House of Muses

AHEM!

2006-04-21T22:28:00.000-05:00

Just wanted to remind those that visit me on occassion or dare I say are linked to me, please change your linkage to my new blog site: House Of Muses

Make haste! I don't think I can miss you for very long!!!

And Then....

2006-04-04T22:28:00.000-05:00

So I have a new home now.....check it out.

I really like the option for wordpress....I like the catagories and the ease at which to add links. Still working on adding some of you guys plus the webrings.

I need to say one thing then moving on to my new digs, my new outlook and hopefully my new tude.

First, I do not feel too awfully bad about any mean things I have said, I know I should but I don't. I can't take them away anyway, they aready have life and either hurt someone or pissed them off or both.

I do find I don't like me much lately....never had a problem with being honest, still don't, but now I am just down right mean when it comes to pointing out someones, what I believe, to be their wrongs or their cruelty.

Now the way I figure it is, find the old me who was upfront but not so vile or keep on keeping on with this mean bitch I am toting around. Those that have been with me since I have started blogging will have noticed the change as of late. So whats the root of my slipping over to the darkside....being unhappy someplace but hating to leave because I might lose the couple of firendships I have developed there. Solution? Getting the hell out of Dodge. Does this mean no snarky comments? Hell no....but I need to work on my delievery of said snarkiness! LOL

Anyway hoping for a fresh new blog life and online life....dumping the garbage and moving on.....

This is in no way condemming those that are a bit more bitchy than even I...you know who ya are...LOL, I likes ya the way ya are. This in no way apologizes for those few creeps over at the place I left, it's was becoming anti- everything....and although I havent brought this up before but it was a tad...ummmm how do I say this, "Americans Only"...Diversity rocks folks....the internet has countries? Whodda thunk it?

The whole downfall was dirty pool....

*Dusting myself off*....now lets get on with weird observations, odd news stories, social commentary, talk of family and critters and oh yeah, creation! And I miss Dawn , she's way above my bitchiness...maybe I can lull her back now LOL, a girl can dream.

Now where's Swapna? LOL I need a dry humour, editor friend....

Perhaps I am drunk and will awaken and wonder who the heck typed this....you think?

Say, what language you speaking?

2006-04-02T22:38:00.000-05:00

That is the question I am asking me. Lesser primates have better spelling skillz! I type, in my head it is a coherent flow of words mashed together into something profound, deep, silly, whathave you. Then I read it after I submit, no matter how many times I have proof read, and I have a gazillion typos. Really blows when I am passionate and trying to get a point across.....

I need my own personal editor....Swapna where are you when I need you?

Wrap Me Up In Your Love

2006-04-02T12:27:00.000-05:00

Okay, so I freely admit I have a big hankering love from shawls and wraps and thingies of that sort....Check this out. I really, really, really, really gotta learn to knit properly. Sigh! I will cast on tonight and post a photo of one of my hang ups...and no, no stitches are falling off the end of my needle...but I get this string, growing ever so slowly, in between my needles. Back to that shawl, ain't it purty? I enjoy browsing that site...sigh, oh, to become a knitter.

I still have that free book list, some have been claimed but anyone is welcome to eyeball it and request some read-age.

Our furry kids are due for their summer time shaving , if anyone would like some schnauzer hair to spin let me know and I will send it. We have black, salt and pepper, white, and blacks and silver schnauzers. Hair will be clean and mat free...And we will *try* and keep it seperate colourwise. The hair is about 1-1.5 inches long, very soft with a slight wave to it. Let me know! Similar topic: I saw some raccoon fur spun yarn the other day, fasinating!

Check out this blog...Been reading it for a while, not sure I've ever shared the link.

I feel the need to make a rasta hat....damn, you stole for the swap! Me and commitment, like oil and watah...

Forward Fest 2006

2006-04-01T19:57:00.000-06:00

Today was a good day, no, a GREAT day!!!

The Offspring had asked to go to a fest being held in historic downtown Bryan. Love the buildings there!!! We went and although it was small-ish it was fantabulous!

Odd as it seems I have never, since moving to this area 6 years ago, got to mingle with "artsy" types...infact I had no idea there were so many! Forgive me if I giggle like a child....when you live where football reigns as THE past time and arts are looked down on as "summin them longhairs'd do" , it was nice to be around kindred spirits.

It cost nothing to get in and there were tons of activities for small humans. Plus I was shocked, yes, SHOCKED, to see several booths to causes we find important. Animal welfare, womens rights, well too many to list, but think "hippie-ish" type things..LOL

At the League of Femininist Studests...I think that was the name. Anyway, we found the coolest buttons..I will post photo tomorrow. Also they were taking instant photos of folks and telling them, after taping the picture on a paper, to write three things that make you beautiful. Very interesting! The girls put things like, "I am kind" and "I am thoughtful".

We got to watch some drumming....again wonderful.

There were local artist set up, I bought some gifties for some of you peeps! Shhhh don't tell... Oh and some fair trade organic hazelnut creme coffee, for me, YUM!

And the bestest thing to happen was as we were strolling a woman kept eyeballing me, and I thought maybe I had a booger hanging out or something, she approached me and asked if I was an artist...I said yes, of course a tad sheepishly, and she said great, come join us on the art council. She said my memebership included my business link on a website, plus GRANTS!...She said the council gets grants from the league that is rebuilding the historic downtown area and so they pass those along to local artist. And get this if I were to suggest a "fest" type idea...let's say fibre arts fest (weavers, spinners, crocheters, knitters, dyers, etc) ....then I could get a $1000.00 grant for myself! At first I thought she must be hitting up everyone, but she wasn't...how'd she know I was artsy? Oh and the memebership is a very small $25! How could I NOT sign up!?

So here's the deal...I don't post all my creations for two reasons, 1) I figure who wants to see them? and 2) I haven't found the confidence. I do get paid for some stuff I do but somehow it's different someone knowing about it and wanting it and then pushing it off on others, even to see....BUT I decided from now on I am showing whatever it might be (painting, writing, sewing, etc), who cares if others like it, hell I might not even like it...

Life is grand, now to learn to allow it to be more often.

Oh, Lawdy!

2006-03-31T14:26:00.000-06:00

Well I couldn't resist I had to say something to the meany in that one thread that sent me over the edge....

This is what I said incase it gets deleted:

I said I was done in this thread but feel I should defend myself and then I will truly be done, I hope....

Eurolyons I havent a clue why you think I was speaking to you directly I wasn't...

My point is that even here in this forum we have had threads where people have given their opinions on certain pubications. In some of these threads it has been said " that project is ugly, I won't be making it"...or "I didn't buy that magazine due to the God awful projects"...or better yet, "I dont know who is designing these things but I don;t like fun fur it's just plain ugly and over done"...

I do not like the meanspiritedness any more than you say you do but to act as one hasnt made the same comment to themselves is others is contradictory.

As for the perfect remark....I stand by what I said.....how can any of you "shocked" and upset by that blog act as if you never ever had a mean thought....

Go ahead and challege me or what I said.....but I challege you to improve your reading comprehension, perhaps if you had taken the time to read my post in totallity as well as Summerysmiles you would understand what I was saying.

An opinion is nothing more than a personal thought and JUDGEMENT you have come to......

And in closing perhaps this should be read about photos, unless you PROTECT your photos once they are posted on a public domain...anyone and everyone will and can "take" them and use them how they see fit...May not be right but it happens....I am a photographer and protect my photos, that I plan on using professionally, if posted in a public area, meaning the net.

Good day to you!

This place has turned so blood thirsty and self righeous.....what happened to being a grown-up and using our grey matter?

And this is the thread

And I realized in order to get a reply from my swap buddy I have to leave PM enabled, then off, once she replies....also I cant "follow" the friggin Valerie thread if I aint signed in!!! DAMN IT!

Oh well hopefully I get a reply ASAP.....and do I really need to read the Val thread? Nope....wow that was easy!!!!

Hiatus Everlastus?

2006-03-31T10:16:00.000-06:00

Don't ask me about the title it just sounded Latin.

Okay I know I "threatened" to do this before but now it's a go.

(Threatened, like who would notice?)

I am on hiatus from C'ville.....I will complete the stole swap and enjoy the silent auction, thankful I need only post once or twice for these two events. I will not be posting or browsing post. Nor will I be answering Pms. If you wish to contact me please email me.

For those at DoD I will see you there...honestly other than Swapna at C'ville I cant say I will miss anyone else from there, thats not at Dod. And luckily I have Swapna on Google Chat.

What prompted me is it seems as of late its becoming more and more like Alice in Wonderland over there....People faking their deaths, good one you friggin lunatic!, People who call themselve Christains but seem to take great pleasure in women being raped, saying she asked for it, and lets not forget another someone who calls herself a Christian complaining, being judgmental, and using "idle words" all to often, look it up it's a biblical term. She sees fit to bash minorities as well as gays.....I am a minority, I am neither hetero nor homosexual.....I figure you love who you love....this is not a statement of Bi-sexuallity, I do loves me some sexy men.....for those with an open mind you will know what I mean.

I don't envy Donna, Tiffany or Julie....their jobs are getting tougher and tougher, seems everyone is overly senitive or overly "rightous"...Kudos to you ladies, you rock! This goes for the Mods as well.

Life is good people....and I don't want to waste any of my presicous friendship forming moments on people that will like me only if I conform to their ideas...

For the record, Donna the reason you can't get pregnant is you and your husband are too fucking fat to bump uglies.

This is my blog I can say what I damn well please.

If you find me mean....leave, don't come back....

Feeling Like A Dick.....

2006-03-30T00:40:00.000-06:00

Yeah...that's me! Okay potty minds I mean a private dick, a detective....think Bogey, remember when dick was a good word?

Ummm yeah and I sorta feel like a regular old dick too....can girls be called dicks?

Anywho.....I have been on a low....highs/lows...highs, good..lows, bad!

But some recent delevopements over at the Ville got my mojo flowing! I love me some detective work and now I got me some!!! Okay so I still have a shit load of projects sitting here to do, some are paying jobs people!!!! And then I have many upon many packages for friends here....I have got to mail them!!!
Anyway back to the detective work....the long and short of it is....a liar, a gang of dick-ish women (you know who you are!) and the uncovering of the BS! How fun! Anywho, here's to finding the truth! *Raises dt. pepsi can in the air*

The other dickish (the bad dick) part is this.....not mailing those damned packages.....and finding out only just NOW Deneen has been in the hospital....not been reading blogs I am afraid! One failure I never wanted to achieve is being a lousy friend even via the net....and lately I have been doing that leaps and bounds....Not just been neglectful of Deneen either..but several more people....I have no excuse other than I just have been out of sorts....not good enough I know! Fingers crossed I may actually be able to leave the house this weekend for more than a quick grocery store run.....The Offspring have asked to go to a Foward Fest put on by The Art Council...I really got to psyche up for getting out there...I can do it...can't I?

Be well.....

Edited to add my horoscope for the day....interesting , no?

You'll be torn now -- between keeping yourself absolutely, one hundred percent silent, and letting absolutely everything you know be known. What a decision. The culprits behind your dilemma, of course, are conversational Mercury and all-or-nothing Pluto, who've settled together in your house of communication, working together with the solar eclipse, the mother of all astrological energies, urging you to make a decision. Once you've made it, don't waffle. Let the rest of the world play games. You're above that. Right?

HAHA...above what again?

Howdy Stranger

2006-03-19T11:16:00.000-06:00

Okay first, put down your stones and clubs...I know I said I was gonna send pressies/packages out as soon as I got to the city (during the open hours of the post)....well I haven't made it yet....

Things are so whack here.....I swear if I could take a vacation even via a coma at this point I would......SIGH...I know woe is me...boohoo!

Long and short my craft room nay my and hubby's craft shop (read: two br, one bathroom, huge woodshop build on, mobile home, completely refurbished)is now being packed away...all my walls of yarn and fabric and painting stuff to be tucked away or dropped at goodwill as I have no where else to house it. I am looking into having a "cottage" looking shop built nearer the main house but it's costly. Anyway I am sad and pissed and even more than that I feel guilty and a shit for feeling sad and pissed. I know I am a selfish ass.....But on the up side my grandmother is moving in to it so she will be close....I really have missed her since she moved to Colorado, she is after all my mama, she raised me so she is even if she didnt push me out. Shes a fairly healthy independent 72 year old. Infact she is in Vegas partying like it's 1999 as I type this. I just hope what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!!!

I am also working on that book list.....meaning today I am making the list with links to read about them and once they are claimed I will register them with bookcrossing and then mail them out. HA, yea when next I get to the city. Geeez, I sound like Blimpy with his friggin "I will gladly pay you on Tuesday"....

Thus is my recent new life path as a slug....I am pushing many deadlines with this new slug routine.I have a baby quilt I was trying to get over to Beth for the friggin silent auction....ummmmm it's cut and sitting on the sewing table. I have a gourd ready to be painted....sitting beside my bed, no paint no nothing, but it *is* ready. And I signed up for that damned stole swap over at the 'Ville, cuz I am just so smart like that....and now can find not one pattern that pulls me in, wait that is a lie I found one but the yarn would cost over $100.This is gonna sound mean but I can't see sending a $100-$200 item to someone I don't know. Mean? Oh well thems the facts of my truth. If it were to be a gift for a friend or family member, not a problem at all. Yea, once again I am a selfish as...sigh!

On to good not so whine stuff.....Last night we had to go to one side of the city and we happened upon a petition signing thingy for Kinky Friedman....he is so friggin funny, gotta love a jewish cowboy, anywho I went over to sign the petition and there was a dude sitting at the table wearing a crocheted hat...made of wool ease, I asked him who crocheted his hat for him and he said one of the radio personality ladies did for a fund raiser they have yearly. She makes them he buys them. I said cool I make those...he said I will be here next Saturday all day bring me some of your hats please I really need more....HELLO! A radio dude wants a hat plushe works for the Kinky Friendman for governor campaign. I read his books, I eat his salsa, I totally got a groovy luv for him for his animal rescue ranch in Austin, so why not vote for him?

So here is to hoping I get all done this coming week I need to plus get to the post before I need a loan to mail this shit...LOL

Deneen, Jane and a special someone you are in my thoughts...

Be well y'all and if you are interested in the free books list just drop me an email at simplewitchery at gmail dot com....will be sent in the order of the emails received....Thanx!

Bead There, Done That!

2006-03-12T19:34:00.000-06:00

Come sit a spell and look over my few poorly lit pics of crafty goodness....I have loads more to share but decided to do a few at a time rather than all at once....WHEW!

This is a clay and glass bead bracelet...much nicer in person. At least I think so!

This is a turquoise and coral set...special order...I really like working with the natural looking , rough and earthy, beads.

This is the close of of the fabric for the tote in the photo below this one. Its a nice paisley flannel.

The handles are wooden beads on metal, and thats a tiny mohair crochet flower there on the front. Its closure is velcro. Its large enough to hold a hardback book, glasses, cell and a few other doo-dads.

Guess I should mention on the necklace of the rabbit set, I use a toggle clasp. The lady who wanted it travels a lot for her work and without her husband finds it hard to put on necklaces and bracelets with regular clasps. Was happy to hear that it was easy to get on and off without assistance.

ANNOUNCEMENTS!....if you have the breast club button up on your blog, ditch it the group or maybe I should say lack of, is now defunct...I just ain't a leader me thinks...

Jane it was nice to talk to you the other night....Glad to hear you are in good spirits.

The movie Restoration had arrived.....I haven't watched it yet (again) because I need to not be distracted.

Currently reading Mira, Mirror....it's actually a teen book, but I love me a Faerie Tale especially of the Grimm variety and this is very much that.

Jonesing for Some Red Hot Thready Love!

2006-03-09T21:05:00.000-06:00

Well today has been a good day. With much thanx to Kari for making it so.

Anyway.....I don't think I can wait for July to join a doily swap. I need me a doily swap happening, like yesterday, man! Anyone interested?

Hoping to mail the packages/letters tomorrow y'all! If I am able to get to the city that is. Fingers crossed on this.

I also am working on a list of books I am done reading and will begin passing this around (psst...Swapna first, wink) for those interested to pick what they may be interesed in and I will get them in the post as soon as I can. Remember I was building inventory for a used book store and now I must weed through and find homes for many of my beloved ones. Life dictates purging them now. Same with many of my fabrics and lower end yarns, I fear. Holding out on those 'til the witching hour, ya know?

I ordered Restoration and Eerie,Indiana a while back and they are on back order...very sad. Been looking forward to them for ages. I also ordered Lidsville and can not wait to get it...hope it doesn't go to back order. Remember we don't have any tv service, network or cable/satelite, we live way, way to far out even for a reg old antenna (sp)....so we only see programmes once they go to DVD. Our most recent purchase was Veronica Mars....oddly, I loved it. And Cracker the American version (love the bbc version and plan on ordering it too). Oh yeah, Battlestar Galatica season two, have yet to find season one and now must wait to see two until one can be found. Hey, just remembered I ordered Black Books too....hmmmm wonder where it is? As soon as those come in I think I will stalk amazon for Jonathan Creek....Love BBC! SIGH!!!

I would love to see links to peoples amazon wishlist on their blogs. Ya really can get a feel for someone by peeking at their wants and desires.

I can't find my digital camera....will post pormised pics as soon as I can hunt that buggah down....I never lose my camera!!!

Lynlee, it was nice to see your name again! Wanted to hug ya...HA how odd, but anywho thats what I thought when I saw your name!

K, Regina e-mailing......I never pass up giftage!

Be well

Want Fries With That?

2006-03-06T19:17:00.000-06:00

"Better never to have met you in my dream than to wake and reach for hands that are not there." Otomo No Yakamochi

Loves end is a pain in the rump no matter if its for a fellow human, or a community.

Recently, I have been waddling along taking care of personal issues. Shut yo mouth! Yea, I know I hate whining, overly personal posting...whatevah. Anyhoo been taking care of stuff here in Lollieland and haven't been posting on or reading many blogs, nor have I been in what was once my fave hangout much....The long and short is the place I fell in love with is no longer there....its a seething pool of bullshit and very clique-ish....Heaven forbid you not be one of the pity me crowd you're all but ignored. I don't wanna post my creations there anymore...not because they suck, but because it seems one is obviously overlook if you aren't in the "in crowd"...Who can figure the dynamics, I sure as hell can't.

