tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71296602024-03-07T19:01:57.938-05:00knittingfraujillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-90745367108321372342009-04-17T09:02:00.010-04:002009-04-17T09:19:59.148-04:00Easter & hair cutGlitter eggs, candy hunt in jammies, new shades, Cabury Cream Eggs for breakfast - must be Easter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCc92Jy30NoGzfT7H8jPvkAdtXxODh7YQ5MBitu_8-MqEYbIEwymXY0Gb3VKKxsmNfop5qdeDTgRH3DoY2V8igJSCwQBG_mxCABA_zuqdWw8x4AEnQnmn6cEI_h-AVk9M3SQO/s1600-h/IMG_4236.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCc92Jy30NoGzfT7H8jPvkAdtXxODh7YQ5MBitu_8-MqEYbIEwymXY0Gb3VKKxsmNfop5qdeDTgRH3DoY2V8igJSCwQBG_mxCABA_zuqdWw8x4AEnQnmn6cEI_h-AVk9M3SQO/s320/IMG_4236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325648596074710882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWNeGD0wvahSUl5gJAd6blLgTL5MmRNbQGqupXopSaNLSM0OzyqtZFhEBkSVjhWS7OfFoVzVv-cfrEzUHjjwu3eDBCe9PqPy4OIoTg19HXDnr5kAk0ICfkujdJlWRzLZqiJg7/s1600-h/IMG_4210.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWNeGD0wvahSUl5gJAd6blLgTL5MmRNbQGqupXopSaNLSM0OzyqtZFhEBkSVjhWS7OfFoVzVv-cfrEzUHjjwu3eDBCe9PqPy4OIoTg19HXDnr5kAk0ICfkujdJlWRzLZqiJg7/s320/IMG_4210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325648061117832946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHNs76DxbYfgfoWzY3y9VZpVOYtM9rAc9uEa09NTKpneICOYiMsPx2DTC33y9KCcXItKKnAJs_EL-oAZz-2vcJZf2T5GOYcniy0GN8Q2vwQRidmgc_fXNnG6NNAWgOi_iIfrv/s1600-h/IMG_4209.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHNs76DxbYfgfoWzY3y9VZpVOYtM9rAc9uEa09NTKpneICOYiMsPx2DTC33y9KCcXItKKnAJs_EL-oAZz-2vcJZf2T5GOYcniy0GN8Q2vwQRidmgc_fXNnG6NNAWgOi_iIfrv/s320/IMG_4209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325647850520809042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUsC2YZu6Px4DfXq-8F6aaxuNARDceBI-lEjUYw9c4ivmoJP2IqT0iJ-O0tDrSRF6GJZuSEB4JGFYxL7RKSxZAfDKnEFnTdBeVoKFdrea7DE3UICT0_P2RvSqQ43SReQ92jsb/s1600-h/IMG_4220.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUsC2YZu6Px4DfXq-8F6aaxuNARDceBI-lEjUYw9c4ivmoJP2IqT0iJ-O0tDrSRF6GJZuSEB4JGFYxL7RKSxZAfDKnEFnTdBeVoKFdrea7DE3UICT0_P2RvSqQ43SReQ92jsb/s320/IMG_4220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325647214043250594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSntJ6YhmAtqveGAjmAsbRhLZxYhC4dAWMcEqgv8Gp5kooCjx5mVAmS4DqCc_RDfc70cqXqeiNOcYgSH0iAryy72bibEZm_sLUKnaUl5vtiikXvZkkPkhWjBWDLPrpOW87AA_K/s1600-h/IMG_4216.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSntJ6YhmAtqveGAjmAsbRhLZxYhC4dAWMcEqgv8Gp5kooCjx5mVAmS4DqCc_RDfc70cqXqeiNOcYgSH0iAryy72bibEZm_sLUKnaUl5vtiikXvZkkPkhWjBWDLPrpOW87AA_K/s320/IMG_4216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325647390635073170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Some before and after hair cut pictures, both of us lost about half of our hair.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ioA7ua9dtd2qM7thE65addklkOrVPrYKRFb9sQaZw7Zn-p2_vdDYJ2ydleBBp1e5c5B7Bfkp61aB-BrwnaQ9tS5Yc9BJwkJvARkRIcZ92LQlzIBoXuj-UY5uHARr_SkWX7yu/s1600-h/IMG_4194.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ioA7ua9dtd2qM7thE65addklkOrVPrYKRFb9sQaZw7Zn-p2_vdDYJ2ydleBBp1e5c5B7Bfkp61aB-BrwnaQ9tS5Yc9BJwkJvARkRIcZ92LQlzIBoXuj-UY5uHARr_SkWX7yu/s320/IMG_4194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325646093343752834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwG_JemHQ029XnaJz7Y6kXNDsxUF5TpoKtuBnFhEshFUdRdmEAe3QNVWbYQAKe_63z6_sTzVHlSouG4YuTZq88KZ7DxIrTuCC0IDFv7GrN10jzu7TITiAqqyMEGKb-ORPxDeqR/s1600-h/IMG_4203.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwG_JemHQ029XnaJz7Y6kXNDsxUF5TpoKtuBnFhEshFUdRdmEAe3QNVWbYQAKe_63z6_sTzVHlSouG4YuTZq88KZ7DxIrTuCC0IDFv7GrN10jzu7TITiAqqyMEGKb-ORPxDeqR/s320/IMG_4203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325646822231480066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrIQ_mujauDFC2Xn24Nk8e4bdPrkalKXq9fPZEl3ApFcQkD52GSOJ1NGzXgQ1Uq_EFCBM4MFFeaVh81Mt5YlUr194gNYKWTrvH4m8Zno0zPOnN9uQL7IQP9xjVMK9wJ2X39Ka/s1600-h/IMG_4196.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrIQ_mujauDFC2Xn24Nk8e4bdPrkalKXq9fPZEl3ApFcQkD52GSOJ1NGzXgQ1Uq_EFCBM4MFFeaVh81Mt5YlUr194gNYKWTrvH4m8Zno0zPOnN9uQL7IQP9xjVMK9wJ2X39Ka/s320/IMG_4196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325645345631538226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0iJ4bOHR_xZ19P7bdEAlFfN59GX7zf18sZwqNaYIFX7c1iVH6aAzrcHqB9o1x9W85oHUu38ImMHftz93eSisswsBP0_SxPo0zPK5T6iA9M5dxdMZC-E7mqjow5fyog4yK63h/s1600-h/IMG_4206.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0iJ4bOHR_xZ19P7bdEAlFfN59GX7zf18sZwqNaYIFX7c1iVH6aAzrcHqB9o1x9W85oHUu38ImMHftz93eSisswsBP0_SxPo0zPK5T6iA9M5dxdMZC-E7mqjow5fyog4yK63h/s320/IMG_4206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325645783728741314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />More signs of Spring soon!jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com103tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-77392290826985255272009-04-06T09:39:00.002-04:002009-04-06T09:41:46.587-04:00Nothing says spring in Michigan like 6" of snow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPnoMhHOkBt9GecdDobjlVhjAldrwQ5sEIyTvlnmHxcqaYhhSaHCSBMbBNnrfF2wfssEfU5xkgthhecFq-aZRTYiEpsH6uw0Pbnf3GcJLRaTwVFdutcYYYZK7HEgihh7zIAmn/s1600-h/IMG_4187.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzcqmJDYUWeWdmpHvLmO0xIlELX3vRDASj-5v58edMyvs5qNdJ1DJLg7k01s6osxgoEA3pudtE2_QQYxqM3FGReVFLp9pJlCVFtrYt1mncfNGnV9-Gq0XpySudCJF1bVUKz2j/s320/IMG_4186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321572785605118082" border="0" /></a>jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-60108246701412813732009-03-24T15:25:00.009-04:002009-03-24T16:01:50.374-04:00I was taken hostage by Twitter & FacebookI've been sucked into Twitter - follow me <a href="http://twitter.com/jillianmoreno">here</a>.<br />& Facebook.<br />Though the love and obsessiveness has be waning.<br /><br />Back at the ranch, I've been spinning like a woman in love. In love with my latest wheel:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROg7qfQ7KWLS2A1RMJ3Q86JoVN9ajCUGALuZUyVRBdLBCcXSHog8K4DlSysHLUHLHBV6aZtHa9Ydu8eOcOwJYjWV938EJezJwAPubVL00MDk9yi6bWw80jNmMY_GT0JMLydLh/s1600-h/suzie_pro_side.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROg7qfQ7KWLS2A1RMJ3Q86JoVN9ajCUGALuZUyVRBdLBCcXSHog8K4DlSysHLUHLHBV6aZtHa9Ydu8eOcOwJYjWV938EJezJwAPubVL00MDk9yi6bWw80jNmMY_GT0JMLydLh/s320/suzie_pro_side.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316840487222811410" border="0" /></a>Here's some of my spinning. A trip around some of Michigan's fiber folk.<br /><a href="http://fibermill.yurtboutique.com/links.htm">Suzanne Pufpaff's</a> black wool with streaks of lime, fuchsia and turquoise.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBisrZsLX9_RD9MyM4Ci2ck4rSYtlNQ6W1-gNOH-AqQI-C1LIuxESCYo-DIXHyXK_mGUxJY8GxGAY78ztKwFGchoLh1rGgAzFXTccgSBfewDRbca4FgW89psbPKPm6EnhYw2f/s1600-h/IMG_4119.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBisrZsLX9_RD9MyM4Ci2ck4rSYtlNQ6W1-gNOH-AqQI-C1LIuxESCYo-DIXHyXK_mGUxJY8GxGAY78ztKwFGchoLh1rGgAzFXTccgSBfewDRbca4FgW89psbPKPm6EnhYw2f/s320/IMG_4119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316839289221704146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5085641">CJ Kopec's</a> merino and corriedale<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIJtydNEDUFAyYj18XYyZo-yrtkDHAqTbF3WobGwgHrZDpvWfLxVuf_Rxwrl9HHUjqQA3SQdrbMqWl4c-kstt5VLBKlOncDHG_5sV8raaNtHe5FtL6DZbM9i0-2AYjYVH5bXE/s1600-h/IMG_4120.