Look, Ma! I'm Spiraling!

Busy, busy, busy!

Though I have forayed into the dark-side of crochet (pictures later!) I haven't given up knitting or blogging. Just an eensy hiatus on the blogging thing as I get my Ravelry account and, um... oh yeah....life in general up and running.

I'm working for a German company in Florida (rough assignment, I know) renting a house with a pool, visiting my family on the weekends and keeping my hands busy in-between the Irishman's visits (NOT what you're thinking, I'm keeping my hands busy with knitting!! sheesh)

I'll admit a big sigh of relief living within sprinting distance of a Target, Barnes and Noble and LYS - ah, retail...isn't that what life's all about. Things in Germany were super quaint and the cheese and beer were really, REALLY good. I miss some great people, but there's NO PLACE like home. I'll be back visiting this summer and hopefully scooching in a friend's wedding in Scotland.

Now, onto the good stuff....a photo of my current knitting project. I found three lovely colours of Lion Brand's Organic Cotton at A.C. Moore and started a Mason-Dixon log cabin blanket. Unbeknownst to my inner-nerd, when you log-cabin with three colours, it spirals!!! How cute is that??

Just A Little Favour

Hi Sweetie,
Not to bother you, but could you please wake up and check if I left my ball winder over with you in Germany? Yes, I know it's 3 am over there. It'll just take a second and then you can go back to sleep and forget this all happened.
But, talk about your brownie points! Just have a quick little look and then I can stop tearing my sister's house apart cupboard by cupboard. I could swear I just saw it a week or so ago, but now it's nowhere to be found and I'm not so sure and I really need to wind something and it has to be now, RIGHT NOW!!
Thanks darling, yes I love you , too and no, this won't ever happen again and yes, I do owe you big time and I know it's not fair to think that you would even know where to look in that big house and I don't blame you for not looking for even just a tiny little bit longer, possibly if it somehow landed in the kids room?? No, of course. Go back to sleep and I'll just knit something else. Sorry to bother, talk to you tomorrow.......

I needed a new one, anyway!

Turkey - Not just for Thanksgiving anymore.....

We had a brilliant visit to Turkey over the Christmas holidays! Below are some pictures of Pamukkale with it's white cliffs and Roman ruins during our 2-day excursion.

Our hotel room in Pamukkale was not without charm. We were given a room with two separate beds and the bedside table was bolted to the wall between them. I approached reception after 3 cocktails and explained that we had a boyfriend/girlfriend room and was it possible to have a husband/wife room??? She said, "oh! you want a french bed." It made me feel naughty and exotic all at the same time! This was the sign on the inside of our door:

Speaking of signs, here was the sign over the door to the dining room. We finally found her! I've been waiting to see "Mary" all my life ;)

On the trip back to the seaside, we stopped at a rug factory, where they demonstrated spinning and knotting the wool. I nearly choked at the sight of a real Turkish spindle spinning wool by a Turkish hand - cool!!! They were miffed at my enthusiasm for the spindle over any of their rugs(even though the picture is embarrassingly blurry, you can see the grin on the lady's face) and wanted so badly to sell me anything, that they offered me her spindle for 200 Euros -shah!)

Here is the room for spinning silk!

In the end, we bought some cool cushion covers and I was to remain empty handed on the yarnie/spinner side of things. Until, we visited the city of Antalya (here-after known as The Official Acrylic paradise!). I'm hunting up pictures of my shopping adventure. More soon.......

Guilt-Ridden Post

I have so much to update about, but so little time (living in Florida for work, looking for a decent used car (big laugh there!) staying with my sister in our New Combined Yarn Studio Where I Sleep, attending a family Thanksgiving for the first time in 4 years and all sorts of stuff). Until my brain functions enough to allow me some time to type, entertain yourself with pictures of Erika in her new Tofutsies Sockies that she got for Christmas from The Best Aunt in the World and a photo from my Mom (not OF my Mom, just from my Mom).

The Pre-Christmas Party Dance Night

I'm starting to like this new job :)

p.s. since the movie's ending drove me nuts, I went out and bought the Golden Compass trilogy and I have to recommend it whole-heartedly.