If you arent a Christian....these good folk who call themselves one...act like you have the plague. Odd for those that are suppose to be loving open people. Alisha all but avoids me now...bravo...WWJD, HUH?

Then you have a self serving know it all...seems anytime anyone post she must give her approval....WHO THE FUCK CARES WHAT YOU THINK YOU TWIT??? She always has an opinion...Typing for the sake of seeing her typing ....The smokers want to do a swap....good idea if you ask me....but no one did, LOL...anyway this person wasted no time in making her thoughts known...SHE DOESNT SMOKE!, however, her cheerio to the thread starter was nothing more than a put down guised as a compliment....Listen Donna get over it you aint so fucking special we all need your fucking approval, you half wit self absorbed turd! I swear when a new post is up she is right there and I get that Charlie Brown thing going on in my head. BlaH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH...OY!

Anyway, I am very sad because I long for the community it was before...no one whined about everyday bullshit. If someone had a problem you were more likely to read cuz you KNEW it was a real problem. Not mundane everyday crap most people deal with. It didnt used to matter what religion you were.....I still like to read posts in show and tell but my perception has become one of feeling very much to as if I don't belong.

We have a rule in our family......ditch toxic people, they just bring ya down...so now what do I do? Keep on keeping on like I am, reading but not posting?
Should I push my way in? That's not my nature. So I guess I will keep me on the down-low until I decide if I want to stay.

Now people may say I am not really into C'ville anyway....I rarely post, they never see me bragging about any charity work, and they never see me posting overly personal get to know me crap...AH HA but you are wrong very very wrong.....
I send a ton of RAOKs, alot to some of the people that shun me, I also give a ton of comfortghan squares perhaps I should be one of the masses and make sure all know my good deeds.....Don't these acts make me a community member? Maybe I am looking at it all wrong...maybe I should just act like I dont notice all the bullshit. Why the hell are these clique-ish types being allowed to run the board? I was thrilled to see a recent post about etiquitte however....perception plays into this....what I might find flame-ish someone else might not find anything wrong with it and visa versa.

Guess all and all the saddest part is I am allowing myself to let these few make me want to leave....Why, I wonder?

Okay I think I have done enough rambling and bitching...just the afore mention bugs the ever loving crap out of me.

On to other stuff....

My friend Miss Jane needs good thoughts and prayers going to her husband George. He has been ill and she's a strong lady but not in the best health herself. I have had a card sitting here for her for almost 3 weeks and haven't made it to the post office yet. Yea, I suck. Sorry Jane. Luv Ya and stuff...

Speaking of packages....I have a number sitting here for fellow crafter/crocheters.
Jo, Beth, Swapna, Vicki, Faith, Melissa and Deneen....Hoping to mail these bad boys Friday. Fingers crossed ladies! Me and time lately....never a twain shall meet, ya know what I mean?

Deneen, I think I found a solution to stink fish-y pan/skillets. Vanilla, baby....I know it works for a microwave...so worth a shot in a pan...just add a teaspoon or two in the skillet and warm on the stove....buh-bye stinky fish pan!

I will be adding product to my site this week! YAY! If I can make me do it, HA the catch! I think I will make the total cost include postage.

Thanx to Tiffany, Fran and Vicki all sent fabulous packages! It means a ton...Love that you all took the time and thought of me! Makes a people feel good. Tiffany sent a box with divine, wool ease thick and quick and something else thats loverly. And Vicki sent divine, candle and notepad. Fran sent a ton of pet food coupons! And I probably should apologize. I think sometimes when I type things they just don't come out like I want them too. And Fran had been gracious enough to send a monitary donation a month or so ago and I mentioned I felt odd taking it....I did feel weird, but not a bad weird...more like a surprise at such kindness....BTW 3 doggies spayed this year! YAY!

I guess I will close with a disclaimer now.....
If my post upset anyone metioned in it or anyone sensitive...BITE ME!

Oh and again I will probably not be here much due to stuff and things....I do have Fos to post as well as a pic of the fabu shawl Deneen sent. Thoughts and good vibes peeps, plz!

PS...Swapna, I missed ya something awful, glad you're back!

Ring!Ring!

2006-03-01T06:54:00.000-06:00

Back...been away...alive but very tired.....thanx for the e-mails and pms....
So much reading and posting to catch-up on....Later! Bed for me now...YAWN!

Quotable Me, Ponderments, Announcements, and Gratitude

2006-02-13T17:32:00.000-06:00

I will start with the gratitude.....always a nice place to start!

First, I received a package from Natalie with some lovely Paton's Divine Yarn....I am working on a hush-hush project with the bits, piece and skeins folks have sent me. I appreciate it very much Natalie! Thanx!

Deneen also sent me a wonderful package with a crazy bohemian shawl and some of her buttah in it....I was totally wowed by this package....Sometimes it's easy to forget that there are really nice giving people out in the world...this was a big reminder....Thanx Deneen, you rock!

The last package I receive was from Yvonne....It had some t-shirts, a hardback book, ribbon, and dangley thingies that I know I will find something to do with! Thanx Yvonne! I hope you aint freezing way up there in MO....

Thanx to you all...

Quotable ponderments?

Why do people always say "Mr. and Mrs." and not "Mrs. and Mr."? Oh yes, I had forgotten, penis' before brains.

Catering to ones whining is like fanning the flames of a fire....

When one must count their value as to what material things they own, you have to wonder if their spirit has any value and at what cost will they sell their soul.

Announcements!!!

We have now had three dogs spayed this year!!! YAY!!! Three down, seven to go, to meet our years goal!

I sorta have been busy for a couple days working on a web site. I am so not diggin the template, however I am HTML impared so the easy web designer is the best I can do.
We hoped to launch a site by Spring 2006 and darn it time is flying by, isn't it?
Anyhoo we have the free service until the company receives our payment via snail mail for the premium service. Free don't look too bad as you can add shopping carts and such without upgrading. For a full year of premium service it's 40 buckaroos. When I owned a site a couple of years ago...I paid 10 bucks a month and rarely used any of my features. Enough blabbing....let me introduce The Magickal Acorn.

Have a great evening all!

Let's Do The Time Warp Again...

2006-02-12T14:00:00.000-06:00

Well if weirdness or odd ideas bothers you cast your eyes in another direction. Please, don't call a priest or demonologist.....I am fine, trust me, maybe.

I guess I should start by saying I have never ever felt I was born into the right time. This is not a "poor me- I don't fit in, boohoo"....indeed it's more of a wonderment. I have found as I have grown as a person and spiritual being this is so of quite a number of people, at least in the circles I sometimes run. I find the concept interesting and really and truly think it needs more investigation rather than being called silliness and brushed off.

I know, I can't be the only person in blogaritaville that feels this way.

I have had a past life reading half for fun and half to answer some dreams that have been with since I was a tot, perhaps born. The reading said that this birth is my first appearance on Earth since 1057 bc.....I however can't buy that. The reading also said I was a shaman type, male with a nomadic tribe in the what is now known as Nova Scotia. This reading did not answer my dreams questions....darn it all to the fiery pits of hell....

These dreams haunt me still and I wish I wouldn't close myself off from them when things get touchy {within the dreams} then I might be able to learn more so that I might investigate. I mean, crap, what's the internet for?

So,I know, I am rambling and probably not making much sense...but for some reason the dreams are becoming more frequent and taking a more of an emotional toll on me...I literally wake up sweating, crying and aching from the physical things "I" go through in this dream.

Tarot and runes...I won't tempt....for some reason I think I need to learn the meaning of the going ons myself with no interventions.

Please, know this isn't a plea for pity or what have you but a invitation to open discussion.

So, the main dream is this: I awaken within the dream to the smell of smoke....I have a long skirt on and shoes that make light tapping noises as I run. There are rushes under my feet on part of the halls. And in the rushes lay sleeping dogs. I can smell the flesh of some of the dogs burning and them yelping and whimpering...I run holding a long slip or dress in one hand and covering my mouth with the back of my other because I am gagging from the smells. I keep running and running but can't find my way out...then I wake up.

I have tried to look at this logically...HA, joke, I guess...but really let me pick it a bit apart for ya.....I was born in the year of the dog....maybe I am the burning dogs, who knows. I am not afriad of fire and rather am a pyro. I have an drive to save dogs, hence the animal rescue , now housing 15 dogs. When I was small this dream made me want to be a "dog doctor" I was two and held this desire until I was 17....So I wonder am I shaping the dream or it shaping me....and did something I saw when I was a tot burn itself into my cortex and I am reliving it again and again?

BTW, I am draw to SCA and enjoy many of the events. And when I am excited or sad...out of the blue since I was a anklebiter I have spoken with a Irish and Welsh accent.....Infact, the OM thought I was an Irish when we met, but I am German and Native American ethnically with a wee bit of Irish thats not enough to matter...

So was I born at the wrong time, or are these memories from a life past? I haven't a clue....Maybe I just have an overactive imagination....

Okay so I am probably madder than a who knows what but.....Ya know I take no meds, so it aint the drugs folks...LOL

Thoughts, idea, sharing are more than welcome.

'Round The Net

2006-02-08T07:36:00.000-06:00

In all the time I live online I on occassion run across something that others might find interesting....

So just wanted to share a few finds with ya....

I have yet to dye any yarns...however, that doesn't stop me from looking and putting yarn dying on my "to-do" list. So you can imagine my information overload and the fires of "wanna do" being stoked when I saw this site. The Peruvian Tweeds are totally yarngasmic...I found that link on StitchinGirl, which, I read daily.

I ran across this over at Elann.com...I would so do vulgar things if I thought it would get me THAT shawl....however once I laid my eyes upon the said shawl...I am again feeling the need to get my boo-tay in gear and learn to knit! I may have to hire this one out...Cuz I need it NOW! Also going on over at Elann's is a knitting design contest thingy....Yes, I know they sorta , or it seems, they sorta are looking down their noses at crochet...But still anyone who can knit should give it a go....we are talking $200....think of the yarn you could buy! On the design contest page is the back view of the shawl I am lusting after.

OT, but ya know I wish that people would/could put their fave colours or smells or sizes somewhere on their wishlist. It would make things so much easier. Often time I have wanted to send something but unsure of size, colour choices, etc. Yes I *could* ask them, but then that takes the fun out of sending things sneaky like. I don't think its being picky or demanding by making sure you get what you truly want....Yes, its the giving that counts but I for one would feel better about sending something if I knew it would actually be used. I sent a number of scarves and hats to family and friends and feel obligated to say, if ya don't want to use it please donate it to a local chairty of your choice, please do not let it go to waste for fear of hurting my feelings if you don't want to hang onto it...Would much rather it be used than tucked away in a drawer somewhere.

Deneen, I hope you are well....same to you Jane and Jo. Swapna you never visit anymore, what's up? LOL Dawn and Kimberly, hey and neither Lynlee show their faces anymore...HMMMM...Damn you Beth! I have been reading labels all friggin morning after your latest blog post! OMG, I haven't even really slept yet! Okay roll call, is it role call or roll call? anyhoo it's done...if I left you off don't feel bad just means you got in under radar THIS time...muhahahaha, hey what the hell does that even mean? Looks like it's way past time for me to go night-night! Be well....

Blogawhazzit?

2006-02-07T18:23:00.000-06:00

So after visiting Kari's blog today and reading the latest hooplah going on in blogland........I got to thinking...HEY! No smartass comments people! Anyway I got to thinking like I said and I started wonder why I started on my road to blogging in the first place...What in the world made me say, "Lollie, exposing your feelings, words, random thoughts to the world (small or large), leaving yourself open for criticism and even scarier, at least in my point of view, possible friendships sounds like a hoot! Let's hang it all out there girl and see what, if anything happens!!!" Yeah I talk to me, so what? But like I was saying I was reflectin' and wonderin' as is my nature and do not recall even concidering what others might want to read. Frankly, who the friggin hell wants to read about my boring life and my sometimes illogical rants? So it started out as a way for me to talk to me....organize my thoughts and maybe gain insight in to things I felt or said at the time that might need more reflection later on.

Then when I told a online friend or two about my blog, they asked for the link, I gave it and I really enjoyed the feedback. I liked being able to say what I wanted or what I was feeling in my own words not prettied up and sugar coated and have them tell me what they thought or even better...not give an opinion but just be a noticible silent support...Nah, don't get me wrong, not a lot of weeping or poor me crap goes on but I think sometimes I have a weird view or a common view just one thats not often spoken of aloud.

So in my thinking back blogging was and is my medicine, my centre, my peace...it has been a way for me to be me, warts and all, and helped gain a knowledge of me thats has taken a long time to learn. Life is ever changing and that means we are not a constant being...we change....one word can change how we feel about ourselve sometimes just for a moment sometimes for a lifetime...I am learning a self awareness that is a good self knowing...Blogging has allowed me to step out into the world in my own way. Not really being a social butterfly, this has become as much as my coffee table where friends and aquantiances can gather and leisurely sip coffee and visit...just like any livingroom in the world.

I don't think I should have to hide my thoughts, my feelings, my gifts or giving or try to be PC about every damn thing.... I am not here to cater to anyone but me....ME ME ME.....yeah, I said ME! If ya don't like what ya see move along.

Totally off topic but what does big old honking jewelry got to do with looks? Just curious...

Be well.....Exits singing The Offsprings...You Ain't The Boss Of Me!

Winners and Such

2006-02-06T06:47:00.000-06:00

I got a few awful entries in my silly little contest....some a tad more horrid than the others....Okay so I only got three entries....HA! That's cool though...anyone familar with my pitiful excuse for contests know I try to give everybody who participates something....So thank you Deneen, Beth and Swapna.....I only was able to get my hands on 2 knit calendars so I will send those to the first two *D&B* who sent their find to me and then the third *S* I will send something, no fear!

Also Foodie Friday is once again delayed...yeah, I know, I suck. Still working on it.

Okay, not really into blogging today or the past few days but didn't want to leave anyone hanging about the horrid contest thingy.

Foodie Friday coming up soon, pics of FOs and an idea, think, mystery box....

Have a good one all....

Oh CRAP

2006-02-03T19:24:00.000-06:00

With regards to my previous post....I feel fortunate that has been my biggest gripe all day....I take great pleasure that that was and is the only bullshit..drama...poor me shit going on...Sometimes I just feel raw and it shows...Noxema anyone? LOL

Also I lied....Foodie Friday may be posted tomorrow....

So like my grandmother, who is really my mama but thats neither here nor there called a few hours ago and we chatted....She's coming on to visit for a month and will be here Sunday or Monday...all the way from Colorado. I love my Nanny but thank the powers that be we got us a guest house....LOL Anyway we are just visiting and then she says "Oh by the way I got the girls (my offspring) some vibrators...GULP...HUH? Ahhhh, wow now that *is* progressive Nanny...I'm thinking but not saying....she's continuing to talk about the vibrators and I must admit I am sorta zoned out with all sorts of smart ass stuff building up in my pea picking brain to say. And then I hear her say all the girls (SIL,niece, and SIL's Mama) in the house have happy vibrating kitties now...AHHHHHH..GULP and GULP again. Okay so then I lost it, started laughing and couldnt stop. Mind you my grandmother although very hip in many ways and very much a free spirit again in many ways is the almost totally typical soft spoken, coy southern belle.....Needless to say she also got a case of the giggles. Bad, Nanny, bad. To clear up any questions....the kitties are plush and hold a vibrating thingy in them for you to sit behind you in a chair and stuff...very puritan.

Just sharing...:)

HMPHHHH!

2006-02-03T14:38:00.000-06:00

Warning: Mini rant!!!

So I joined the Hat-A-Long over at C'ville....yep I am THAT stupid. Thinking it would be fun to make one of my fave things with a group of people that seemingly enjoyed hats as much as I do... Yeah, I knew better.

I have always assumed my typed word was invisible to the eye of the general public...only a certain special and dare I say, blessed few can read my typing....

So having whined sufficently let me sum it all up for ya.....I posted here about a neat thing that I thought would be wonderful for the Hat-A-Long....the reason I brought this topic up in the thread is there was much banter back and forth about what to do with the stellar amount of 52 hats. Now seems the group only want to donate to BIG charities....Warm Up America, whatever...which is grand and all however thousands of folks already donate to those....Anyhoo guess I just don't get it...did they have to go along with my idea? Hell NO...would I have appreciated some props or feedback...HELL YES...selfish of me? Yes probably..Whiney of me...oh yes indeed....I love being in the back ground but I also want to be acknowledge when and if I choose to speak. So I am done wallowing in self pity now....SIGH. People and their fucking rose coloured glasses...

Jo, ISO means in search of and the pea crisp or a wonderful snack food...yummy.

The Old Man brought me home a yummy snack the other day....They are called Soy Crisp, by Quaker. Yeah I know sounds , ummmm, like caca but they were so yummy...totally rocked my sox for that crispity crunchity fix I need on occassion. I only tried the white cheddar flavour but looks like they have BBQ. Hey 8Ball, my OMs chihuahua, loved 'em too....Yes dogs DO eat out of cat boxes...maybe I shoulda not used her as a referrence.

Crochet wise....I completed another doily and itching to start my next but am obligated, per me, to make a shawl for my Aunty who really is like a mama to me in many ways. She spends most her time on planes with her job...coast to coast and then running her district of 3-4 states (Tx, NM, LA, and I think OK)...so thought a shawl might be a good thing. I also fell flat off the "no buying yarn diet" and bought 6 skeins of fishermen coloured wool ease for a project I have been dreaming of for a while....At least it has a purpose. I wanted something other than anything with wool in it...but frankly all the fishermen acrylic looked and felt like crap....

Foodie Friday will be posted by days end.

Let's see...no secret pals for me...although I was tempted...but really I sucked at it and if I want to send someone something I just will...

Still working on that "artsy" thingy I discussed a while back....It shouldn't be complicated but...wording and is it full of lead and other concerns flood my two working brain cells....