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIJtydNEDUFAyYj18XYyZo-yrtkDHAqTbF3WobGwgHrZDpvWfLxVuf_Rxwrl9HHUjqQA3SQdrbMqWl4c-kstt5VLBKlOncDHG_5sV8raaNtHe5FtL6DZbM9i0-2AYjYVH5bXE/s320/IMG_4120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316839463032853986" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=19587">Yarn Hollow's</a> merino, alpaca & tussah, mmmmmmmm. Beth has a great selection at her <a href="http://thespinningloft.com/">shop</a> too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-QCvgul01WHqrV1uoaUhmhuElglXExKItrNhBpUzZM_FowcmIhf3Ahwy8Qlcaqqp_n6YaybYLsM3Uid8OCUoZiiNp0PX5AGu8ivouqSPG2wRlxJHw7apKidY0minZobVbRmD/s1600-h/IMG_4123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-QCvgul01WHqrV1uoaUhmhuElglXExKItrNhBpUzZM_FowcmIhf3Ahwy8Qlcaqqp_n6YaybYLsM3Uid8OCUoZiiNp0PX5AGu8ivouqSPG2wRlxJHw7apKidY0minZobVbRmD/s320/IMG_4123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316839768529696434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've been playing with my drum carder, too. This is some shetland from <a href="http://www.windsweptfarms.com/products.html">Windswept Farm</a>, blended with some tiny yarn snips for a little tweedy action<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBckRUI3YexcUqzG5OwsQDgZkDWPfhlMAyCuLH_0E_qCMN8ylCH4wmz-HEBAfg6Vt14016xPuEAQ5tQxa2b9toUz7QLrrkhtDse4yODj9r4myNcSSvWSVm-itgtZe3Bo6HsXy5/s1600-h/IMG_4128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBckRUI3YexcUqzG5OwsQDgZkDWPfhlMAyCuLH_0E_qCMN8ylCH4wmz-HEBAfg6Vt14016xPuEAQ5tQxa2b9toUz7QLrrkhtDse4yODj9r4myNcSSvWSVm-itgtZe3Bo6HsXy5/s320/IMG_4128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316838982442939698" border="0" /></a>Still knitting some, but I've mostly been a spinning fiend. Not even doing much designing these days. This little swatch might become something for Beth if she likes it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNvuMjiwBhkeXFoIRS5SvT3RDR9lkxDUio_fF0oXLP1I7heTTh1Qi3qPeLSqQoFJqGBYJxQ5Q6DXnTSFOWHUyLGeHsVB4PiUw3Qfq3-kicq0cGrlpIf1zpr_T662BYtosHMqa/s1600-h/IMG_4114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNvuMjiwBhkeXFoIRS5SvT3RDR9lkxDUio_fF0oXLP1I7heTTh1Qi3qPeLSqQoFJqGBYJxQ5Q6DXnTSFOWHUyLGeHsVB4PiUw3Qfq3-kicq0cGrlpIf1zpr_T662BYtosHMqa/s320/IMG_4114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316838743739310898" border="0" /></a><br />My Honey , the Andy of this <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring09/PATTandy.php">Andy</a>, fractured his wrist while popping wheelies with the kiddos.<br />He has Injured Husband Syndrome tm - you know, grumpy, restless, cranky. Worse than Man Cold.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginDFGYJNDQzL6jQ7MKHZ1EwchxFvPbadw4L2U6ziBOf0dukz1Y0qFXgizRbyah8rpOiAlxuEWVV0DJwhv-lHJGEc9NjJwXrG70iDDxAiN4EYgxKWJklAQOSjO9aC5NCSoVQVB/s1600-h/IMG_4104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginDFGYJNDQzL6jQ7MKHZ1EwchxFvPbadw4L2U6ziBOf0dukz1Y0qFXgizRbyah8rpOiAlxuEWVV0DJwhv-lHJGEc9NjJwXrG70iDDxAiN4EYgxKWJklAQOSjO9aC5NCSoVQVB/s320/IMG_4104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316838371507014418" border="0" /></a>jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-14229652030199142072009-02-03T16:30:00.007-05:002009-02-03T16:41:22.985-05:00New babyI have a new to me DT Journey Wheel! All thanks to Carla who kept asking her friend, Nancy, who's not spinning much any more. I never get tired of looking at how it all unfolds. Join me won't you?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPbcOncZT_qaHfiktixp9JDnSRBgzKfJiENd57yR7ECEeZBJAYLNwrw7JVKKUGfz-wwD6cT7xA3s3-wxf-GxLW3ed9r8admPysv62mXwNlcqgFaWqgU9VGJXjCYkUJApHFZEm/s1600-h/IMG_3904.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPbcOncZT_qaHfiktixp9JDnSRBgzKfJiENd57yR7ECEeZBJAYLNwrw7JVKKUGfz-wwD6cT7xA3s3-wxf-GxLW3ed9r8admPysv62mXwNlcqgFaWqgU9VGJXjCYkUJApHFZEm/s320/IMG_3904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298688148031367410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIANHfLRoFgTH1Z1A6YBXadpe2c6umXYRujzbBk_G33dDliA6DIyAEBmpa5j8xiew_AYPM9gb5sn860vV1vXnBrE4WbyXrm29w2vJO4ZODK8q119-FHtsFOBgzLZuJJDSLB7J/s1600-h/IMG_3907.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIANHfLRoFgTH1Z1A6YBXadpe2c6umXYRujzbBk_G33dDliA6DIyAEBmpa5j8xiew_AYPM9gb5sn860vV1vXnBrE4WbyXrm29w2vJO4ZODK8q119-FHtsFOBgzLZuJJDSLB7J/s320/IMG_3907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298687425853033122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkgwfQ-d9FKhpNSbXjEFq6KaNvzRdua7SbeQTnFuPYMEs5ApUGs0fUtgwM81fVheOcqqtx4Fg57Xe2wDfG1w7842O5asM_E0t_Yl02kVph57rphG8BuBcS6sVyTAAYquQk9dN/s1600-h/IMG_3908.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkgwfQ-d9FKhpNSbXjEFq6KaNvzRdua7SbeQTnFuPYMEs5ApUGs0fUtgwM81fVheOcqqtx4Fg57Xe2wDfG1w7842O5asM_E0t_Yl02kVph57rphG8BuBcS6sVyTAAYquQk9dN/s320/IMG_3908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298687286092744034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yCLPeoT9_S17WjcXOu-Dnje5lWdctYgaoEU7jR9bH_nSa9noIZ0fhS_aj3jlQndmbcJKbGjjsrtuaG5NjUmJRaB92SkBuSRgXgO_ehd7DA3GBG3zDb05bUG5jfDiP9sxelnP/s1600-h/IMG_3909.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yCLPeoT9_S17WjcXOu-Dnje5lWdctYgaoEU7jR9bH_nSa9noIZ0fhS_aj3jlQndmbcJKbGjjsrtuaG5NjUmJRaB92SkBuSRgXgO_ehd7DA3GBG3zDb05bUG5jfDiP9sxelnP/s320/IMG_3909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298687121039164674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9IL83h725uRRsxqUWRYnqUpjJOBKGSlbv9m_VcYC0qFvRn19nMxUzd1tXN5CTtRI4c0OnpsG2-O7ZBHI3vM0tzb7_vQ8c3pLqKOvza_EiMIWnV3HUGxeDOrTt3-iHeGYZx9K/s1600-h/IMG_3910.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9IL83h725uRRsxqUWRYnqUpjJOBKGSlbv9m_VcYC0qFvRn19nMxUzd1tXN5CTtRI4c0OnpsG2-O7ZBHI3vM0tzb7_vQ8c3pLqKOvza_EiMIWnV3HUGxeDOrTt3-iHeGYZx9K/s320/IMG_3910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298686996223627090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IPB45RmpPqrEUUt0Yb4hTT5mwiv2vq4rjoVyjGKPlKj-0XEf8AAdVHH0epxShVUem0Qz1l7e-1VbjJYFGKlwjfEt2mfa9zxw_RV-U2qk_QpwSN1t49o4o8-6FxuEhH-hREmZ/s1600-h/IMG_3911.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IPB45RmpPqrEUUt0Yb4hTT5mwiv2vq4rjoVyjGKPlKj-0XEf8AAdVHH0epxShVUem0Qz1l7e-1VbjJYFGKlwjfEt2mfa9zxw_RV-U2qk_QpwSN1t49o4o8-6FxuEhH-hREmZ/s320/IMG_3911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298686832703555938" border="0" /></a><br />Yep, Scotch Tension :-)<br />Also since Nancy's not spinning much anymore Carla score 3 huge bags of fiber. The biggest yum found - an Indigo Moon batt - merino, alpaca, silk. If you don't hear from me for a couple of days, I'm spinning.jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-86286942131315680492009-01-20T07:11:00.000-05:002009-01-20T07:13:27.648-05:00Today the future seems brighter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafxTYnEmw_bGJz2fsm8uky-FC7ZcTOxZmYiHD2QzF-gqokIBuip0zhbM5R1PJaqeAiKRbOp7kIAKQitVWGi-XSldmVZ-9E7Dp35Z7O6yTBF5jPivC8mM5RvUcun_CcgusUHll/s1600-h/obama_shep_print_final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafxTYnEmw_bGJz2fsm8uky-FC7ZcTOxZmYiHD2QzF-gqokIBuip0zhbM5R1PJaqeAiKRbOp7kIAKQitVWGi-XSldmVZ-9E7Dp35Z7O6yTBF5jPivC8mM5RvUcun_CcgusUHll/s400/obama_shep_print_final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293347709070395490" border="0" /></a>jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-11030387519867653432009-01-17T13:04:00.006-05:002009-01-17T13:11:02.794-05:00Hey Amy! and you other Capt Mal girls out there<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnTUN3JfgtEKcyiuTyeu6VW-ss8TtINRMPqiNCUexa6fmiA6ysf5uMKhm_zM2ZOvHGuMwZX7ARY_DqLrYySlASF_DDXrP6vU_VRkiTk7U8rS7vSzDUZwAaozTWKYI2I825w5p/s1600-h/nathan3.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnTUN3JfgtEKcyiuTyeu6VW-ss8TtINRMPqiNCUexa6fmiA6ysf5uMKhm_zM2ZOvHGuMwZX7ARY_DqLrYySlASF_DDXrP6vU_VRkiTk7U8rS7vSzDUZwAaozTWKYI2I825w5p/s400/nathan3.