Updates.... and probably no Yellowstone!

I would love to be able to update with pictures however right now I'm feeling quite crappy.

I did receive my camera and do love it. I definitely need to have the 55-200mm lens though. I'm finding I can't get the shots I want with the generic lens it came with. Don't get me wrong. It's a nice lens for basic shots, I just want more! Oh and we got a new Lazy-Boy rocker recliner too. It was ordered several weeks ago and finally arrived. I just love it. Eventually we're going to order a coordinating sofa too.

So, after the camera arrived I took it with me around town and to work to get some shots, had quite a bit of fun. I've also been to the beach with some friends and had a blast. However, a few days before the beach trip, the 9th or so of April, I noticed some congestion in my lungs. I didn't think much of it however when I was at the beach I noticed my chest hurt a bit after taking some long walks. When I got back to work that Monday I visited with a PA at my clinic and was told I had a virus and could use an inhaler to help my lungs a bit until I got better. Fast forward a to Friday... I was coughing so much and in quite a bit of pain I was prescribed a cough med with pain reliever in it. Fast forward to the next week. end of 2nd refill on the cough med and another visit to the Dr. So it's been about 13 days since I first noticed that crap in my lungs. After missing some time at work, and a chest x-ray later.. I was diagnosed with pneumonia. Happy times....

So, I've been home coughing like mad etc sleeping whenever I could with practically no energy to do anything, especially knit. I've got another appointment for the 30th and we'll see if the Dr says I can go back to work. I'm not sure how I'll feel at the end of the week.. just getting showered, dressed and out to the car for a very short errand like dropping off movies at BlockBuster tires me out. I can't even hold a telephone conversation w/out stopping to cough or catch my breath. I've used so much of my time that was supposed to be for Yellowstone that I doubt we'll be able to go at all now.

Anyhow.. I haven't gone to knit night in a while and really miss everyone, but I can't find the energy to do anything... Oh, and to top it all off our dryer died so we had to get a new one. Luckily there is an Albert Lee Appliance within 10 minutes from the house so we zipped on down there and found a very decent replacement in the "scratch and dent" section. The dryer we came home with was originally around 800, we paid 399 +tx for it. We're both such dorks.. the first 2-3 loads we stood in front of the dryer just watching the clothes tumble. *grin* It's got a glass front just like the washer does!

c'est la vie!

Finally finished a 2nd pair for myself!

Quick snapshots of my very happy feet this AM.

Why isn't a teleporter avaliable when you need one!

I practically ran to a local camera store on my lunch break just to fondle the camera I'm desperately waiting for today. I had very little time to eat lunch too. It was a ribbon like rice noodle with grilled chicken on a bed of salad veggies covered with peanut sauce... good eh? I'll definitely eat there again.

So, just to keep myself somewhat busy, I purchased this book. It should help with the wanting of the camera feeling I'm having just about every 10 minutes!

I think Lyle my strangle me if I mention the camera one more time. :)

My new toy: Nikon D40

I decided in a slightly rash moment to purchase this camera. I had been looking for one to purchase for our trip to Yellowstone in June and was going between this one and another.

It's on its way from Ritzcamera.com. I was amazed just how quickly they had the box packed and shipped. We're talking very speedy.. like 6 hours total! The price was right and there is a 50.00 coupon that will be emailed for my next purchase. I'll probably use it on the zoom lens I also want to buy.

My new baby.... the Nikon D40 . I'm also going to purchase this lens 55-200mm Nikon vibration reduction and maybe this one too. Definitely the first one for our trip and the other for my own basic use.

Yellowstone planning is under way. We haven't decided on if we're going to stop at Mountain Colors on the way there or the way back. I voted for the way there.. It's like 7 hours from Seattle. If we get there on a Thursday we can watch them dying, however if we do not arrive until Friday then we can only buy yarn from their shop. Either way I'm happy to be going.

I know we'll be doing at least 1 horse back tour and one maybe two motor tours. We'll be in the part for 8 days so we'll have plenty of time to futz around. There is even a wildlife photographers guided tour that I'm very keen on attending.

