far: 61<br /><br />( ) High Tension (Haute Tension)<br />( ) Club Dread<br />( ) Hulk<br />( ) Dawn Of the Dead<br />(x) Hook<br />(x ) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe<br />() 28 days later<br />( ) Orgazmo<br />( ) Phantasm<br />( x ) Waterworld<br /><br />Total so far: 64<br /><br />( ) Kill Bill vol 1<br />( ) Kill Bill vol 2<br />( ) Mortal Kombat<br />( ) Wolf Creek<br />( ) Kingdom of Heaven<br />( ) the Hills Have Eyes<br />( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman<br />( ) The Last House on the Left<br />( ) Re-Animator<br />( ) Army of Darkness<br /><br />Total so far: 64<br /><br />(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace<br />(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones<br />(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith<br />(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope<br />(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back<br />(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi<br />( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage<br />( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor<br /><br />Total so far: 70<br /><br />(x ) The Matrix<br />() The Matrix Reloaded<br />() The Matrix Revolutions<br />( ) Animatrix<br />( ) Evil Dead<br />( ) Evil Dead 2<br />() Team America: World Police<br />(x) Red Dragon<br />(x) Silence of the Lambs<br />(x) Hannibal<br /><br />Total: 74Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-35028049945533530062008-08-30T09:31:00.000-07:002008-08-30T09:45:12.527-07:00NEA's Big ReadWhen I first read through this list, I thought I had only read 1 or 2. After highlighting what I have read (17), I am amazed that I have read that many. "Classics" are really not my kind of reading material. Other than the Bible (my favorite book), To Kill A Mocking Bird is one of my favorite all time books. As much as I don't like the NEA, I like what they are trying to do here.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.neabigread.org/index.php" target="_blank">Big Read </a> is an NEA program designed to encourage community reading initiatives and of their top 100 books, they estimate the average adult has read only six.<br /><br />*Look at the list and bold those we have read.<br />*Italicize those we intend to read.<br />*Underline the books we LOVE .<br /><br />Share this list in your blog, too, if you like.<br /><br />1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen<br />2 <strong>The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien</strong><br />3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte<br />4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling<br /><strong>5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee</strong><br /><strong>6 The Bible</strong><br />7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte<br />8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell<br />9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman<br />10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens<br /><strong>11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott</strong><br />12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy<br />13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller<br />14 Complete Works of Shakespeare<br />15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier<br />16 <strong>The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien</strong><br />17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks<br />18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger<br />19 The Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger<br />20 Middlemarch - George Eliot<br />21 <strong>Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell</strong><br />22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald<br />23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens<br />24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy<br />25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams<br />26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh<br />27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky<br />28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck<br />29 <strong>Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll</strong><br />30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame<br />31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy<br />32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens<br />33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis<br />34 Emma - Jane Austen<br />35 Persuasion - Jane Austen<br /><strong>36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis</strong><br />37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini<br />38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres<br />39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden<br />40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne<br />41 Animal Farm - George Orwell<br />42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown<br />43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez<br />44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving<br />45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins<br />46 <strong>Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery</strong><br />47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy<br />48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood<br />49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding<br />50 Atonement - Ian McEwan<br />51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel<br />52 Dune - Frank Herbert<br />53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons<br />54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen<br />55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth<br />56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon<br />57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens<br />58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley<br />59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon<br />60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez<br />61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck<br />62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov<br />63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt<br />64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold<br />65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas<br />66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac<br />67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy<br />68 Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding<br />69 Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie<br />70 <strong>Moby Dick - Herman Melville</strong><br /><strong>71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens</strong><br />72 <strong>Dracula - Bram Stoker</strong><br />73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett<br />74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson<br />75 Ulysses - James Joyce<br />76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath<br />77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome<br />78 Germinal - Emile Zola<br />79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray<br />80 Possession - AS Byatt<br />81 <strong>A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens</strong><br />82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell<br />83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker<br />84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro<br />85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert<br />86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry<br />87 <strong>Charlotte’s Web - EB White</strong><br />88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom<br />89 <strong>Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle</strong><br />90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton<br />91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad<br />92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery<br />93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks<br />94 Watership Down - Richard Adams<br />95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole<br />96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute<br />97 <strong>The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas</strong><br />98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare<br />99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl<br />100 <strong>Les Miserables - Victor Hugo</strong>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-22391241517832697802008-04-15T09:19:00.001-07:002008-04-15T09:27:06.371-07:00Bow Strings Tote<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcgFF7LLFAsv7YuTrYrfY_6ISZETf4qZ4323uz-gcaMxH9RdZ3lNkuuGoL2nDbjYK4IR4FXqqXPP5Lce6U1nHq8XiVnpeJKox8DkLVFKYtLvFVmm-Ed79doaGvd_fsoWBDDS0d7JRtvT-/s1600-h/purse2.jpg.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189509280606561170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcgFF7LLFAsv7YuTrYrfY_6ISZETf4qZ4323uz-gcaMxH9RdZ3lNkuuGoL2nDbjYK4IR4FXqqXPP5Lce6U1nHq8XiVnpeJKox8DkLVFKYtLvFVmm-Ed79doaGvd_fsoWBDDS0d7JRtvT-/s320/purse2.jpg.