Final thought...sometimes I wish I weren't agood witch....a word here , some energy there....sadly I would rejoice in my "sticking it to 'em"....TMI?

Fun Stuff

2006-01-31T13:35:00.000-06:00

Let's do something fun...Let's have us a little contest....

What you gotta do: Find the most horrid God-awful crochet or knit creation and e-mail me at Simplewitchery(at)gmail(dot)com with the link or pic. Only one creation please.

What I do: Look 'em over and me and the family will pick the worst one in our view. And then the winner will get a 2006 Knit Pattern A Day Calendar... Yea, 2006 already started..so what....free patterns folks....

You have until Sunday to send in the links...get hopping!

In other news, look what I went mad buying! One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven

Still ISO:
1)Bits and Pieces (whole or partial skeins) of Paton's Divine and Lion Brand's Thick and Quick Wool Ease
2)A willing soul to crochet me the jacket from the most recent Crochet Fantasy...it's tapestry crochet, submit fees/cost to email above if interesting...
3)Thin/Fine Black Mohair or Mohair blend

Danke and have a good one!

Totally Crafty 2006

2006-01-31T07:03:00.000-06:00

Here is an on-going list of finished projects. This is to remind myself I am not as lazy, craftwise, as I sometimes feel. Will update this post as projects are completed...

hats: 6(c)

scarves:1(c)

shawls/stoles/wraps: 3(c)

purses/totes: 1(s)

doilies: 3(c)

scrunchies: 5(c)

jewelry: 2 bracelets, 1 set of earrings, 1 necklace, 6 stitchmarkers

quilts:

blankets:

afghans:

toys/doll clothing: 1(c)

garmets: 1 poncho (c)

Birdhouses/candle holders/misc:

Key: C...crocheted, S...sewn, P...painted, K...knitted (hey, it could happen)

Foodie Friday...Sorta late but here...

2006-01-30T16:34:00.000-06:00

When one is a foodie there seems to be nothing we won't try at least once. Foodies in general are a outgoing bunch at least when it comes to "exploring" foodage.

Okay, well there are SOME things I will not try like raw seal liver and for some reason menudo and haggis irk me..LOL

Granted something just sound horrid.....sheep cheese sorta made me think twice about trying it, but I did and surprisingly I rather enjoyed it, although it was salty.

Don't be afraid to try something that's not in your norm....couscous instead of rice. Or maybe batter and deep fry some slices of bell peppers and serve with bleu cheese dressing or ranch dressing for dipping.

Eggplant is wonderful raw thinly sliced and added to a common side salad.

I want to share a couple of my oddball things I just love that most people may turn their noses up at.

First is the yummy and fragrant garlic pork ring sausage, cut off a hunk about 3 inches long. Slice it open but not all the way through. Brown in a skillet serve between two pieces toasted raisin cinnamon bread. Best when it's nice and thick bread and as fresh as possible.
I rarely eat meat but when and if I do this is what I go for. The smell is wonderful, the taste is even better.

Next, I think is fairly common but I loves me a banana and peanut butter sandwich....good stuff.

One of my favourite salads is baby spinach with dried cranberries, walnuts, and a red wine vinegarette.

Thats it for Foodie Friday today next time I will post about gadgets or leftovers and hopefully have a recipe for you to try.

BTW, this is one of my fave food places to visit online: Allrecipes , Look for me there...LollieY or Lollie1 I am both....

Meme and ponderments

2006-01-30T12:23:00.000-06:00

Here is the meme that I got tagged to do by Deneen and Lynlee.

Four Jobs You Have Had In Your Life
1.Nanny
2.Physical therapy assistant not a PTA mind you
3.Science Teacher, taught girls at risk (gangs, teen pregnancy,drugs) science through a school program in inner city schools. Was hired based on being a science major in college. And no I don't have a teaching certificate.
4.Chef, private, public and catering

Four Movies You Could Watch Over and Over
1. The Piano
2. Harry Potter Series
3. Babe
4. The Commitments or The Full Monty...TIE

Four Places You Have Lived
1. Troup, Texas,
2. Rosenberg, Texas
3. Franklin, Texas
4. Co, Ca, Ut, Az, NM, Al...not enough spaces people.

Four TV Shows You Love(d) to Watch
1. X-files
2. Stargate-sg1
3. CSI
4. Monk

Four Places You Have Been on Vacation
1. Ca
2. Fl
3. Co
4. Mt

Four Places You Want to Visit
1. Nepal
2. Boston
3. Ireland
4. Wales

Four Websites You Visit Daily
1.Tons of Blogs
2.C'ville
3.News feeds
4.Porn, I mean eBay

Four of Your Favorite Foods
1. Fresh baked bread
2. Big flakey southern style biscuits
3. Homemade flour tortillas
4. Sauteed green beans, olive oil, garlic and sea salt lightly tossed around in a skillet...Foodgasm

Four Things Currently on the Floor in Your Car
1.Dog hair
2.sand
3.a receipt or two
4.Hmmm, maybe a offspring book

I tag...no one....do it if ya want too....

PONDERMENTS
Okay, so even when I am resting I ain't resting, really...my mind goes 110 mph even while sleeping....now one can only do so much thinking before you start thinking about odd things or things thatsound like a 5 year old might ask....

1. How do ants make love? If they even do. Think about it.

2. Why do we accept doggy kisses knowing that not even an hour before we saw our beloved furball licking it's ass?

3. How come the smartest among us is often the most stupid?

4. Why the hell do full grown women say things like: " My husband *allowed* me to purchase two skeins of yarn"? I don't get this concept...

5. Why do I buy more fabric knowing I have about 2000 yards already? Ha, sad, but true.

6. Do girls/women think they look good in pants that ride right on the pelvic bone and allows the fat to flop over? Worse yet, why then add a baby tee to the look? Hey, I'm fat so I can say FAT.

7. Why do some people not allow others their victory or agony? Why must they then compare their own life to that of the person in need of support or encouragement? IMO this sucks...HA, take that.

8. Why don't people value eachother as they are....take it or leave it is all I'm saying.

9. How come has this list gone on so long?

Other news seems I really ruffled some feather with my "friends" comment last post. Let me remind everyone, no names were used so please don't assume they were about you. Unless you indeed feel that way...I got several e-mails wanting me to explain myself. Well let me do just that.....I am by nature a loner, a solitary. I find it hard to make friends but when I do you are pretty much stuck with me. I am not the up your butt constantly kinda friend but I am loyal and forthright and tend to bleep off the radar screen on occassion. Also keep in mind, I homeschool, run a farm, run an animal rescue, sew, crochet and some other online stuff...I know I am there when people need me, I don't give opinions often times even when asked for them. I would like to think even if I am not the chatty in your face kinda gal I am the type anyone of you folks could call on if you needed help or a shoulder to cry on or just needed to visit. If this is not the type of friend you want or need then best to move along...it's all I got. I do not whine about my life to any one of you guys who I have developed a friendship with.I don't ask question of yours. If you want me to know something you will tell me. I think my willingness to not be nosy comes across as not caring or interested. Well I am done.....why I feel I should have to defend myself or state my case is beyond me....

FOODIE FRIDAY will be posted by days end....Deneen I did not see one on your blog girlie! You did say to remind you. hehe

Funniest damned thing I heard my offspring say all week was this:
The girls were in the van talking and the eldest is very animated in her speech kept wacking her sis in the boob with her hand. Finally the wacked tells the wackee " Geez, stop touching my boob already" She is then given an apology and promise the it will not happen again. Once again the wacked gets wacked and yells "GOOD GRIEF! What makes you think I want you playing with my boobs, I can do that myself, thank you"...
Ha, well it was funny if you were there I guess....LOL

Pokey in more ways than one....

2006-01-28T19:40:00.000-06:00

Okay so I have been MIA....no posting anywhere for a few days....well life does happen ya know....lol or something akin to life.

Foodie Friday will be done tomorrow as well as other things like a MEME that I got tagged for not once but twice....

Seems I have upset/pissed off (?) two online friends....I apparently abandoned them....not my intention but I have been told thats what they think....Anyway I think I am giving up on this friend thing all way 'round, sticking to my dogs, offspring and old man...I'm just not cut out for it. I guess my concept of friendship ain't what other peoples are....oh well...like I said I can't do it right so I think I'm done trying....someone stick a fork in me. Not sure I understand the rules.

So that takes care of one type of pokey....here's the other....

And I think I am done piercing for a while.....Got that one done last night....I looked for a while at the tats and picked one out for the top of my foot....Gotta go get it soon....

Well I'm out, have a great one y'all....

Hope you are well Deneen...Jane loved talking to ya on the phone the other night...Swapna I hope you are well...I appreciate the cat pics.....they make me smile!

Things and Such

2006-01-24T12:59:00.000-06:00

Ya know, sometimes there just isn't anything worth blogging about is there?

But I am gonna blog anyway..HA!, take that blah boring life!

I finished another doily this AM and am starting square number two of the Monet Afghan.
Deneen, the way the stitches lay on these blocks are so pretty. I don't care for afghans as I stated before BUT I think this one will be well worth my slight annoyance at even making an afghan, ANY afghan.

Update on my packages, I think several have found there way to there owners....for this I am very happy! I was starting to wonder if there was some sort of conspiracy to keep my packages from getting to where they belong. It's no secret I desire in many ways to be "off the grid" and sure in some freaky politicians mind I am an anarchist....not so...just self relient living is my choosen way of life...a goal that will hopefully be reached within the next few years. Anywho even of my paranoia LOL....

I am curious about something, input greatly appreciated. My curiousity lies in this.....is it presumptuous to post a list of finished products. I feel sometimes I am not as productive as I *know* I am so have started keeping a running list of completed works, sorta like a total board. Doilies: X amount, Hats: X amount so forth and so on.....does it seem a braggish thing to post this list where its viewable? I dunno.....the reason I ask is I saw a list on a blog somewhere after I started mine on Notepad....and thought, "where's the race? " LOL but am I not doing the same damned thing? Oh well...contradictory.

I have a very unkind thought and must share it well cause I am a bitch sometimes....but there is a poster at C'ville that I think should change her user name to IMO.....seems shes full of opinions even if she has had no personal experience with whats being asked, but she sure as hell puts IMO often enough. I wanna say "Hey who asked you, you big ass bozo"....Seems like she gotta type just to see herself speak LOL, Okay, okay I will stop now.

I haven't been able to comment on blogs lately although I read tons daily. Most aren't on my side bar that I visit, but I do visit them like I said daily.

BTW my friend Jo does beautiful X-stitch work and I have seen it up close and personal.....She does sell her work but does not have it posted anywhere....However if anyone would like dish towels or something I am sure she would love to hear from you and work out a deal. Email me at Simplewitchery (at) gmail (dot) com and I will get the info to her....This may be updated with direct contact info as soon as I work out where the heck she wants to have it sent. I have seen her dishtowels and coffee mugs with x-stitch, very nice work. Names etc....I know weird with no pics but maybe it will work, connecting, it's worth a shot. Think about Mama's day coming up.....

A new rag quilt is in the works, this one will go up for sale somewhere....I am rather excited to see what if any interest it generates. I sell word of mouth usually...so we shall see.

Fran sent me the most lovely giftage.....A wonderful hookcase, note cards, notepad, yarn, pet food coupons and a donation for our work with animals. I cried like a freak....we have never ever gotten a monetary donation, I usually set up at a flea market to get the needed funds for spaying and neutering, selling garage sale type items. I had mixed feeling on seeing Fran's very kind money gift....I was uncomfortable but grateful. BTW our first spay of the year was done the other day! YAY!!! Thanx Fran...we all appreciate your kindness very much!

Kimberly, I was a Rowan Tree.....scary close I gotta say!

Okay I am done rambling now......have a good one!

I almost forgot, there is a poll on the sidebar, vote if ya feel like it....thanx!

Bits And Pieces

2006-01-22T04:17:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday Elizabeth! May many bags of Snow Pea Crisp find their way to your tummy! Have a good one!

Here is some crap I posted yesterday at C'ville:
ONE TWO

Anyone know of any places to sell your crafty goodness, other than Etsy, eBay, and eCrafter? Maybe an online craft mall or something you have tried out?

Found some interesting links, just sharing:

Peace Fleece

Taste Of Home Party Program Thingy

I want that swirly shawl pattern, cool huh?

Some meme list thing

I finished that baby jacket...had to rework the whole blasted pattern but fixed it how I wanted...short cap sleeves and one button hole. And started a doily last night, about half way done. Will this cranking of crap continue? Nope, I have some issues, thats a nice way of saying I'm nuts, and have highs and lows and when in an upswing I am very productive. When on a downswing basically I hibernate...perhaps thats tmi, oh well.

Have a great one y'all! Or at least semi-pleasent!

An Actual Crochet Related Post!!!!

2006-01-21T11:44:00.000-06:00

Okay I haven't really "talked" about crochet much so I guess I should.

I have been busy and plan on posting pics tomorrow over at C'ville of some of my goodies, not all but some. For the additional pics, check my album tomorrow if you are interested.

I am not buying any new big lots of yarn until I use some....I will indeed still have a massive stash Kimberly so no worries. But I am frugal by nature, pssst frugal does NOT mean 'cheap ass'. And in the spirit of cleaning my home, heart, and head I really need to go back to being a mininmalist. Hobbies as such are not for minimalist however I do make a few bucks here and there off my work(s) so can justify some hoarding of materials. Also I have discovered I am rather becoming a yarn snob...yep it is true. I am not the extreme high end snob as of yet but honestly I can't stand the feel of RedHeart or Mainstays. Yuck! I do have some I need to use up and will be making that a priority. I am also a project snob....and freely admit that....I hate TP covers and will cut my eyes out with a spoon before I make one...well unless my Grandmother ask for one, but that ain't likely. I know there are several things that make me cringe when I see them that are crocheted...and even sometimes think WTF were they thinking? LOL OMG I am going to crochet hell now aren't I?

About the chain 91 thingy from the other day, let me explain. I bought a pattern book per my Kiddos request. It had a cap and capelet set she wanted in it. The design is basic but nicely put together and should be easy. However once I got the foundation chain made and made the circle, by slip stitching in first chain as the pattern says to do.....it looked like it would fit a toddler. The pattern says the size is ladies one size fits most. I dont know if we just have massively wide shoulder or what, hence me asking for some of you all to do the same to see how the slip stitched chain falls on you. The booklet is Crochet Young and Trendy by Mary Jane Hall, the pattern is Scallop Shells, in the green. Anyway I am just baffled....91 chains aint cutting it for us...I will just wing it I guess but geeeez! Now I am curious if it's just an "us" thing. lol

Also I want to hire out a project but have no idea how to go about it....I want "The Whole World Coat" from Crochet Fantasy winter 2005 issue no. 183....I havent the knowledge or time to make it and since I am allergic to wool dont know of the appropriate yarn subsitution. If anyone is wanting to make the coat for a fee or have any suggestion on subs and such, fill me in please.

Priscilla HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! Hope you ate some cake!

Deneen why don't you barter for that dresser scarf for Elena? Maybe a thready and you can make a deal of some sort....unless it's just something you want to make.

I have gotten into the routine of making one project before moving to the next.....I have no UFOs...however I had to ammend the law and have began two projects at once. One will be done by days end and the other will take a month perhaps. In trying to use up some of my RH stash I decided to make the Monet Afghan by Drew/The Crochet Dude. So far so good....Yucky feeling but once washed should soften a bit. Did I mention I hate making afghans? LOL! And I am working on a baby jacket which is almost done sans the buttons. I don't know any extra small humans however think my niece will get it for her dollies.

Jo I am working on that list to e-mail you. Jane miss ya. Yvonne miss you too! Lynlee perhaps you should show up to class wearing leather and carrying a cat o' nine tails...hehe BDSM my arse! Where the heck is Kimberly? And Swapna.....how the hell do you expect me to make it through the day without a gazillion pms back and forth?

Foodie Friday

2006-01-20T11:52:00.000-06:00

Deneen is a foodie, I am a foodie, who the heck ain't a foodie?

At Deneen's request or urging or cornering of me...LOL, just kidding! I will post food thingies from now on on Fridays. Foodies Friday is born!

Somethings maybe common knowledge to many and I am no expert at anything, infact fairly mediocre at most, and I am happy with that, I do love food and made a pretty damn good living at it for the majority of my adult life. The Old Man was also a chef for 13 years.

I also want to point out I love gourmet foods for the most part however I believe good food can be made from the most basic of ingredients. No need to spend a fortune to feed yourself and your family filling, yummy food. I began writing a cookbook several years ago and well it has been doing a grand job of sitting in a drawer gathering dust. The basic concept was practical cooking for busy people.

Foodie Friday is gonna start slow with just a few tips. Soon I will add recipes when my wheels get greased again. LOL

Tips on fish:

Do not ever be afraid to ask to smell the fish in the market. Most people either buy it prepackaged or from the seafood market. Of course prepackaged you can't rightly rip it open but when purchasing it from behind the glass unwrapped, ask to smell it. Also look at it closely...and as much as I want to say feel it, I know ya can't. Fish should be firm and not slippery/sticky and surely you can sniff out a bad fish.

Also have ya ever noticed when you take a bite of fish sometimes it taste as if someone squirted a tube of fish oil in your mouth, ya know just really fish almost sickening. The night before you cook your fish,no matter what method you are using, soak the fish in milk overhight. For some reason it absorbs the overly fishy taste.

Try not to defrost frozen fish at room tempt. Do not run hot water over it. Either the night before soak in cold water in the fridge or kill two birds with one stone and soak it in the milk as described above, it will defrost.

