I couldn’t get a good connection yesterday and today I am pretty tired so this will be short. I got in about noon and I had things to do across town. I wanted to finish and get back to Reisterstown before travel got bad, but I didn’t make it and I found myself sitting on the beltway. I missed LSD. Today was better. We went to PA and Jenn drove. As usual we more than we planned. It’s a good thing we only go once a year. Tomorrow, it’s Girls Day Out.
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In Reisterstown for a Few Days
November 12, 2010Yesterday
November 8, 2010I was going to blog. Really, I was. When I sat down with my laptop. my mind went blank. And what was I going to talk about? I’m still not certain. It was the first day of Standard TIme so I was up an hour earlier. I had time for a nice breakfast, a walk, some reading, some knitting and a long hot shower before leaving for knitting group. I still left early. I needed gas and I wanted to stop at Staples to get a book spiralled. Is that a word? I don’t know anymore. There are so many new ones out there. The stop at Staples was a waste of my time. They said it would be about an hour before they could help me and that I could leave my book. I said, “No thanks. I’ll be back in two weeks.” They said they were always very busy on the weekend. This is a lie because I always come on Sundays before my group starts. And the job they were doing? It seemed to be watching the customer operate one of the big machines. Huh?
Group, as usual, was a lot of fun. I wore my new socks. I love them. They are so me. Betty started talking about my socks so I flipped my clogs off and pointed to my feet. She started laughing. She didn’t realize that I was wearing them. She’s one of those people who you want to make laugh just to hear her.
Maria made NO progress on the fringe of her shawl. She kept complaining that it didn’t look right. She kept losing the yarn overs. I hope I got her on the right track. I told her she can’t do anything new until she finishes the fringe. Fat chance of that happening. She’s all ready planning her next shawl and she has the yarn for it. I really like the pattern she found. Maybe I’ll do it, too.
At this point I was going to show you what I have started. Unfortunately, my laptop and my camera are not on speaking terms with each other today. This has happened before, but I do not currently feel like fixing it. But there is always cat pictures.
This is Miss Kitty. She is a Certified Bed Cat. She will sleep with you every night when you visit my girlfriend in Bismarck. And, believe me, you need at least one of these when you go there.
And here’s Flo. She missed my lap so much while I was gone. She’s been trying very hard to make up for it.
And here’s Cora enjoying the fire. She didn’t even realize that I was gone.
“What’s for Supper?”
November 5, 2010I really didn’t want to hear those words. Was it that late? “I don’t know. I’m busy.” When I’m working on something, I hate to stop in the middle. It has never occurred to him that I might want to finish what I’m doing before doing what he wants. So I ignore him and keep working. I was almost finished anyway. What’s an extra 15 or 20 minutes? What was I doing? I was making my tunic pattern in another size. I was hoping to use the same facings, but they just refused to fit. I managed to cut new ones out of some scraps. I headed to the kitchen and started digging around. I found some small red potatoes that I had bought at a vegetable stand that had closed about a month so I figured it was time to eat them. I washed and scraped them and put them in the microwave. I found some frozen scallops which I thawed in the sink. What about veggies? Well, there’s leftovers and corn(Doug’s favorite). I sautéed the scallops with a little butter, parsley, dill, onion, garlic and bacon. They were good. Doug dumped salsa on his. He dumps salsa on just about everything. Sometimes I wonder.
I Thought Today was the First
November 2, 2010Maybe it’s because we were expecting to have two propane heaters installed. No one showed up until 4:30 and all they did was bring the tank. I had to take Gus for a walk by myself and I was feeling crappy. Do you ever feel like you are on the verge of getting a cold, but it never materializes? I felt that way for a few days. I’m better today. Not wonderful, just better.
