I will admit that the title is due to an offhand comment made at work this evening, and probably has nothing to do with the rest of the post. Hooray non-sequiteur? I spent a goodly sum of the weekend knitting away at the first of the August socks. Once that sock was finished (in an […]
We’ve been having all kinds of weird weather lately. Everything from sunny & hot to stormy with hail. This is what I drove home in this evening. I have to admit, I had a bit of a blast plowing through all the water that was gathering on the road! We had ourselves a bit of […]
Time to get on with the August Socks! My Skinflint Sock Club socks of the month are Hermione’s Everyday Socks by Erica Lueder. Yes, I’ve knit them before, but they’re worth a repeat. When you knit them according to direction they make wonderful Lady Socks, and when you upsize them slightly to 72 sts around… […]
Sometimes it takes a couple of days of searing heat to make me appreciate a good rain shower. I rained on Friday. It’s Sunday now, and we’re just wishing that the sky would open up and cool things down. You have absolutely no idea how glad we are that the guys who built our house […]
I kept meaning to post about last weekend’s hijinks, but got sidetracked. I’m now on a rotating shift schedule at work, and it messes with my ability to organize my posts. Either way, just in time for the new weekend, I bring you my adventures LAST weekend! We started off by driving down to the […]
I meant to blog this sooner, but the weather wasn’t on my side. For really nice photos, I like to have a goodly amount of natural light. The past couple of days? Rain. Either way, this little gem arrived in our Superbox sometime on the weekend or very slightly prior to that (when we wouldn’t […]
Last week I mentioned the socks that I’m designing. I got a little farther along and have decided to take a little rest to decide where to go from here. You see, I love the texture, but it takes a little longer knit. I’m also a little worried about whether I will warp the fabric […]
We meant to go on the Full Moon Ride this month, but it didn’t happen. For starters, with me getting over the flu, we weren’t sure that I would be able to make it. Second, I have to work today. So instead, we decided to get on the bikes and head for dinner. We took […]
Dear Major Computer & Peripherals Company, I’m sure this was not your intention, but I’d like to thank you for the inordinate heat that your laptop batteries put out. The laptop I have is a few years old, so I have no doubt that you have since fixed what I am now calling the “hot […]
I may have mentioned that Calgary recently played host to a whole schwack of celebrities during the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo. We apparently had Shatner, and Felicia Day, and a whole bunch of web artists. It also had my friend Mike. Mike is our former roommate back from when we were living in the […]