Around the kitchen:
Several things should always be in your cabinet, fridge, or spice rack:

All purpose flour
Corn meal
Cummin
Course Sea Salt
Raspberry Jam
Instant chocolate pudding
Penne or elbow pasta
plain rice

Sounds silly, I know it does and I guess it looks wonky with no context. But some people just dont keep these things on hand. I think the all-purpose flour is self explanitory. Corn meal is used for baking certain breads, stretching pizza dough out over, and if added to the flour mixture for skillet fried chicken, totally rocks.
Cummin is a very nutty flavored spice, most often used tex-mex and curries. Don't be afraid to try this spice on things...make a dip for tenders or fried mushrooms or maybe soften butter add some cummin a bit of garlic and chili powder and use it to flavor a steak.
Raspberry Jam is something I keep on hand all the time. I make a mean moist chocolate cake and slightly melt the jam and put it between layers of the cake. Also its great for breakfast muffins...take a plain Jane muffin, make a tiny valley in the top of each unbaked muffin and put half a teaspoon or a full teaspoon depending on the size of the muffins, bake and there ya have it. Also Raspberry Jam makes killer dips when mixed with other goodies, sour creme, on and on...play around with it, see what happen.....
Course sea salt, just looks pretty...visual appearance of food is our first impression of food.
Instant chocolate pudding is great for a couple of things....boxed cake mixes and homemade cookies...When added to a boxed cake mix it adds depth and density. When in a pinch I dump the instant pudding a couple of handfuls of chocolate chips and sourcreme in cake mix and bundt it....makes a very rich moist cake. I added a box of instant cheesecake flavored pudding to choclate chip cookie mix and it was a nice compliment to the basic cookie...
I think the pasta and rice are self explanitory too.

Okay Im done rambling, Im starting to make myself sick,LOL!

Final tip:

Never be afraid to try something...you have an idea, you have a craving....go with it. Even if something doesnt seem like they "go together" try it....what's the worse that could happen?

Thanx Deneen this was fun....(insert hugging smiling smileys here)

I Know I Left It Around Here Somewhere.....

2006-01-19T13:10:00.000-06:00

My brain...has anyone seen it? Wait, don't answer. How can something be found that doesn't exsist?

There's lotsa catching up to do so let's start, shall we?

I've had busy hooks..yes, indeed....hooking like you wouldn't believe! Okay well, maybe not Elves and The Shoemaker busy but busy.....Will post pics soon.

Okay, I took this little quiz thingy from Tickle, and oddly it was pert near accurate. Check it out! LINK

Here are my result:

Cordelia, your true color is Brown!

You're brown, a credible, stable color that's reminiscent of fine wood, rich leather, and wistful melancholy. Most likely, you're a logical, practical person ruled more by your head than your heart. With your inquisitive mind and insatiable curiosity, you're probably a great problem solver. And you always gather all of the facts before coming to a timely, informed decision. Easily intrigued, you're constantly finding new ways to challenge your mind, whether it's by reading the newspaper, playing a trivia game, or composing a piece of music. Brown is an impartial, neutral color, which means you tend to see the difference between fact and opinion easily and are open to many points of view. Trustworthy and steady, you really are a brown at heart.

So I know most of ya know we don't have tv service of any kind, even network. And so when we see a "show" (series) its usually on DVD. Well we purchased Scrubs/season one, never had seen it before. I gotta tell ya, it was funny...I laughed so hard. Okay some of it was annoying, but really what isn't, sometimes. Not even sure what season is running now or if it still is. But I hope to pick up season two soon. We also are up to date dvd wise on Family Guy, LOL...gotta love Stewie. Brian and Stewie are THE bestest. "Damn you, you vile woman!" I also order something called "Wonderfalls" and "The Oblongs". I totally love The Oblongs....never seen WF though. Sounded quirky so thought we'd try it.

I wanted to make soy candles....can't find the crap locally...meaning with-in an hours drive. So guess I will order online.

My anniversary was yesterday...I don't really get the whole marriage thingy anymore...but we did meet the 3 year marker as married folks. Love ya Old Man you rock my sox! And you're hot and stuff...MEOW! *Wink-Wink*

Currents:

Reads: Not a blasted thing, tried reading "The Ghostriders" and me no likey...started it like ummmm, 5 times. Got past the first chapter and just can't get into it.

Music: Driving Mix...I put it together. A nice mixture of Celtic, pagan, southern rock, punk, metal, old school rap, and opera....Sorry, like it all with a couple of exceptions, gangsta rap and new country YUCKY POOPOO CACA....

Munchies: Craving biscuits lately, not the english kind but the fat flakey southern kind most people Memaws useta make. Haven't made any or bought any, psst, store bought just ain't the same.

Bafflements: Life is good folks...live it, love it, take the good with the bad...Would the sweet parts of life be as sweet if you didnt have a taste of the bitter on occassion?

Goals: Re-focusing on being positive, learning to hold my tongue when its best and to unleash the pointed devil when needed. Silence isn't a sign of weakness folks. Odd my fingers say whatevah, whenevah and this from a person who didnt speak for almost three years, LOL.

Grateful for:
Friends who e-mail and keep me up to date on themselves and their lives...And also for asking after me.

Can someone/s do me a big giant favor? Can you take WW yarn and a h hook and chain 91. Tell me how long it is please. Also if you slip stitch it to form a big ring will it fit over the top of your shoulders? Ya know right where they begin to slope.

So what have y'all been up too?

Ho hummmm...

2006-01-09T12:54:00.000-06:00

I have nothing interesting to post, no drama, no fires (today), no deep and thoughtful insights...

But in the hopes of being a more dedicated blogger, I am blogging.

Jo and Lynlee I am so glad you got your boxes..that leaves around 6 still floating around out there....sigh! Jo I will send you the patterns, gimme a week or two please. And I miss you and Jane too...after this quilt, shawl and one hat that was just ordered I can chill out and visit again!

Yvonne, my address is indeed the same...and I have a box here for you too! Got to get it repacked and hope to mail it out Friday, if not the following Monday!

I did make progress yesterday....sewed 144 quilt squares for the queen size rag quilt that was ordered. I so love batik fabric! Of course the money aint to shabby either!
Still plucking away on my shawl, usually it takes me two days to make these blasted things...it's been a week..think I am shawled out, LOL.

Does anyone have that 200 crochet blocks book? I detest making block afghans. HATE THEM....however I think my grandmother would love that Waterlily Pond Afghan...I was thinking about seeing about making it a CAL...but not sure if enough people own the book to do that. Figured if I had a buddy or two making the same afghan it might make me start and complete it..My grandmothers birthday is May 5th, yep Cinco De Mayo. Would love to complete it by then if I decide to undertake the task. Let me know any and all thoughts on this please!

Still working on my wording for the "arty" thing I was blogging about a few post back.

We have 4 new puppies born Dec 24th..that will soon be up for adoption. We took the mom in and she was with furbabies. As soon as they are house trained and fixed they will be ready for new moms and dads....I gotta post a pic they are so friggin cute!!!
As soon as the mom is done nursing shes off to be spayed...Our goal this year is to spay 5 dogs, neuter 5 dogs, hoping we can meet this years goal!Our vet gives us a tiny cost break...gotta love vets that work with ya.

Ummmm whatelse.....ahhhhh.....

Well soon to post a poll, hopefully....and more about the "art project"...

Divine me thinks!

2006-01-08T12:50:00.000-06:00

My horoscope for today! SO very cool!

Today's astrological agenda has got you thinking about how to add a bit more cash to your wallet -- and you've got some ideas. One of them is quite good -- it involves making money by turning your hobby into a part-time job. Nice. The best part is that since eclipses don't mess around, you may eventually end up doing the hobby fulltime and your 'job' part-time. Even better, hmm?

Priscilla I tried to post a comment for your blog but you have it set to team members only. But I have been reading...

It's official the post office has lost a package I sent to Kimberly...I still have a few floating around out there, if ya have gotten one recently, let me know, please...any of y'all.

Alright off to sew....someones got to crack the whip and since it's not for fun, The Old Man isnt the whip master this go! hehe...Where's a devil smiley when you need one?

Warning, Drama Ahead!

2006-01-07T16:29:00.000-06:00

Well, I think I will be digging a mote right about now...

Again we have wildfires or had(?) this time on either side of us....one was just under a mile away and the other about 2 miles...we are packed and as silly as it sound I ain't unpacking! Geeeez, I feel like the boy who cried wolf, already!

This time the kiddos totally wigged out....but only because as we were driving by the biggest part of the fire they saw a corral with calves in it...with no friggin were to go....people were fleeing, really how do you explain to kids that sometimes people are to frightened to open gates so that things might run off and stand a chance?

I have scoured the internet for mention of our fires, and could find nothing...but if someone likes to google, here are some key words....Franklin, Texas...Hearne, Texas....Bryan/College Station, Texas....Roberston County, Brazos County, Wheelock, Texas.....Blackjack....Pin Oak & Bucksnort Roads.
I dont even know the television call letters for the area...but here is a link to the newpaper Theeagle.com and I've been reading here, not that it's helped any.

Ummmm, okay....

2006-01-05T13:00:00.000-06:00

I was so psyched..I was really I was....Let it be known I am not a Tom Cruise fan and I wasn't long before his need for mental health treatment...
War of The World in it's title alone, is so much more than promising until you settle in to actually watch it...

The premises is and will remain fabulous...hello...60 years ago people were freaking out over this story. It was reduced to a pile of steaming crap! Tom was lacking...Dakota Fanning rocked as usual.

Tom looked as if he had got into Brooke Sheilds stash of meds....very calm, too calm...Ummm like you're gonna die and stuff, have some emotion man! GEEEZ!

I kept hoping the movie would turn around, I had to, right...Hollywood, special effects....ummmm the acting and holes in the story, (put to film) took away from what should ahve been a gut wrenching story...I was ready to find myself in deep thought over the movie...I wanted to be frightened like those people that heard the broadcast by Orson Wells..granted we have been "special effected" to death but come on folks....Saw totally freaked me out , drug me in and the acting sucked in that...I've seen Faces Of Death, so even the sawing off of a foot wasnt THAT big of a deal and I still was squealing!!!

Alas, it didn't happen...

From now on I think I prefer Tom snarling at the camera like a massive leopard in heat pissing on Katie, oops sorry Kate Holmes to show ownership!

From Top Gun to this and not to mention fluffing Oprahs sofa with your feet, TISK, TISK! SIGH!

Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed here within are not neccessarily that of the management, or lack of!

Now to other news, how many of you feel your are repressed artist, perhaps not trained per se but like to try your hand at a vast medium of possiblities?
Let me know , my two brain cells are in overdrive , HAHA Pinkie I have a plan, TO RULE THE WORLD!!!, I mean I have a plan...let me know something and I will let YOU know something.....

Updates!

2006-01-04T20:52:00.000-06:00

Well I did the webring thingy: Check it out! Think I did it right, who knows!

Also I am such a happy camper...I got in the mail today a notice of the new professional rate for Bon Appetit!!! Hello! This year $12.00, not $50! Perks are loverly!

Still having some tiny flares of flames, but the fire dept. has been here all day checking and rechecking, digging and cutting things down.

Back with Photos

2006-01-04T13:14:00.000-06:00

We are back!!! I have photos to share....Check 'em out!

The first photo is of our yard with some smoke....Next is us packed up, or in the process of packing rather....both vans were loaded btw....Then the next photo is that of a heli with a bucket getting water from our pond...I must say that was rather exciting to see....Then there is a photo of a smoking tree right around the bend from our gate and lastly a field right past the tree...

I am so very, very proud of my offspring...they did what I asked, when I asked it and the packing and gathering of family (furry variety) went very smoothly...All we gathered were two sets of clothing each, pjs, toiletries, photos, homemovies, each girl grabbed their cd player and cds and a few books. I grabbed a shawl I was working on for my grandmother and my marriage certificate which is framed. And of course The Old Man and I grabbed our cameras...being the repressed photographers we are.

We didn't freak out until after the fire was over...and it wasn't a reaction like OMG poor us it got so close it was more like....the realization that comfort can come and go so quickly....cozy in the bed one minute and then having to choose what and whom is most important to take....

The fire was started by a spark from car exhaust. We have been under burn ban since before Thanksgiving, can't even mow our lawn, for fear of a spark from the mower...But you can hardly not drive, ya know?

Anywho...thanks to all for the wellwishes and kindness of words and thoughts...we are home safe and sound and unpacking.

Burning Ring of Fire

2006-01-03T11:28:00.000-06:00

Well no sooner than I whined...then we must no evacuate...seem there is a fire two fields over...fields are big here folks...not sure when I will return to the pc or home....gotta load my dogs and cats and ferrets and hope the ducks and geese can fend for themselves....

Take care y'all! Love and peace!
Cordi

Just Too Friggin Tired...

2006-01-03T10:36:00.000-06:00

Here's the deal....I am so tired and the war has just begun. I sit here and can dig up no strength to battle....and I really must garner it from somewhere...

Little known fact about me...I like balance and justice and will fight for an underdog and have the rare ability to see all sides of an argument. Even when I am sure I am right or have a very firm stance on an issue I can see and understand the opposite side or sides.

Again I rarely battle for me, only me...a group as a whole or an indiviual who seems a lost cause, but me, nope...

After much rambling here's the deal...big oil and me...

We were approached last year about a oil company coming onto the place and doing so surveying...Although the thought of the land being raped and sucked dry makes me ill, I also know that rigs mean much needed work in the area.....hungry babies verses ruined land and animals being displaced or worse, in the name of money.

So we agreed,and I will not apologize for agreeing to it or explain myself...however I had one request when they come onto or leave the farm, that they shut and latch all gates so that none of our animals get out into the woodland behind the house and barn. It is fenced and crossed fenced, but barbed wire fencing rarely keeps dogs in.

The surveyors showed up this AM to do a structure mapping....they left the gates open...one dog left through the open gate following the surveyors. I called the head office and reminded them that I asked that they please just close and latch the gates...I was told "it's no big deal....she'll (the dog) will come back" and ya know she will, I know it, but that's not the point...I said you told me you would shut the gates. The guy laughed at me and again said its no big deal...I then told him he isn't to come back onto the place as he cant follow the simple request I made...mind you no papers have been signed as of yet...now they wont be...I was informed the oil company is getting a court order and will return if I like it or not...

Oddly, oil bought the very place I'm on...I just dont think this is a battle I'm gonna win...I too tired to fight...I havent the funds to battle them...I haven't the mental strength right now...I feel like such a whimp....I know oil, money talks, jobs talk....very much needed income for the area verse some eccentric witch in the backwoods...ummmm yea.

~Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail.
Owen Arthur~

I so want to believe the above quote....My heart says it's so..but my head knows better.

Taking leave,
Cordelia the Coward

Which battles to choose?
Words take no form,
My tongue has lost its edge,
Spirit collapsed,
My armor is weak,
From warrior to pathetic in no time flat,
Cowardly, I sit with head hanging...

Lop-sided Boobie Club?

2006-01-02T19:06:00.000-06:00

Empress Busy Bee...still don't know her real name!, made these loverly buttons (below). So what do ya think? Make a blog thingy? Or just post a button to show your pride in being a real woman, saggy boobs, stretchmarks, cottage cheese tighs...What ya think?

Compilation of Crud!

2006-01-01T19:50:00.000-06:00

Oodles to go over, grab a cuppa and let's getting banging shall we? Let me get the bitching and whining out of the way so I can get to the good stuff!!!

Things that make ya go WTF?

#1 Even after having it pointed out about the massive amount of whining and negative crap one post, they continue just the same...Even very dull subjects are turned into poor me....Such as: "Oh what a lovely project..I would love to make that but I can't afford it and my arm is only hanging by a thread, boohoo poor me, but lovely project!!"

#2 The horse is dead people, move on!

#3 Why can't I find Manamal on DVD? HUH? Is that too much to ask?

HUH?:

Why is it that several of my packages haven't got to where they were going, after I paid for priority or air mail? WEEKS AGO!

How come when I asked the LYS if they would be ordering or can they order Sirdar Yo-yo I was told it's too low end for them to carry. And then got the explanation that as a mainly knitter shop and catering to knitters that as a whole they choose to use better materials than crocheters as crochet is for minimal income people and knitter is for those with more means.... Why do I not hate knitters for this? I still am going to learn come hell or high water to knit...I rarely use red heart unless its something that will requires massive amounts of washing. I know I have trekked into the "high end" yarn this past year and will continue to do so. I however will never ever turn my nose up to those that knit or crochet and can only use the cheapest yarn....you gotta do what ya gotta do. Off the soapbox, lol.

How come I continue to use wool and wool blends even though I break out in hives? Yes, I am allergic! LOL, what a hoot, huh?

Rib splitters:

My oldest offspring is not a twig and refers to herself as a "real girl" she's a size 13-14 junior. She most the time seems very comfortable in her own skin and on occassion cracks jokes about being "chunky". Well there is the set up, here is the crux: We were in Houston driving by a strip centre and Emily burst out laughing and saying " OMG, I am such a fat girl"...why you ask? As we passed the strip centre she saw a sign that said "24 hour Baking", ummmm only it wasn't 24 hour baking but banking....Okay well guess ya had to be there...it was cute anyway, so there!!!

New plan/s:

I am trying to train myself on a schedule...I am very much a "going about willy nilly" person and must at least on some level make me mind. I have dedicated myself to 2 hours a day sewing or painting....and then as I am "lounging" crochet. I hope to keep this up during planting and harvesting and crawfish season.

I reworked a budget for our home resources! YAY!

More planting and canning this year.

Cool thing this week:

Em was wearing a hat I made at Joann's and one of the ladies who works there asked if I would make her one....I did and she gave me $15.00! HELLO! I just made it cuz she asked....didn't think much on mulah! I really don't think I undersold myself on this hat, took about an hour and used minimal yarn.

New crave:

Cinnabon has come out with cookies...holy hell they are so friggin good...I inhaled the box all by myself...not really but I might have if I wasn't sharing. HAHA!
Truly orgasmic!

Major upcoming purchases:
Stove
Fridge

Disappointments:

I ordered Erika Knights Simple Crochet...remember this is my own personal opinion, but it was horrid, just blah! Good thing I wasn't required to purchase it, I got to look it over first.

Ordered:

Cozy Crochet
So Simple Crochet
24 Hour Crochet Projects
Essential crochet
Fun and Funky Crochet
Bead Crochet

Will I keep them all? Probably not.

