Wednesday Stuff
Hey, I finished section A of my shawl! I’m down to just 419 stitches now, so I suppose the rows should go at least a little faster, huh?
Since I take most of my knitting pictures at night, I’m having a hard time getting the green to photograph correctly, but trust me when I tell you it’s just about my favorite shade.
I laid out Chappy’s blanket so I could show you how the border is coming along…
…And he promptly came over to check it out. See? He DOES like it!
He seems to feel that I’m not spinning enough, though, because he came and sat behind it the other day.
Well, it was either that, or he wanted some protection from the thunder in the distance. Or the fact that his Grandma was broiling steak downstairs. Our broiler pan smokes no matter how well Mom cleans it, and the smoke always worries Chappy so that he runs about as far as he can get from the kitchen when she pulls it out. (This is not a reflection on her cooking, mind you, just that he doesn’t like smoke.)
What else?
My favorite shepherd is having a contest for some gorgeous yarn … all you have to do is follow her on Twitter and tweet about it. Easy!
I’m watching CHESS in Concert on PBS right now. I’ve told you about my 21st birthday in Trier, Germany, right? The trip that was pretty disastrous, and even my walkman died so that I couldn’t listen to the soundtrack of Chess, which I adore. Well, not exactly the soundtrack. The version I love is actually the original concept album, long before the show was ever produced on stage. I mean, how can you NOT love a show with music written by the ABBA team paired with Tim Rice, and which manages to tell the entire history of the game of chess in a few minutes? Not to mention having some of the most beautiful duets and quartets around. Love it.
Anyway, here’s a link to an article about the Chess in Concert recording. And about the show in general.
(…And, darn it, my DVD recorder just stopped. Drat! That means I won’t have the last half hour. There should have been NO trouble recording 2.5 hours on that blank DVD!)
Take a look at these amazing trompe l’oiel buildings.
Doesn’t this homemade granola sound wonderful? Almonds, cherries, coconut … and made in a slow cooker! I’ve never heard about that possibility before!
And, you know? I’m really liking my new header!
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Your lace looks amazingly delicate. Chappy looks like he likes his afghan pretty well, but I (and probably he) think the other one is more his size. Snowshoe doesn’t like when I’m browning or searing things on the stove, either. T had the Chess show on TV last night; I was memsmerized at times. I’m off to look at the trompe l’oiel. Have a sunny day, Sister dear!
Aw, he really does like his new blanket!
I seem to be obsessed with green these days. (Though I’m not knitting anything green.) Looking forward to seeing your green shawl grow!
Oh darn it, I meant to watch CHESS.
He loves his new blankie. Has nothing to do with storms or smoke.
Yay for finishing sections!
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I’ve never understood why Chess flopped in the US. I adore the music, and I felt the storyline was engrossing.
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