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This purse was a quick and easy project. This isn't a normal choice of fabric for me but when I saw these I had to have it :) </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-35912416849651149542008-03-10T15:41:00.001-07:002008-03-10T15:45:14.391-07:00Winter Storm March 2008 or the view from our back deck<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6iq3MqC0IpmurXOBQ9dZQJwmGA19jQBXEmpNQ1yUNPHnOjdHv4pYbmwGTCao6cRet-JeXYeh5_svrhWF4p24OP544wmAzm-Ol0FfXBlqpEv5KR_80ZmztrfEpxXL7sCTtN8LovQ6-tcX/s1600-h/308wtrstrm.jpg.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176247166774320978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6iq3MqC0IpmurXOBQ9dZQJwmGA19jQBXEmpNQ1yUNPHnOjdHv4pYbmwGTCao6cRet-JeXYeh5_svrhWF4p24OP544wmAzm-Ol0FfXBlqpEv5KR_80ZmztrfEpxXL7sCTtN8LovQ6-tcX/s320/308wtrstrm.jpg.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Beautiful, isn't it? I love snow and wish that cowtown would receive more snow than we get but the majority of people here would be devastated. Gary and I love cross country skiing but there isn't enough snow in central Ohio in winter.Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-11956956080433898272008-01-27T09:37:00.000-08:002008-01-27T09:39:29.741-08:00White Squirrel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQN7h6wVN_CDFYkMmLqlfWkbn3SXjlTAPuZa3FEiV02235LiiHp0uAHGAnNr_zIavJ7TgqB7nME-8H0E-gLVaKUgn2OMXnxmBo_npYXJ1Ch4nFuB_KFiSREkrKctMhYDNanAITGxCTmzzG/s1600-h/white1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160212108228608034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQN7h6wVN_CDFYkMmLqlfWkbn3SXjlTAPuZa3FEiV02235LiiHp0uAHGAnNr_zIavJ7TgqB7nME-8H0E-gLVaKUgn2OMXnxmBo_npYXJ1Ch4nFuB_KFiSREkrKctMhYDNanAITGxCTmzzG/s320/white1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />This little guy has been hanging around the bird feeders for several weeks. If the window had been open, I could have reached out and touched him.Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-31488914450415308152008-01-14T19:13:00.000-08:002008-01-14T19:20:09.778-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWvuiQzIgeOggtZ4KfFPUgbxrGRcrp7aII5Dd0ISdrgTLVwP-8Ob8ZWc_VdkEpt3AqLaKHDjMONen4Xg5uVVuhsUJpmvfnvgJPKWPIFT_ZG6Qm9MfHagIO0io529GAhPRYP5ObGDHFSdn/s1600-h/blf1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155537667904158050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWvuiQzIgeOggtZ4KfFPUgbxrGRcrp7aII5Dd0ISdrgTLVwP-8Ob8ZWc_VdkEpt3AqLaKHDjMONen4Xg5uVVuhsUJpmvfnvgJPKWPIFT_ZG6Qm9MfHagIO0io529GAhPRYP5ObGDHFSdn/s320/blf1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is my 400 yard skein. i'm really pleased with how it turned out. I should have enough for a pair of socks. I will keep the picture to enjoy because I tried dying my skein and accidently used the wrong dye (the one for cotton instead of wool). The yellow and rose turned out beautiful but the blue was a streaky purple/black/red that was really ugly. I then tried to overdye with lapis and it didn't take. I then tried a plum and it took the dye. I'll have a picture of it after I have knitted my first sock. Hopefully, it will be pretty enough to post.</div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-28933945051228249292008-01-13T16:33:00.000-08:002008-01-13T16:40:47.912-08:00Handspun BFLThis is a 30 yard sample of the first handspun that I think will be good enough for a pair of socks. I have one full bobbin and am working on my second bobbin for a nice 2 ply sock yarn.<br />Then I'll dye it. I'm thinking purples and blue's but I always use the same colors so maybe I will get out of my comfort zone and go for something completely different, but what? And now I realize that I accidently deleted the picture that I had for this post :( When I get my full skein plyed, I'll add the picture.Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-16718339924249953742008-01-05T13:21:00.000-08:002008-01-05T13:23:10.712-08:00Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?(Warning: Extreme political incorrectness follows.)<br /><br />DR. PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on this side of the road before it goes after the problem on the other side of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his current problems before adding new problems.<br /><br />OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.<br /><br />BILL O'REILLY: The folks don't want the chicken crossing the road. It's clear to any clear-thinking American who thinks clearly and doesn't obfuscate or bloviate. But the secular Left, who continue their war on Chickenmas, want to let all sorts of chickens cross the road, but the folks just won't stand for it. Now stop drinking the Kool-Aid.