Blog archives for July, 2008

I was enchanted by this book. I mean, what an awesome premise. A year of local food life. How did they do it? How much of what, exactly, did they plant, and how did they raise meat for the winter? Canning? Did they make butter like in Little House in the Big Woods (one of [...]

This weekend has been busy. Busy is good; it keeps my mind occupied. But today isn’t busy. Today I have a doctor’s appointment to find the results of last week’s x-rays. I’m nervous. Nervous and not busy are a dangerous combination, one easily leading to anxiety.
What should I do today? Last week I spent the [...]

I blinked, and suddenly the kitchen became a disaster area, the laundry piled high, the temperature (finally) went up again, and my room became unclean. As today’s finally a day where I don’t have to worry about being a chauffeur, I think I’m going to work on clearing off some of those things. As well [...]

It ain’t Keep Yer Cool (without A/C) around here, it’s…

… Freeze Yer Buns, in a cute almost-finished cardigan sweater. In July. I must have poor blood circulation ’cause I freeze so easily. In fact, last week, while sitting at the pool, I complained of being cold, and speculated that it must be in the low [...]

All right:
I finished BSJ, with Sara’s help. (It really does pay to have a second set of eyes sometimes! I can’t believe I made such a mistake; I thought I was doing well.)

Look! It's… half a BSJ??

Oh wait, you wanted to see the real thing? Well, have an awful picture.

A whole BSJ!!

Yay! Yes, awful picture, [...]

I missed you! Sunbeam Soapbox, to think I’ve gotten so attached within such a short time. Ahhh, it’s nice to have you back (even if this means I have to get finishin’ and photographin’. on the weekend. when I have other plans.) With Sara gone and no Soapbox, all I’ve had to do all week [...]

Uh, yeah. No knitting lately. BSJ is frustrating (but it doesn’t seem like it’d work, I don’t wanna frog again!! oh wait, that lifeline idea is a good one…) and I am just putting off casting off Henry and casting on Brigit (which I’ve thoroughly convinced myself is the right choice—although I’m still a little [...]

In my efforts to procrastinate on whatever it is I’m supposed to be doing (which isn’t much, which is why I procrastinate so badly—my own fear of empty space practically rules me), I’ve been reading a lot of weblogs I used to be in touch with and reminiscing. Many of the bloggers had seen the [...]

I decided to upload a couple pictures of BSJ in progress, because it is a weird construction and I personally wish there were more pictures of how it’s supposed to look while progressing.

This is how it looks laid flat. The left side is the first 3 and a little of the 4th repeats of the [...]