Accomplished today/overall:

Completed one blanket
made the body of a custom tote (gotta add the handles and embellishments)
made proto-type of mini Goddess doll

I can now start a project, complete it and move to the next guilt free! YAY! Really it was hard but so far so good!

Thank yous:

Kari, Swapna and Yvonne for e-mailing with business name ideas! I so appreciate it! I may put up a poll, who knows!

Okay, bringing this drivel to an end.......have a great one!

Oh one last request, if anyone knows of a reliable fair minded webpage designer let me know...I need something I can easily add images to...Danke!

Name That...ummm Business?

2005-12-27T14:35:00.000-06:00

First, I want to say thank you to the wonderful people that sent me gifties for the Holiday season...Jane, Jo, Lynlee, Swapna, Vicki, and various anon. elfies....Thanx for all the goodies they are so much appreciated! I know some of you gave when you had very little to give and it is very touching and means a ton to me.

I am still sending out gifts both personal and of the elfie vareity. Something are on back order, can you believe that? Psst plus I am still making things! ARGHHH!
Who says it has to be there right on Dec. 25 th? HUH?

Okay for those that feel confident that they know me....I would love for you all to participate in a little game of sorts....E-mail me at Simplewitchery(at)gmail(dot)com with the name YOU think we (DH and I and the offspring) should name our new web site....Our old one was called Cozy Den....not really us per se but it was nice...
The site will sell items we hand make on our farm, window jewelry, birdhouse, Goddess art, rag quilts (very hippie not country-ish), homemade bath salts and milk bath and antler runes....Jewelry and other misc items...
So e-mail me and let me know what ya think....

Also photos have been added to my album, take a look!

Off too crochet more and complete of one of two quilts at the finishing line!

Around The Net

2005-12-25T16:08:00.000-06:00

I've been purging my bookmark list and thought I'd post some of the things I've found. Granted some are lame but ya never know what might catch your eye..

Eons ago I used to get this newletter called, well Contest Newsletter, I ordered it through Publishers Clearing House...I can no long find it, YET...but did find this not sure if you got to fill out a billion things but there it is... What was cool about CN was that they listed contest and sweepstakes going on with companies and the requirements...and it was really worth it, got a free roll of paper towels, a strawberry short cake dolly, a troll doll, film, plastic bags etc....the cool thing is I limited me to 3 entries and so 3 stamps was well worth the goodies....

Here is a link for free Catalogs.

Here is a free eBooks link.

Here are some free online courses.

Probably of interest only to me but, check this out.

Pagan business directory.

I signed up for this and really want to do this, however not sure enough in any of my skills (or lack of?) to go forward with it.

Here is a site I visit often.

Well thats the end of the tour today...trust me that isnt anywhere near all...

Season Greetings!

2005-12-24T23:57:00.000-06:00

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday!!

Eating, drinking, visiting and taking loads of pics!

Our plans for the day are simple....a meal, CSI (3rd season on DVD), simple and no chaos! All our family lives states away and our friend, yes only one, is a sheriffs deputy and has got to work too, we usually run him a plate up to the SD.... Well of course after The Old Man gets home from work, which should be between 7 am and 1pm....Poor bloke had to work tonight, but then again he works 7 days a week...We already gave the offspring their Yule giftie, last week...$50.00 bucks each, cold hard cash...thats what I'm talking about!

My list did pretty good...I have a few items left to make...but have a few days to get them in the mail....

I now find myself with a problem, however. I want to make a stole or shawl out of Lino Brand Mohair Blend (I think its discontinued) there 3 balls and each ball weighs 4.5 ozs. I am having trouble finding an appropriate pattern...Any and all suggestions would so rock!

Have a wonderful day and remember don't be a dumbass and drink and drive...

Questions!

2005-12-23T21:38:00.000-06:00

So I've gotten a few emails in recent months asking an assortment of questions...sometimes I reply, sometimes I don't, not because I don't want to but because I'm lazy....HA, honesty, gotta love it!

Question number one: Why do you have so many things listed on your Amazon wishlist and do really expect people to buy you these things?

Answer: I have so many things listed because I am a greedy bitch and I like crap. And no, I do NOT expect anyone to purchase all or any of those things for me. But I have found it's easier to have a wishlist link to point friends and family to if and when they feel like gifting me anything. And it also allows me a place to make myself a list and remove things as I purchase them for myself. Please note that we are a family of 4 humans, or something akin to humans and that list is stuff we all have chosen.

Question two: How come you have kids if you don't like kids? Does this mean you don't like/love your kids?

Answer: It's called sex, unprotected sex and thirteen years of marriage to the spawn of Satan. Long story short, I am infertile...out of 5 pregnancies and 6 children I have two living, the last two hung around, decided that old uterus wasnt such a bad place I guess: Wrong or right I fell into the "whats wrong with you can't you have a kid trap"....Do I hate children, NO, do I like the time they consume and the care they require NO....I love mine and can never ever think of living without them however I know that although I am a functional mother I am not mama material for small humans. And for those that remember my adoption dilemia not long ago, I still dont want to be a babies mama per se, but I am comfortable being a mama to older children and feel thats where my strength lies. So a few less kids with no stablity out of the foster care system seemed like a good idea to me...I can so do the teen mama thing. Okay onward.....Please no one say you're sorry...things happen, and for good reason...

question three:
Why dont you post all the things you make?

Answer:
Why should I? LOL...I make something daliy. I am like a cat I do what I want when I damn well please...sometimes I feel like posting my art/crap other times I, don't..simple, eh?

Question four:
Why do you cuss so much?

Answer:
Cause sometimes ya just gotta say fuck...'nuff said!

I think thats it for today....keep the questions coming peeps...gives me somethign to mull over!

Years End

2005-12-22T22:18:00.000-06:00

As the end of the year approaches, almost all humans sit back and reflect on the year past....hopefully wind up loose ends, etc... Make new goals and plans for the year to come....So in the spirit of all posted above......

This year on my blog I am almost sure I spoke of plans and wanna dos... So to wind up loose ends:

There will be No pagan chairity group.....

My welsh lessons are NOT....still looking for cds and the true desire...I wanna but it just aint happening.

Things that are happening:

crocheting like a mad woman

practicing my pattern writing skills

Got a crochet pattern accepted for publication

Made promises that I kept (ie: to friends, to family and to organizations)

Closed my old website, to start anew

Goals for this coming year (thus far):

Open a new web site

Be proud of what I create even if it don't FIT into the norm and gain the abilty to accept compliments that are on a very personal level

Not be afraid to take the first step toward friendship even if it comes to nothing

To try to go to a crochet meet up and not panic at the door....

Things Im grateful for:

A home

Each day with my children

That I cant have more offspring

Friends, especially those that take me as I am warts and all

BLOGS, gotta love outlets

Discovering "good" yarn

Books that take you on journeys

Doggy kisses

There ya have it....

Grumblings

2005-12-22T11:57:00.000-06:00

So Beth now is burning at the stake, you mean heifer, how dare you speak the truth!?
Ya know for people that love drama C'ville is THE place to be.... think about the cast of characters they have....The mean upstart, the martyr (heaven knows no other family in American or the world for that matter has to live that life or one much much worse), we have a whole big ass chorus imbeciles, assuming that evey topic thats posted is about THEM....very defensive when no one has even indicated anything they may have posted!!

I am avoiding posting in THE thread of the moment....I wanna really, really bad...but really does it matter? It's a no win situation. People love "Woe-is-me"...they LOVE it, getting all up in it and wallowing around like a bunch of flithy pigs....The balance is tilted now in the favor of poor mes....

That break is looking very, very nice right about...

Let's see over the past month I have sent many, many X_mas wishlist things, no reply at all, Raoks, no replies at all...AGAIN! Yet I see these people running around posting....One item getting lost in the mail, yep thats logical, two, uh huh, plausible, 10 or more I doubt it....

BTW this is my last angry post about C'ville....sadly I used love the place, for real, would run over to see what was up first thing in the morning , well morning to me which is noonish, HA. If something is making me this worked up one of two things need to happen, I leave at least for a while or I adjust my thinking and just accept that these "poor mes" now have the run of the board...

I rarely share myself even in my blog....My life is mine until I share it one on one with those I have built a trust with, you few know who you are, and it takes me time to open up....even with those I feel a connection. I blink off the radar on occassion, some know where I am at these times, and sometimes ya don't...
I know, I know we all do things differently, we all handle emotions in our own way, but let me tell ya when the mundane parts of ones life is as heavy with drama as some of these people I would be scared to move from the chair! Wonder how they would handle a real crisis....

I close this post with this: For some people its a struggle to get out of bed everyday, there are some people that are faced with the death of their child every fucking day, there are some people that have never had a "home" until their thirty's, there are some people that live in chronic pain, there are people that give and give and everyone only wants more and it wears them down until death is more welcoming than life....there are people that can't go too town without the fear of panic attacks......there are people that their social life and only friendships are those they have online....as shitty as these things are for some people they smile every fucking day, they laugh every fucking day, cause as shitty as things are they know it could be so much worse....

Blessed Winter Solstice, Yule , Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, or Non-Holiday for you friendly neighbourhood Atheist....

Interesting!

2005-12-21T02:06:00.000-06:00

Alice Cooper....
You come across as having a twisted creative mind
and a liking for the dark. You are dark and
mysterious. You also have a very strong moral
outlook on life and are quite smart. Probably
a good person with a wild side or a wild person
with a good side. Either way. You can be
entertaining without using substances either.

Which rockstar are you like?
brought to you by Quizilla

Hmmm, odd, seems we have the same haircut! Amazing!

Musings

2005-12-20T22:24:00.000-06:00

Recently I've been browsing Amazon...I heart Amazon, although the shipping prices confuse the ever-loving crap out of me! And I came across something perfect for Lady Lino....Check this out!

I also tried those Snow Pea Crisp Beth and Deneen are always on about, haha always, addicts....let me tell ya YUMMY! I ate the whole friggin bag, all by myself! Hey for a buck sixty-nine I see me buying many many more bags! Hurry, grocery shopping day hurry and get here! The same company also make shrimp flavored crisp! However, I got to share my fave chippy type snack, they are made of taro root...Very yummy, you can purchase taro chips by themselves or a mixed bag with nice crunchy sweet potato chips and beet chips... YUMMY~

Ya know what I would love to see... a crochet book review club....really, think about it. A group of crocheters, say 10-12 review crochet books by reading, checking availablity of the yarn or reasonable subs, and the ease of which a pattern is made. Sound nutty? Or is there something dedicated just for that purpose?

So I'm thinking I might need a break from C'ville....I notice a ton of "poor me" post as of late and frankly they are making me sick....If I see one more "I'm having a bad day" post I think I'll puke...Ya know if I posted everytime I have a shitty day or someone blinked wrong in my direction, I'd be posting all day! GGGEEEEZ!
I'll see this swap through then take a break...Ive avoided joining swaps for this very reason...

This will also allow me time to get my site up and going. Plus Empress Busy Bee, gosh I dont even know her real name!, Anywhoo she made some awesome buttns for the "Lopsided Boobie Club" I kid ya not....She did it for nothing! Cool huh? I will post them tomorrow after I get the blog up for it.

Hey whens X-mas wishlist officially over?

Some Yule gifties went out yesterday...more to follow this weekend!

QUICK.....

2005-12-19T20:24:00.000-06:00

Rally 'round sisters of the hook....kindred spirits of yarn....please send very strong "hold your tongue" vibes my way....serious. I feel the need to speak my mind and it won't be nice if that happens.

I leave you this thought...Lying is as much etched in somes souls as giving and care in the souls of others....Lying my not be a mark against morality but its a offense against humankind....

Gifting and generousity spill over with births, deaths, and unions...some take advantage of these giving times.

Sigh, I'm done...putting away my soapbox!

Recapping!

2005-12-18T20:01:00.000-06:00

Unlike the previous listage...this is what I have left to do.

Scarves: 2
Shawls: 4
Slippers: 2
Shrugs: 3
caps: 2
ponchos: 1
purses: 1
Quilts: 2
Blankets: 2
Doilies: 4
Misc jewelry

Will I get it all done.....NOPE...am I gonna try, YEP! Go me Go me!

Hmmmmmm, mysterious?

2005-12-16T01:29:00.000-06:00

So I got to thinking...yes, I know dangerous ground eh? But after taking that quiz blog thingy about me orbs I thought why not show my REAL eyeballs....Do they look alluring and mysterious? Ahem, yes you may type...be kind, I am old and notice the little twinkle in them pupils? That's insanity....don't mess with insanity. Seen Kill Bill, that's all I'm saying!

Couple notes: I have made a bit of progress on my to do list. I also want to apologize for my whining a few post back, probably some stupid female crap caused it, who knows....but I will try to keep myself in check and be my old cynical self! HUZZAH!

Misc. Fun

2005-12-15T20:53:00.000-06:00

Your 2005 Song Is

Beverly Hills by Weezer

"My automobile is a piece of crap
My fashion sense is a little whack
And my friends are just as screwy as me"

You breezed through 2005 in your own funky style!

What Hit Song of 2005 Are You?

Your Eyes Should Be Violet

Your eyes reflect: Mystery and allure

What's hidden behind your eyes: A quiet passion

What Color Should Your Eyes Be?

Parting is such sweet sorrow....

2005-12-14T23:49:00.000-06:00

Speaking ones mind, even if the words are laced with kindness and nothing mean spirited is said....sometimes causes one to lose what they believe to be friends.

I wanna cry but ya know I don't know if I am more sad about the fact of losing them or the fact that I allowed myself to believe in a friendship that apparently wasnt real...

Wanna know something? Even though this person and I have a total different paths in life and in faith and now its apparent they would never be able to see or defend me or my faith...I would still fight and die for their right to follow a God I dont believe in....Yea, yea, sounds dramatic but very much the truth.

Peace and open heart to all...Im out for a bit..

Things and Stuff

2005-12-14T01:14:00.000-06:00

Currents:
Listening too: AB Quintanilla & Kumbia Kings
Reading: Meditations and teachings of Buddah
Grateful for: Life in general
Eating/drinking: Diet pepsi laced with massives amounts of aspartame
Concerns: Friends who are ill
Material Desire: a kick ass commerical stove and oven
Non-material desire: eloquence
Disappointments: my weight, gained like you wouldnt believe...damn steroids, didnt notice until I tried on some of my corsets...yea I am a corset loving fool would wear them daily if I could....gotta get things in hand

On to other things! Lynlee posted an interactive meme on her blog...I have no intention of "doing you" but here are her thoughts on me as promised:
Here is a quote of part of her post:

Meme de Interactive
1) Reply with your name and I'll respond with something random about you.
2) I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3) I'll pick a flavor/color of jello to wrestle with you in.
4) I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5) I'll tell you my first memory of you.
6) I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7) I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
8) If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal. You MUST. It is written.
And here are her answers for me:

Cordi---

1. You have animals. Lots of animals. And yarn.
2. Children's Totem Chant by Spiral Rhythm - cuz, it's just so you.
3. Cherry. Make that Black Cherry.
4. We've only shared a few private things - and I won't repeat them here.
5. On the 'Ville, readin' your blog, then going to the bead shop and thinking, "OMG - I HAVE to make that for Cordi!" Caught me totally off guard.
6. Packrat? hehe
7. You read a lot... So if you had to recommend 3 books for me to read - what would they be?

Well that's all folks, I will get back to ya Lynlee on the reads...only three means me thinking LOL....

Censorship? I think not!

2005-12-13T16:29:00.000-06:00

Well...just to ruffle a few feathers, cuz ya know thats what I live for...Not really, but anyhoo...

Seems several folks are upset about prayer request being nixed over at a forum I live,I mean, visit...

I think what people are failing to realize is that the prayer request may start as "Pray for me or Keep me in your thoughts" but it rapidly turns into a preaching session. Do the prayer request bother me on a whole, nope...does it bother me that it turns into "Jesus will provide, leave it too Him" Well yea but only because the forum as a whole is very diverse and not all participants are Christians. Why not leave it at , "I will keep you in my thoughts, etc" We have Christians, Hindus, Buddahist, Pagans, Jews and on and on...which indeed makes the forum a magickal place....However as these few folks seem to be having a hard time dealing with what they think is a "new" rule, which it isn't, I can't help but wonder how THEY would react if the other religions voiced their prayer request in the name of their Deity?....Wonder how asking everyone to pray or preform a ceremony to The Goddess would go over, or to Ganesh or prehaps fast in the name of Buddah...

Do I pray? Yep! Do I meditate? Yep! Do I keep those in need close to my heart and their name on my lips? YES....But it's one thing to request comfort and another to preach.....

All and all this will not be resolved easily...I feel for the moderator that was brave enough to say something.....

People get a clue....The world is becoming more diverse and thankfully so....Look around not everyone prays to Jesus or God..but their heart and feeling behind their very own prayers/meditations in the name of whoever is not any less important or well-meaning....

If one is to share their beliefs then thusly they should be open to hearing and accepting others beliefs...but sadly this doesn't happen...While many demand they be the majority they refuse to "tolerate" others choice of faith...Again you have to wonder if the very people upset would be equally upset over someone "Thanking Allah"..... SIGH... Ya also gotta wonder if they'd be so pissed if a thread asking for prayers in the name of The Goddess were closed...or would they rally 'round and cheer?

Edited to add: It has been mentioned that those offended by prayer request should avoid the threads...and I did and have always avoided posting in them. I did read a few so that I too could keep those ill or in need of support in my thoughts. Also I was never ever offened by prayer request...I think the above post clearly states my personal objections. Allow them or not, no worries to me personally, but now I wonder will this topic ever die over at the forum? In the immortal words of Rodney King, "Why can't we all just get along?"

Ye Gods Of Abundance!

2005-12-11T17:14:00.000-06:00

So heres the dealio.....Does anyone really care?, Probably not...oh well! I gotta talk about it outloud.

I am SO friggin far behind. I got a few more orders and now am further behind than I wanted to be...whos fault is this you ask? Well mine of course. One, I can turn no one away...and two I'm tickled people actually want something I create and three....first time customers, gotta snag 'em and keep 'em interested don't I? and lastly I'm saving for my angora bunnies....so me likes the money! Why, oh why, can't they barter me bunnies for my work....saves a step ya know?

