Knit & Nosh

mother's day

Oldest Kids attended public  school for a few years.  During this time Mother’s Day was a big deal.  The school really played the day up and had the kids make gifts.  Once they were home for school, aka homeschooled, Mother’s Day was not on their radar screen, and I was OK with that.  I mean, I was the one in charge  of putting things on their radar screen.

Now that the kids are almost and/or grown, they need to mark the day as something special. I have a hard time with Mother’s Day.  The kids want to do something special for me, but the truth is that they do special things for me every day.  Every single day they tell me how much they love and appreciate me and all I do.  They are aware of sacrifices made and always willing to assist when I say, “I need a helper”.  They think I am cool and are comfortable bringing their friends home.  This is what I have every single day.  I am beginning to think I should spend Mother’s Day thanking them for being such fantastic kids and letting me know  they feel the same way about me.

What could be better?

lilacs

The weather is gorgeous in Seattle right now.  Today I had the windows down as I was driving to Costco  and was practically knocked over by the scent of lilacs.

Happy Spring!

not the only one

The Knitting Goddess is not the only cruel mistress.

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cleo, bad, bad fiber, and mom

Yesterday I had planned to work on Cleo, but alas, life got in the way.  Today, today is totally about Cleo. Last night I finished a writing "deadline", and will spend the quiet hours of this morning playing with wool and lace and beads.

Are you aware that Mother's Day is THIS Sunday?  The realization has just now sunk in and I am afraid I am sunk along with it.  The yarn in yesterday's post was meant to be a Mother's Day gift.  There are problems with the plan.  Firstly, I began WAY too late.  Have I mentioned that I lost the month of March?  Secondly, this fiber and I do not have a similar life vision.  We are fighting and hating each other, while wanting SO badly to put it all behind us and get along.  Mom will be getting a card, bereft of negative fiber energy.

For the record, my mom is aware of the blog, but seldom reads it, so I am safe.  What are you planning for your Mum?

done, begun, continued

Finished up a pair of socks for Husband.

A simple tiled sort of pattern that I made up once I had cast on.  They have a couple of mistakes that I am blaming on the combination of social knitting and martini's, but they fit really well and he likes them just fine.

Last night I sat down and did a bit of spinning.  It has been a while and I felt a little rusty.  Also, these particular fibers  are new to me and a bit of a challenge.  I have a fair amount of this fiber, so it is imperative that I learn to make nice with it.

A couple ounces of dkish weight.  Very pretty.  We are taking our time warming up to each other, but in the end I think we will be great friends.

Today I plan to continue work on Cleo (rav link).

I just love those little beads.

powell's

I heisted this picture from my GS friend Patty.  Can you guess what it is?  I have given you a hint...

 

 

 

The telephone pole outside of Powell's.  Made me laugh.