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292326677141210738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oqdpNZkaWXCihsibMImz1d646Zym2e1vudZpo5CtP_gTj_ogkjaVttFhVc2ABhPSOdOpIGAX486yOmxw3avOuABrW8YpmM9xb2yReK2G-Vz50_FtGznEqyafwW1JY1Lwouqg/s1600-h/nathan2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oqdpNZkaWXCihsibMImz1d646Zym2e1vudZpo5CtP_gTj_ogkjaVttFhVc2ABhPSOdOpIGAX486yOmxw3avOuABrW8YpmM9xb2yReK2G-Vz50_FtGznEqyafwW1JY1Lwouqg/s400/nathan2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292326584924086434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggs4l3ME7oXY2zEeDgSTP8QYMZLT4hA1mfuPd-O9e3PLrgORGqWQJ92KJeWvHfI-cPQMetGPSwg7yoL9vQ3hXsTTukGReHbNP7wVJPn0zug9jbRwjDDi87et8vgvjUz2BqiNU1/s1600-h/nathan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggs4l3ME7oXY2zEeDgSTP8QYMZLT4hA1mfuPd-O9e3PLrgORGqWQJ92KJeWvHfI-cPQMetGPSwg7yoL9vQ3hXsTTukGReHbNP7wVJPn0zug9jbRwjDDi87et8vgvjUz2BqiNU1/s320/nathan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292325394419678770" border="0" /></a><br />Nathan Fillion is back on tv every week starting March 3.<br />It's called <a href="http://castletv.net/">Castle</a>. And I know you don't even care what it's about.jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-31349335642177903442009-01-10T15:59:00.007-05:002009-01-10T16:08:37.114-05:00Hello snowIt's snowing ,again, here in Michigan<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXDa6LHxEidxe-PD83GhrSzRYSu1sAhB9jBClbWnG6f824CPV2qcQ8PlPfs_oR-DsRy99vr26c6mwD3n7cBB8ZLy-DljxDazdJTPlocPXF5PTqH7hHPyO44z72tTzj5GuSqKF/s1600-h/IMG_3827.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXDa6LHxEidxe-PD83GhrSzRYSu1sAhB9jBClbWnG6f824CPV2qcQ8PlPfs_oR-DsRy99vr26c6mwD3n7cBB8ZLy-DljxDazdJTPlocPXF5PTqH7hHPyO44z72tTzj5GuSqKF/s320/IMG_3827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289773442347552258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Andy snow blowing for the third time today<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe8Y1BJ2BQ9SFg3MdBUiBI7rTgyKsm8JgswGKuxkQiHdQYogS61mX6fiFDsPLKj3faiByCNcbs4dK2at2yJqikpbmpCcfnR04pDFyzFZHMFcp_CNFvTMZFCEYombWY17AO44l/s1600-h/IMG_3824.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe8Y1BJ2BQ9SFg3MdBUiBI7rTgyKsm8JgswGKuxkQiHdQYogS61mX6fiFDsPLKj3faiByCNcbs4dK2at2yJqikpbmpCcfnR04pDFyzFZHMFcp_CNFvTMZFCEYombWY17AO44l/s320/IMG_3824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289773314620158642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Henry's happy about the snow<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4egqqwutuHkV4x3tVvEyQMkQBDgr2XTGfAF98tuaQwnGkBdcdVrkLMuZZyLaQl9C125HRsWaANATWJyKBzxYnjhGqWPIS7XdSkCKk5M-bjgq0H20Tr5dShdKdlASViOYucdr2/s1600-h/IMG_3826.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4egqqwutuHkV4x3tVvEyQMkQBDgr2XTGfAF98tuaQwnGkBdcdVrkLMuZZyLaQl9C125HRsWaANATWJyKBzxYnjhGqWPIS7XdSkCKk5M-bjgq0H20Tr5dShdKdlASViOYucdr2/s320/IMG_3826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289773230964257298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Isobel cleaning off our AWD car, so we can go drink beer with friends in the neighborhood tonight<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptVXZmjZ2dzDyOv8cRcIIFve2tMgzAMf2fW0kOl-MIoRxF9hb488kFL_hjqYhmUGL840tw0PnHTY6_F8eFOAVY5ayk6wX7APZhO3pHjgrPlGrWZbFs616DiygQlm8RitpENJY/s1600-h/IMG_3825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptVXZmjZ2dzDyOv8cRcIIFve2tMgzAMf2fW0kOl-MIoRxF9hb488kFL_hjqYhmUGL840tw0PnHTY6_F8eFOAVY5ayk6wX7APZhO3pHjgrPlGrWZbFs616DiygQlm8RitpENJY/s320/IMG_3825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289772923118704962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />How much? This much 8 ish inches in the past 36 hours & it's still snowing hard.jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-18698602625717616182009-01-06T09:57:00.004-05:002009-01-06T10:10:31.924-05:00This week's workI'm dreaming of knitting new things, but before I start I need to get my yarn house in order.<br />My yarn & fiber are discombobulated & so is my knitting & designing brain.<br />So, it's time to clean up & clean out.<br /><br />It doesn't hurt that, like everyone, money is really tight. There's little to no yarn/fiber buying this year, and I've canceled my plans to go to SOAR. So has Carla, we'll have a slumber party and spin :-).<br /><br />Here's this week's task:<br />Sort out single/few balls<br />Sort out 'sweater's worth'<br /><br />They get sorted into:<br />keep<br />maybe<br />give/sell<br />use in teaching kiddos<br />use in batt making<br />toss (too tangly or too little)<br /><br />Here's my pile:<br /><br />Bags and 1 bin of singles/few skeins<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItP4l8TA1n-qsYRUV6PAKoYYHSF6vLe3QKR75OUp32cPg-ItVe7v0cO5FqWc2ihBiiGF9X9FS5d7XZyfp4g3SRzgvRnEm5PPXwj3V7FoBk8JJ4n9GhE-ykUbQrpffs-KDFj3-/s1600-h/IMG_3818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItP4l8TA1n-qsYRUV6PAKoYYHSF6vLe3QKR75OUp32cPg-ItVe7v0cO5FqWc2ihBiiGF9X9FS5d7XZyfp4g3SRzgvRnEm5PPXwj3V7FoBk8JJ4n9GhE-ykUbQrpffs-KDFj3-/s320/IMG_3818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288195595505441682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1 - 45 gal bin of 'sweater's worth'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyajVwm9jzZ_lzb6yo50AAHwCvEaF1J2uUP4-6BBf4jlzD49FU75ILGHytuxjjl1TuLQaFRMiJtIWC1dfrNLqISa5h2mYTic85z0bHBPRLHmSSROO-1xVyiSesIIr-CqVjDAyY/s1600-h/IMG_3819.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyajVwm9jzZ_lzb6yo50AAHwCvEaF1J2uUP4-6BBf4jlzD49FU75ILGHytuxjjl1TuLQaFRMiJtIWC1dfrNLqISa5h2mYTic85z0bHBPRLHmSSROO-1xVyiSesIIr-CqVjDAyY/s320/IMG_3819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288195412410012402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Small boy for scale<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8T8aCsyZ77jnI9Xon_FOcH5CohjjB_k7fGs_AIcrKm4TTEDsKpsPsy3PQQi6fZhwXFRsNRm5fiMM_vol3iFegSQbhEdVdw9hJyDleDnxJmx-Yt98hsvjHT9pZbWsgXsZpw4q/s1600-h/IMG_3820.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8T8aCsyZ77jnI9Xon_FOcH5CohjjB_k7fGs_AIcrKm4TTEDsKpsPsy3PQQi6fZhwXFRsNRm5fiMM_vol3iFegSQbhEdVdw9hJyDleDnxJmx-Yt98hsvjHT9pZbWsgXsZpw4q/s320/IMG_3820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288195299346199906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Carla's coming over later to make sure I haven't lost my mind................jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-26770697507614374262009-01-05T18:09:00.006-05:002009-01-05T18:36:51.125-05:00Ho, Ho, HolidaysHappy New Year!<br /><br />Our fam had the most mellow holiday vaca we've ever had.<br />We rarely left the house and certainly never got out of our jammies until well after lunch.<br />I knit more mittens and spun a little. I read, and read and read - an entire mystery series 8 books in 9 days, the most relaxing and decadent thing I've done in a long time.<br /><br />The topper was fantastic news about a dear friend with cancer, Hi Maggie!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-RPx0nxVIc1VDhwOB7lYxEzSkUn9Bu4_iLS-IUtD-c4BHT73t3Dk5uu6YGLxFo9sFxJ-DiPX_tdHdOCeSA4WX3M6JNx8Xqtj7snTGwCU1PU_Q1ZilUtqZlXDAlSI1oglVeuB/s1600-h/IMG_3795.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-RPx0nxVIc1VDhwOB7lYxEzSkUn9Bu4_iLS-IUtD-c4BHT73t3Dk5uu6YGLxFo9sFxJ-DiPX_tdHdOCeSA4WX3M6JNx8Xqtj7snTGwCU1PU_Q1ZilUtqZlXDAlSI1oglVeuB/s320/IMG_3795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287952544337926658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Henry & his Build Your Own Lightsaber Kit. "Mom Santa made this just for me in his workshop"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSfKM29-FwExDIUYcsI4sqks_hkmvI69Zjjf18PYvcekq9kqm7eoo2xOT9cuG8e0Unhefi_F3JTNOFFKFHcjUXtpu7TP3xOVb-28sPf81D6G9p5pNAZ3eEJ5WJgmw2swBhV6R/s1600-h/IMG_3803.