Here is my plea....family and friends if you are on my Yule list...your giftage will be late......does this mean you mean less than money...HELL NO...does this mean I know you are all very understanding and would never begrudge me the opportunity to sell things to reach my goal of a total working farm? (Been taking guilt lessons...did it work?)

I'm still plucking away fear ye not and nice lovely homemade goodies will arrive at your door step by Yule or shortly after...SIGH!

Im editting my list..if youve been following it there are some changes...its the post below.

Lynlee, hope you're well...did anyting come in the mail woman? I am so far behind on blogs....OY!

Re-listing

2005-12-01T22:36:00.000-06:00

Okay back to my list...SIGH!

Scarves: 12 (update 11/26 ~8...11/27 ~7...12/1 ~6...12/6 ~4...12/11 ~5...12/12 ~4...12/15 ~3)
Shawls: 5/6 (update 11/26 ~ 4/5...12/12 ~ 3/4....)
Slippers: 2
Shrugs: 2/3***
eyeglass
cases: 3 (update 11/26 ~0....DONE)
caps: 1/3 (update 12/13~ 0/2...)
ponchos: 2/3 (update 11/26 ~ 1/2..12/1~0/1)
purses: 2/4 (update 11/26 ~ 0/2)
Quilts: 3/6
Blankets: 2
Doilies: 4*
Misc jewelry

The fractional looking numbers aren't fractions....The number in front of the / is what I must get done asap. The number after the / is the number I would like to get done before Yule. The number with the astrisk is something I really wanna do but not gonna bust my arse over. The number(s) after the ~ are what I have LEFT to do. Note these are things that have been ordered or requested, only a few are gifts for Yule and a couple of birthdays....UPDATE: I finished one shrug....its too small for the intended...so now its going to my little offspring.

Extras:
1 Shrug

Yea...whatever!

2005-11-28T19:30:00.000-06:00

I am so friggin pissed off........Hmmmm how should I say this?
Okay so let me just put it out there if it rubs someone(s) the wrong way, oh well!!

I am running a swap over at C'ville.....so I get this PM that one of the participants needs the address of her partner again as she sent the package (TWICE BEFORE) with the info she had which was only name and city, state and zip WHICH ISNT SO....No street, she says....Ummmmmmm I'm anal and very very accurate with this type of shit......The sender says she sent the package TWICE with just the info it came back TWICE and she needs the street address(HUH?)....So I just sent the COMPLETE address once again....only to go over to c'ville to browse new post and run over and check out the scrunchy swap thread to see that the sendee (one receiving from the sender above) has posted her partner had trouble sending her package as she didnt get accurate info....If I received an addy, as the sending partner, with just a name and city I woulda asked the person [who was in charge] who sent it "YO, WHERE ITS AT? GIMME THE FULL INFO PLZ!"

I know I gave it I KNOW I DID, as I copied and pasted from ORIGINAL Pms or addresses from participants, plus I have it c/p to note pad.....if full or no info was there I PMed right away to get it!!!! I am so pissed.....I felt as if I was doing a fairly good job running this small swap....I have no idea why I'm so mad but I am and had hoped to run another....I had ideas already.....Oh yea I've been having fun with it and thinking of new swaps up until NOW......Granted I very well coulda made a mistake, after all I am human, contrary too popular belief.BUT GEEZ to then post I didnt send the right info? Maybe I'm being overly senstive on this subject....SIGH! I HAVE OCD I CHECK AND RECHECK AND CHECK AGAIN...

FUCK IT!

Oy.....Me Hands!!!

2005-11-27T13:08:00.000-06:00

Below you will find my list of GOTTA DOS. I doubt I will post except to update my list. If ya want, refer back to this post for updates and linkages and/or pictures.

Scarves: 10 (update 11/26 ~ 8...11/27 ~ 7)
Shawls: 5/6 (update 11/26 ~ 4/5)
Slippers: 2
Shrugs: 1/2
eyeglass
cases: 3 (update 11/26 ~ 0)
caps: 1/3
ponchos: 2/3 (update 11/26 ~ 1/2)
purses: 2/4 (update 11/26 ~ 0/2)
Quilts: 3/6
Blankets: 2
Doilies: 4*
Misc jewelry

The fractional looking numbers aren't fractions....The number in front of the / is what I must get done asap. The number after the / is the number I would like to get done before Yule. The number with the astrisk is something I really wanna do but not gonna bust my arse over. The number(s) after the ~ are what I have LEFT to do. Note these are things that have been ordered or requested, only a few are gifts for Yule and a couple of birthdays....I think I will go drink myself silly now.....

Gobble, Gobble You Turkeys!!!

2005-11-23T23:21:00.000-06:00

Okay, well not everyone is a turkey but if you are one and realize it, ain't life so much more fun?

Ummmm, unless you're a real life fowlish type turkey then you're probably tap dancing in the oven in a few hours.....

It's been a while since I posted so this will be long winded, no doubt.

Recents:

Excitements:
Gifts in the mail
Holiday wishlist giving time over at C'ville

Well wishing:
Hoping Lynlee is doing alright, thinking of ya daily!

Recent Projects:
Too many to name....My list seems to grow daily! Tomorrow I will post a ongoing working list of projects needed before Yule begins.

Wanna go dos:
See Harry Potsmoker aka Potter, the kid's think it's funny to call him potsmoker...ahhh the little thrills in life!
Go see Rent...PLEASE don't let the eldest offspring start singing at the top of her lungs during the showing!

Recent thrills:
Closed my bank account....how thrilling is this you ask? Pretty damned thrilling! I hate banking... I pay cash for everything anyway, just had it cuz I might need it....We made the decision to close it after our little home town bank was bought out by Citibank....It's surprising how much freedom there is in not being tied down to an financial institution. We still have a savings account just not checking. I know you think I'm crazy, okay crazier than normal, but really I like things SIMPLE.

Also The Old Man was made District Manager at his job....and remember back a few months ago he turned them down for this very position due to less family time? Well seems he can work from home and only put in very few actual office hours!!!! How cool is that? They heard his desire to be a dad/om and still wanted him!!!! His promotion should be announced after Turkey Day, prehaps the following week...unless anything squirrely happens and he backs out then its good to go!!! This means insurance and a pay increase plus per diem! WOOT! All I can see is more yarn! HAHA shhhhh dont tell. I guess he will tell them something definite at the final meeting...

Recent disppointments:
The eldest offspring is a drama geek....and she lost her bid for one act play for UIL...she was so disappointed...But she is to be in a musical in a month or two...hopefully this will ease her sadness...Either the musical will or I will have to buy her a giant poster of Cabaret...she is a Liza freak. She even wants Sally Bowels hair....Ooops, rambling!

And finally decisions:
We have a 53 arce farm...with fence and cross fencing as well as a barn and many corral type fences. We raised goats until two years ago when wild dogs killed the whole herd, almost, save 4 we gave to someone to protect them from becoming munchie treats. Anyhoo I have decided that this place needs to work for me and not the other way round....I am now on a mission to find angora bunnies, some alpacas and renew my herb garden and gourds. The Old Man and I want solar power and to make this a true homestead......We have been mapping out plans and it may take a year or two on somethings....but the ball is rolling and we gotta try. As soon as time allows we will set up a site to sell some of our product we usually sell from home....well actually we rarely sell but barter, but thess improvements take money not goods for goods so as much as I dislike to we will try and sell some of our items we hand make here. This is by no means a plea for anyone too look or purchase our goods just talking out loud, k? Last year we made near $400.00 from our gourds, unpainted , granted this sounds like a minute amount but they take no work and that was one small patch of land and about 12 plants! So these small amounts here and there add up.....our herbs always do well....and culling out livestock adds to the pot...
HOLY CRAP we sound so little house LOL oh well! Anyway we gotta give it a go and try hard....worse that could happen is we fail....there are worse things like never trying at all....

Anyway to all have a safe and filling trukey day.....celebrate everyday as if it were Thanksgiving....and wear elastic banded pants people! And dont be a dumbass and drink and drive....

CRAP!

2005-11-11T02:16:00.000-06:00

So, I finished my purse for the purse tote swap at C'ville...and it sucks big giant piles of steaming crap!

I haven't enough time to make another...sigh!

Lynlee, Deneen and Priscilla your boxes should go out at least by Monday.

I haven't gotten to read any blogs as of late...I got to play catch up.

I think I'll go eat a worm.....*deep self pitying sigh*

Quickie....

2005-11-09T14:03:00.000-06:00

I'm alive, sorta...and just checking in.

Things I am working on:
Test pattern (still) Bear with me Fran, PLZ!
Scarves and hats for yule gifts
this and that

Before I ran off, I leave you with a promise of a pic of the yarn package that the very kind Cristin at C'ville sent me and a response to a mass meme thingy from Kimberly.
Here is a screenshot of my desktop...ignore the mess!

Wit and Wisdom A La Cordi

2005-10-31T19:30:00.000-06:00

Okay so its short on wisdom and probably wit too...but I needed a different title than "ramblings" again.
Here collectively are questions, thoughts and random moments of clarity.

I need more hours in the day.

I need less hours in the day.

Do not bathe if you are shaving your hairy legs, armpits and nether region, shower instead or you will never ever rinse all the tiny hairs off, and then whats the point....

Learn to listen to your children before its too late....get over the nodding the head Uh-huh thing before you have to make an emergancy run to the vet to remove a q-tip from the dogs butt because you did the nodding head uh-huh thing when asked if they can poo it out and can I try and see?.....

Never kiss your mate so passionately at the front door that a good-bye kiss turns to a hearty grunting hump session at the front door and then try to explain to your kid, who comes to see what the noise is, that Mom and Dad always do exercises before Daddy goes to work and aint it cool how Mom can grab her ankles?....

Never play Neopets for 8 hours straight or you'll end up petting the monitor screen and cooing to your virtual pet.

Never say the L word unless you mean it, never say the h word unless you mean it.

Notice how the L word is soft on your mouth? It sorta rolls off your tongue. And the H word is harsh and the t sound really sticks in the roof of your mouth.

The older I get the more I like me and the less I like most humans....

How come I debate buying garbage bags because the cost X amount per bag but have no problem dropping bucks on yarn, coffee, or DVDs?

How come when no one is around I shimmy like Shakira and sing at the top of my lungs? How come I dont stop if someone walks in on me?

I love the way the sugary crud in sugar waffers melts on my tongue.

I love the smell of fresh baked bread....such a content feeling.

And last but not least...and probably the most serious:

Preservation of ones spirit is more important than the right of someone else to express their thoughts.

Cordelia Yeomans 2005

Flasher......

2005-10-23T19:47:00.000-05:00

This is for Kimberly....my obligitory "money shot"...HA

Honestly though, I haven't a clue if this is sad or something to be proud of. And even more sad is, I have falling yarn swap yarn coming, more eBay goodies from Rodney and some other chick....AND I still have a rubbermaid tub and rubbermaid four drawer bin full of thread and other yarns. SIGH! Hey, at least it aint crack or mad dog.

Wasting Time

2005-10-22T10:10:00.000-05:00

Well here at sit at the PC....doing nothing. Yea well okay I guess Im making a blog entry...

I have tons to do....yule boxes, plus the guessing game gifts, plus cleaning my craft room, plus etc and further more and yada yada....

Sigh....but my booty refuses to get in motion....I'm a slug....I think I must be getting ready for my next life...I will indeed be a slug....Crap I hope some twerp of a frenchman dont eat me....oh that was gross on so many levels...Anywho....

I used my bag that Lynlee made and sent me....I must say it took a beating...poor thing....I had two PBs in there as well as my portable cd player, wallet, a ball of unopened #10 thread, my hook case, and a pattern booklet....HUZZAH....it so rocks!

So I need opinions....again I'm probably over thinking..BUT here's the deal-i-o...
I have some buddies I want to send gift-age too....BUT honestly I dont know what type of doo-dads they'd like. So I was thinking I would send an email to the blessed few...LMAO, just kidding....and in the e-mail I would ask silly things like fave color, you wear shawls? Ponchos? Scarves?....scent faves etc...you get the crux, a'ight! So you think thats something that can be done without making someone feel on the spot...and does it reek of "I dont know you very well"....Worry one they may think they are obligated to send me something, which is the very very very last thing I want to happen. Worry two what if they have mentioned these things before and I have forgotten, geez then I come off as not really reading or listening to them. Well none-the-less tell me what you think, please.

Currents:
Reading: Shadows by John Saul and something by Voltier

Listening to: Petra Berger, yea its opera so what

Working on: Long sleeve shrug, scarves, bolero from HELL, scrunchies, and purse

Swaps: Falling yarn, purse, scrunchy

Excited about: The November round of Holiday gifting, and e-mails for peeps. I was tickled to get a chatty e-mail from Lynlee....Does she not rock!? I likes me some chatty e-mails even though I dont really know how to be chatty back.

Waiting on in the mail: Bernat disco yarn, latest eBay purchases, falling yarn goodies, purse for swap, and anything but bills, and sale ads YUCK!

And where the hell is our boob button....I am so down with joining a web ring for REAL women who arent afraid to be real....cellulite, whiskers, tilted boobage, saggy ass, whatevah!

Be watching for a new poll.....Im thinking its about time, after Yule to start that book blog....YAY!

H stands for........

2005-10-19T00:27:00.000-05:00

HOLY HELL..... that lady is driving with her knees and putting make up on with one hand and talking on the cell with the other....

and for.....

Holy &83^^&*%79..... that man is doing WHAT at the red light!???

Yep we are indeed on our way back to H town tomorrow.....

Good thoughts people..... you don't want to see me on the evening national news do you?

Priscilla, I closed the page out as I saw your question go up.....I apologize! My rudeness was not intended....Sometimes being rude is called for , but this wasn't one of those times!

I hope we are back tomorrow night, or tonight rather as its 12:30 am, CRAP.

Revelations

2005-10-17T07:49:00.000-05:00

Observations, sighs, plain old WTFs.....try and keep up plz, granted it will be scattered, but fellow lunatics may be able to roll with it.

Today I type a response in C'ville as: " I'm guessing reading comprehension wasn't big in your school district"....only to erase it and be less crass.

Have you ever noticed people that go on about how unselfish they are and that they give and never expect anything back......(I'm not talking a tiny remark, I'm talking almost every sentence outta their mouth) really are big giant whiners and wanna be martyrs? These same people feel the need to point out your faults and uses themselves as an example of how I should feel!

Being out of shape sucks....Yoga has been replaced by ambling to the pc.

I want lime jello...and forget to purchase it at the grocer every week, for months now.

One boob is smaller than the other and I found a hair on my friggin chin.

I only have one real life in person friend other then The Old Man and The Offspring. And I dont even find this sad...I'm sorta grateful I dont know more people in person.

I'm more judgemental than I allow myself to believe I am.

Why do people make post with font so big you can't read one complete sentence without having to scroll thru the whole damned page! Gives me a friggin headache.

How can the typed word of some make my stomach roll? Each time they post it ooozes bitchiness. Or know it alledness! YUCK!

How can you feel a kinship with someone you never met?

Notice the very people that say they won't read your blog due to a eff word on occassion don't even flinch when they watch soaps and other crap full of "immoral" behavior.....gotta keep that spirit pure now don't we?

My Yule list is larger this year than previous years.....

Charity isn't buying a friggin candy bar from you local little league chapter!

I am dying for RENT to come out in November...I've been singing that damned song for two weeks now......"525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes - how do you measure,
measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In
inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife. In 525,600 minutes - how do you
measure a year in the life?
How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love. Seasons of
love."

My daughter is taller than me.

I was tickled watching Deneen, Lynlee and Priscilla trying to figure out what I did for a living...LOL Shall you stew some more? LOL
Okay the answer is................I was indeed a Chef! Very interesting story that I will get to another day of how THAT came about! You guys shoulda bribed Swapna she knew the answer LOL.....So having said that and seeing only three people tried and or got the answer....everybody gets something....cuz Im unselfish and giving and Im a wanna be martyr with a hairy chin and lopsided breasticles who craves lime jello.....HAHA!

eBay is Satan

2005-10-15T09:13:00.000-05:00

So like I don't have even yarnage, pattern booklets, and other crap....eBay taunts me, "Come see what's newly listed, ya know ya wanna" and " Look this seller takes money order and s&h is like almost nothing".....Has anyone else heard these same voices?

Anyhow I have been a loon scouring the pages of eBays yarniness and patternness....and I have fallen into the buy-it-before-it's-gone-and-you'll-never-see-it-again gap.....I now share with you the fruit of my eBay lust....

Booklets
Leek Chenille
Pesto Chenille
Mahogany Chenille
Navy Chenille
Redwood Chenille
More Booklets
Yarn Lot

That is my written confession thus far! The first booklets listed I had to have due to that rocking doily pattern! The chenille will soon have siblings here as I am buying a ton for several projects that will take a ton of yarnage-yardage. So those are for projects already in mind, they have a purpose. The second set of booklets I HAD to have, indeed I had to fight a fellow bidder to get them, all because of that crazy blue baby dress....I don't even KNOW any tiny humans! UGH! And lastly and possibly the most sad...I had to get that mixed lot of yarn only because I wanted to feel the deep olive green on top of the pile. I won't be able to stay away from eBay until I have all the chenille I need for my few projects....but hopefully I can keep it down to 20 bucks a week.....thats my self imposed allowance! BTW that lot of chenille I got for $20.74 total!

Okay my fave feel good movie as of yesterday is Beauty Shop! HOLY HELL, isn't Queen Latifah sexah! I can't wait to watch it again.

I have pics of made things to show you all later. Yep I actually craft and crochet etc! I just dont post every item I make only a few....Sorta felt as if I'm asking for validation or praise.....Odd, I know, but hey, I over think everything! Roll wit it! People will think I never actually crochet LOL.....

I sent my falling yarn package out....it was 25 bucks to ship it! I gotta remember to say USA only next round of swaps....I keep getting overseas folks...not that I mind but I need a postal break for a bit, lol! $25.00 is alot of eBay! hehe I hope Mimicat likes her booty!

