I feel just terrible that I don’t have anything truly interesting of a knitting-nature to tell you. All three of my projects are moving on apace, they just don’t seem particularly fascinating to talk about. I’ve got about six of the fourteen inches done on the side panels to my Celtic Icon . . . but, you know, plain stockinette isn’t exactly riveting–to do or to photograph. My Tatami cardigan is slowly working its way through the seemingly-endless sleeve section. I think I’m about half way through them . . . and it’s only taken me, what, a month to get this far? And then the socks for Mom? I’ve got the foot about a third of the way done …

Sigh. At this rate, it’s going to be months before I get a chance to do something, anything new.

You did know that the new Knitty is out, right? I’d say that was just to torment me, stuck with these endless-feeling projects, but there’s not really that much I’m interested in knitting. Isabella is lovely, but not something I’d be likely to wear. And there are some adorable things for little girls, but since I don’t have one of those, they don’t do me any good. A lovely sock pattern or two . . . but still, nothing to really tempt me to throw my sweaters to the bottom of the knitting bag. . .

Unlike, say, this book which arrived in my mailbox today… (for which I blame Susan, in the friendliest, happiest, most grateful kind of way). It’s been months and months since I did any lace knitting . . . October! if only these sweaters weren’t standing in my way.

(Because you all know I’m pretty disciplined about too many WIPs, right? It’s usually one sweater, one lace project, and a pair of socks going. My having two different sweaters being worked on at the same time is highly unusual. And frankly, it’s making me just a little itchy….)

Two other things of note today? Mom got a new digital camera–a Kodak Easy Share. Let’s all welcome her to the 21st century, shall we? And we also got some snow today. Not a lot, only about an inch, but more than enough to completely mess up this morning’s rush hour for a lot of people–I was one of the very few people on time to work this morning, and there were accidents all over the place. But all that’s irrelevant because Chappy and I got to go out after work and play in the snow in the backyard.

I brought his little yellow frisbee with us and then basically stood there and watched him entertaining himself. His favorite way to play with this toy? To brace both front paws on it and then “hike” it backward through his hind legs, spinning around to pounce on it. He can keep him entertained that way for quite a while, and we now have some very interesting “snow art” back there . . . lots of short, firm strokes of cleared snow from the frequent frisbee sliding. Mostly, I stood there and laughed, enjoying seeing him so happy. Mom took some pictures through the window, which I’d share with you, but they’re still on her camera. I’ll show her how to get them on her computer tomorrow . . . one step at a time, you know!

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