I am knitting up a storm and organizing my stash, but no pictures for you :( I loaned my camera to my son, Chris, for his big adventure in the middle east and alas, I miss it, oh and him too :) My husband, Geoff and Chris are having the most amazing trip and are still gone, hmmmmm, a total of more than 2 weeks. Wow!! They have been to Jordan, Egypt, Petra, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Israel, and will end up in Palestine (other places that I can't really remember) with some friends for about 5 days. I am so excited to see the pictures and hear about the adventures, I can't wait! Chris is 16 and I think this will be a real growing experience for him. It is always good to see how the other half lives and get a bit of perspective on your own life.
At any rate I hope your summer is going well and that you have plenty of fiber in your diet, ha, ha!! Happy Knitting! Jeanne
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Going on a road trip....
Hey there all, I am going on a road trip next week to southern Utah and any tips would be appreciated. We are going to (hopefully) meet our daughter and her boyfriend who will be riding their bicycles down from Green River, in Escalante. They have had some set backs getting this trip on the road, but the lucky ducks are off for the next 2 1/2 months, so it's really not that big of a deal. However, we are not and our plan to meet is quickly changing. Alas, I am learning to go with the flow. We are taking the motorcycles, dogs, teenager (maybe teenagers girlfriend) oh yea, the kitchen sink too! I am really ready to get away and have some down time with my crew! Stay tuned....
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Just because I am here...
I am here, but really not here, but well, yes I am here! Clearly I am here on this computer right now at this time! I am learning some new things (non knitting related) and trying to remind myself to look up from my knitting once in a while. I really do need a 12 step knitting program, yes I am powerless over knitting, thinking about knitting, talking about knitting and only the knitting God's can save me from my knitting self!
Here is my latest photo, but not my latest project. This is just one that I owed Jimmy a picture of and so stopped knitting long enough to actually shoot the picture. Please stop me before I knit again!!!!
Hee, hee! I CRACK myself up! This is the Brickwork Scarf in Noro Silk Garden Sock yarn and boy is it fun to work on!
Well I gotta go and knit! Bye for now....
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Happy New Year! Tuba's, dogs, and gratitude...
Well, we did it! We made it to the Rose Parade and Chris marched all the way; with his Sousaphone aka Tuba!!! It was tough but he hung in there and they were AWESOME!!! This was so worth all the driving, dogs (who had to come due to doggie neurosis), LA traffic and just general craziness! We took our travel trailer and had some interesting moments along the way, but we enjoyed the whole adventure.
Ok so where to start? Hmmmm the beginning may be the best place and our excellent adventure began on December 27th as we said goodbye to Chris and with our trailer, trailing behind the truck we set off down the road! Our first night was spent in a Moss Landing on HWY 1; were we were fortunate enough to get a spot that we didn't have to unhook the rig. Well, we had the electric brakes installed quite a while ago, but this was the first time using them; and alas we woke up to a completely DEAD battery on our truck! UGH!!! There was a little stress and cursing, but a great guy helped u
s out and we took off again. After a lot of discussion we decided that it must be the electric brakes that caused the problem and from then on we unplugged whenever we were stopped lo
nger than a nano second! Now that we are back we will be calling the installer (who shall remain nameless, as everyone makes mistakes GRRR) and have them correct this problem!!! Ok on the road again!
Next stop Pismo Beach and again we lucked out and didn't have to unhook the trailer (unplugged it though) and the weather was amazing!!! We both love HWY 1 and just couldn't believe our luck with the weather and holy cow; where are the bikes babe?? Oh yea, freezing cold at home and lots of snow! I can't wait to ride down to the coast on Mariah, but I digress, sorry...We enjoyed this drive immensely and our next stop was San Juan Capistrano and Geoff's brother's place! Very nice Chris and Katherine! Thanks for the hospitality and driving up to Pomona to see us on our last night! You two are the best!
So after Piglet ate our trailer due to the falling acorns on the roof...sheesh,
Piglet, you just wouldn't make it in the wild; we just (barely) made it to Bandfest to see McQueen play. 
