Just Knitting Around

I am such a bad blogger lately. The blog is neglected. The knitting is neglected. Its just been so hard to find the time to process pics. I have taken a partime job and its a little more time comsuming than I expected. In my compressed maount of free time, […]

N is for Needles.Here is a part of my collection of knitting needles. Most of my Addi Turbo long circs are in projects (mostly socks on the Magic Loop). Some of my Denise needles and cables are in use as well. I also have purchased extra cables and needles points for […]

L is for Lime.

Seeing the Lime tree in the conservatory was an inspiration.
M is for Mint.

I combined a lime I had in the fridge with some fresh mint from the herb garden.
With the addition of a few other ingredients,

and a recipe, I had a refreshing summer drink.
Squeeze half a […]

Well, the above pic is teacher gifts for DD’s teachers, Mason-Dixon Washcloths. DS #4′ s preschool teacher got one too. They each have a little bar of exquisite soap in them.
I feel like its been ages since I posted. Life gets really hectic the last week of school and the […]

J is for Just Nancy.

One of the first hurdles you face when you start dating someone is meeting their family. In my case the hurdles were many. My beau (now DH) was one of 8 children and 3 of his sisters were married. He had one nephew at the time. […]

I is for Indulgence.

O.K. I admit it, I now indulge myself with yarn as souvenirs. I don’t need any more refrigerator magnets, or Hard Rock Cafe t-shirts, or mini Eiffel towers. I now scope out the closest yarn stores to my hotel in any city I plan to visit.
Here […]

H is for Hunting for eggs.

Every year Grandma Rosie has an egg hunt on Easter. It has grown over the years, and my youngest DS is now the youngest of 22 grandchildren. Since there are so many of varying ages, there are now “rules”. You are limited to […]

Gis for Goodbye Jaywalker.

As much as I have liked all the Jaywalkers in blogland, I’m just not lovin how mine looks. The STR is gorgeous (Moss Agate), but I hate the pooling on the foot. It also has funny little bulges on my foot where the patterning starts. (I […]

Eis for Educator
This is Sister John Marie, a Sister of Mercy of the Holy Cross. She was my fourth grade teacher . She was and still is a wonderful teacher. I though I would never see her again after she left my school for another teaching assignment. Recently my grade […]

D is for Dad. is for dependable and dutiful and devoted.
This is a picture of my dad take 10 years and two months ago with my daughter. He died 10 years ago today at the age of 68. It is the last picture I have of him. She […]

C is for Choir. This is the Worldsong Choir. DD is circled behind the piano. (Click for a close up) She participated in a choir day camp over the summer, and the culmination of the week was the Worldsong Concert. The Cincinnati Children’s Choir (ensemble in residence at […]

B is for Band and for Boys. Here we have MHS Marching Band. Circled are my boys. DS #1 is playing Brass (mellophone) and DS #2 is playing the Bass Drum (aka Thumper). Band has taken over much of their lives and consequently mine. They are in Marching […]

A is for Addi Turbo. I love Addi Turbos for sock knitting. These are the MIL Tiger Socks as they were on Christmas Eve. I finished and bound off today. I used an Addi Turbo US size 000 and Opal Rainforest Collection Tiger. I have Addis in US […]