When I left Bismarck on Wednesday morning, it was in the 20’s, the wind was going at about 50MPH and it was snowing. Yes. I said SNOW!! I am so glad I had brought my Philosophers Wool sweater, my Sanguhar gloves and wool entrelac hat. They had to de-ice the plane three times before taking off. We were an hour late leaving. I kept hoping someone would start crying or screaming for a little entertainment, but no such luck. I guess the plane was full of North Dakotans.
Here’s my girlfriend in the hat that I made her getting ready to take me to the airport.
By the time we got to Denver, it was 50 and sunny. My daughter called while I was still on the first plane, so I called while I was waiting. She had heard about the nasty weather. We chatted for a while. It was nice to hear her voice. I was going to get a bite to eat, but I had a headache and nothing appealed to me. I bought a bottle of water and added a tube of lemonade mix. I felt a lot better after that. I had plenty of time so I refilled it and added iced tea mix. Since I had a two-hour wait, I found a semi-quiet space and sat down and knit and listened to my iPod.
My Husband is having an Anxiety Attack
October 18, 2010
He doesn’t like to travel. Well, he doesn’t like change period. And I won’t be around for ten whole days. Now, I have often gone to Reisterstown for three or four days and that never bothered him. I used to go to Florida for work for five days at a time before 9-11. That never bothered him. He makes me crazy. Of course, it could be that the earpiece broke on his glasses and the place where he got them is gone. Since they are three years old, he should get a new prescription. At least it will give him something to do while I’m gone. I hope he can find some nice dorky frames that he likes. Oh yeah. The new cabinets finally came today. They have the wrong pulls on them and they are stained the wrong shade. Other than that, they are just like the last ones we had this same company make a few years ago. He complained to them about the pulls which can be switched, but he hasn’t decided about the stain yet. My poor baby.
Reading, Not Writing
October 17, 2010I have been trying to catch up on my blog reading. I was so far behind it was embarrassing. So, I decided that I wouldn’t blog until I had read every single one. I just didn’t think it towould take three weeks. Of course, absolutely gorgeous weather didn’t help either. Plus we’ve been painting and moving stuff around.
Painting sucks. Tea helps.
Blue tape is a good thing. Avery good thing. Did you notice the pink wall? My husband picked it out.
Here we have the perfect painting chair. You can scoot all around the room and never get up.
After painting I got to finish my luggage tags.
I couldn’t decide which design I liked the best so I made four.
I settled on these two. I really don’t care for these big clips, but it was all I had. There’s one for my suitcase and one for my big tote bag. It’s big enough to carry prescriptions, knitting, camera, undies, iPod and other little necessities including my purse.
LSD
September 17, 2010
All right. Get your minds out of the gutter. Around here, LSD means Lower Slower Delaware. Things are different here. That upper part might as well be part of Philadelphia. I would also like to thank my Grandson for giving me this sticker. He knows what Nanny likes. I display it proudly.
I’ve finished the socks and have started on mittens to match. With the pattern,doing the thumb gusset was a little hairy, but it turned out well. I decided to start the cuff with the tan/brown this time. I think I mentioned that it is lighter than the yellow/orange/green. Socks get more tugging and pulling than mittens so it should be all right. Did I mention that I will be delivering these in person? I finally bit the bullet and booked a flight to Bismarck, ND. This will be my first time since 9/11. So many rules! It’s kind of scary! I hope I live through it> At least I’ll have my knitting.
Cotton Briefs
September 13, 2010
Here we have three pairs of cotton briefs–all the same size. You will observe that the crotch in the middle is much more narrow than the other two. Do you have any idea how uncomfortable that is? In case you are wondering if they may be a store brand, there are not. They are Haines for crying out loud! The ones on the right are JMS which is part of Haines. Does this make sense? Oh. And they are also longer, almost too long in fact. Now. I am not tall, but my torso is. My pelvis is wide, hence the desire for a wider crotch. Yeah. I’m built like an old world peasant, but I’ll bet I’m a lot better at natural childbirth than you are. At least, I’ve got something going for me. Anyway, where was I? BACK TO PANTIES. I just don’t understand. Why the difference? Thank heavens for Fruit of the Loom. They fit just right! Thanks Fruit of the Loom guys. And what about my Haines and JMS panties? They are ALL in the Goodwill bag. I did throw two pairs, but the others I had only worn once.
