TaDa

Finally, a project off the needles. It was the sweater that didn't want to be boring red. All knit to the last sleeve and ran out of yarn. Didn't want to try to match the red so stash diving I went. And ta da a great color block cardigan. Found the buttons in Santa Fe and embroidered the flower to assure that it was girly. I added the button placket so it would over lap nicely. All in all I am very pleased with the sweater and can't wait to see it on our new grandbaby.

Knitting mojo

Where, oh where, has my knitting mojo gone? I am knitting and knitting and knitting, then ripping and ripping and ripping, and nothing is getting done. There are many projects on needles but they all just seem to want to stay on needles. No one desires their freedom. Oh, for a project that jumps off the needles and says "TA DA!"
Soon, I tell myself, the end is in sight for so many.
By the way, I love my new knitting bowl, it is the prettiest pearl pink on the inside and nestles my yarn in a loving way.

Pet peeve

So I have become my own pet peeve and that is just bull crap. One of my favorite pet peeves, one that I nurse and pick at, is bloggers going away from their blog for extended periods of time, not days, but weeks. If I were reading my blog then I would of turned away in disgust and with great exasperation, upon day 3 of my not blogging. OH, I have excuses, but if you are me then they would definitely not be good enough. After all, I took on this blog so I should have assumed that I was up to the task of cultivating it. So there, enough berating me, leave me alone, I know I have been bad, but I'm back.
Back to the bull crap - as in Bullnanza. Bullnanza, for you non-bull lovers, is extreme bull riding. Yes, strapping yourself to the back of a 1200 pound slobbering, nasty, pissed off, bovine musclebuilder. These animals are cattle on steroids! The bullriders, well they are just a little off center, if you know what I mean. They don't march to the same drummer as normal people. They LIKE it! Adrenaline, well they season every meal with it.
Put the two together, and you get two evenings of jam-packed excitement in 8 second intervals.
So be put out with me, if you will, for neglecting my blog, but remember I know how to find cowboys who live to ride bulls and if I talk real sweet, I might be able to get them to come put some "whupass" on you. (and yes, I did take my knitting, after all it sometimes takes awhile to get the cowboys who land on the wrong side of the bull out of the arena).

Road Trip 2009 - Day 4

Along with all the beautiful sights and wonderful people, of course, there has been yarn hunting.  Here is the loot - I am an equal opportunity yarn whore, but it does look like I was drawn to similar colors.  The colors of the desert and blue sky, the colors of New Mexico.  My favorite yarn shop was Tuttos on the square in Santa Fe.  There was a great selection of yarn I had not seen and the buttons were incredible.  So many wonderful buttons, clay, glass, bone, you name it.  The shop was not easy to find but if I had found it earlier on the trip, I would not have risen from it's couch until the boys were ready to head home.  So it was good that it was an end of journey find, or I would have missed some great adventures.  Don't know what this yarn wants to be when it grows up yet, but I will keep you posted.

Road Trip 2009-Day 3

Off to the Puye Cliff Dwellings, the shrine at Chimayo, and then Taos.  What a wonderful day! Full of lots of sky, earth, and discoveries.  One of the most unexpected discoveries of this trip is our son Trey's aptitude with the camera.  It is lovely to see his view of the surroundings and the way he frames the picture.  I feel he has a burgeoning talent but then I am his mom and rightfully prejudiced but judge for yourselves.

The Rio Grande River

A country church

A shrine at Chimayo

Road Trip 2009 - Day 2

FLOWERS

FOUNTAINS

FAITH

SANTA FE

The top two pictures were taken by my son, Trey.

Road Trip 2009 - Day 1

Well, we took off for Santa Fe, New Mexico today.  Left the homespread at 11:30 our time, and arrived in SF at 8:30 their time.  Pretty good for two old folks, a teenager, and a dog.  102 º in Oklahoma, 86º in SF when we pulled in.  The smell of sage, and this sunset.  Worth every mile!