(note the wreckage on the sidewalk and the guilty dogs watching me clean up, Piglet is on the right) Thanks to the guy at Amco in Pomona, who helped us out with GREAT directions. Geoff decided (since I was weeping) to stop and ask for help finding the RV Park, phew, we made it with literally, 2 minutes to spare. This is where we actually got to speak to Chris and not just text! Hi Chris! Are you having fun? Do you have enough money? Hug, hug, kiss, kiss; later gator! Oh yeah, TUBAS ROCK! Of course the band was great and I ran arou
nd and took tons of pics! Gee whiz Mom, give it a rest!
So on to the next day, which was New Years Eve, WOOOHOOO! That Uncie aka Chris (Geoff's brother) is a car nut, buff, expert, well you get the idea! He has his first muscle car, a 1976 (?) Pontiac Firebird, which is restored and beauuutifulll; took us into Pasadena too have coffee and see some of his friends muscle cars! Oooohhhh, neat! If you didn't know I was into muscle cars way back when and had a Dodge Challenger 340 Six Pak; which if I had put in the garage would be worth something today. I was a dumb kid and couldn't afford the $79.00 a month car payment on the thing, DUH
!!! At any rate, we saw some cool cars and met one of Chris's friends. Here is a tail fin on a Plymouth Super Bird, that is not a common car and can be yours for only $150,000.00. I think the guy is nuts, but it never hurts to ask right?
So now on to tracing our route for the morning drive to the parade parking at 4:00 am! Oh yeah, first Piglet got her tail caught in the door (just the big rubber seal, no injury) and she got grouchy and then Sierra decided to start snapping and I had to sit in between them to calm them down. It was not really a hardship as the two brothers had lots to say to each other about which HWY to take, where to turn, and who's map (electronic or paper was the best). Of course I must admit that every once in a while I had to pipe up and put my 2 cents in!
We finally got there and figured out the best way to go, which freeway exits would be open, and well the general condition of the universe, ahhhh all is well! I had tickets to see the float decorating, but alas, these two were kinda spoil sports and I didn't get to go, boo hoo, boo hoo! I have to admit that I was a bit tuckered out by now. The LA basin is just drive, drive, drive and maybe if you are lucky you will get somewhere. Of course we won't talk about the SMOG, hmmm, I guess I just did; it is incredible! It did make me appreciate home, even with the summer like weather. Ok so we had a quiet evening and went to bed at 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm on New Years Eve! What's up with that? Oh yeah, we are going to see our boy march in the Rose Parade!
Didley dee dee! Hmmmm, what's that? Ahhh I remember the 4:00 am alarm, ok up and at em'!! Here we go, tickets, check, water, check, coffee, check, dogs, check, camera, check; let's ROLL! Holy cow I am so impressed, we got to the parking lot without a hitch and got to walk around and see the floats; find the porta potties and just settle in to a wonderful day!
I took pics of some of the waiting floats! They were amazing and to think they are made completely of flowers, seeds and the like! So many of them were animated and it was so cool to see them coming down the road later in the day! The people were so nice and handing out flowers!
Clorus Leachman was the Grand Marshall
and we had the Marine band in front of our seats for sometime and it just makes me choke up to think of the amazing commitment of these young people. When they started playing and marching I did shed a bit of a tear in thanks for their 
service.
Of course it looks like I am a little fixated on Tubas, hmmmm I wonder why? The parade really was awesome and I have to say I just couldn't get over the organization of the whole thing!
Here is a video that one of the McQueen Band parents found of the band marching the parade. My friend Dannette was texting me and sending me pics from her TiVo?? That was cool Dannette! How did you do that? Even my stepdad called to find out what order they would be in and watched! Our neighbors watched, that Uncie recorded it and thanks to all of you for your support. The band worked hard to get here and raise the incredible amount of money to do this trip. They got a 6 day vacation, marching in the Disneyland parade, riding roller coasters, and just generally being kids! How cool is that?
Well, that evening (after a nap for all of us, dogs too) Chris and Katherine came to our camp site and we all went out for a nice dinner. Thanks for coming all that way to see us off!