On the knitting front, I've got just the heel to kitchener on my SOTR chickabiddy socks. I also finished Lyles Crown Mt hat too. Pictures to follow later.

tata...

I knit up a hat from my own handspun yarn!

I've got a cold and this project kept me going at work on Friday. I began is Thursday night and finished it Saturday mid day.

It's been a while..

I could try to post about all the things I've done or made in the past few months since I last posted but I think I'll refrain from doing so.

In the most recent past I attended the Madrona Fiber Arts Retreat and took a class with Margret Radcliff, bought yarn, fiber and a new drop spindle from the vendors & knitted a bit. I've also bought a new car.. and plan on actually following through with the process to get myself a license.

Currently on the needles are: Pictures uploaded to Ravelry

Wool Peddlers shawl from Folk shawls - Using Bouton d'Oro Ksar in a lovely Ivory. Since I wont have enough of that yarn I will be doing the patterned portion in Queensland Kathmandu Aran and DK in a lovely tan/ivory tweed and a light blue tweed. I'll be double stranding them as the main yarn is bulky and these two together should come close to the same guage.

Socks made from Blue Moon Fiber Arts medium SOTR in Chickabiddy. I just have to finish the after-thought heels on both.

A top down raglan in Louet Gems Pearl, mostly green but the yoke was knit with the same yarn but dyed to give it a stained glass effect w/out having to actually use that many different yarns.

2 hats are also nearly done. They're basically just at the point where I need to do the crown decreases.


Anyhow... photos to be uploaded later.

It's been a while... Blue Moon Fiber Arts & Molly

I haven't blogged in a while as some of you may have noticed. To make along story short, I had some disappointing news that hurt me and I found that I should refrain from blogging as I didn't want to call people names etc. So, to keep things from escalating, I stopped blogging for a while.

Here is what has been happening with me knit-wise and new Molly pictures. Since she such a j0y in my life, I'll begin with her.
The green and white hat is the newest of knitted items I've made for her. Below is the inspiration for a new sweater I am going to make for myself and the yarn I've dyed for it and a picture of the main body yarn. It's Louet Gems in fern green. The original was found over a year ago on someones blog and for the life of me I can't find my notes as to where I got it from. I remember it was made from left over sock yarn for an infant. I fell in love with the color combination and had to have something similar.

This past weekend I went to Oregon to take part in the destashing sale that Blue Moon Fiber Arts was hosting with two friends Rhonda & Ialiuxh. It was held at a lovely B&B in Scappose Oregon called the Scappose Creek Inn . It was about 3 hours from Seattle, NE from Portland, along the river. We had such a nice time we plan on making a few other yarn excursions together.


They had chickens roaming the property and Llamas corralled for us to feed. I just snapped a few shots of them. The sale was held in a Red Barn like structure that is set up for events, such as weddings and their receptions. I enjoyed myself so much that I hope to take a trip back here with Lyle sometime in the future.


The line outside just before they let us in and me, with my first haul of yarn prior to my reality check.

It's too bad I didn't get any photos of what the racks looked like before people began snatching yanks of yarn from the hooks, it was truly impressive!

Bare racks..
My yarn haul: 10 skeins work of sock goodness! I plan on giving 1 skein away as a gift to a fellow knitter I used to work with. With the change in jobs back in May I haven't seen much of her. We try to get together outside of work but with our busy schedules it hasn't been easy. I'm hoping this gift will convert her to a Socks that Rock groupie!

*smile* Her skein is covered by one of mine! I know she looks at the blog and I want it to truly be a surprise!


This is the first pair of socks I've ever completed. They're Toe-Up with an afterthought heel, also made from Socks that Rock. This was a purchase from Madrona in January 2007.



Lyle's pair is made from Duet Sock yarn( purple and yellow, kinda UW colors ), sold by A Swell Yarn shop. I happen to have the owner and creative genius, Angie, as part of my weekly knit group, RentonStitchers.

The 3rd pair is in the colorway Chicabiddy from the stash sale. It's a lovely combination of yellow, pinks, red, and cream.

ta ta...