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSfKM29-FwExDIUYcsI4sqks_hkmvI69Zjjf18PYvcekq9kqm7eoo2xOT9cuG8e0Unhefi_F3JTNOFFKFHcjUXtpu7TP3xOVb-28sPf81D6G9p5pNAZ3eEJ5WJgmw2swBhV6R/s320/IMG_3803.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287952363122410226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Isobel got her first Ipod. I got all misty when I loaded it up for her. Her first Ipod, she's growing up so fast. Man, those rites of passage have sure changed.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtGz4qeSUWzMMreJ-GWkP7kYBDK127gUe1bVEclQhFuoNWzpvPSevi1AXZSs2MPsJC9KyWHW65uboUhXU0K1j9ZSWfh45SNXIjMQEwiV65gYhqspQi_s-yeaml-vbgQIEHAFP/s1600-h/IMG_3788.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtGz4qeSUWzMMreJ-GWkP7kYBDK127gUe1bVEclQhFuoNWzpvPSevi1AXZSs2MPsJC9KyWHW65uboUhXU0K1j9ZSWfh45SNXIjMQEwiV65gYhqspQi_s-yeaml-vbgQIEHAFP/s320/IMG_3788.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287951834342522690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />They played this well 90% of the vacation. or, at least I think so, I was reading.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJywhUOsQHtMLtMI8EPyyYOh1_ddwV3KGDNMgjof8LseZNVkfHI0CS5Cl6VpVXNzRqHrmM0r2Z4lp5p5AyrEJysIqByIz9T0vCat87cu8h4yNs2r3F8ENKPLIpuxd6e0AS9vhw/s1600-h/IMG_3812.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJywhUOsQHtMLtMI8EPyyYOh1_ddwV3KGDNMgjof8LseZNVkfHI0CS5Cl6VpVXNzRqHrmM0r2Z4lp5p5AyrEJysIqByIz9T0vCat87cu8h4yNs2r3F8ENKPLIpuxd6e0AS9vhw/s320/IMG_3812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287952072253192114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Handstanding on Uncle Matty - no spot needed<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRg8ERDQBmNRLBXztnbYQTTFnjmqmCcCEInH8Vo86YRvF5B-UYtldm0dMWljSk2kvSm93CV6-SdTbm_QTLFbBEev4SKwkQJlAkeZ-VI2PhsM8CDGk-I40l64t4xX_XIL6NtLH/s1600-h/IMG_3814.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRg8ERDQBmNRLBXztnbYQTTFnjmqmCcCEInH8Vo86YRvF5B-UYtldm0dMWljSk2kvSm93CV6-SdTbm_QTLFbBEev4SKwkQJlAkeZ-VI2PhsM8CDGk-I40l64t4xX_XIL6NtLH/s320/IMG_3814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287951143674031538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A gymnastics injury. She came out of a back tuck on the floor & landed flat on her face. Flat. From 5 or so feet in the air. No broken nose, just scrapes. I didn't see it happen. I didn't let her out of my lap for a couple of days.<br /><br />Now it's back to the work and school world. My husband's back on the road , the kids are back to school and activities, and I'm already working on the next Knittyspin & Fall 09 Curvy Knits.<br /><br />When's the next break?jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-1779266373911188682008-12-18T10:01:00.005-05:002008-12-22T12:43:15.145-05:00Snow Day - maybe?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdAaqVozOAYhalTeRuJ1-K3Q63RFi7lIQiMNmvFzmABS_hOnI3DIi5hR3gUnQ_LqP9fWSN1gXAXKcd84UCz-f86BdMc0GFt9bbxYD5EjRi6EdQHphgdmmu2t1wRNwKfhmSnRk/s1600-h/IMG_3605.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdAaqVozOAYhalTeRuJ1-K3Q63RFi7lIQiMNmvFzmABS_hOnI3DIi5hR3gUnQ_LqP9fWSN1gXAXKcd84UCz-f86BdMc0GFt9bbxYD5EjRi6EdQHphgdmmu2t1wRNwKfhmSnRk/s320/IMG_3605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281147890917580530" border="0" /></a><br />We're supposed to get 6-11 inches of snow tonight/tomorrow - spending the day making sure all teachers/coaches/etc have their wee gifts.<br /><br />Milk in the fridge would be nice :-) Me and every other human who's planning to be snowed in will be at the grocery today fighting over the last organic fat free gallon of milk.<br /><br />Also reworking patterns with wild abandon & a calculator for my patience- of- a- saint tech editor at Classic Elite.<br /><br />Need to be at the girl's classroom to help with writing assignments. Take the boy to a birthday party-in a nearby town. Then pick up girl-feed her-take her to gymnastics-have a heart to heart with the coach about why girl seems to not be giving it her all now that there's talk of moving her up a level - while simultaneously picking boy up from birthday party-in a nearby town.<br /><br />Haven't got to most things on the to-do list yet, though I added two more pairs of mittens, maybe three to Christmas knitting.<br /><br />Pass the caffeine I'm full of the spirit of Christmas, or at least full of something, because I'm still smiling. Maybe it's because I've convinced the husband to wrap gifts while he's on an all day conference call.<br /><br />Oh and anyone expecting to get a Christmas card from me? See that photo up there that's the closest I'm coming this year!jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-86694814924551025632008-12-15T10:42:00.007-05:002008-12-15T10:53:41.899-05:00Double Digits in December<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc329Q4fvdJlkN22B5G8dI57OBNwdsu-mHh8gt9QeEJNgVv2nvmdpHYPf-YjmljOxIug4B7T8aalHN_FGFD1_r7iFuo2sI17N9oSdf0j9I_ed6FFGaCpI54NY4yFlFJBSamCDu/s1600-h/mitts.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc329Q4fvdJlkN22B5G8dI57OBNwdsu-mHh8gt9QeEJNgVv2nvmdpHYPf-YjmljOxIug4B7T8aalHN_FGFD1_r7iFuo2sI17N9oSdf0j9I_ed6FFGaCpI54NY4yFlFJBSamCDu/s320/mitts.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280045244472582770" border="0" /></a><br />10 days until Christmas and most people I know are losing their minds. I kind of like the holiday crazies - there's nothing to do,but do.<br />New <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter08/">Knitty</a> went live, it gorgeous. Did you see my <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter08/KSindex.php">pattern</a>? The Briar Rose fiber is some fantastic spinning.<br />I'm knitting mittens. Non-matchy from odd ball skeins of Noro. They're plain with a little lace at the cuff. Extremely satisfying knitting and gifting.<br /><br />Running, picking up the wee boy from preschool to make a gingerbread house (yes it's a kit).<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtUltkdFqHZjUSRn5uzt_g5ZYBCs201ZBwZ0HdXRasbokqgCEql3KI2UqtOZ-aPZE9R2WlGg5e5cybMe6HubgnpJtnx_f56pWXEPgf0bnnQSXAVGaXJpHHe-hP9Yg_-Xmw7eX/s1600-h/mitts+close.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtUltkdFqHZjUSRn5uzt_g5ZYBCs201ZBwZ0HdXRasbokqgCEql3KI2UqtOZ-aPZE9R2WlGg5e5cybMe6HubgnpJtnx_f56pWXEPgf0bnnQSXAVGaXJpHHe-hP9Yg_-Xmw7eX/s320/mitts+close.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280043385257845762" border="0" /></a>jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-18201476064019657872008-11-27T11:25:00.002-05:002008-11-27T11:28:05.759-05:00Henry Sez......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2-ebNvifYVwbsS8u5rIPijbxp92nLLssNXtesDHOQJ4ScogoUCzTrhmEhpmoTnf1YTytmR2Ni47Wsc1qxkiXV_Av4UzmOLEviKKZMG_O7o9uC4W2QYYvb9_SHPKwENgBj2tQ/s1600-h/IMG_3553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2-ebNvifYVwbsS8u5rIPijbxp92nLLssNXtesDHOQJ4ScogoUCzTrhmEhpmoTnf1YTytmR2Ni47Wsc1qxkiXV_Av4UzmOLEviKKZMG_O7o9uC4W2QYYvb9_SHPKwENgBj2tQ/s320/IMG_3553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273374831167096914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfbCUI03rrZg1eNYD8LueGnfYuh-DtjsVdNrozYGpuFx7XtP_lWtZznN8G5NucUigz5mcPclsuW8ZPvLTxZY3tTl_p1t8LWApYYgjJtTaPl9C1b4a0NZWWV8NlLG0AC02IN9g/s1600-h/IMG_3548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfbCUI03rrZg1eNYD8LueGnfYuh-DtjsVdNrozYGpuFx7XtP_lWtZznN8G5NucUigz5mcPclsuW8ZPvLTxZY3tTl_p1t8LWApYYgjJtTaPl9C1b4a0NZWWV8NlLG0AC02IN9g/s320/IMG_3548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273374662853586418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">"It's Thanksgiving Dudes"</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div>jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-2878461088038525922008-11-21T07:46:00.004-05:002008-11-21T07:56:11.030-05:00Eyes on the PrizeThis gorgeousness is going to become some 3 ply mittens before Christmas.