It's time to go home though and we will be glad to get there. Geoff is talking about going the long route through Death Valley, NOT! Let's go it's supposed to be snowing and there is fog here, sheesh! We did the drive home in one day and we are all very tired! Chris got home the next morning about 7:30 and we were really glad to be here to pick him up!
Happy New Year to all and may you have all that you need this year!
Ok so where to start? Hmmmm the beginning may be the best place and our excellent adventure began on December 27th as we said goodbye to Chris and with our trailer, trailing behind the truck we set off down the road! Our first night was spent in a Moss Landing on HWY 1; were we were fortunate enough to get a spot that we didn't have to unhook the rig. Well, we had the electric brakes installed quite a while ago, but this was the first time using them; and alas we woke up to a completely DEAD battery on our truck! UGH!!! There was a little stress and cursing, but a great guy helped u
s out and we took off again. After a lot of discussion we decided that it must be the electric brakes that caused the problem and from then on we unplugged whenever we were stopped lo
nger than a nano second! Now that we are back we will be calling the installer (who shall remain nameless, as everyone makes mistakes GRRR) and have them correct this problem!!! Ok on the road again!Next stop Pismo Beach and again we lucked out and didn't have to unhook the trailer (unplugged it though) and the weather was amazing!!! We both love HWY 1 and just couldn't believe our luck with the weather and holy cow; where are the bikes babe?? Oh yea, freezing cold at home and lots of snow! I can't wait to ride down to the coast on Mariah, but I digress, sorry...We enjoyed this drive immensely and our next stop was San Juan Capistrano and Geoff's brother's place! Very nice Chris and Katherine! Thanks for the hospitality and driving up to Pomona to see us on our last night! You two are the best!
So after Piglet ate our trailer due to the falling acorns on the roof...sheesh,
Piglet, you just wouldn't make it in the wild; we just (barely) made it to Bandfest to see McQueen play. 
(note the wreckage on the sidewalk and the guilty dogs watching me clean up, Piglet is on the right) Thanks to the guy at Amco in Pomona, who helped us out with GREAT directions. Geoff decided (since I was weeping) to stop and ask for help finding the RV Park, phew, we made it with literally, 2 minutes to spare. This is where we actually got to speak to Chris and not just text! Hi Chris! Are you having fun? Do you have enough money? Hug, hug, kiss, kiss; later gator! Oh yeah, TUBAS ROCK! Of course the band was great and I ran arou
nd and took tons of pics! Gee whiz Mom, give it a rest!So on to the next day, which was New Years Eve, WOOOHOOO! That Uncie aka Chris (Geoff's brother) is a car nut, buff, expert, well you get the idea! He has his first muscle car, a 1976 (?) Pontiac Firebird, which is restored and beauuutifulll; took us into Pasadena too have coffee and see some of his friends muscle cars! Oooohhhh, neat! If you didn't know I was into muscle cars way back when and had a Dodge Challenger 340 Six Pak; which if I had put in the garage would be worth something today. I was a dumb kid and couldn't afford the $79.00 a month car payment on the thing, DUH
!!! At any rate, we saw some cool cars and met one of Chris's friends. Here is a tail fin on a Plymouth Super Bird, that is not a common car and can be yours for only $150,000.00. I think the guy is nuts, but it never hurts to ask right?So now on to tracing our route for the morning drive to the parade parking at 4:00 am! Oh yeah, first Piglet got her tail caught in the door (just the big rubber seal, no injury) and she got grouchy and then Sierra decided to start snapping and I had to sit in between them to calm them down. It was not really a hardship as the two brothers had lots to say to each other about which HWY to take, where to turn, and who's map (electronic or paper was the best). Of course I must admit that every once in a while I had to pipe up and put my 2 cents in!
We finally got there and figured out the best way to go, which freeway exits would be open, and well the general condition of the universe, ahhhh all is well! I had tickets to see the float decorating, but alas, these two were kinda spoil sports and I didn't get to go, boo hoo, boo hoo! I have to admit that I was a bit tuckered out by now. The LA basin is just drive, drive, drive and maybe if you are lucky you will get somewhere. Of course we won't talk about the SMOG, hmmm, I guess I just did; it is incredible! It did make me appreciate home, even with the summer like weather. Ok so we had a quiet evening and went to bed at 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm on New Years Eve! What's up with that? Oh yeah, we are going to see our boy march in the Rose Parade!