<br /><br />ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.<br /><br />DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.<br /><br />ERNEST HEMINGWAY: To die. In the rain. Alone.<br /><br />JAMES JOYCE: Slush. Chicken thought "cold" as he stood on the curb, a vehicle roaring past like a lion, sweltering, savanna radiating heat, acacia trees shimmering in the distance. Picnic. Tree. Pie crumbs. Ants. She was lovely, in her own pert way, doctor's office steps yawning, maw gaping, before him, remembering the dreaded meeting. Bad news. Serious look furrows his brow, his hairy eyebrows coming together. Her hair tossed casually aside, giving him that impertinent look as she stepped off the curb. Oh, yes, Chicken remembered, I need to cross the road. But why?<br /><br />GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is either against us or for us. There is no middle ground here. The last thing we need is a chicken with nookyular weapons crossing the road.<br /><br />PAT BUCHANAN: Chickens shouldn't cross the road! Our chickens should stay on our side of the road, and their chickens should stay on their side of the road. Important American chicken jobs are being stolen by their chickens.<br /><br />MIKE HUCKABEE: Chicken!? Where? Let me <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/26/politics/main3648187.shtml" target="_new">shoot</a> it!<br /><br />HILLARY CLINTON: At first I supported the chicken crossing the road, and would have voted for it, but then I realized that it's probably, you know, not a good idea for the chicken to cross the road. I mean, I understand why Gov. Spitzer wants to legalize having chickens cross the road, but upon further evaluation, I think, you know ... um, that chickens should be free to choose to cross the road, but that ... um, next question.<br /><br />BILL CLINTON: I did not cross the road with that chicken. What is your definition of chicken?<br />AL GORE: I invented the chicken!<br /><br />JOHN MCCAIN: I guess everyone had a pretty good time when the chicken crossed the road. I'm sure it was a cultural and pharmaceutical event. I was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zQX2T8ZGAw" target="_new">tied up</a> at the time.<br /><br />JOHN EDWARDS: The chicken wants to cross the road, but the special interests on the other side of the road are determined not to let him. They want to rob the chicken of his dream of a simple middle-class life, but I'm going to fight the special interests. I'm going to take them on, because I identify with the common chicken. Just give me a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJpNSJSab04" target="_new">minute.</a><br /><br />BARAK OBAMA: I'm sure, if we all just work together, that we can, as a people, help the chicken cross the road. It's time to end the cynical politics of the past that says chickens should stay on their side of the road. It's time to take a principled stand for what we <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22335739" target="_new">believe.</a><br /><br />RUDY GUILIANI: On 9/11 I was well aware of a lot of chickens wanting to cross the road, and because of my steadfast leadership, those chickens were able to cross the road safely. And at Ground Zero, which I visited, you know, a bunch of times, in between attending Yankees games, I continued to provide the leadership to allow the chickens to cross the road. (I just didn't tell my then-present wife about it.)<br /><br />DENNIS KUCINICH: They just want you to believe the chicken wants to cross the road. I know in fact that there is no chicken. But a <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,306616,00.html" target="_new">UFO</a> abducted it, if there was a chicken, that is.<br /><br />BILL GATES: I have just released eChicken2007, the idea for which I stole from Apple. It will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken. This new platform is much more stable and will never cra... (Unknown Error 231)<br /><br />COLONEL SANDERS: Did I miss one?Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-24624409558737749492008-01-03T20:43:00.000-08:002008-01-03T20:45:52.202-08:00Bea Ellis Knitwear and Selbuvotter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0L5S1ygmNY22nCs3s7tfawaCBkcdlk4Zc_FLX94wOik2cMuR9XZ2GiYVRGEz5F8_-mlBSEH4rFK1vcteGaVkZrjdWRZ-ZHYBkPZKVQe4G8S93U1pG2ko2C472CpcwLmW42qkYzd9lw68/s1600-h/ht1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151477983211600210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0L5S1ygmNY22nCs3s7tfawaCBkcdlk4Zc_FLX94wOik2cMuR9XZ2GiYVRGEz5F8_-mlBSEH4rFK1vcteGaVkZrjdWRZ-ZHYBkPZKVQe4G8S93U1pG2ko2C472CpcwLmW42qkYzd9lw68/s320/ht1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I modified the mittens to accommodate my short hands and because I thought the palm side was just too busy, I changed it to match the fleck pattern from the top of the hat. A fun and easy knit.