Also I sent my secret pal's package out....I won't be doing sp's anymore. I just am not entertaining enough I guess....I do want to say SPs is a two way street, it takes two to make it work. If I sent an e-mail or cards with questions and never got a reply but saw that they were opened.....why bother going to the forum and making a point of saying you feel neglected by me? Live and learn I guess...no more sps for me....On the other hand I was treated royaly by my secret to me pal...which totally rocks!

I am currently working on Yule boxes.....I think I will need a hand transplant LOL!

Lynlee eat something! DAMN IT! Don't make me come feed you....(insert evil bat pounding the hand smiley)

WOW....

2005-10-13T12:54:00.000-05:00

I stole this from Kimberly, whos blog I'm unable to post at! BOO-HOO! I think she may think I abandoned her! I didn't I promise. Also I can't post at Dawn's or Reigina's blogs..the pages will not load for posting! I can read them however.

Oh yea back to what I stole from Kimberly......

You Are Likely an Only Child

At your darkest moments, you feel frustrated.
At work and school, you do best when you're organizing.
When you love someone, you tend to worry about them.

In friendship, you are emotional and sympathetic.
Your ideal careers are: radio announcer, finance, teaching, ministry, and management.
You will leave your mark on the world with organizational leadership, maybe as the author of self-help books.

The Birth Order Predictor

Oddly, I am technically the second of nine I was somewhat raised an only child, but its sorta accurrate.

Touchy-Feely!

2005-10-11T07:43:00.000-05:00

My horoscope this morning:
On a day like this one, you can practically sit back and just let fun and romance come to you. But you'll enjoy yourself even more if you make an effort to get out there and be seen. The more people you see, the more likely one of them can bring a little love and spice to your life. You just get along so well with everyone around you, each new person you meet will feel like a new best friend or your next true love.

Cool!!! Guess I better get to loving people, do I charge and whats the going rates? And do I have to report it to IRS?....Hey does that "The more people you see" part mean ALIVE people or crossed over ones too? Okay nice horoscope...me likes this one.

Let's Have Some FUN!

2005-10-09T09:33:00.000-05:00

Okay so here is the deal! Im on a mental upswing! Things are feeling purdy damn good right now, so I feel like having some fun and giving something away!

This is what we are gonna do, I am making up a box of lovely things, this and that type items! And whoever wins this fun contest thingy gets it! If there is more than one correct answer then I will draw a name from my cauldron. LOL!
Remember back in all my lame ramblings and recall that I went to college to get a degree in science. I was going to study genetics. I also was a few classes away from carrying a degree in science and education as well as english. I planned it that way so that my last year would tie up the loose ends and I'd have multiple degrees.
Well life happens and that didn't...so tell me what did I do as a career finally?
By trade what am I? Very few people know online. If you know then you're excluded! If I know you well enough that you already know, I send you crap anyway, LOL! Also if you know dont blurt it out...give the "unknowings" a chance! Mucho grassy-ass!

Recap: Tell me what I did after all that college for a living and career....come on you can do it!

Running time, from today October 9th until Sunday October 16th.

Pics!!!!

2005-10-08T17:00:00.000-05:00

Here are all the fabulous pics! Okay scratch that, not fabuous PICS but pics of fabulous gift-age! And some purchases.

First is a pic of the yarn from Rodney over at eBay!The whole lot including shipping was a bit over 20 bucks...And its rayon not cotton, I misspoke in my previous post.

Next is a pic of the wonderful amulet bag Priscilla sent along with some really cool beads. She crocheted this amulet bag and gifted it to me when I inquired about them...How generous is that? Priscilla is a crocheter and she sews as well. You should see some of her other work! Fabulous!

I bought this cotton yarn from Toni over at Stitchingirl....she has some more I NEED, but I am trying to contain myself!Here is her "yard sale" link.

Up next is a pic of the CAT package I won over at Crochetlist, get this. just for visiting with fellow crocheters! How about them apples? Cool, huh?

Now I am gonna play "follow the link". I posted some pics over at C'ville of all the wonderful gifts Lynlee sent. Please, go check it out so you can ooooooo and ahhhhhhhh! LINK

On a more serious note, not sure where Swapna is in relation to the quake..but please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers...Hope all is well my friend and will be thinking of you!

Blessings Abound

2005-10-07T00:51:00.000-05:00

Well we are back! I have a novel to share!

Our overnighter turned into 5 nights! OY! Let's just say, I know my way around one of Houston's landmarks VERY VERY well! All went well, I think, and we haven't to return to H town until the 19th! Yippie! So thanx to those who prayed, vibed, meditated and sent warm fuzzies! It helped mucho! Blessing number one, by far the biggest!

I have loads of pics to share....
I will post them tomorrow or later today, rather. I got home and had packages out the hoooha! Me loves me some packages!

First, my friends Priscilla, sent me these fabulous beads and a GORGEOUS amulet bag!
Second, I got my box of yarny goodness from Rodney! HELLO! Can we say get busy mama?
The brown boucle I ordered is exactly what I was looking for. Its a very light cotton boucle probably appr. the size of #3 thread! The chenille is a sw, fabu! He even included two samples balls!(Yikes that reads weird, gutterminds)
Next I received a package of cotton elite by Lily in a granny smith apple green from Toni over at Stitch'n girl! (will post link later) She is destashing and has/d wonderous deals on higher end yarn! I got my booty for $7.00, 4 skeins of it, yeah baby!
Then, I got my CAT package from Patricia over at Crochetlist! OMG She sent a box from Herrschnerrs. In it was, 9, 3 oz skeins of caron simply soft in navy, 2, 6 oz skeins of caron simply soft in kelly green and a size H hook, and a free stole pattern to boot! All this gifted to me for chatting with fellow crocheters one night!
And lastly, but not least! Lynlee who was my secret pal, sent me the most kind and "listening" gift ever! What I mean by listening is she took what I say to heart and gave things that mean something to me! Weeping all friggin day! I feel like Im in a kleenex commerical or hallmark or some such rot! Hurry someone share their International House cup of coffee with me! Is that the name of the stuff that comes in the little tins with flavors like swiss chocolate?
Anyway she had a box full of great things! A fabulous purse with lining! Perfect colors for ME!!!! A pendant! Candles and a Goddess soap! Lana yarn for felting, lustersheen in a super cool verigated!Trendsetters eyelash-y type yarn in a yummy brown! A yarn cutter pendant! She also sent my two offsprings a fab gifts a little diddy purse with a belt and pendant, one for each! And a super warm notecard! But the best was a hardback copy of Pippi Longstockings! Think back folks.....remember when I was waxing poetic about PL and what having that book meant to me as a child and saying I lost it over the years somewhere? Well PL is with me again thanx to Lynlee! Come on talk about great SP! Oh crap, I know I am forgetting something! She had the box so full of goodly stuff!Oh well I will post the pics in the morrow and all will see the generous-ness of Miss Lynlee! Can you imagine the brain power it took for her to be my SP? She had to be Lynlee and then SP and the moderator....all the while faking me out! Okay so Im a dim bulb but still! LOL Thank you Lynlee you are da bomb! Hey how often do you get a 30 something calling you "da bomb" LOL....I will stop crying now I promise! All kinds of blessings above!Who knew they came in a box?

Okay I miss Swapna and Kimberly, whos has them? Return them please, no questions asked! You may leave them at the front desk or drop them in the over night slot! Please do not rewind!

Don't Cry For Me Houston Texas....

2005-09-30T06:24:00.000-05:00

The truth is I never left you.....Well at least it feels like I sorta leave for a minute and then I'll be damned if we aren't right back in downtown traffic in a blink of an eye!

We are off again! This time its an over nighter. Ugh! One good thing my grandmother is here so she is hanging out with the oldest while we trek to H Town.

So once again, good vibes, thoughts,prayer, all that good stuff....if you meditate take 5, to focus focus focus! Once again thank you so very very much!

Okay I notice I've been Angry Woman lately....that is so not becoming...what's up with that? For someone who is usually a passive until a sharp tongue or action is needed I sure am ranting...me no likey, is all I got to say! This anger rut is sickening! So being the true libra I am , hehe, I will strive for balance, which is what I prefer! A little bitchin' and a little happy go lucky.....I can do that right?

I also had been feeling guilt because the blog is all about ME ME ME.....and you know I need to shake that feeling....this is my little arena. Do I feel like I need a me thing? Well yep sorta, not whining mind you but I'm Mama, Joe's Wife and someones daughter and this is where I get to be a different part of me. We all wear different hats during our lives, sometimes several at one time on any given day, and I like all my hats, but it's nice to have something seperate from that you know? I can talk about family, I can talk about crafting, I can bitch and moan a little no one is obligated to read it...Okay I havent had a full cup of coffee so I ramble....
All in all I just need to go with the flow!

Here is this weeks sigh, one reason I think I am or was so damned sad which comes out as anger. I tried adopting twice, each time the moms wanted the babies back within a few months.....both of my not homemade daughters were returned to their birth moms with a smile on my face and the mantra, "things happen for a reason"...although I was very hurt and angry and just plain sad. Mind you this was 13 and 12 years ago. I divorced and after my true hubby and I were together 2 years, not married yet however, we decided to go for it again, that it was worth the risk of heartache to go for it again. Well after paper work, etc, trying to decide if adoption or invitro was the way to go, (Psssst I cant homemake babies), time past we looked at pictures on and on....only to learn after falling in love with a few pics and stories, that we arent able to adopt. Lots of factors apparently. Who woulda known, I've done this twice before....geeeez. So this month we decide to push this time....for a sibling group....older kids hard to place, and now we have come to the realization, it aint happening. I think The Old Man had/s grown weary anyway and its time to move on....But knowing it logically and feeling it are two diff things....So this coming week I am learning the lesson of letting go and moving on.....
Yes yes I know I do not like kids very much...but remember I do love mine! Blood dont make a family folks trust me!

Alrighty so here's to all the good things in life and not dwelling on the parts that suck! Where's a beer mug when you need one?

Catching up

2005-09-28T21:17:00.000-05:00

First a vent....I HATE Joanns rainbow sensation boucle'....it's a bitch to frog.
But it's so purdy....trade offs suck!

Secondly, I finally made an eBay yarn purchase. Vicki over at C'ville told me about a couple of folks she buys from over there at eBay. Let me tell ya if the yarn is scrummy yummy , I will be buying more for sure! CHEAP people CHEAP...and it's nice colors I can't find in my area. I got several cones including shipping it came out to just over $20.00. Yes, that is including shipping!
Let me show ya: Brown Boucle, chenille and chenille.

Here are the stores I checked out: Rodney's,Fiber Options, Foxe's Yarn Den.

So I hope it gets here ASAP...so I can fondle it!

I am working on a stole for my grandmother....I hope it comes out well!

Okay here's a major gripe.....I sent several MANY RAOKS.....I am whining so deal with it, out of the 12 I sent (this past month), 4 people acknowledged receiving anything. I can't take it personally as my name and return addy wasnt on any of the packages, but why the ever loving fuck can't people say I got a package from someone today.... I MEAN COME ON! I have a list of folks I have sent to in the past and they have posted they received something, so I think I will just give to these folks and not try to share the gifting with anyone else. We choose to live on a limited income and put family over money, so when I send something its a family project (we all get into it, gather things or in some way help out) and although it dont put us in a financial bind it is a bit of going out of our way. So now I'm done bitching and will stick to those I know appreciate it.

I have great pics to post, and a wonderful find to share with you all, but I'm in a bitchy mood apparently and want to be on the up swing when sharing.

Oh one last note...my friend Mindie sent me the most fabulous tote! I will post a pic tomorrow....if I could talk her into selling these, trust me you all would purchase them. She is a fabulous, wonderous textile artist!

Well I'm out....

And Then.......

2005-09-25T03:53:00.000-05:00

We made it through Rita. Well actually, she never made it here. Not even one tiny drop of rain!!! Can you believe it?

I am so ready to see Corpse Bride!

Just a fast update! I have nothing crafty to report.

Badass Rita

2005-09-22T16:51:00.000-05:00

Well folks, seems Rita might be coming for a visit. We were right in the eyes path but now its slightly to the east of us.

People are evacuating here, which is silly, but oh well, guess images of Katrina are still haunting them.

We went to pick up some extra batteries and water yesterday. None to be found. Lines at gas stations and people fighting. Just so damned stupid. We just shrugged and waited our 30-40 minutes in line and went home empty handed. But fear not being a girlscout until I was 31, I am always prepared. lol, for real I was, carried a card and everything.

We have a distiller that is on stand by and loads of batteries and food. Out in the boonies we are always prepared anyway.

We also have a plan "b', my grandmother can take my offspring westward tomorrow if it looks bad. Since we do animal rescue I can't leave, but once again don't know why anyone would. T-storms and a bit of wind at the most, no biggy.

On to nice yarny topics. I have flung myself to the fibre gods...I have indeed signed up for the fall yarn swap and the purse swap. I am a glutton for punishment, no doubt.

Where's Swapna?

Thanx for dragging me back from the brink of blog death Lynlee! Not sure what that means but it looks purdy typed out.

12 sent, 4 acknowledged.....all I'm saying.

Moving At Warp Speed

2005-09-16T00:05:00.000-05:00

Okay, well more like at a snails pace, but still!

We are back and tired and I have made absolutely no progress...I think it's a bust this time, my precious list making! Fooey! Oh well I can still try I guess!

I did three sketches today, one is rattling around in my empty head taking shape and will be sketched soon. And I leafed through a new doily book.

Hobby Lobby was having a sale on hooks and books, 50% off! I got a gift of mulah from my grandfather, so it was nice to browse pick up a few things and know it was 50% off, hardly any guilt! I ended up getting a clover soft touch hook in size F, a doliy pattern book titled: Easy One-Day Doilies,Fun With Free-Form, How To Free-form Crochet, and a small doily book, can't recall the title. I think I will go back Saturday and get the painted doilies book and doilies with a twist. Can you tell I'm on a doily kick? Im not even froufrou but love the challenge a doily offers!

Recent dids:
Finished Dean Koontz, House of Thunder. On a scale of one to 10 I give it a five..woulda been higher but the end just really took away from the whole fabulous first part! UGGGGH!

Watched The Hithchikers Guide to The Galaxy...Loved it really did....All I can say is, when having tea with mice, beware!!!!

Also watched Shaun of The Dead....I loved it too, I haven't a clue why I was cackling so loud but I did...gotta love British humour!

Life Aquatic was funny....at first I was like, ummmmm , wtf did I just buy? The next thing you know I was snorting....I think it is so funny the way nothing phases these people....straight faced through the most emotional times!

Thanx to all for the good vibes, I promise I will try not to tap your feel good , thinking of you vibes to many more times!

Concrete Jungle

2005-09-14T06:12:00.000-05:00

We are off to Houston again. This time it will be a mad dash. Four hours there, four hours back. Running to the Jr. High to get The Oldest Offspring and then on the road to the concrete jungle...I hate rushing almost as much as I hate waiting.

Sadly, I don't foresee us stopping at any places of crafty goodness!

I am revising my "c" day.....I'm giving me until Friday....and I checked, I can do that cuz I'm the boss of me!

Again any spare, thoughts, and good vibes would be much appreciated!

Re-cap

2005-09-12T01:56:00.000-05:00

Okay here is my list....Noted beside if its been done or what not...

Write pattern for Heart and Sole barefoot sandal
Write pattern for Scarf
Write pattern for Flurry Cap PATTERN

Finish bolero
Finish Scarf
Finish felted bag *ran out of yarn...sigh! Hope to get more tomorrow.
Finish baby bonnet (may write pattern depending on finished product)

Secret project to start and finish!DONE

Now here is what I had last time I didn't complete for various reasons:

Granny square afghan...not enough blocks but Im gonna do something with it
Steph (The Niece's purse) line it and add button

BONUS:
Another flurry cap made during pattern writing process! Yippie! Pics on pattern link above!

Signing off with hugs to Kimberly for retuning from her journey and to Swapna for listening , or reading?, to me rattle and that awesome job of irish crochet she did for Kathy's pattern. Holy Moley! And hug to Lynlee, what a sweet woman she is, the strength to do what she does for couples wanting babies! How cool are you girl?

Todays the day.....

2005-09-10T04:36:00.000-05:00

Today is "C" day folks....yep, today is Get CRAP Done Day, or for nicer people Crochet The Day Away Day!

Now to I put forth for your horrific entertainment, the joyful slave to yarn, ME!
Do I look like I am excited to get started? HUH? Do I? Yep what I thought! Can you drown yourself by drinking too much coffee?

Look at the wild eyed stare! YIKES! Gather your children and hide them! Call the X-files! I am a crocheting freak on a mission!

UFO time again.........sigh!

2005-09-09T03:29:00.000-05:00

Alrighty well folks seems I have gotten in over my head again! YIKES!
I am posting a WIP/UFO list yet again in hopes I will actually do something. Last time I did this I got quite a bit done!
So without further ado here is the endless list:

Write pattern for Heart and Sole barefoot sandal
Write pattern for Scarf
Write pattern for Flurry Cap

Finish bolero
Finish Scarf
Finish felted bag
Finish baby bonnet (may write pattern depending on finished product)

Secret project to start and finish!

Now here is what I had last time I didn't complete for various reasons:

Granny square afghan...not enough blocks but Im gonna do something with it
Steph (The Niece's purse) line it and add button

Unlike before I will only be posting pics here rather than C'ville. So if you're dying to follow the drama peek in every once in a while! I am giving myself three days maybe four to complete these projects. I have other things I want to move on too and these projects are a lode stone.

Update: About the Pagan Charity Group I dumped that idea...I'm a human (or something akin to that) first, then pagan. No need to bring my beliefs into my giving...who cares really....as long as somethings being done. I will let my walk speak for me...no label!

Update : Book Club Blog...I'm warming on this idea! I have posted a poll on the sidebar about it! Helps give direction to the forming.

I have 200 gmail invites....who wants one?

