2006 November archive at limedragon :)

Update

21.Nov.06 ~ 1:31 pm

Thank you again to everyone who left comments about my Dad in my last post. We really appreciated it. He did leave the hospital last Monday. But by Friday, he had a high fever and signs of Pneumonia, and Mom took him back to the hospital yesterday morning. He has had oxygen and also new antibiotics. The folks at the hospital are hopeful that he will be able to go home tomorrow or the day after that.

I’ve been keeping myself busy knitting and cleaning my parents’ house and have hardly spent any time at the computer. I’m ridiculously behind. Grandma is in town for Thanksgiving, so we’ll be hitting the day-after sales this weekend. I hope to be able to share pictures of WIPs and FOs next week.
Happy Thanksgiving!

general, personal | 9 stitches

Worn Out

12.Nov.06 ~ 5:43 pm

I have no energy today. It’s been a busy and tiring weekend. My dad had to go into the hospital; he had a heart attack (20-year history), but is OK now and will go home in a couple more days. There’s plenty that needs to be done before Thanksgiving, so I’m going to take the week off.

I decided earlier that I wanted to participate in the “From the Stacks Winter Challenge.” Continue reading »

books, personal | 11 stitches

Knitters’ Coffee Swap Questionnaire

11.Nov.06 ~ 7:57 am

Hi Stephanie! Looking forward to a fun and coffee-filled swap! : )

knitting, secret pals or swaps | Comments Off

Quelle Horreur!

10.Nov.06 ~ 9:27 pm

In this case, the picture speaks for itself. Continue reading »

knitting | 4 stitches

Strata

09.Nov.06 ~ 5:22 pm

Recently, my dad found a box still filled with stuff I had packed when they sold their house (3 years ago). It was one of these boxes containing different things that I’d had neither time nor room to pack properly.

It was fun looking through to see what I would find; saved books and comics from my childhood, school papers, and even an address book I thought was lost ages ago. I picked out and photographed this selection from different stages of my life—all from this one box.

books, general, personal | 4 stitches

Spellchecking

08.Nov.06 ~ 8:56 pm

I got a notification tonight from Firebox about a new update for 1.5, but I decided to try Firefox 2.0 instead. Guess what?

general, technology | 1 stitch

Holiday Preparation

07.Nov.06 ~ 9:38 am

I stopped by the 3 Kittens (update: link fixed, thanks!) last weekend to get some yarn for the secret gift I’m making. I lucked out because they were having a sale. The yarn I bought was 45% off, and I also got 15 patterns for $1! (The yarn doesn’t break my Yarn Diet, because it’ll be used for a gift.)

knitting, socks | 7 stitches

Knit Mitt Kit Swap Questionnaire

05.Nov.06 ~ 12:17 pm

Hi KMKS partner! I hope my answers are helpful.

What are your favorite colors? Purple! I love deep colors, either jewels or muted. Yellow is my least favorite color, a little bit as accent is fine. My all-time favorite color combination would be purple and green.

knitting, secret pals or swaps | Comments Off

Sock Yarn Love

04.Nov.06 ~ 7:45 am

I really do like sock yarn! They’re so colorful and fun to look at. Plus, you usually only need 1-2 skeins and that’s not as expensive as buying yarn for larger projects. Before I put myself on a yarn diet, I had acquired some fun and varied sock yarns. (Hey! Today, it’ll have been been 5 weeks! Yay!)

socks, yarn stash | 7 stitches