</div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-29445367115273220852008-01-03T20:13:00.000-08:002008-01-03T20:18:03.539-08:00CA Swap<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZil6j3oCUnPhpafuBOpJbBv_E9AKVqF-QI0Lcuh_i8Oyfoy-UrXq1ZUfU6cwQBlXY_JH3H-LeQkQlCGHESNHsy0H70Yuiv6JWqV9TaGCaKkLdOwx_Mv_vS3xpGeihMotvmLh8TmEo_rbU/s1600-h/deb1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151470827796085058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZil6j3oCUnPhpafuBOpJbBv_E9AKVqF-QI0Lcuh_i8Oyfoy-UrXq1ZUfU6cwQBlXY_JH3H-LeQkQlCGHESNHsy0H70Yuiv6JWqV9TaGCaKkLdOwx_Mv_vS3xpGeihMotvmLh8TmEo_rbU/s320/deb1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Deb/AL was my gifter. I collect tea pots and tea cups and I was delighted the moment I saw these cups. They are gorgeous and are in a prominent place in my china cabinet. I also received a couple of boxes of fantastic tea that I forgot to put in the picture. I love jewel tones and fleece artist - guess what I am knitting next?? The roving is to die for - I'll be spinning away while I watch the BCS Championship Game. Go Bucks!! Thank you Deb :)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-39730808231621735922008-01-03T20:08:00.000-08:002008-01-03T20:13:17.345-08:00Finished - Central Park Hoodie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgeSwvGo0C9p9Eo7ortSoAR3UPA_haS6FuNfuAya_fmDcIUrT_xuTMr3W9CHv2WCDnG5aDPg2djBnAI69ZLSO_zBKZEqQiq9iS_EEujAZovpENDpVJL6cFLmQyIOokgbGKoBRh32qPGJo/s1600-h/cph4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151469341737400626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgeSwvGo0C9p9Eo7ortSoAR3UPA_haS6FuNfuAya_fmDcIUrT_xuTMr3W9CHv2WCDnG5aDPg2djBnAI69ZLSO_zBKZEqQiq9iS_EEujAZovpENDpVJL6cFLmQyIOokgbGKoBRh32qPGJo/s320/cph4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NEt7_f_zjhooykjWmDnM6aR6eI6KnjScdkkFqEbjbQEIC1PCDBpZbuZ2eAIRUlbWBOfOxNf4oIoY_nYVFTwzY2OrvX_zEyF-fNiTq2SqQwu_oDMEkaurkan8p4re9lVf0sAkagt8BDMR/s1600-h/cph3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151469114104133922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NEt7_f_zjhooykjWmDnM6aR6eI6KnjScdkkFqEbjbQEIC1PCDBpZbuZ2eAIRUlbWBOfOxNf4oIoY_nYVFTwzY2OrvX_zEyF-fNiTq2SqQwu_oDMEkaurkan8p4re9lVf0sAkagt8BDMR/s320/cph3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGeS87lCT9ecc6BJZToCZvZk9fRAPi_m_M7znxlQ1enL6yJRhOjEmud2fhzzvq-sV4vw9ecZR6qPfqV0PGHg4zEAGVKu6QrFFqgpGxaOVwNMI55ZKTEHSJo6LryXjO8KJuq58-_6wTp6E/s1600-h/cph2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151468968075245842" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGeS87lCT9ecc6BJZToCZvZk9fRAPi_m_M7znxlQ1enL6yJRhOjEmud2fhzzvq-sV4vw9ecZR6qPfqV0PGHg4zEAGVKu6QrFFqgpGxaOVwNMI55ZKTEHSJo6LryXjO8KJuq58-_6wTp6E/s320/cph2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtKEoBSMPcg777vw53XHlHa6Q-a6qkMlAK7bhg3mIXTk0rSd8osovP9Iu9z3AHFirQVYtGLrl8B_TI0l7-rqOW1j5z17lZnsT-AlSuak2I5soCyt_8d18XuvtClJe2OcK_ImuGXRTdBE6/s1600-h/cph1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151468852111128834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtKEoBSMPcg777vw53XHlHa6Q-a6qkMlAK7bhg3mIXTk0rSd8osovP9Iu9z3AHFirQVYtGLrl8B_TI0l7-rqOW1j5z17lZnsT-AlSuak2I5soCyt_8d18XuvtClJe2OcK_ImuGXRTdBE6/s320/cph1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Love my hoodie! I am pleased with the fit, pattern was well written and easy for a intermediate knitter like me. When I make my second hoodie, I will add 3-4 inches in length. I was actually able to knit this sweater in 2 weeks. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-62676344276984917332007-12-12T19:00:00.000-08:002007-12-12T19:22:37.367-08:00Central Park Hoodie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBtQnW5u5VUyX03cQof4TA-GM9S7hRMBuqj9K8a9aMna5jlR_NinjB5fOYK26ETqGdqtzbEMrcVtw9A6mPJpnJ9zOXkcOZmSrJc-JoVi9dQNA9gLJd7FmcOeXiVwXTVKung0wssDVOfyE/s1600-h/cph1.jpg.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143289722912469858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBtQnW5u5VUyX03cQof4TA-GM9S7hRMBuqj9K8a9aMna5jlR_NinjB5fOYK26ETqGdqtzbEMrcVtw9A6mPJpnJ9zOXkcOZmSrJc-JoVi9dQNA9gLJd7FmcOeXiVwXTVKung0wssDVOfyE/s320/cph1.jpg.