Im in love with Earth Faire.....who has used them? Let me know about your service and products please!

Deb over at dudleyspinner is fabulous....let me tell ya, not only did she send me a gorgeous skein of handspun yarn... she emails with ideas and always replies to my questions....if you need unspun rovings please contact her....She is fabulous as are her goodies! BTW the skein she gave me was once a hat and I think it wants to be that again! Thanx Deb! Oh and she has fabu pics of a recent sheep/wooly fest thingy she attended! Go look, make haste!

People Suck

2005-09-08T23:56:00.000-05:00

Well most people....nuff said!

uh huh

2005-09-06T18:02:00.000-05:00

You rule. in 15 years, you won't be as known as you
are now, but most of the people that will know
you then will like you (or else I'll beat them
with a stick). You're nice to listen to.

What band from the 80s are you?
brought to you by Quizilla

Wow....lesser known than I am now....interesting as I'm almost off the grid now. Guess this means falling further into obscurity.

Linkage!

2005-09-05T19:09:00.000-05:00

Here are a few finds....thought I'd pass them along.

Ghostgirl

Booktalk

RAOK

Help Others

Violet

Enjoy!

Hey PS...there is a new poll on the side bar! Vote your life depends on it..Not really but vote if ya get a chance!

Kiss Me, Baby!!

2005-09-05T16:32:00.000-05:00

I'm no pro at being a mom, infact I am lacking in the department, crap I don't even like children per se...
I will kick anyones ass who harms a child but I don't care to be around small humans.
Okay yea, I'm a bitch, so what!
My offspring never had a mom who flopped in the floor playing with them or ran around at the park...we read even when they were toddlers we went to lectures etc..
When Emily, the eldest, was four she had some interaction with "real" children, she was amazed at them running around making loud burst of noise...she wiggled her small finger and looked up me with saucer sized eyes and when I bent to reach her whisper , she says "Is there something wrong with that child?"
Did I do harm to them, not sure...but they are very liberated...if they feel like dancing in Target, go for it....if they sing at the top of their lungs to HIM, go for it! Somehow they found their own balance....Maybe it was the live music festivals that made them free spirits...who knows...But I know I like to be around THESE two small humans.
Okay I've rambled and lost the meaning in this post! LOL

Now to the crux of this madness....
We made a trip to Wally World...YIKES, I know...but as the girls were walking in with their Dad they we greeted by girlfriends smooching at the store entrance...
No one flinched no one said a word! BRAVO...I gotta say I was very proud of them , but decided I would wait to see if they said someting. So having bought more shit than we needed we made our way back to our van, got in and took off for home.

The Old Man whispers "the girls saw some ladies kissing do we need to discuss it?" It's our rule we have open topics, nothing is off limits and discussed within reason. Not profain or over the top but explanatory. Apparently Emily heard his whisper and she said "SO!!"...The Old Man and I looked at eachother and grinned. He asked "why "SO" Emily? Explain why you said that." She said "well who cares if there were girls kissing, thats their business, beside at least they are being kind to one another". He said "did it make you uncomfortable"....she said "no, people loving eachother shouldnt be uncomfortable"...So then Amy was asked how she felt...She simply said.."Loves got nothing to do with if are you a boy or girl"

WOHOOO....Score one for offspring! Should this be a big deal...well no, but it is, sadly!!! The Old Man and I had such a euphoric feeling all evening! Living in the fundamentalist belt.....openness is almost unheard of.

BTW, we do jump in rain puddles....dance in walmart...and sing at the top of our lungs to "Queen"...all of us...So if you're ever in central Texas and see people with a rainbow of hair colors hopping in puddles and just acting plain nuts...stop and say "Hi"! Guess we all have reached our childhood together...who knows!

HUH?

2005-09-05T00:55:00.000-05:00

Your Brain's Pattern

Your mind is a firestorm - full of intensity and drama.
Your thoughts may seem scattered to you most of the time...
But they often seem strong and passionate to those around you.
You are a natural influencer. The thoughts you share are very powerful and persuading.

What Pattern Is Your Brain?

Musings and Wonderment

2005-09-04T00:39:00.000-05:00

I love Blue October...perhaps one of my favorite bands of all time. I guess I've followed them for 5-6 years...then all the sudden when I say Blue October more people seemed to know who they are in recent days because they were on the American Pie Wedding movie soundtrack.... But anyway if you get a chance check them out, especially the first cd, History For Sale...loaded with songs of dealing with mental illness, I know, don't sound lovely but if you ever have had a mental illness , it seems like someone knows what the hell you are feeling, felt and living....Anyway I can remember standing at The Metro, a club, on Austins famous 6th street for hours just to see Justin and his very primal sounds in song...I'd stand at the edge of the stage and cry...sometimes jump.

I was going through my books, I have a load of books. Last year The Old Man and I wanted to open a bookstore. We did the building search, decided that we wanted to be in the town where the Oldest attends school. We asked around about how people would feel about a book store....this is the response we got "Why'd anyone want a book store, we read enough in school , my free time I watch rassling (wrestling)!" Anyway we decided to go ahead with it, and offer a cyber cafe' as well, four pcs, dsl connection, no biggy. But it would allow us to be a family and work together.Well the loan didnt go through due to the location after we purchased TONS of books..So now I am sorting through them....making a shelf for us to keep and read and the rest I am giving away..Sorta sad about them leaving, but really what good is it to have thousands of books that I will never read?

Why the fuck aren't the closed down military bases being use to house the displaced people in New Orleans and Mississippi and elsewhere? HUH? WHY? I know to damned logical, there are toilets, beds, medical clinics and or hospitals, kitchens...No Bush or political bashing please....Not a fan but it gets old. Just amazed that these buildings arent being use.....

Does anything taste better than a nice hot chai tea?

I got my Interweave Knit Crochet mag...me likes! But don't know that I will be making anything out of it!

Why do people think that who they know makes them have value?

The Old Man declined the promotion.....YIPPIE!!! I knew there was a reason I loved him. I had no idea he had done so....Until a few days ago I said "so have you decided on that position" and he told me he turned them down a few days before! Sure it meant more money and insurance, but is that worth the trade off to not being a family?

Scrunchies and Munchies

2005-09-01T04:43:00.000-05:00

I have these two things on my mind.....

I want to do a scrunchie swap....but over a C'ville all the dance cards look pretty full...Scrunchies are practical and can be cute and a rather cool accessory. When to pounce is the questions????

Food, I want some. I don't keep junk food on hand and am out of fruit...But I want to gnaw on something, what? I'm not sure!

I've been tossing around the idea of a book blog....I would like for it to be more intimate than a big group perhaps 6 people or 12 at the max.....I will keep searching for a day or two from already set up forums, etc, before I make up my mind.
But feel free to give me your opinions....

I didn't do really anything crafty today but I did groom two of my little guys....I clipped enough hair of these miniature schnauzers to make one other whole dog! Hopefully I will post pics tomorrow.

Still in search of texture-y fibres!!!Come on folks send me "finding what I need" vibes!

Bibliophile Me

2005-08-31T00:37:00.000-05:00

As one gets older and reflects on the important parts of their lives...I would hope that the time spent with loved ones, blood related or not be at the top of the list.
Maybe a pleasent memory of how your childs small fuzzy head smelled the first time you held them. Maybe the memory that captures you is the first time you made love to someone you felt you had known all your life and had been waiting for since the beginning of time.

But I know I would have to add my love of books to my reflective memories. Not to bemoan my life as a child, but when one hops from home to home never knowing where they will end up, books seemed to me to be the only constant.

I carried a tattered copy of Pippi Longstockings everywhere I went. I've long since lost the book, but can remember reading it and the comfort it brought each night as the words lulled me to sleep.

As a child I read everything and anything...devouring books cover to cover and then all over again. E.B White, and Judy Blume were companions.

When I was a pre-teen, I'd read those big Readers Digest condensed books. They were good for 4-5 stories. And this is the age I discovered James Herriot and his tales of being a veternarian in soggy England. I'd laugh out loud at his tales. He swooped out of the pages and carried me to the mucky old wet barns to deliever calves with him. I was there. Edgar Alan Poe fasinated me too at this time.

Then as I grew older more was available to me. I read gothic romances, which somehow I still find pleasure in, even though I dislike romance books. I read Dorothy Gillman, and "Gone with the Wind", Margret Mitchell's one and only novel. My grandmother who is also an avid reader, bought me a copy of Marquis De Sades , "Justine" . I was shocked but also totally captivated. (she had no idea what it was, lol) I also read J.D. Salingers "Catcher In The Rye", I was Holden. "The Tale of Two Cities"....ahhhh, nothing to be said about it really, it speaks for itself.

I could, back then, read 5-7 books a week, if not more....drinking in every word as if I were thirsty and the words were the only thing that could quinch me.
Becoming and adult and falling in love with the portrait, painted by words that could make me laugh or cry or see the world so differently than I had before, opened a whole new world for me.

Now when I open a new book and hear that soft cracking noise of the spine or open an older book that has lost the crisp ping of pages being newly opened, and a musty smell lifts and finds its way to my memories...I know that I will be on an adventure shortly.

So books are a very big part of my life and I hope that my love for them will grow in my children.

Surely I'm not the only one who feels this way......

On the homefront....

2005-08-30T03:11:00.000-05:00

I have now three, count them...THREE, 1,2,3, projects on hooks now. (scarf, bolero and baby bonnet)

Still searching for my textures in tuscany colors.....

My heart goes out to those terrorized and left devastated by Katrina.

Still dt. pepsi free, seven days now!

I think I will only post new projects in my blog from now on.

I've yet to set goals for this week...who am I kidding I never set them anyway and if I do I rarely go with the program!

August 30 is . . . . National Toasted Marshmallow Day

Found an interesting site or two:

Screenhead

Scroll down until you see the crocheted hat...guys shes getting bids of over $50.00 USD....

I want to go here notice the crocheted mention...

What the hell? People pay good money to see this! Joking...I wouldn't pay more than 2 bucks!hehe

Dudley Do-ed Right By Me

2005-08-29T03:39:00.000-05:00

Deb over at Dudleyspinner had a little contest. She asked a questions, several of us answered, she pulled a name for a jar, and it was MINE! Muahahahaaha! Can you beleive it? I won some yummy hand dyed spun yarn fresh from the farm! Thanx Deb. Although, you do realize this means you're a fibre pusher, you give me my first little taste free then I'll come crawling back for more, oh but there will be a price! Oh yes! Dirty pool that, Deb, dirty pool! Hehe...I'm going to pet my yarn lots and lots of times...

Okay, so now do I not only stalk poor Swapna over at C'ville....now poor overworked Kimberly is a target. Yep...I have cybernapped her a few times. But I must say Kimberly is no where near as polite about giving me the push off as Swapna, oh no indeed not. Kimberly bluntly says, "I have work to do. Bye" LOL.."Yea and don't let the door hit ya on the ass on the way out!" Well she didn't say that last bit, but she might as well have! LOL Just joshing ya ladies! I think its fun! Kimberly no need to file that restraining order...LOL!

I did not smoke hashish...I'm on an upswing, so sue me!

Leaf Me Alone...hardy har har

2005-08-28T00:27:00.000-05:00

This is as productive as I was today! It was fun and I can't wait to make some more, but not sure I'm ga-ga over it.

On to other stuff....YIPPIE!
I learned that Landscape yarn does felt...it's around 6 bucks for a ball....and I also learned that Lion brand fisherman 100% wool can be dyed and felted and its 9.00 for a skein, can't remember if it's 6 or 8 ozs.

I need texture guys...loads of texture....and for some reason there is a project in my head but I can't find the items needed to make it come to life....the search is on, I guess! Now if I can find eBay folks who take money orders I will be shopping for sure!

Saturdays Sigh Fest

2005-08-27T05:33:00.000-05:00

Ramblings from a whiney, slighly off center, sub-human.
Listed below will be the things I noticed this week. Should be easy to follow.

1) I had to pull out my fat pants and actually USE them.
2) A human can actually say the "f" word every other word in a sentence and it still makes sense.
3) Dt. Pepsi and I got a divorce, 4 days aspartame free
4) No one likes sperm, especially the crocheted variety, so I must make more!
5) I want to see Brothers Grimm, and then again I don't
6) I wished someone would die and felt no guilt
7) I covet more than I realize
8) I hate women bosses who use their female wiles to get there way
9) I need to cry and I can't
10) That I really don't like many fellow pagans any more than I like fundementalist christians. Different song, same tune.
11) I want to go back to school, for what I don't know
12) That I want to erase this but wont......

In The Stars

2005-08-26T02:30:00.000-05:00

Here is my horoscope for today:

While normally you're the height of sociability and graciousness, right now you rise to even greater heights of social genius with only the slightest provocation. Go ahead and indulge your rampant curiosity about different people, places and things. To your delight, you discover new hobbies, toys, interests and a wide-ranging circle of friends who might just end up developing into lifelong connections.

I think they gave me the wrong "scope"....Notice the bolded part? Who they talkin' 'bout? The curiosity part, yea okay, I'm down with that...but the other!!!???

Who's Your Daddy?

2005-08-24T22:45:00.000-05:00

Look I made sperm, all by myself!!! No don't call the vatican or the tabloids! It's a yarny sperm. It is probably why my yarn stash reproduces, I dunno!

The Old Man didn't think the sperm needed eyes or a mouth...I gave it blue eyes. No mouth....yet. I did although ask for a live model of a sperm and got a hearty chuckle............well I did try anyway, sigh!

Now I want to make a big giant pillow sperm!

And We're Off....Well Almost

2005-08-22T21:45:00.000-05:00

Well folks being the dingbat I am thought we were to go to Houston Wednesday, well guess what? IT'S TUESDAY! So at 4am central time while the majority of you are snug as a bug in a rug.... we will be braving Houston traffic.

But rest assure it will be an educational trip for the offspring. Oh yes, The Old Man will teach them the proper way to shoot the bird. And I will no doubt teach them the correct cadence to say HEY, WATCH IT YOU FRIGGIN A**WIPE! (we don't really do this, much!) hehe, it's really funny The Old Man is from Jersey and when he gets stressed his accent gets heavy, so damned cute! Ahem , but like I said we try to keep it clean, sorta.

So while you all are drinking your lattes remember to send us out some postive, non-carjacking, non-road rage shooting vibes please!

Oh and I am hoping we all aren't so whipped that we can't stop by the SUPER Hobby Lobby or Micheals in the area. There just might be light at the end of the tollway!

Well Crap!

2005-08-21T04:08:00.000-05:00

Well folks I need a few minutes to whine! Look, I said folks assuming anyone reads this tripe!
I dislike when folks go on about poor them, so being a hypacrit, I'm gonna do just that.
I got shingels, I hate it, I feel like crap. Could be three more weeks of this shit and I have a trip to Houston Wednesday that must be kept. I want to cry out of anger and just plain feeling crappy. Well I'm done whining now. It could be worse so thank the powers that be that I'm blessed. All in all three weeks is nothing compared to what some folks deal with!

On to better things. Those that guessed scarf, are right. I designed, I use that term loosely, a scarf and am almost done, I want to finish typing the pattern up before I show it. Although it's not fabu I do like it very much! Not so much the workmanship but the overall look.

Lynlee, I don't think your life is boring, I think it's wonderful. And I think you rock! So there, I'm the boss of me and I said, so it's so! Neener neener.

Okay, I got a question real quick then I'm off. When someone says they want "witchy" items does this mean, comical green faced witches, wiccan stuff, or pellar (cunning woman or traditionalist, *my branch of stuff btw) stuff? I'm afraid to ask , that I might offend. Opinions greatly appreciated.

Well Emily Dickinson is calling me to bed...hey, that sounds naughty! :snort:

Leapin' Lizards

2005-08-19T23:57:00.000-05:00

See the pretty cat above? Ain't she a doll? Okay so shes a scaley old lizard, she thinks she's a cat! And I ain't telling her no different! This is Iggy, she never told me she wanted a new name different from the one she was dubbed when she was with another home, so we kept the name Iggy. She is so sweet! I can honestly say I love her. She listens and she loves to lay on me. If I stick my hand out to her she lays her little head in my hand! I cut her nails once and made her bleed I cried like a freak. Anyway that's my Iggy and she's wonderful. My cat can kick your cats ass, so there!

Also take note of the crimson crocheted thingy above....it's not a money shot BUT it's proof I am doing something. Wanna guess what it is?

I am currently reading: The Good, The Bad, and The Mad, some weird people in American history By E. Randall Floyd, and Reincarnation, exploring the Concepts of Reincarnation in Religion, Philosophy, and Traditional Cultures by Nevil Drury, and finally There's a Little Witch in Every Woman, discover the magickal powers to create the life you want By Midia Star.

Ya Flake!

2005-08-19T05:21:00.000-05:00

Well since I can't show you my project on the hook....I am not lollygagging!
I thought I'd share a cookie plate I painted. Was hoping the "wintery" theme would cool this blasted heat! Well it didn't help, sadly!

I've been window shopping at eBay for yarns. Ya know I want to know something.....where do these people find thse yarns on the cones? They are getting them for deep wholesale somewhere. I have a tax id number....hook me up someone ! HELLO... I could so do some RAOKS! I did a search and found nothing...I must have worded it wrong. "Wholesale Yarn" must not be the right search!

Okay back to the heat for a moment....how come you can never get naked enough to be comfortable? HMM? Forget fantasy of being chased around the maypole by some strapping young stud named The Old Man....Forget fanstasies of frolicking in the woods playing hide and go seek striptease! Forget fanstasies of walking in the the LYS and saying "I'll take everything on your shelves. Pack it up and have it delievered" and flouncing out! Forget the fantasy about being able to eat a whole package of Little Debbie's brownies and not worry about a new patch of cellulite! My one and only fantasy now is to stand stradle over a nice cool vent, naked, and arms spread, like the little man in Grey's Anatomy and little mist of cool water and very powerful streams of cool air bathe me, ahhhhhhh yes thats it. Well I can dream can't I? Aaron Lewis turning up at my house lulling me to sleep will happen before I find relief from this damned heat!
I can't even cry all my moisture is gone....