No Knit Day

I had a nice visit with my Mom today and I think she liked Holly & Mike's new house.  Mike made a delicious pot of Ham & Bean soup and they had used the canning book I gave them to make some applesauce yesterday, which was also very good.  I nearly hit another deer on our way back home.  I suppose they are all a bit skiddish since it's hunting season.

Today is a no-knit day.  My bursitis has flared up in my left shoulder so I'm just going to wind some yarn I picked up today from a customer who wants 4 button hats made from her yarn.  I've already taken a Naproxen which will hopefully kick in by the time I finish eating dinner and then I just might go to bed early.

Done, done, diddly done

The last of my craft shows for 2009 is over and I have to say I'm relieved.  It was not a good show for me but my friends Tanya and Linda fared much better.

Now I need to finish an order for fingerless mitts for my friend Eddie and knit up a charcoal gray felted hat for a customer from the Mt. Bruce show.  Next I can concentrate on Christmas knitting and personal knitting.  So glad for that!  I have to work on my hoodie tunic sweater -- nearly done, unravel another WIP sweater that wasn't behaving, and start working on some of the yarn my sister Denise has brought back for me from various trips over the past few years.  I've been woefully slow in using them and they're all so nice.

Tomorrow morning I'm picking up my Mom and driving her out to see Holly & Mike's new house.  Mike has cooked up a pot of Ham & Bean soup for us for lunch so we'll get there early enough to tour the house and then eat.  Mom will no doubt take pictures and I'm sure will love the place.

If I get home early enough I want to head over to Jan the Potter's house to pick up this great piece of pottery that can be used for dips.  I'll post a picture if I end up getting one.

Done for the day

Today was such a full day.  I worked this morning and took the afternoon off of work so I could finish preparing for our craft show.  I made 8 signs to advertise the show and placed them in several locations near Tanya's house.  The basement looked great and we had plenty of things to sell.

I think we had just short of 20 people show up from 4 pm to 6:30 pm and that's not too bad.  I think nearly everyone who came bought something, but I, alas, did not sell a single thing.  Fiddledeedee.  I hope tomorrow is more fruitful.  For now I'm just going to wash up and go to bed.

Hard to believe.....

but this is post #200.  When I began early this year I'm sure I didn't expect to keep up with this project.  But I have.  And I've really enjoyed writing about all that matters to me.  I get some nice feedback too, so some of you are enjoying it too!

My friends Tanya and Linda and I are having a home craft show this weekend.  We have so much great stuff for sale -- Tanya's basement looks amazing.  Now all we need are customers.  We've passed out flyers, invited co-workers, friends, family.  PLEASE SHOW UP! 

Here are some great shots of the available items -- I KNOW you need them!

 

 

 

 

 

We will have some light refreshments and door prizes -- even more incentive to come!

Aggravation

What aggravates you?  Right now for me it's this stupid computer.  It is slower than molasses.  Sometimes I can't make things print or I'll just get gibberish.  What gives??  I realized the other day that my computer is nearly 5 years old.  That's nearing the end of its life expectancy and probably outdated beyond belief.  I'm ready to kick it to the curb but not really ready to buy a replacement so I guess I'll just have to deal with it for now.

Hurry, hurry, hurry

It's nearly midnight so I've got to get a post done fast so I don't miss a day.

Tonight my quilt stitch group met at our friend Kathy's house.  I couldn't wait to go.  Not because I had finished a phenomenal quilt for show and tell.  Oh no, something much more exciting.  On Saturday I was going through some old Handwoven magazines that my friend Deb had given me to pass on to the gals who now have her mother's looms.  She thought there might be some articles of interest to me in them as well.

I should say so.  While flipping through the pages of a 1992 issue, I came across a credit union deposit envelope.  Yep, inside was $250!!!  I couldn't believe it.  I flipped a couple more pages and there -- three crisp $100 bills.  A total windfall of $550.  I couldn't imagine how she didn't miss the money.

I brought the loot to our meeting and waited patiently to give it back to Deb.  While she was very pleased at my findings she wasn't shocked in the least.  She said she often set money aside for holiday shopping.

Deb is considering buying a Juki quilting machine and now she has enough money to get one.  How nice is that!  She also rewarded me with $50 as a finder's fee.  Whoohoo!

Short but Sweet

There's just never a bad ending to a day where knitting is involved.  I knit with a few Black Sheep members tonight at the Panera Bread in Southfield, where we met a new knitter, Becky, who found us through the BSKG blog.  I knit a couple more inches on the hood of my hoodie tunic and hope to have it finished this week.  It's a good time of year to be wearing it!

Afterward I headed over to Tanya's house so we could plan our open house craft show this weekend.  We discussed table layout, food, flyers, getting lots of people to show up.  I'll be sending out the flyer to my customers for whom I have email addresses.  If you're within driving distance of Berkley, give me a shout and I'll let you know how you, too, could get an early start on your holiday shopping by purchasing locally produced crafts.  Linda Lu joined us to add her input and I think we've got a plan.  Now we just need customers.