Didley dee dee! Hmmmm, what's that? Ahhh I remember the 4:00 am alarm, ok up and at em'!! Here we go, tickets, check, water, check, coffee, check, dogs, check, camera, check; let's ROLL! Holy cow I am so impressed, we got to the parking lot without a hitch and got to walk around and see the floats; find the porta potties and just settle in to a wonderful day!
I took pics of some of the waiting floats! They were amazing and to think they are made completely of flowers, seeds and the like! So many of them were animated and it was so cool to see them coming down the road later in the day! The people were so nice and handing out flowers!Clorus Leachman was the Grand Marshall
and we had the Marine band in front of our seats for sometime and it just makes me choke up to think of the amazing commitment of these young people. When they started playing and marching I did shed a bit of a tear in thanks for their 
service.Of course it looks like I am a little fixated on Tubas, hmmmm I wonder why? The parade really was awesome and I have to say I just couldn't get over the organization of the whole thing!
Here is a video that one of the McQueen Band parents found of the band marching the parade. My friend Dannette was texting me and sending me pics from her TiVo?? That was cool Dannette! How did you do that? Even my stepdad called to find out what order they would be in and watched! Our neighbors watched, that Uncie recorded it and thanks to all of you for your support. The band worked hard to get here and raise the incredible amount of money to do this trip. They got a 6 day vacation, marching in the Disneyland parade, riding roller coasters, and just generally being kids! How cool is that?
Well, that evening (after a nap for all of us, dogs too) Chris and Katherine came to our camp site and we all went out for a nice dinner. Thanks for coming all that way to see us off!
It's time to go home though and we will be glad to get there. Geoff is talking about going the long route through Death Valley, NOT! Let's go it's supposed to be snowing and there is fog here, sheesh! We did the drive home in one day and we are all very tired! Chris got home the next morning about 7:30 and we were really glad to be here to pick him up!
Happy New Year to all and may you have all that you need this year!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Today I learned
Today I learned that I am human,
that I make mistakes,
that life is confusing for everyone,
that my cat loves me and will nuzzle my ear no matter how
stupid I am!
Today I learned that I can forgive myself my mistakes and do my best to make it right,
even though life is confusing; I am happy!
that my cat, well, she is my cat and always loves me!
I am grateful for my life, today, tomorrow, and always....
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Tiny Bubble Socks
There are done!! I am so happy and I really enjoyed working on these. They look more difficult than they are and I think you will enjoy knitting them up.
They would be beautiful in any sock yarn and are shown here in the Indie Dyer Supersock Select; Boogey Man colorway.
Happy Knitting!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
So much and so little time!
So much to see and do! I am knitting like a maniac and have 2 patterns about to be released; I am taking pics today and putting the final touches on them now. Of course socks and then a bag using the coolest beaded handles!
On the motorcycle front, my poor, poor Mariah is not feeling well! We were riding yesterday and all of a sudden she started to ride rough and lost tons
of power! She's in the shop now, but I probably won't have her back soon, as Street Vibrations is just winding down and the number of bikes needing service is amazing! Here she is a couple of weeks ago up at Virginia City. Isn't she pretty?? I do love to ride and if there was anyway to knit and ride at the same time I would be a very happy girl. Alas, that just wouldn't be a safe thing, so don't worry, I will keep both hands on the handle bars, BUT you can be sure that there is knitting in those saddle bags!!!
Well, I'm off to work and knitting!
On the motorcycle front, my poor, poor Mariah is not feeling well! We were riding yesterday and all of a sudden she started to ride rough and lost tons
of power! She's in the shop now, but I probably won't have her back soon, as Street Vibrations is just winding down and the number of bikes needing service is amazing! Here she is a couple of weeks ago up at Virginia City. Isn't she pretty?? I do love to ride and if there was anyway to knit and ride at the same time I would be a very happy girl. Alas, that just wouldn't be a safe thing, so don't worry, I will keep both hands on the handle bars, BUT you can be sure that there is knitting in those saddle bags!!!Well, I'm off to work and knitting!
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