My rubber boots have sprung a leak. This is a problem in rainy Vancouver.
I found these shiny red patent leather rain boots on sale on the weekend.
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Knitterly Welcome
I bought a door mat from Lantern Moon when I was at Sock Summit. I know, it’s an odd thing to buy at a knitting retreat, but it has balls of yarn on it!
3 Periods
We went to a Paralympics sledge hockey game on the weekend. What fun! Japan beat the Czech Republic 2 to 1.
I managed to knit about 4″ on the back of a baby sweater I’m making for a friend.
I’m knitting again!
Shh, don’t tell my chiropractor, but I’ve been sneaking in some knitting. My shoulder is much better than it was. I’m still a bit stiff, but I’ve been stiff for a couple of years now (it’s the knitting).
Out of Commission
I’ve done something to my rotator cuff and as a consequence, I can barely move my arm. It’s called ‘frozen shoulder’ which as a description doesn’t sound so bad. What the name doesn’t describe is the pain experienced when you forget and accidentally move the arm.
Sock Monkey
My little monkey dressed up as a sock monkey for Hallowe’en today at school. I have to admit, I’m really proud of her costume.
I made it out of seven pairs of work socks and I got the idea at Instructables.
… and then …
I had great intentions of blogging more regularly throughout the summer …
… and then we bought a house …
… and then I had to pack up all the yarn and our other “things” …
… to get our apartment staged and cleaned to sell …
… and then we went on vacation …
… and then we sold our apartment (while we were on vacation–how great is that!) …
… and then I taught a week’s worth of classes (the owners, staff and students at River City Yarns are fantastic) …
… and then I went to Sock Summit …
… and so it goes!
Happy Mother’s Day
My mother is the greatest. She is my major support with my business and in life. She is my test knitter, my sample knitter, my sounding board, my printer and my shipper. She markets my patterns at LYSs that she visits on her travels and give me invaluable advice.
Aftermath
Sitting down this morning with one of the last hot cross buns of the season and a cafe latte. (I do love my knitterly dishes!)
A little beach knitting
What could be finer than leaving Vancouver during yet another snowfall to go to sunny southern California and take a day to hang out on the beach and knit.
