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Girls Day Out

November 10, 2008

I just got back from our semi-annual get together. As usual, we had a great time. Pat retired and has joined our little group. She and I started at the VA on the same day, but she stayed until this year. I really enjoy these ‘get togethers’ and I’m really happy that Diana always tries to coordinate them for when she knows I’ll be in town. I’d come anyway, but don’t tell her that.

Carolyn asked if anyone wanted a kitten and I said yes knowing that any kitten from her would be special. I’ve been wanting another one since The Myuush died last February. This one is calico and likes to play with other cats. She sounds perfect to me. I would have followed Carolyn home, but the kitten belongs to a friend of hers and she has to call her and get approval. I am leaving here Wednesday or Thursday and I really don’t want to leave without her. I know little Maude would love her. Zip’s nose will be out of joint for a while. I’ll have to tell him that he is still the baby no matter what. I am not even certain that Elvis would notice. I was so tired last night that I didn’t even knit. I was “knitted out”. I went to bed early and woke up at 7AM.

This computer is getting weird again. I’ll try again tomorrow.

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Sunday at Stitches

November 10, 2008

I managed to drag myself out of bed at 6AM for the third day in a row. How did I ever manage to get up at 430 every morning and go to work? I think money had something to do with it.

I don’t know why this computer does what it does. I just have to live with it.

I had a great time and excellent teachers. I’m sad that it is over, but I’m glad too. I’m tired and I plan to sleep my fill tomorrow.

I’ll give you more details when I get home.

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Now It’s Saturday

November 9, 2008

It was the first day of Beth Brown-Reinsel’s Danish sweater class. I had a hard time getting used to knitting with two different weight yarns at the same time. I would like to be further along. I had hoped to get more done this evening, but I was too tired. The computer seems to be working better, but I am really sleepy. See you tomorrow.

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Today is Friday

November 8, 2008

No. Really. It is. By the time I got home from Stitches, my son had gone off with his friends. He forgot to turn

off the password and he didn’t get back until after I was asleep. I hate this computer. I had a fun class with

Vivian Hoxbro today on Shadow Knitting. She said she is not going to teach it anymore and won’t be back to

the United States for a year. She wants to spend more time at home with her grandchildren. I can under stand

that. She’s my age. That’s about all I want to do on this @#$%$# computer. More later.

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Stitches Market

November 7, 2008

I got back to Reisterstown about 1:30 this afternoon. I dragged all my crap out of my van and into the house. I threw the bed sheets into the wash along with some other things I found laying around. I got cleaned up and drove to Jenn’s bank to get dollar coins and have a chat. I was going to stop at Taco Bell before heading to the subway, but then I remembered that the Mars supermarket had really good tuna salad. I went in and got a pound of salad and two half gallons of Donald Duck orange juice. Have you fallen asleep yet? So I went back to the house and made a sandwich and poured myself some orange juice. Then, I headed downtown.

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Still Rainning

November 6, 2008

And, now, we are getting a lot of wind. We were able to get out for a short walk this morning. I spent most of the day getting ready for Stitches. And Doug washed my purple jeans for me. I have some clothes there, but I wanted to take some of my nice sweaters and socks if it’s cold enough. I also made sure I had everything I needed for class and , of course, personal knitting. I’ll be taking the subway everyday so maybe I will get the other sock finished. I hope to leave fairly early tomorrow. I think I will drive to Reisterstown and unload the van first, then drive to the subway station and ride downtown. I’ll pick up my badge and go to the market before returning. I don’t think leaving my van in a downtown parking lot with all that stuff including a $300 camera and $1000 sewing machine was a good idea. I wouldn’t want anything to happen to my sweaters either.

This is as far as I have gotten so far. I worked on my Einstein this evening. I believe I’ve finished the embellishing. It looks pretty good. I took off the collar and started another. If I like this one, I may put on cuffs.

Tags:Einstein coat, socks, Stitches, sweaters
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Polls

November 5, 2008

Since it was raining, we went to the polls after breakfast. They are in the local fire hall and the whole process was quick and easy. I did get to laugh at Doug when he forgot to hit the finished key which made it even better. Having done our civic duty, we went to Food Lion. We were low on canned cat food and they have more varieties than Walmart. I bought some other things that Walmart doesn’t carry and I got a nice piece of salmon. When we got home, I made a little marinade for it. Since it was still raining, we decided get some other chores done. We dropped off a little package for Nancy at the post office and picked up a prescription at Happy Harry’s. I used to go to Eckert, but they really went down hill since Rite Aid bought them. Also, Happy Harry’s carries a lot of products that are not tested on animals. It’s so nice to have a variety from which to choose. OK. Where was I? We headed to the bread store. They had oatnut bread so we got three loaves, two for us and one for Win. It’s his favorite, too. I spotted an apple pie on the dollar table and cranberry bread. What more can use ask for? I hope I haven’t bored the life out of you.

Here are two reasons why blogging can be difficult. Another is the fact that it is chilly here when it’s cold.

Tags:cat help, cranberry bread, Food Lion, Happy Harry's, oatnut bread, voting, Walmart
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Wet and Cold

November 4, 2008

I’m not wet and cold. You wouldn’t want to be anywhere near me if I was. We’re talking mean nasty grumpy old bitch here. It’s my husband. He can’t tell the difference between wet and cold laundry hanging out on the line. I have told him what to do and he doesn’t listen. Late this afternoon, he brought in a load of clothes and said they were all still wet. He proceeded to hang them on various things around the bedroom. I walked in, pulled them all down, folded them up and put them away right after he left. They weren’t wet. They were just cold. He makes me crazy.

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It’s Over

November 3, 2008

Very windy and cooler today, so the sweater goes back on and I’m checking on my hats and gloves. We walked over to the goose pond and scared most of the geese. The rest just walked away from us. It was easy to tell the Delmarva Geese from the Canada Geese.

I went to knitting group this afternoon and then went out to supper with two of them. When we meet in two weeks, it will be in Snow Hill. I never been there so I am driving to Delmar where Leslie lives. Then we are driving to Charlotte’s house since Leslie ‘kind of’ knows where she lives. Then we are driving to Snow Hill because Charlotte knows where it is. Did that make sense? Is it worth it? I don’t know. It’s something to do.