We got a new RED coffee pot. The one we had a very small area to pour in the water which made neat pouring practically impossible. And it was on the right which made pouring almost impossible for me and as much water wound up on the counter as in the pot. It also had too many doo dads. This one has a large opening, one on/off switch and it’s RED. Have I mentioned that my favorite color is RED? Or have you all ready figured that out yet? How can I go wrong with a coffeepot that matches my glasses?
In other news, I’m going to Bismarck, ND later next month. I am having a helluva(great word!) time picking a flight. It’s a real pain. When I had to travel for work, there was this guy that we called. I’d tell him where and when I was going and if I needed a car. He would call back with the conformation and send me authorization. It was great. Now, I’ve got all this other crap to deal with. It does not seem to matter which website you use. They all seem to have the same price and the same information.
And now Sweetums keeps telling me to go on Thursday and return Tuesday. He says I shouldn’t wear out my welcome. The way I look at it is I would only have three days to enjoy myself. Two days would be for travel, one day to unpack and re-pack, one day to unwind. The way we chat on the phone, I really don’t think I’ll ‘wear out my welcome’. This is someplace that I have never been before. I’d like to have enough time to look around.
I Wish I Had Brought my Camera
September 10, 2010Besides being a perfect day for a walk, there were some great Kodak moments out there. Looking out over the horse farm, I saw the most beautiful cloud formations. It was like a Hudson Valley School painting with that almost surreal appearance. One of my neighbors, an older gentleman, was decked out in a very nice suit and tie. I’m used to seeing him in a polo shirt, shorts and sandals. I didn’t ask him where he was going. I didn’t want to know. There was a bunch of ducks hanging out on the old pier so we just them(and they watched us) from the other pier. Plus, it has benches to sit on. Next on my list, one of those Nordic Cruisers went by. They’re kind of cool. Oh. I forgot the Police boat. They’re kind of funny looking.
Look!! He’s smiling!
Dot is not.
Sunday on the Nanticoke
September 7, 2010I was heading down to Salisbury for knitting group when my daughter called. They caught two full bushels of crabs and they were starting to steam them. OMG! OMG! OMG! I hadn’t had any this year so I was ready. But the girls were expecting me. That’s OK because they would be steaming for hours. I stopped at Wal-Mart to get another cooler and more enormous Hefty bags. I wished I hadn’t. The place was a zoo. It took me ten minutes just to find a parking spot. This one is super-duper and only has six handicapped spots. What’s up with that? If she had called a half hour earlier, I would have gone to Seaford. That one is only half the size and has a good fifty handicapped spots. It makes no sense. I wasted half an hour that should have taken ten.
I was about 30 minutes late to group. I said I would be leaving at 4PM to go eat crabs in an effort to make everybody jealous. We talked about some knitty problems and had a little show and tell(always fun). Maria was late as usual and I helped her with her glove. She sent me a picture this morning of the first finished one. YEAH! Around 3:45 I remembered I had six bags of yarn to get rid of in my van. So out to the van we trooped. We took it back in and dumped it on the floor for everyone to pick over. I even had a bunch of old needles that I knew I would never use. They took everything. I am so happy! The yarn got good homes.
I finally got out of there around 4:30 and headed on down the road. I still had a good half hour of driving to go. When I got there they were pigging out on hot crabs. I joined in. They still had about a hundred to cook. Is there anything better than hot steamed crabs? We all had about ten a piece. There was also corn on the cob, green beans and hot dogs. Everything was good. Observe grandson, please.
We sat and talked for a while and watched the sun set.
Time for me to go home.
Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware 