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruxuMaFNnvwluqUsU2wiXkk8UxnSJBXgqQ3g0DiwzL0ZOOVOpNB4uwaGmpoRYMFhZP83Rl02qiOyqZD9e4j5OHUgat3XazN5KEBO06XBECdSrwObTGiG8aOohQaGzHbmErWJD/s1600-h/IMG_3521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruxuMaFNnvwluqUsU2wiXkk8UxnSJBXgqQ3g0DiwzL0ZOOVOpNB4uwaGmpoRYMFhZP83Rl02qiOyqZD9e4j5OHUgat3XazN5KEBO06XBECdSrwObTGiG8aOohQaGzHbmErWJD/s320/IMG_3521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271091947918247250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />For who, you ask innocently? Me. It's my own Scrooge-Along. Wanna play? Make something for yourself with wild abandon.<br />The fiber is merino/silk from the boys at Threadbear.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aU87aYH8aSMhj2DwClFhNyEBa005rkf7d8mfOBaoRnVx00WoBAE1IVJXOI6pkVmMMxKB6jYNTHb3_C_HrI4GFt4j17uFKPxWLQl-ON0FNWF5OuV5HOJNZHYSmNd8kZvgpC2a/s1600-h/IMG_3522.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aU87aYH8aSMhj2DwClFhNyEBa005rkf7d8mfOBaoRnVx00WoBAE1IVJXOI6pkVmMMxKB6jYNTHb3_C_HrI4GFt4j17uFKPxWLQl-ON0FNWF5OuV5HOJNZHYSmNd8kZvgpC2a/s320/IMG_3522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271093605920109474" border="0" /></a>jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-87028962284327272622008-11-13T17:23:00.004-05:002008-11-13T17:33:48.248-05:00Why Entertainment Weekly rocksCheck out # 6<br /><div id="pagehead">Though Carla is is excited by #1 too. <h1>The Must List: Week of November 9, 2008 </h1> <h2 class="deck">Pink, Kate Winslet, New Kids on the Block, and 12 others make up the countdown of pop culture gems YOU -- and the EW staff -- are loving this week</h2> </div> <div id="articlebyline"> </div> <p> <span class="led2">MUSIC</span><br /><b>1. FUNHOUSE, Pink</b><br />Breaking up is no call to break down, as divorcée Pink gets some musical therapy on her powerful disc. Not that she has all the answers: ''Please Don't Leave Me'' eventually gives way to ''It's All Your Fault.'' </p> <p> <span class="led2">TV</span><br /><b>2. KRISTEN WIIG on 'Saturday Night Live'</b><br /><i>SNL</i> stars come in two flavors: hams who do characters, and utility players who do everything else. Wiig is both. </p> <p> <span class="led2">MOVIES</span><br /><b>3. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON trailer</b>Brad Pitt ages backward, while time rolls on for Cate Blanchett, as this <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/thecuriouscaseofbenjaminbutton/" target="_blank">bittersweet preview</a> introduces two lovers forced to ''meet in the middle.'' </p> <p> <span class="led2">DVD</span><br /><b>4. REACH OUT Four Tops DVD</b><br />Honor the recently departed <a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/10/levi-stubbs-4-t.html" class="embedded-link">Levi Stubbs</a> with this disc featuring 22 of the Tops' best performances. The bonus? Previously unreleased a cappella mixes that will thrill purists. </p> <p> </p> <p><span class="led2">WEB</span><br /><b>5. POLADROID.NET</b><br />If you miss the days of shakin' it like a Polaroid picture, <a href="http://poladroid.net/" target="_blank">this site</a> lets you do it virtually, turning digital pics into classic-looking snaps. </p> <p> <span class="led2">BOOKS</span><br /><b>6. BEAUTIFUL SHEEP, by Kathryn Dun</b><br />Who needs an artful tome (with photos by Paul Farnham) touting the woolly belles of the barnyard? Ewe do. </p> <p> </p><h2 class="deck"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWHNL5VdoMBcL7TntgrtNHoXrGtKvGbQiRdmVqype_YBF0BGasUazAqEobMMerh-G9v0xZFj8avSzE4VFz7ueTdFfOkIHxMwoLwmqhDFOJIzUcl1oUJUvk24ne1Nf4IntILvz/s1600-h/sheep.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWHNL5VdoMBcL7TntgrtNHoXrGtKvGbQiRdmVqype_YBF0BGasUazAqEobMMerh-G9v0xZFj8avSzE4VFz7ueTdFfOkIHxMwoLwmqhDFOJIzUcl1oUJUvk24ne1Nf4IntILvz/s400/sheep.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268273273118312114" border="0" /></a></h2> <p><span class="led2">STAGE AND MOVIES</span><br /><b>7. KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS in 'The Seagull' and 'I've Loved You So Long'</b><br />Can't get to NYC for <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20233678,00.html" class="embedded-link">Scott Thomas' Broadway debut</a>? Check out her <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20236470,00.html" class="embedded-link">starkly honest film role</a> as an ex-con rediscovering her convictions. </p> <p> <span class="led2">TV</span><br /><b>8. KEVIN MCKIDD on 'Grey's Anatomy'</b><br />We loved him in <i>Journeyman</i> (axed) and <i>Rome</i> (ditto). Now McKidd has job security on <i>Grey's</i> as ex-Army doc McStudly, who's rocking Cristina's world...and ours. </p> <p> <span class="led2">WEB</span><br /><b>9. MTVMUSIC.COM</b><br />See? <a href="http://www.mtvmusic.com/" target="_blank">They do play videos</a>. Groove old-school on Biz Markie and Dire Straits, then Rickroll yourself with ''Never Gonna Give You Up.''<br /></p><p><br /></p><p> I can't quit reading the Twilight series, though book 4 sorta jumps the shark for me.</p><p>Also Jacob, not Edward.<br /></p>jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-55273964890264030122008-11-05T08:38:00.001-05:002008-11-05T08:40:33.307-05:00A New Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAuJw43CqJAHjJUatSwPV9yBJxm50WlyH5loxoSx8NCTHdVEAFCMIWt2Mnnrx9Z8obERGctgeFlfw8Tq07IB60QmSclZqJaKGU-WRN2f3tggCZ7kWtcIEuc7H20FjP3dAGI_z/s1600-h/thankyou_banner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAuJw43CqJAHjJUatSwPV9yBJxm50WlyH5loxoSx8NCTHdVEAFCMIWt2Mnnrx9Z8obERGctgeFlfw8Tq07IB60QmSclZqJaKGU-WRN2f3tggCZ7kWtcIEuc7H20FjP3dAGI_z/s400/thankyou_banner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265167372357611298" border="0" /></a>Here a<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28text-obama.html"> link to a transcript</a> of his acceptance speech.<br /><br />I'm breathing easier, you?jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-65901843972694961022008-11-04T08:52:00.002-05:002008-11-04T08:58:35.190-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70zSkX8p4TjCxHdN9eFTUx2Pf_tWY4moJ1LXJcR3Qf3pKd70qE8tHlFX9YKoozs5xGftff2awCNFg9BJbg42xXr8H0JDWQhc6cpf25vdvCwU2pnqftXiHsEFIzEcv-Q7zt0nd/s1600-h/vote.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70zSkX8p4TjCxHdN9eFTUx2Pf_tWY4moJ1LXJcR3Qf3pKd70qE8tHlFX9YKoozs5xGftff2awCNFg9BJbg42xXr8H0JDWQhc6cpf25vdvCwU2pnqftXiHsEFIzEcv-Q7zt0nd/s320/vote.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264799955837189074" border="0" /></a>On my way out the door. I am completely restless today, checking tv, radio, net constantly. I can't wait to finally exhale when this is done. I'll be the one spinning in line, in fact I'll be the one spinning all day long. Join me?jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-27997134623612525132008-10-28T13:51:00.002-04:002008-10-28T13:59:14.229-04:00Rhinebeck randomness - Beth are you there?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt94OutCnh3eKG-bnLWPWTob7hxRcGxhlftstwNLS29fA36ZcLsug2P-WNWHDBYw415gAY70EKt2-_37_rtznVW386ewsJ0kWgQScBDoEunrWMpOCM8Yn1YaAzSoQUBavKZpm/s1600-h/IMG_3308.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt94OutCnh3eKG-bnLWPWTob7hxRcGxhlftstwNLS29fA36ZcLsug2P-WNWHDBYw415gAY70EKt2-_37_rtznVW386ewsJ0kWgQScBDoEunrWMpOCM8Yn1YaAzSoQUBavKZpm/s320/IMG_3308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262264934021676226" border="0" /></a><br />Hello I am a Teeswater sheep. Yes, I am wearing a coat. I am sending my love and locks to the Long Wool Avenger.