Tired of coughing, and being congested, but at least yesterday's head pressure that didn't relent until about 2/3 the way through my 12-9 shift has been absent today. Thinking healing thoughts, and did have a lovely soak in the nearby hot tub again.

And, there's socks! The only reason why evannichols isn't drowning in hand-knitted goods from me is, well, a ( Read more... )

One of my long-time LJ friends from my Tolkien days is a silversmith, jeweler, and has also taken to leatherwork. Each winter season for the past few years she's posted about making things to sell, as well as taking commissions. Like Etsy, but even more direct. So here is this year's post. Just wanted to share and support another artisan. My ( Read more... )

I've finished two knitting projects this morning. So of course there are ( pics!! )

'Vomiting rainbows', while descriptive, is disturbing to a couple of people on my flist. I'm open to suggestions, because that does appear to be a theme here in my life. And I don't want that to change, I might add.

The weekend was truly lovely. evannichols had Dude Night Friday, which meant that we had a later start to our weekend, but there was still cake ( Read more... )

This entry may get a bit long, so feel free to pick and choose topics or just skim. But I wanted to post an update.
( knitting stuff )

As noted, this past Monday I got not only a fabulous massage, but I dyed some yarn with my massage therapist (and former big-into-tie-dyeing) friend Joseph. Below the cut is a picture of the yarn which I dyed two colors: one end was fuchsia and the other bright orange, meeting and blending in the middle. I think it turned out marvelously. Nice and ( Read more... )

Had a very productive morning post-phone call with evannichols, then an as-always delightful lunch with him at BHFT. On the way home, instead of coming straight home, I went to my massage therapist friend Joseph's house for some pre-arranged much-needed bodywork, and then… YARN DYEING!! I'd been telling him about my Somewhat Secret Endeavor a couple of weeks ( Read more... )

I'm keeping this one close to my chest, but I wanted to share in a vague way. evannichols' sister and I chatted about various knitting things this past weekend after I tried the baby cardigan I'm knitting on her daughter- with the needle size I used, it actually fits a nearly-four-year-old. !lack of gauge fail. Anyway, a seed was planted about a pursuit in ( Read more... )