Archive For August, 2007

Ask, And You Shall Receive and Coming Attractions ~

By | August 30, 2007

Overwhelming –  to put it very mildly. Really, I can’t even begin  to thank  all of you enough for your generous offers to test knit. But, boy, I am  so going to take you up on it. And as all the test knits come back  to me  over the next several weeks I will be [...]

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How you know you’re not firing on all cylinders & Test Knitters Wanted ~

By | August 29, 2007

Much to my disgust, I thought I was putting cinnamon in  my  coffee this morning…. instead  this happened:   This        + this    = Not a good thing. I know the site has been a bit quiet lately…. it seems I’ve had a bit (ok, not a bit, a lot) of a [...]

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Back on the Grid ~

By | August 27, 2007

We are back on the grid….finally. Longer post to follow later, but suffice it to say it could have been  so much worse, so I am not complaining at all.  Just catching up on laundry, dishes, dyeing  and email and yes, big trees and limbs to get rid of (Mr. Plucky  is excited as we [...]

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In The Wake Of The Storm~

By | August 24, 2007

No Electricity.  Which means no internet (currently at Panera Bread enjoying their wifi), no dyeing (so much for the dyeing goal I had for this weekend) and, the most disturbing of all, no hair dryer! Estimated time of re-connection with the outside world….. Sunday evening. So, lot’s of trips to Panera for wifi. Later, when [...]

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We Have A Winner ~

By | August 20, 2007

 Nicole – (I am not sure if you have a blog or I would link to it…..) You won!!!!             Madonna and Menachem Begin were both born on August 16. And, the co-winner for the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize was Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat. During August, in the evening, the “Summer [...]

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I Ordered the Red & A Shop Update ~

By | August 19, 2007

Shop update. Yay!! And, don’t forget to play along with the contest….tonight is the last night. Pluky girl (a.k.a. the random number generator) will be picking the winning entry tomorrow.   Petifores – 100% Merino Wool Fingering   Lt. Dan – 100% Merino Wool   Shrimp  Gumbo  - BFL Alpaca   Little Lambs Eat Ivy [...]

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