<br /><br />Miss Beth are you moist?jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-12586246340229506802008-10-27T14:07:00.006-04:002008-10-27T14:16:33.469-04:00Happy Birthday Amy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_Ei6CO1nuZcF5P5_56_ajq2VYEcL9nlt7GRiLRP30Y9brnfTsWb5UDE4sR0_hlyuwjfcG_mBUA9uUtjeAcg52t1aZm5wpuLjii0iYVossSfsDHoDKWPB0-8CgKiy8Zh3-6WE/s1600-h/amyboob.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_Ei6CO1nuZcF5P5_56_ajq2VYEcL9nlt7GRiLRP30Y9brnfTsWb5UDE4sR0_hlyuwjfcG_mBUA9uUtjeAcg52t1aZm5wpuLjii0iYVossSfsDHoDKWPB0-8CgKiy8Zh3-6WE/s320/amyboob.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261897453183347714" border="0" /></a><br />It's Amy's birthday!<br /><br />Photo swiped from <a href="http://scrubberbum.typepad.com/moth_heaven/">Julia</a>, who remember to take pictures at Rhinebeck :-)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />it's also Simon Le Bon's birthday he's 50, but I remember him like this<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6WIALGXHgns4RE1t_dBdXgJfUYMTe5NqtABlnBX9iPu-K9BKtQ_AJtRxYkm7rkz66RFy2-I7D-Lj17L0KlAGxztDr6TukjIcsyURLcnqFQekvlSH9rC-qcSTPjVElClRHd8V/s1600-h/263483~Simon-Le-Bon-Posters.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6WIALGXHgns4RE1t_dBdXgJfUYMTe5NqtABlnBX9iPu-K9BKtQ_AJtRxYkm7rkz66RFy2-I7D-Lj17L0KlAGxztDr6TukjIcsyURLcnqFQekvlSH9rC-qcSTPjVElClRHd8V/s200/263483~Simon-Le-Bon-Posters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261898384568763042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Did you hear <a href="http://www.knitgrrl.com/">Shannon's</a> news? The Omnimedia presence that is Shannon Okey is taking over as the editor of <a href="http://www.yarnforwardmagazine.co.uk/">Yarn forward magazine</a> - woooooo-hooo! Congratulations Shannon, when will you sleep?jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-23731975797018499502008-10-06T20:17:00.006-04:002008-10-06T21:29:48.059-04:00Mama's off her feedMan I love that phrase, it describes so many states of being so well.<br /><br />Everything about the past week or so has just been off. Some big things like the health of friends physical and mental. Most things are of the incessant annoying variety - the constant to & fro-ing with kids, deadlines, the perpetual politics of parenting and schooling.<br /><br />And when did the world get so rude? Why drive on my bumper going 80 on the highway - is it really worth dying to get there 5 minutes faster. Don't get me started on driving with cell phones, too fast, too slow, weaving, stopping at a stop sign -past the stop sign, the inability to use a turn signal because your signal flipping hand is holding your phone. Here's<span style="font-style: italic;"> my</span> flipping hand.<br /><br />Today was the bottom of the barrel for the not right. Here's a confession - I like Mondays. To me on Mondays anything is possible. Hell yes I'll knit a whole sweater, blog every day, start a charity,spin a pound of fiber,exercise everyday, connect with my friends and family, do fulfilling and flawless work all week long. :-) It's Thursdays that I hate.<br /><br />Today is Monday and I got nothing done. Nothing. About 6:30 I resorted to a little used tactic to feel like I've accomplished something. Bleachy cleaner and the bathtub/shower. You could eat out of tub now. I even used a toothbrush on the grout. I feel better, marginally. But I'll take it.<br /><br />Tomorrow's Tuesday and anything's possible, right?<br /><br />Here's some spinning that I didn't do today:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lV8lHCHCweqNO5DAy3jgeAMaIewZPzSp18725hY6qyPTJ8lurSo3rrNRJWk2hlIh6krUkqsGvTSGePNI-3ttO5gvrPFq82ZxaTIQT4pne9MCaGtjZRcP_F7bet04v1kurYxB/s1600-h/IMG_3222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lV8lHCHCweqNO5DAy3jgeAMaIewZPzSp18725hY6qyPTJ8lurSo3rrNRJWk2hlIh6krUkqsGvTSGePNI-3ttO5gvrPFq82ZxaTIQT4pne9MCaGtjZRcP_F7bet04v1kurYxB/s320/IMG_3222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254206755638969346" border="0" /></a><br />It's "fine wool" in a variety of colors with black alpaca. It's roving the the wool and alpaca aren't blended - they're side by side. It made some wonderfully nubby yarn. I did nothing different to the two bobbins. They just came up two different runs of colors. And yes the wool and the alpaca slipped and slided around each other, and once I got over it, it was good.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqIfCuycZM9-idu_YbQdCdM_c8r6xKeWtHg9HR3MpHwKIHrjer97LheG154zS3F0ak_fxf4HzshUk1w_vVHa-yR8TIbUnz40YjJTPDA2XpNQ6U5AkfpqmSEBkAhjYoPvazIeX/s1600-h/IMG_3226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqIfCuycZM9-idu_YbQdCdM_c8r6xKeWtHg9HR3MpHwKIHrjer97LheG154zS3F0ak_fxf4HzshUk1w_vVHa-yR8TIbUnz40YjJTPDA2XpNQ6U5AkfpqmSEBkAhjYoPvazIeX/s320/IMG_3226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254207074532301026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUja_vYrNGKfmyPmI7F6UadN2DWZgxqNBParnmUEuE7jT_5IZhK2JMU5TTmk5MmVXTraMHZpeJTFtOJ89DLJxLTUDbvccc_a448_YotQfiulkhN9QrEfv7R4pPmcsnWcVxfHP/s1600-h/IMG_3227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUja_vYrNGKfmyPmI7F6UadN2DWZgxqNBParnmUEuE7jT_5IZhK2JMU5TTmk5MmVXTraMHZpeJTFtOJ89DLJxLTUDbvccc_a448_YotQfiulkhN9QrEfv7R4pPmcsnWcVxfHP/s320/IMG_3227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254207245801145586" border="0" /></a>jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-88375163055149702182008-09-29T14:35:00.001-04:002008-09-29T14:36:47.991-04:00I can see Russia from my house<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzNSh2k4ttbGbV8UzhcdGjfCXnAnX8QRiWNzD7AWZ4vDCEwzWEVifq-HlpfpFIOOoMmdxoSJ6RNFQ8DpyIiO1RdI8wx6gFQ-YUCcuEsSLU1U5lljSdqK9-NgrAx7gZxHo1Xf8/s1600-h/nyerpalin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzNSh2k4ttbGbV8UzhcdGjfCXnAnX8QRiWNzD7AWZ4vDCEwzWEVifq-HlpfpFIOOoMmdxoSJ6RNFQ8DpyIiO1RdI8wx6gFQ-YUCcuEsSLU1U5lljSdqK9-NgrAx7gZxHo1Xf8/s320/nyerpalin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251513810779425746" border="0" /></a><br />Best New Yorker cover ever.<br />Do you think she's shaying "shoo, shoo!"?jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-53886267402603237582008-09-28T09:59:00.011-04:002008-09-28T10:36:23.156-04:00Lace Spinning at Beth's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNb26y8FxQkPStoPa5Zh-LFxvQnx63dQ6eGl0HLQEYz8loDdON8-1lma8nuL69fSJoH7JwqRizvxTq4DnQj8k9ekIjmMphh5bwcNe-Yr4JXaMOgsGhlAiBX2FhDf2rtefX7ngg/s1600-h/IMG_3263.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNb26y8FxQkPStoPa5Zh-LFxvQnx63dQ6eGl0HLQEYz8loDdON8-1lma8nuL69fSJoH7JwqRizvxTq4DnQj8k9ekIjmMphh5bwcNe-Yr4JXaMOgsGhlAiBX2FhDf2rtefX7ngg/s200/IMG_3263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251076207825843810" border="0" /></a>Carla & I took Lace Spinning with Beth yesterday at <a href="http://thespinningloft.com/">The Spinning Loft</a>. First Beth had to show off - because it's what she does.<br />But she does it with Love.<br />The Fabulous Abby Batt shawl blocked<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51PHLOD5t5qtXf67NRcmr7zkBZ02WREMo7ZUzTmTwC7UJNnaJRXBI34zc_OnYl9phFxteEHfaYSshKzOojBX6G7yUkyTaAcOO2WqAz_Ck8nbj-zhldfece2fZHReGcX2Hl21y/s1600-h/IMG_3264.