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I've been enjoying knitting the cph while the girls are playing in the pool. We were blessed to see alligators, many birds, manatees, dolphins and even a bald eagle in the wild. It was a great vacation up until the point at which I sprained my ankle. Our hotel room is on the second floor and it has been a bear going up and down. the upside is that I have had plenty of time to knit. I'm knitting this sweater in a size 48 and wish I had waited for the 52" size pattern to be published. I think this one will be a little tight. If it is, I won't have any problems knitting another as it is a fun knit. More later.</div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-29721897688996895652007-10-29T10:33:00.001-07:002007-10-29T10:37:03.563-07:00Cascading Hearts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OFhLIydW4NdaLaCMMx9t0wQy9WsUs1NFerC5Ym6EnItxA-tvVHkOkUjC-d04o6CB_7s6y4NUi67umRvkW-zOm_5IGxz6XmilmgUJUz1SF8tCET75jDEHTvwi1t9uJVuS3mzylxiz1Qso/s1600-h/CasShl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126813748153104514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OFhLIydW4NdaLaCMMx9t0wQy9WsUs1NFerC5Ym6EnItxA-tvVHkOkUjC-d04o6CB_7s6y4NUi67umRvkW-zOm_5IGxz6XmilmgUJUz1SF8tCET75jDEHTvwi1t9uJVuS3mzylxiz1Qso/s320/CasShl.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The color is actually a deeper red than the picture shows. The pattern calls for a heart border along the bottom. I had so much trouble with that part of the pattern that I left it out. This shawl is so warm and I love cuddling up with it at night!</div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-64815473186264121252007-10-29T10:28:00.000-07:002007-10-29T10:33:31.840-07:00Finished!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIPF7zp8eKEaOBw6svHNHb9HFsGfXGgTqOksJAPvxROZmex04E3qCA0TMGXPVGdh0Jf8gCvkKL-59A9L5tZWhAXOTEIZd8rsKE54n_5QnpE1Vzd_cGLpuJ44Xr1MrCtBhVqJHZ728JUx3/s1600-h/beeFin2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126813069548271714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIPF7zp8eKEaOBw6svHNHb9HFsGfXGgTqOksJAPvxROZmex04E3qCA0TMGXPVGdh0Jf8gCvkKL-59A9L5tZWhAXOTEIZd8rsKE54n_5QnpE1Vzd_cGLpuJ44Xr1MrCtBhVqJHZ728JUx3/s320/beeFin2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My finished Bee Fields Shawl shown by my favorite model :) I'm working on the details and hope to announce the raffle for this shawl soon. The funds are going to help friends pay for their adoption of a 9 yo little girl. Tessa is a friend of our daughter, SiSi. Left in China, Tessa would have no future. Now she will have a future and a mom and dad to call her own!</div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-23668527116190848972007-10-20T20:46:00.000-07:002007-10-20T20:55:36.099-07:00Removing the FireplaceThere is actually a man standing on top of the block. There are 5 courses and solid cement poured down the middle. It would only have taken the man a couple of hours to remove the cement blocks except that the bozo who built it used 4" galvanized nails to reinforce the block. They were hammered in a grid with the nails being less than 1/4" apart. Rebar would have been easier to move. This room only had electric baseboard heat and the heaters did not work. The fireplace was unsafe so we are removing it and replacing it with a pellet stove. We have another pellet stove in the living room that we installed last year and our propane furnace did not kick on at all. We spent $300 on pellets for heat last year. This year we were able to purchase the pellets wholesale and will save quite a bit more. Tomorrow will be spent cleaning up the cement dust which is covering everything in the addition. Once the room is finished it will be the girls school/play room. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxzlRtNakQxE7Dk0Dpcs1twhAX7z_ht-LOAmNY5TFRZCPxayW-EoiGx4s-CqPb5lmdQdg_G4XOxdxSkyPerOjGLdjd_lkOQ5XY9J98IaFcR2WAbBl9OjJaLjwnJqzZ0qeN9lgxH7r2QZB/s1600-h/jckhmmr.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123631752447290306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxzlRtNakQxE7Dk0Dpcs1twhAX7z_ht-LOAmNY5TFRZCPxayW-EoiGx4s-CqPb5lmdQdg_G4XOxdxSkyPerOjGLdjd_lkOQ5XY9J98IaFcR2WAbBl9OjJaLjwnJqzZ0qeN9lgxH7r2QZB/s320/jckhmmr.jpg" border="0" /></a>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-55872760264698131492007-10-20T20:43:00.001-07:002007-10-20T20:46:19.594-07:00Bee Fields Finished (Almost!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5WqcLqGE7WH6q-JNV6tc6HJo9iUPb7C5Esbd_HzkbNh9RtTmjQyaE8t7K2KYGvVorNOmg86lqDc0mg2Jv1m0dJPKNT68zjadQjUEOd_aaXlaYGlrjGQ0r6utWvgJu1uAa9R8FrImRxEK/s1600-h/beeshwl1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123630837619256242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5WqcLqGE7WH6q-JNV6tc6HJo9iUPb7C5Esbd_HzkbNh9RtTmjQyaE8t7K2KYGvVorNOmg86lqDc0mg2Jv1m0dJPKNT68zjadQjUEOd_aaXlaYGlrjGQ0r6utWvgJu1uAa9R8FrImRxEK/s320/beeshwl1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />I am not very good at blocking but she is done. I hope to have better pictures tomorrow when dh can help me take pictures with natural sunlight.Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-54251852092589527262007-09-04T11:39:00.000-07:002007-09-04T11:41:46.545-07:00Bee Fields<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJ2t4jjUg2aF2erPkhU6DxBlEbcmM7voeozdLqN-_bqcG02aDxI-xYIofknK0SoFJjoMv95Z7zc-7I97Bddz1QT7VTTCy4wnr7Hdyi2gzmpSQQS_AjxPMlEUbTjbaU7c1OXzlhxjC3wvP/s1600-h/bee1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106420988379077058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJ2t4jjUg2aF2erPkhU6DxBlEbcmM7voeozdLqN-_bqcG02aDxI-xYIofknK0SoFJjoMv95Z7zc-7I97Bddz1QT7VTTCy4wnr7Hdyi2gzmpSQQS_AjxPMlEUbTjbaU7c1OXzlhxjC3wvP/s320/bee1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is bee hive chart finished and a very small start to the swarm! I hand dyed kona fingering and am very pleased with the result. It shows a little lighter than it actually is. I like this pattern but the rows are beginning to be VERY long :)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-34999410596904222672007-09-01T23:03:00.001-07:002007-09-01T23:03:50.421-07:00This is Kim's Fault!<a href="http://www.nerdtests.com/nt2ref.html"><img src="http://www.nerdtests.com/images/badge/nt2/cd633dfbb8e32077.png" alt="NerdTests.com says I'm a Non-Nerd. What are you? Click here!" /></a>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-16354967633548077472007-08-24T06:59:00.000-07:002007-09-03T09:34:04.240-07:00Finished! and On-Time MS3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblFrrtzi6XuK2Ui3M9FB5V153164AWhLv8X9wRGtg174cF0zsrb94WS-zC-zMBWytdOkiE4IAELF2aa7h_KtlOXCKGjPrVagy1hGvaUw7hrQ78OIGcq4SKz0We_F8xgB9P3qxRUK3NsS4/s1600-h/DSCN0960.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102270443653372338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblFrrtzi6XuK2Ui3M9FB5V153164AWhLv8X9wRGtg174cF0zsrb94WS-zC-zMBWytdOkiE4IAELF2aa7h_KtlOXCKGjPrVagy1hGvaUw7hrQ78OIGcq4SKz0We_F8xgB9P3qxRUK3NsS4/s320/DSCN0960.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHQ7WpV4GZHxcr5cULd0uFyzkCYG6Rj2kVak2vSR2TZ6X69KcoVJhD3D-hWtPxmuq5RYakVeyIGCLGRqPEGxv9hr1Hr2yVAiRXBwO-y_G2hkpM9ZgOgWflo3EJJwwprD-ZexxHahqIRUE/s1600-h/DSCN0958.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102270310509386146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHQ7WpV4GZHxcr5cULd0uFyzkCYG6Rj2kVak2vSR2TZ6X69KcoVJhD3D-hWtPxmuq5RYakVeyIGCLGRqPEGxv9hr1Hr2yVAiRXBwO-y_G2hkpM9ZgOgWflo3EJJwwprD-ZexxHahqIRUE/s320/DSCN0958.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5beeejy7g3iFMWrp-DVT1SzkKOxcYWMlU5kBrLnJikDJpQvGjS0SZYlnoNidDUoLBS7_2tB_wGyDofqqvmNtoclwb3NxcX-qhaABmXwVBVt3MzeBiSVb-h_FxLXFjNrJ_5mPwm-Yse5it/s1600-h/DSCN0957.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102270164480498066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5beeejy7g3iFMWrp-DVT1SzkKOxcYWMlU5kBrLnJikDJpQvGjS0SZYlnoNidDUoLBS7_2tB_wGyDofqqvmNtoclwb3NxcX-qhaABmXwVBVt3MzeBiSVb-h_FxLXFjNrJ_5mPwm-Yse5it/s320/DSCN0957.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuR6KquTpqEu_W08sQpWIMYOiIO5vJnHCd8M3k0kre3phyphenhyphenx1JJkmSTE3gM_q0qKlmmQUKABQUDEMp2X_OWqTBNtVlNO8y9c82cHUOWgu3S45PcaJl29jAdQkmTRDtH6AReDCO5z8oMoyE/s1600-h/DSCN0960.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">With an interruption of 2 weeks in China, 2 weeks of jetlag and 1 week of being ill, I finished my stole last weekend and washed and blocked it this week. I didn't like the stole when I saw the wing added but decided to knit it instead of the alternative. I'm so glad I did. I love the way it looks (even though I didn't do too good at draping it on my daughter :) One day I will knit this one again but for now I have 2 shawls on the needles. One is the cascading hearts from HeartStrings and the other is a spiral shawl from Gathering of Lace. Peacock Shawl is also on the list. I was going to take it to China but after starting several times, I realized it would take more concentration than I would be able to give it in China.