Knitting: Because it was pointed out to me that my knitting was hidden at the end of yesterday’s post, today’s update will be first. .
- The Vine Lace Cardi is coming along. I’m happy I swatched with the sleeve. At the six inch mark or thereabouts, I was able to see how far off my gauge was, switch from the size small to a large and adjust the number of stitches the top of the sleeve would have had to accommodate another couple inches. I’m not frogging the sleeve, it’ll work. Changing the pattern around sounds like a much better idea. Alpaca grows, as does the lace. This will, by comparison, be a quick and fun knit. (that better not have jinxed this project) First sleeve… done!
Just sayin’… (Not knitting and things I’ve been meaning to ask)
- Spider Boy Sam (aka Sammy Scarface), the better I know him, the more I love him. How could I not? With Sam, everything is interesting, everything is fun. Everyday brings something fresh, something new, something exciting. Saturday, I looked out the window and saw him racing across the backyard to the clothes line where a corner of a sheet had started to blow dangerously close to the ground. Sammy grabbed that corner in his mouth and pulled. He almost had it off the line. Turns out, an 8 lb. cat is no match for a king size sheet. Sammy has a ways to grow. Every evening, Sam drags his rope over and places it at my feet for a game of fetch. Do you think I should remind him, he’s a cat?
- The part about the clothes line.. does anyone but myself, my sister and my Mom still hang clothes outdoors? At least once a week I hang the bedding outside. There’s nothing like the smell of sheets dried in the sun.
- And breakfast, what do you eat? There is so much talk about breakfast in the schools and how much better students perform when they eat well in the morning. How about you? I have oatmeal, every morning, all winter. I make it from scratch, with a heaping tablespoon of ground in the coffee grinder flax seed mixed in. I top it off with some sort of fruit and homemade yogurt. Works for me.
- Walking? Do you? I try to get my 3 miles in as many days as the weather allows, my criteria, of course. Cold and or windy, must be sunny. Warm days, wind and drizzle OK.
- Dr. Who.. Who knew there were so many fans out there.
And one more thing for those of you who attended SPA last month. Did anyone find a little plastic zippered case, say 4 x6? Inside it had a Panasonic camera battery (flat rectangular thing) and an SD card. I called the hotel, housekeeping says they didn’t find it. Thanks.
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12 responses to “just wondering..”
Clothesline–yes! Sheets & towels except in winter. During the summer it keeps the house cooler if I can avoid using the dryer.
Breakfast–oatmeal here too, but only 4 days of the week. I make a big pot of steel cut oatmeal on Sunday, divide it into 8 portions and refrigerate. My husband & I each microwave our portion in the morning (I take mine to work and eat at my desk).
Walking–I used to walk the dogs every morning, probably only 1.5 miles, but I had a severe illness this winter and I’m slow to get back to it. I’m working on it. In addition, I am working back up to riding my bike to work (14 miles one way). That’s what I miss most.
Never cared much for Dr. Who. Could be because it came on so late I could never stay awake for an entire episode.
My daughter’s cat does the fetch thing too.
I love the pattern on yor sleeve, good job!
Clothesline – I do! But not in the garden (because I don’t have one…), but on a balcony. And the bedding, too, it’s a nice feeling to go to sleep in a fresh sheets.
Breakfast – oatmeal with fruits, exactly! Five days a week, because on Sat/Sun me and my husband have scrambled eggs or pancakes. ^^
Walking – no… Don’t like it, although I probably should. Bellydancing instead, if we talk about sport activities.
Sam sounds just like my son’s last cat! Mine? He just sits there, mostly, although he will play with an occasional styrofoam “peanut.” By the way, how DID you get that fantastic MDSW button? I will see you there..I’m down for the whole week.
I love to hang clothes on the line! Dale finally installed a clothesline for me last year and sheets on the line are like nothing else in the world. And it makes me think of my mom, which is also a good thing.
I can only aspire to walking 3 miles a day! I’m a slouch, it appears. Who knew? I used to be much more fit than I am now.
And I am rather pissed that my lot is so hilly that there is no place for a clothesline. I would definitely use one if I could. It’s been a bone of contention for many years now.
I used to eat oatmeal and/or cooked brown rice cereal a LOT, but have gotten away from it in favor of high-protein since I discovered I do so much better on animal protein. Oatmeal, I love it to death, but I am starving again in an hour.
I’ve thought about hanging sheets on the patio. I miss the smell of linen dried outdoors. Maybe it’s time for a closeline (if spring ever arrives).
We don’t have a drier. So it is outdoors in all bar the worst weather (drizzle like seattle here in Melbourne). Breakfast is gluten free and dairy free, currently a mix of cornflakes, mesa sunrise and gf muesli. I walk about 2 miles a day in my commute to work (by foot and train). Was never a Dr Who fan, now am after watching the Christopher Eccleston Dr Who.
And Sammy is just a special cat with special ways. 🙂
I love the sleeve, it makes me want to pet it.
My cats think they’re dogs, too. We go so far as to call our orange tabby Puppy instead of his name, Sam.
If it didn’t rain so much here (WA state) I would definitely hang my wash out to dry. The people who owned the house before us had a clothesline up, but we took it down for some reason or another. It was probably a good thing we took it down because there are three bird feeders where the clothesline used to be. Bird feeders + clean clothes = not so clean clothes. If the clothesline was hung out back and it didn’t rain often, yes, I’d hang stuff up.
I always eat a big breakfast as it’s the most important meal of the day. Sometimes I’ll have tea with toast, sausages and eggs. Sometimes I’ll have waffles with jam and bacon and fruit. It varies. Sometimes a pot of tea, sometimes a cup, but always tea. It’s a good drink, as they say in that one movie. I always have breakfast though, which is the point I was coming to. Even if I miss lunch or have a smallish dinner – always breakfast! In winter I eat in front of the fireplace, in summer, I eat out on the deck. Always breakfast. Okay, shutting up now, breakfast, breakfast, breakfast!
Our HOA won’t allow clotheslines in the yards. We have a clothesline in the basement so that’s where everything goes. Oatmeal for breakfast and several suppers during the week. Fat free milk, almonds, walnuts, cinnamon and nutmeg are how I flavor it. I can’t eat yogurt. Damn. I would like to walk more frequently with Riley but our winter has arrived so I am stuck riding the exercise bike several miles every day. He runs around the house herding everyone else. I laugh when I hear M tell him “get your nose out of behind my knee – I am NOT going to the door”
That Vine Lace Cardi looks wonderful- from one sleeve’s worth. What is the pattern/design source?
Your sun smelling bedding brings back good memories but we abandoned our clothes line when life with 2 sons got complicated and we kept forgetting items on the line, they’d get all stiff and mildewed. Some day…….
Yup….oatmeal and brown sugar many days for breakfast.
I do try to walk a few miles everyday, except for when it is too cold or rainy
Hanging Clothes…..I keep begging the hubby for a clothesline, but I don’t have one yet…maybe this year…LOL
I LOVE the sleeve!!
I love stories about Sam. I absolutely adore cats, and am terribly allergic to them. I get to vicariously enjoy them through other people, which is nearly as fun.
Homemade yogurt sounds absolutely fantastic. How do you make yours? I continually play with the idea of getting a machine and starting to make my own. Perhaps then I would look forward to breakfast? I have a really difficult time eating anything in the morning, until I’ve been awake and up and moving around for at least 90 min. Water is good first thing, followed by coffee, and only then can I think about food. Fruit, bread, cheese or yogurt is perfect for me.
And if I had a house? I would be all over the clothesline outside. You’re right – nothing smells quite the same as clothes dried in the sun.