I’ve having a bit of a quiet social whirl this holiday weekend. Last night I attended The Untalent Show at church. This is a fund raiser sponsored by the Youth Department to raise funds for Sheaves for Christ which supplies vehicles for missionaries, printing presses, other needed equipment plus grants scholarships, supplies items needed at the church [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Quiet social whirl
Posted in Uncategorized on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why not follow directions?
Posted in Knitting, Uncategorized on August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was at my knitting group the other day, working on my new project which is the vest on the cover of the September issue of Creative Knitting. The group meets at Borders Bookstore so frequently someone is looking through the new/recent issues of magazines. One of the women looked at Creative Knitting and then [...]
Oh the memories!
Posted in Uncategorized on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m currently reading The Mummers’ Curse by Gillian Roberts. Today I read the phrase “My classic Mustang” and I was immediately whisked back to 1969 and the first car I owned. It was a 1967 Mustang, white, with vinyl bucket seats. I loved that car. The pastor of the church I attended at that time had [...]
The lure of a new project
Posted in Knitting on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After I finished my Ruffly Scarf the other day, I faced a big decision. What to knit now? I have a number of started projects. Should/would I finish one of them? That would be the sensible thing to do. So did I do it? Of course not! I succumbed to the lure of starting a [...]
Yea! A FO!
Posted in Knitting, Uncategorized on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I finally have a Finished Object that isn’t baby-related. I finished a ruffly scarf on Tuesday at my knitting group. I have one knitting student. She purchased a similar scarf a few months ago and brought it to me. The ladies she purchased it from had given her a roughly written pattern and she wanted [...]
It’s obvious; I’m not a gardener
Posted in gardening on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If I had any doubts about my ability to grow plants, I’ve had them removed this year. Yesterday I went out to water my tomato and bean plants. No tomatoes although the cherry tomato plant has a few flowers on it. From two bean plants I harvested one bean. That’s the entire crop! I think [...]
A simple pleasure
Posted in Uncategorized on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I was reminded of a simple pleasure when I got the mail from my mailbox out on the curb. As I walked back to the house, I flipped through and — lo — there’s a personal letter from a friend in this handful of envelopes! What a treat to share in someone else’s life [...]
A blast from the past
Posted in music on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few months ago, KMOX-AM (1120 on the radio dial) started a new program at 8 p.m. on Saturday evening called Route 66. During this five-hour period, music is played. This is a little unusual because normally KMOX is a talk radio station with a heavy emphasis on sports. I’m not quite sure how they [...]
A new-to-me author
Posted in books, tagged Add new tag on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The last time I went to the library, I found a new-to-me author on the mystery shelves. Gillian Roberts writes interesting mysteries set in Philadelphia. The main character is a high school English teacher. The stories are set in her high school as you would expect. I enjoy the description of the various lesson plans [...]
An evening with Lily Chin
Posted in Knitting, Uncategorized on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lily Chin is a name readers of Knitters magazine will recognize. So will knitters who attend the Stitches Conferences the magazine sponsors. She’s known as a designer (her costumes for the annual banquet at the Conferences are always eagerly anticipated) and as a teacher. She has written several books on both knitting and crocheting. She [...]