</div><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">China shopping was fun. I bought 5 lbs. of laceweight cashmere for a whopping $75. I also bought several cones of yarn that say cashwool from Lana Borgossia but when I looked it up online the seamist color was green but on my cone it was red. I guess it's like anywhere else, buyer beware. I am pleased with the yarn and one day it will be a shawl even if I don't know what kind of wool it is. </div></div></div></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-50311370562729864942007-07-16T06:35:00.000-07:002007-07-16T06:40:10.952-07:00MiscellaneousI finally chose a shawl to work on for China. I'm going to do the spiral shawl again. It is an easy pattern to memorize. It is also easy to put it down and then start again when you pick it up. I hand dyed 50/50 alpaca/wool in navy and royal blue. I'm pleased with how the dye job turned out but the jury is still out on how I'll like it as a shawl.<br /><br />I'm also working on the cascading hearts faroese shawl in HA's dk weight kona. I dyed it red and it came out variegated. I LOVE this yarn and this shawl combination. I'm about 1/2 finished. I would have loved to take it to china with me but I need to concentrate on the chart and I can't do that in China. I have a lot to get done in the next 4 days so probably won't get to knit very much until Friday when I'll have plenty of time on the planes :)Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-65278070123755122042007-07-16T06:31:00.000-07:002007-07-16T06:35:47.139-07:00Mystery Stole #3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcag3h9CBLt3z49CRwN8LKQFGhL-Rt-ucizb__yl74dMOnkL24hAHrxxHQgS0zanX88AG_7Ri6MTedQF14Sh7JsSeD-JGpUfDp4Mnl6LOjGsr8UUCxNShcNuBd2BxpTcgj10pmA2QMf7-/s1600-h/DSCN0737.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087787178155475218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcag3h9CBLt3z49CRwN8LKQFGhL-Rt-ucizb__yl74dMOnkL24hAHrxxHQgS0zanX88AG_7Ri6MTedQF14Sh7JsSeD-JGpUfDp4Mnl6LOjGsr8UUCxNShcNuBd2BxpTcgj10pmA2QMf7-/s320/DSCN0737.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is my mystery stole after clue #2 is completed. There is one small mistake near the beginning of Clue #1 and I keep telling myself it isn't that noticeable. I'm about 1/4 of the way through Clue #3. We leave for China on Friday so I know that I won't be finishing this stole with everyone else. I hope to have it done by the end of August though!</div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-51866542392873281702007-05-14T17:41:00.000-07:002007-05-14T17:45:36.571-07:00Almost Finished - Arianne<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcgvKYEieIwvCifYKPezQh_XxcA6zo1AXTyoOeL7cCgSZTnrGtS11TfH7eyTC7f8XpO7iz0JlZEqZmgWSO-90XsOLYMnZ9CDouYmsSSDdYdXHtF9ZAVBsnwqjx7ewKQqluDTfFsGQK5_9/s1600-h/ariann2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064582130967931618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcgvKYEieIwvCifYKPezQh_XxcA6zo1AXTyoOeL7cCgSZTnrGtS11TfH7eyTC7f8XpO7iz0JlZEqZmgWSO-90XsOLYMnZ9CDouYmsSSDdYdXHtF9ZAVBsnwqjx7ewKQqluDTfFsGQK5_9/s320/ariann2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwmQcZAGCqFu4wqUTTlYSoNu3upJPpmP0wc_NLRYeGKRxy6nS3GRDhnZXl5rMv1iL6UvCF7f96AtQaNlTd3GiPqH3TPIRWAop1TqJi8O-EJ2vPjlsq3m2bCmMBEyG4f_394d4V_ZhO5Tr/s1600-h/ariann1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064581993528978130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwmQcZAGCqFu4wqUTTlYSoNu3upJPpmP0wc_NLRYeGKRxy6nS3GRDhnZXl5rMv1iL6UvCF7f96AtQaNlTd3GiPqH3TPIRWAop1TqJi8O-EJ2vPjlsq3m2bCmMBEyG4f_394d4V_ZhO5Tr/s320/ariann1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I'm very proud of this sweater even though the 3/4 length sleeves ending up being full length (and how the heck am I going to block the sleeves when they are already the correct length??) . I have to pick out buttons, block the sweater and it will be delivered to my oldest daughter (still my favorite blonde daughter ;). </div></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964794757580865211.post-40427739066388472642007-05-14T17:36:00.000-07:002007-05-14T17:40:43.242-07:00My First Wool Peddler's Shawl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ3G7W8LomMMK2sh-tDo4Gqx-hoj2sZo4A_c8GriioLThFHJQ0W6zx3W29MGl9nGaeUBwrrNWeW32OOooOn6FPpBiDZY_s2ucq9z1IZdFhHRep3VRULtcgsJpjWrnS7tT-XgT_x2MsgDT/s1600-h/wlpdlr.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064580863952579266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ3G7W8LomMMK2sh-tDo4Gqx-hoj2sZo4A_c8GriioLThFHJQ0W6zx3W29MGl9nGaeUBwrrNWeW32OOooOn6FPpBiDZY_s2ucq9z1IZdFhHRep3VRULtcgsJpjWrnS7tT-XgT_x2MsgDT/s320/wlpdlr.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is my first wool peddler's shawl knitted with my own handspun. I'm especially pleased that you can't see the mistake in this photo :) I dropped a stitch in the lace portion and didn't catch it until after it was blocked. I went in with a small piece of yarn and basically did a duplicate stitch. This shawl took approximately 2 weeks.</div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697651234980345065noreply@blogger.com1