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May 31, 2005

Do I Have A Lot To Tell You

I feel like I've been gone for ages.  I have so much to tell you that I don't even know where to start.  I guess I'll start at the beginning :)

Friday when I got home I had yarn.  Really yummy yarn.

I am totally in love with this stuff.  It's Blue Sky Alpaca Cotton in Shell and it is so soft and snugly that you can't really believe it's 100% cotton.  This yarn is destined to be Grumperina's Tivoli T-shirt and I can hardly wait to finish the Zip Cardi so I can start on this project.  Actually, I couldn't wait to swatch so I did that Saturday morning.

19 stitches and 24 rows on size 8 needles.  It will be a nice change from 4-ply cotton!

Speaking of 4-ply cotton, I'm making good progress on the Zip Cardi.  I finished the back Saturday morning.

I finished the right front last night and have a good start on the left front.  For the fronts I switched back to the addis and the gauge is the same, but the tension seems to be a bit more even.  I'm a spaz, I know.  I switched from the addis to the bamboos to try to fix my tension and then I realize that it's actually better with the original addis.  Oh well, I'm nothing if not difficult.  :)  So I only have the left front, both sleeves, and 7 ribbed bands to do (yes, 7).  I may have this finished in time to wear it on Labor Day!

Saturday was beautiful and Travis and I worked outside.  We're replacing the fence around the house (the entry fence, I like to call it) with a nice white pvc fence.  We did half of it last summer and are doing the other half this summer.  We spent Saturday replacing the fence at the entrance to the property.  It was sunny and warm - a really beautiful day, especially for Laramie.  Travis wore shorts and I had on a t-shirt and we both got a bit of a sunburn despite our sunscreen (spf 30 for me, 15 for Travis).  Sunday and Monday were cold and nasty.  The high on Sunday was 55 and yesterday was maybe 50.  It was windy and rainy (we always need rain, but come on) and not really the type of weather for you to be outside.  Sunday I went to the store and made a cherry pie (a big hit, but no pictures - if you look closely at the first kitchen picture you can see part of it on the counter).  Sunday night we went to a birthday party and had a great time.  It was a nice day despite the weather.

Yesterday, I painted my kitchen.  I know, I've been talking about it forever, but I finally got it done (well, I only got the first coat finished, but it still looks good).  What do you think?

That's about all I have to gab about.  Nothing earth shattering, but a nice weekend.  I'm not ready to be back at work and I have to go out of town Thursday and Friday which always makes me a bit cranky.  Have a good day.