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51PHLOD5t5qtXf67NRcmr7zkBZ02WREMo7ZUzTmTwC7UJNnaJRXBI34zc_OnYl9phFxteEHfaYSshKzOojBX6G7yUkyTaAcOO2WqAz_Ck8nbj-zhldfece2fZHReGcX2Hl21y/s200/IMG_3264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251076129856157010" border="0" /></a>Peeky-peeky Beth<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nNofeEtCMsqJy_Z9KonljcdzeeylfXb05mJDqNlYC_D5zwXOrUkQ8s_jKQu9Ch8DE0RUJQX2iXEgkAI3_XIiK_XfNaxhJRrIxia_iIag_Qpv3pcLpjP4K8bJ5x2p3RVIn5Jr/s1600-h/IMG_3268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nNofeEtCMsqJy_Z9KonljcdzeeylfXb05mJDqNlYC_D5zwXOrUkQ8s_jKQu9Ch8DE0RUJQX2iXEgkAI3_XIiK_XfNaxhJRrIxia_iIag_Qpv3pcLpjP4K8bJ5x2p3RVIn5Jr/s200/IMG_3268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251075737827799138" border="0" /></a>Marilyn made Amy's Abby Cowl from this issue of <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall08/KSindex.html">Knittyspin</a> from some gorgeous merino/silk<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RLVqOimtiDrWNOgecIUEnH9cVwudVHS5Grx61x_6RjY3QwYUT9IrKvu7HRgMjtRJ2LINERxUWjIxukZzhNnhdMlx_mBmu0vWuwpk7mO6bOFcIMPgcDb9ch_WTU2GM-qkHEqa/s1600-h/IMG_3269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RLVqOimtiDrWNOgecIUEnH9cVwudVHS5Grx61x_6RjY3QwYUT9IrKvu7HRgMjtRJ2LINERxUWjIxukZzhNnhdMlx_mBmu0vWuwpk7mO6bOFcIMPgcDb9ch_WTU2GM-qkHEqa/s200/IMG_3269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251075657136778866" border="0" /></a>closer<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BbyCtwJ8If70W7OuYLwToxev9fApvfb284Zj_8hi2BnZiyWprBagPQtPEUoWHuWQP34erIT1WTB_qisUW6rSoB5THZh7JBKIVxdo4alAZw8hw_xeSU0SJMC2hvoTe_Ns8HmM/s1600-h/IMG_3267.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BbyCtwJ8If70W7OuYLwToxev9fApvfb284Zj_8hi2BnZiyWprBagPQtPEUoWHuWQP34erIT1WTB_qisUW6rSoB5THZh7JBKIVxdo4alAZw8hw_xeSU0SJMC2hvoTe_Ns8HmM/s200/IMG_3267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251075860019028114" border="0" /></a>Beth modeling? She's puzzling over how to steal the cowl.<br />She wants all of her students to bring her gifts like this.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGBZvcZ2XfzLtfL6OfRdkBP7uUTnELk_ZuazwFHkoGrV-oz9-YGJPnK9700RFx-cgMZc1rWyEvgXlhc_Tzt6X7nvXeCB-zxX0XageQzDQ7fGFUQfZTPWwAdsgQOqNJ1R0Bj3P/s1600-h/IMG_3266.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGBZvcZ2XfzLtfL6OfRdkBP7uUTnELk_ZuazwFHkoGrV-oz9-YGJPnK9700RFx-cgMZc1rWyEvgXlhc_Tzt6X7nvXeCB-zxX0XageQzDQ7fGFUQfZTPWwAdsgQOqNJ1R0Bj3P/s200/IMG_3266.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251075951170628658" border="0" /></a>Spinning? Yes, look WooLee Winder free....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjCT7W7EP1D5hSDSI0-P8dsw6e9N7kPezuQGReEJ0D8BKmaQzVmcLmO79bQ8Fj1KuR-9WvLSvVX1q1sVeoWPpmDBNaOdxnRV8udq9PVjn0ciHY9CqJj_gJldlTStgIsSf8GrB/s1600-h/IMG_3270.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjCT7W7EP1D5hSDSI0-P8dsw6e9N7kPezuQGReEJ0D8BKmaQzVmcLmO79bQ8Fj1KuR-9WvLSvVX1q1sVeoWPpmDBNaOdxnRV8udq9PVjn0ciHY9CqJj_gJldlTStgIsSf8GrB/s200/IMG_3270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251075424825072770" border="0" /></a>I spun 15 samples - really, really fine<br />BFL<br />Merino<br />Merino/Silk<br />Cormo locks, flicked<br />Wensleydale locks combed<br />Masham<br />Ex fine Mohair<br />Carbonized Bamboo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBSnzAzG7L9pkH9HFU1o-jHovnXZEztMmOn8AW3bsF2Y3B_bS58s394gwJZJh8_RzC3-a8SqlFCsuoIKiHpZoVy79lthdxa4V9NkBS_-w8xZZ_NpealPAw-G5RJeax3eBH9AT/s1600-h/IMG_3271.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBSnzAzG7L9pkH9HFU1o-jHovnXZEztMmOn8AW3bsF2Y3B_bS58s394gwJZJh8_RzC3-a8SqlFCsuoIKiHpZoVy79lthdxa4V9NkBS_-w8xZZ_NpealPAw-G5RJeax3eBH9AT/s200/IMG_3271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251075346931903762" border="0" /></a>Optium<br />Bamboo<br />Soy Silk<br />Bombyx<br />Tussah<br />Silk Cap<br />Alpaca<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Carla is ready<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciTX4NNIih-JbMHJnJy15e_fCra7p_4lVey4KVYImiuMQxs51Xof1hzAEtLk6yYcnHQQ5Hlz7DeU_MVtjgtrtn5yZTaSBtZYlY47rLBeSZqseFdX6P99LtrvL_DxBb5iO41B8/s1600-h/IMG_3265.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciTX4NNIih-JbMHJnJy15e_fCra7p_4lVey4KVYImiuMQxs51Xof1hzAEtLk6yYcnHQQ5Hlz7DeU_MVtjgtrtn5yZTaSBtZYlY47rLBeSZqseFdX6P99LtrvL_DxBb5iO41B8/s200/IMG_3265.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251077700888623890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If you need <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/knitty/5999798">one......</a>jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-23157982111231225922008-09-26T08:01:00.005-04:002008-09-26T11:08:17.101-04:00Knitting for a TweenThe girl is finally overjoyed with something I knit for her<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWMQ1WYCne9ZZSLiE_8KxXc-fMyNJCuGSUnOCZc3VguIQaayph7cTqgqLA3BB8dpEpwK5bNjjNRyjYZ-k8LBdmqIdgYRWJw52dBHn1C05li9pbuBnXl0n4In0mG91EF9YZOnU/s1600-h/IMG_3103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWMQ1WYCne9ZZSLiE_8KxXc-fMyNJCuGSUnOCZc3VguIQaayph7cTqgqLA3BB8dpEpwK5bNjjNRyjYZ-k8LBdmqIdgYRWJw52dBHn1C05li9pbuBnXl0n4In0mG91EF9YZOnU/s320/IMG_3103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250299624959843042" border="0" /></a>Top down raglan, Rowan Cotton Tape -from my stash.<br />Chunky, top down, it took a weekend!<br />She has worn it so much that it was ketchup stains on it, and if that's not love I don't know what is.<br />The downside - I now have list of 8 things she wants me to design & knit for her. And you know I will.<br />Because of love.<br /><br />Can you feel the vibrations of excitement (not not that kind Beth!) becasue Rhinebeck is less than a month away......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhRAeqeVsQ3ERxa6u4RHAGp0L6gDw7xXmvPnY_APxKBMHm3I7-EQFzdwi_0PhJjlTSWrksUQYBZotizF5yhH-uIggR6Tw0AJQYLdC2hpa8KdMmu040vWBxSXQ3pJOaezGzFIv/s1600-h/IMG_3104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhRAeqeVsQ3ERxa6u4RHAGp0L6gDw7xXmvPnY_APxKBMHm3I7-EQFzdwi_0PhJjlTSWrksUQYBZotizF5yhH-uIggR6Tw0AJQYLdC2hpa8KdMmu040vWBxSXQ3pJOaezGzFIv/s320/IMG_3104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250299517327983570" border="0" /></a>jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-25578965763453733932008-09-11T12:45:00.003-04:002008-09-11T13:54:24.897-04:00Here's where I've been......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-7_CmwTcvAnP0S1ryEk5S3Y7WdiUEoubddqPVPNSoYw4R1DHLfnGalZJ9xrWAlmq1_R1y0EGZaGKYWiajbQKgV8f0HgY8XTDH_s8EG71pqylFj2QHBwkeov7Jmu8iY0g5qd6/s1600-h/fall08KScover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-7_CmwTcvAnP0S1ryEk5S3Y7WdiUEoubddqPVPNSoYw4R1DHLfnGalZJ9xrWAlmq1_R1y0EGZaGKYWiajbQKgV8f0HgY8XTDH_s8EG71pqylFj2QHBwkeov7Jmu8iY0g5qd6/s320/fall08KScover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244806246886783202" border="0" /></a><br />Looky <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall08/KSindex.html">Knittyspin</a> has her own front page, it gives me chills to see it. Also Amy's gorgeous design on the cover made out of Abby silk ,uuummmmmm! <a href="http://www.thespinningloft.com/store.php?crn=222">(Beth</a> has it)<br />A perfect fornt page debut I think.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1n0sW3ho3yZjudKsKm00WEVJNV203APNXjojZ4MCbU3ahcYJyJjkPAUKwM_ol84dCgyy3emNJ-3hsBsH5-n74vLA2kJiNBZD5FH4Vq15_KVYygf1ljMYs6Jv2CBh51JaN0XI/s1600-h/fall08cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1n0sW3ho3yZjudKsKm00WEVJNV203APNXjojZ4MCbU3ahcYJyJjkPAUKwM_ol84dCgyy3emNJ-3hsBsH5-n74vLA2kJiNBZD5FH4Vq15_KVYygf1ljMYs6Jv2CBh51JaN0XI/s320/fall08cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244806121466714850" border="0" /></a><a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall08/index.html">Knitty </a>went live yesterday & the crowd went wild!<br />What are you going to make first? I love the cover sweater.<br /><br />This issue of Knitty marks the partial debut (Amy & I shared this issue) of my new Knitty job - Ad Sales Queen.<br />Our former Queen Dr. Steph has gone on to different wonderful things. I'm toasting you Steph!<br /><br />Saturday is Spinner's Flock & my personal countdown has started for Rhinebeck!<br /><br />I'll be the one face down in fiber :-)jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-21069505759181359692008-08-18T14:40:00.008-04:002008-08-18T14:49:15.696-04:00Have you seen it?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6z5NWDFGAT2AVyXW5J3FIzyybQ_pziZFg9RFdzvxNoXNE_9M3dmAjZ4UIkOcIe1D9RcC2Bsr7GepxjT_VW4Ef0gd_Srfnzbgta4XcKfMwoClMYPEbODnfeAKSYfgvyUx7E8t/s1600-h/CurvyKnits.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6z5NWDFGAT2AVyXW5J3FIzyybQ_pziZFg9RFdzvxNoXNE_9M3dmAjZ4UIkOcIe1D9RcC2Bsr7GepxjT_VW4Ef0gd_Srfnzbgta4XcKfMwoClMYPEbODnfeAKSYfgvyUx7E8t/s320/CurvyKnits.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235930463619280466" border="0" /></a>The new<a href="http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/pattern_detail.php?patternID=63"> Curvy Knits</a> booklet is out! The photography and model are gorgeous & I've head wonderful things about how round knitters are liking the patterns.<br />I've been a published designer for 6 years now & it still feels amazingly surreal to see my patterns in print.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswJQO1uX_vaV_ugy8nO2BArUgPcCUIkKccnzrh7vkLrr8rQddxFe97Gcv69lBWo8j2i-eoyK2CUYwIuzZE84RPwX_MKswp9Ln30giEHs6LHXb7zwtjeyfTjuqORWa5aubrPg6/s1600-h/IncaKimonoSm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswJQO1uX_vaV_ugy8nO2BArUgPcCUIkKccnzrh7vkLrr8rQddxFe97Gcv69lBWo8j2i-eoyK2CUYwIuzZE84RPwX_MKswp9Ln30giEHs6LHXb7zwtjeyfTjuqORWa5aubrPg6/s320/IncaKimonoSm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235930369810208962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufX2snUG_hgjRhZRYXLCGnCt9x7_Le4naHh_uYWQni_V-Yu12QAy8guBcRYCp6HSf3hOBfgyetUPLo5bLHPV4LzqcTBx4Gzo7ybbFCuuS0FDYzEWWVRmWAF0JslhTSPaJTEng/s1600-h/MiracleLacePanelSm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYuwVizWUgK7TxfaGXYkQRaRUeIeh04hEGB-Qc_UuMVN5naCmAimn6BE72Qt1Gu4SVMH18wLGCS1_kzQssWFGGpw7cIbTZ0YOCcIBtLiv2o4b1Gcr9ToYnD7Tg7CNwREOWl3s/s320/RenVestSm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235929900045379186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcNi6VzyJj-7WaR9uMStQAZ6R9agzUGiqdiwr8bNH2_Cc9FVH2da5HCrSn1nOihNFS4kFTVwyGvQmeAzoFBBNhZB_mDCH2PNImvEQ9R8FiNPlbNT_J2sC57FG2PZ_PvhFJqEG/s1600-h/WaterlilyRibCardiganSm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcNi6VzyJj-7WaR9uMStQAZ6R9agzUGiqdiwr8bNH2_Cc9FVH2da5HCrSn1nOihNFS4kFTVwyGvQmeAzoFBBNhZB_mDCH2PNImvEQ9R8FiNPlbNT_J2sC57FG2PZ_PvhFJqEG/s320/WaterlilyRibCardiganSm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235929779240340370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ukVXRUOuZVrGvM3tMCuvcU24JXyaeMTrZnkZuRkkmauYCQIPi6krB9vfDW94D6rTyq4hzxTCaMB_KIsotAi3qu4C_FNkLSgFM9MbTfYsQOCKmtAwqNbchuLh_RQUPHRO1HNV/s1600-h/WBBWrapSm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ukVXRUOuZVrGvM3tMCuvcU24JXyaeMTrZnkZuRkkmauYCQIPi6krB9vfDW94D6rTyq4hzxTCaMB_KIsotAi3qu4C_FNkLSgFM9MbTfYsQOCKmtAwqNbchuLh_RQUPHRO1HNV/s320/WBBWrapSm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235929696260371394" border="0" /></a>jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129660.post-12342205063112720472008-08-06T14:05:00.006-04:002008-08-06T14:25:04.074-04:00Spinner's Flock this Saturday<a href="http://www.spinnersflock.org/">Spinner's Flock</a> meets this Sat at 10am at Beach Middle School Chelsea,MI.<br />Spinner's Flock is my spinning guild and it is a fantastic thing.<br />There are lots of members at every meeting and lots bring goodies to sell.<br />Here are some photos from the June meeting.<br />We had trouble finding a place to sit becasue there was so much for sale :-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGNxHdjGQZiME97uAZ02sic2xsLWmb-bUR_o0fSc6ZjEk9IQg9fNFmRlmMu5acECWYMDYLbmyYPzIJV-9XQG1tn1-8qsUf2-cbbORemtIHuem460KKXunYJHvZIf6vWkmuSFt/s1600-h/IMG_2786.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGNxHdjGQZiME97uAZ02sic2xsLWmb-bUR_o0fSc6ZjEk9IQg9fNFmRlmMu5acECWYMDYLbmyYPzIJV-9XQG1tn1-8qsUf2-cbbORemtIHuem460KKXunYJHvZIf6vWkmuSFt/s320/IMG_2786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231468117092875586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVZt5qy51j9MFBhQfAdxCjsN-PIMAUJ1EpQbXjAiqT1gHpHc5dNNpUapiNHshUiU_k6xljlfpd7FMvW8V8hxLc3u806txjhDZbka4-UyzarZ2MXEZJnye5pUTOE4su1xnugM-/s1600-h/IMG_2788.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVZt5qy51j9MFBhQfAdxCjsN-PIMAUJ1EpQbXjAiqT1gHpHc5dNNpUapiNHshUiU_k6xljlfpd7FMvW8V8hxLc3u806txjhDZbka4-UyzarZ2MXEZJnye5pUTOE4su1xnugM-/s320/IMG_2788.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231467986877690610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's Beth, what's that on her arm?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbvzb7Qx_drPsEN2KrfCB_GuBRnflBAeoYGPUxNHD8YnHtkJYl3KGTozMQnQsPehImkphVxr2-XFTQ9weyxuTqw6hR6WbEKNLjlhbuIcmtGRVoCzbaJNLMloazTxCCr-g20BI/s1600-h/IMG_2780.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbvzb7Qx_drPsEN2KrfCB_GuBRnflBAeoYGPUxNHD8YnHtkJYl3KGTozMQnQsPehImkphVxr2-XFTQ9weyxuTqw6hR6WbEKNLjlhbuIcmtGRVoCzbaJNLMloazTxCCr-g20BI/s320/IMG_2780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231467859006666514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Masham lace. Moist much, Beth?<br />We're collaborating on a project.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix14CTTHaz_4EC5_vpUfVFX3dugHmzkhL5J06UxVOR16YM4W7qfZNLQXi46vSbSRPL6VXUEhC_tTYHpN06po_I_QqTWMgmu1LHEit0WQGW4arrt-iziHQyrZHUIrgHNzy-_xZi/s1600-h/IMG_2782.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix14CTTHaz_4EC5_vpUfVFX3dugHmzkhL5J06UxVOR16YM4W7qfZNLQXi46vSbSRPL6VXUEhC_tTYHpN06po_I_QqTWMgmu1LHEit0WQGW4arrt-iziHQyrZHUIrgHNzy-_xZi/s320/IMG_2782.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231467781292667746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Carla's usually there too. This month she'll be in Alaska with her husband.<br />She's bringing home some qiviut, or else.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8G98Nr5BaPSspBRSEdYzGcFGrBPxNigi6Oiq_e0TziWlcs2xjuSJZZSlsZSBtzX63QxRENo4vkv-vP2ykKG1RrZ8NlX-ExA5GsazcWMeV3_x4FBP9Ok4BWMeD_w4W97111zo/s1600-h/IMG_2785.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8G98Nr5BaPSspBRSEdYzGcFGrBPxNigi6Oiq_e0TziWlcs2xjuSJZZSlsZSBtzX63QxRENo4vkv-vP2ykKG1RrZ8NlX-ExA5GsazcWMeV3_x4FBP9Ok4BWMeD_w4W97111zo/s320/IMG_2785.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231467655603514898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One of the best parts of Flock is lunch after. Lots of chat, but we've turned it into a Goal Lunch.Everyone has to say 3 goals for the month out loud, they get written in a little book & then the next month we report.<br />They can be anything, but we try to have one fun thing & one thing we're dreading to do.<br />I can report that at the ages of 40+ we all still hate to clean our rooms.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdO41G_5cEqyiFhwUUmYPXZuycWE9w_RJyKUoesRncMDFmspUnS9LnmzmxOboU2vjGwxUFIYxsoz-jhq4R_127MQAbpjUi4Y38Xc_ARn5vd3CcjdcLkAC1ddNzIVGgWhFy4bJ/s1600-h/IMG_2791.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdO41G_5cEqyiFhwUUmYPXZuycWE9w_RJyKUoesRncMDFmspUnS9LnmzmxOboU2vjGwxUFIYxsoz-jhq4R_127MQAbpjUi4Y38Xc_ARn5vd3CcjdcLkAC1ddNzIVGgWhFy4bJ/s320/IMG_2791.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231467540797738226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I can't wait for the Olympics to start. I know the politics are f*cked, beyond f*cked. But I look at it for the athletes and the athletes only. I cry when anyone gets a gold medal. Hell, I'm crying at all the commercials that keep showing Kerri Strug sticking that vault with torn ligaments.<br />It is unbelievable what those athletes do.jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946564951668464683noreply@blogger.com4