Laughter is one of the healthiest things you can do yourself. Laughter is actually supposed to be good for your body & mind. Well I surely hope it’s true because I sure laughed a ton last night. Now who can guess what last night was? Not sure? Need a hint? Alright I’ll tell you…It was Knit Night!

Lauren, Heather, Me and Tanya. We finally got to meet the Muse. She is simply fabulous. We had the best time. See the kooky face I’m making…well Tanya was laughing so hard that she made me laugh hard & I was trying to calm down just a bit to get this picture taken. We went to the Rams Head Tavern for some drinks and dinner. We all decided that our waiter was mundane, monitone, dead, a zombie, no personality…you get the picture. Our food was blah, I got my meal for free, plus we got 10% off the entire bill…but we still managed to have such a fabulous time. And we LAUGHED a lot!!! Now, who doesn’t love to laugh. We even got to knit a little. We went outside in the courtyard after our meal & knit & talked & laughed. It was the most perfect day and night yesterday. Here’s a couple more photos…




Meet Zira. I’m sure some of you have seen or met her. Zira Is the monkey that talented Tanya hand knit. She is holding little pink mommy monkey, who is holding little pink baby monkey. I am in love with these monkeys. They are adorable!

Birch Update...


She’s looking purty isn’t she? There are 209 stitches remaining. Wow…is that all I’ve knit?

As of late, I will leave you with a couple Flower photos...


Such beauty!!

Have a great reat of the day!

my airy, fluffy, light, fuzzy, soft, fabulous, beautiful Birch...

Hanging high & proud
I have NEVER in all of my 4 years of knitting been so addicted and in love with a project I’m knitting as I am with this one. I’m totally smitten!!!

Waiting patiently for me to pick her up and finish her

Up close and personal…she is not a shy one…but one who wants to be seen out and about everywhere!
Did I mention to you that I’m in love? Oh…I did? I am definately going to give Rowan Butterfly a go now that I feel a little more comfortable knitting lace. All I can say is thank goodness for stitch markers. I could never have done this without them. Also a big thank you to Jacqueline She gave me a couple very important helpful hints which has made knitting Birch much easier and more bareable. And to another Jacqueline She had a couple links posted that really helped me out…big time! She also knit Birch in the same color as I did…Smoke. It’s smokin’! Go take a look.
Today was the first time I worked out in a week as I was a sicky. I am much better now and was able to make it to Pilates this morning. After a week off, it felt great to do something besides sit around on my butt!!!

Here are a few flower photos I’ll leave you with…as I have got to get back to Birch. I’m having withdrawel symptoms already…

This is to show you how tall my Day Lillys are getting compared to my mail box.

A close up of our Day Lillys

This is a beautiful flower from my Butterfy Bush.

This is a pink Cone flower. Flower Power!!!

Birch is calling…gotta run…Have a fantabulous Day!!!

Olive…is that you? I almost forgot what you looked like. I’m so sorry that I haven’t payed attention to your lovely green ribbiness. Please don’t fret as you are in the lime light today! See…

Yes…ther are 2 sleeves to this sweater & yes…this is numero dos. I am now trying to finish Olive like a mad woman as I NEED to start a couple other projects without feeling guilty. I want to knit the One Skein Wonder. I have seen plenty of these around here (scroll down), here and also here and they are all great looking. What a cute, quick knit to warm the shoulders & add a little pizazz. I’m either going to knit it with Debbie bliss Cashmerino Aran in color #102 or Karabella Aroura 8 (not sure of the color but love this yarn) I also want to cast on for a lace shawl. I’m waiting for some of this to come in the mail & then I will cast on. I’d like to knit the Flower Basket shawl…but I’m not sure about the crochet edging. I love it though. Any suggestions on some really nice shawls that are pretty easy? This will be my first big lace project (I made lace socks) I love Birch and am tring to figure out how it would come out in the Zephyr or I may just try it in this color

So…that’s it for now. Have a great one! Try to enjoy whatever weather Mother Nature is throwing your way!

a lot less blogging. I just can’t help myself. There is so much to do in the nicer weather & lots more daylight to do it in. I absolutely LOVE this time of year!!! When winter is here & it gets dark at 5:00…I could easily put on my PJ’s, knit & watch TV. I get tired earlier, but seem to stay up later. In the summer it is…run, run, run, come home & cook dinner, and I have lots more energy. Then all of a sudden…BAM, I’m pooped & go to bed earlier. One reason I’m more tired…I’ve been working out alot. 5-6 days a week. Last week I took 2 private Pilate’s classes for 1 hour each, worked out with weights 2 days, did cardio 3 days & played golf 1 day. I get really tired at night & I have to say I have been sleeping really well from all the excercise & runnign around. Allright now…lets get into the
Knitting News....
I’m steadily working on the Love Vest & really enjoying it…

I have 10 1/2 inches completed so far. At 15 in. I start the armhole shaping. Can’t wait! This yarn is fabulous. In the skein, it looks different then when knitted up. It is much more full and fluffy when knitted up. It is a very odd occurance that I have never experienced before. Have I told you that I really like this yarn?

I got a lovely present from Lolly...

This beautiful, colorful yarn is Woolarina.com Handpaints. It is a superwash sport weight yarn & feels fabulous. Thank you soooo much Lolly. I have been trying to think what to make with this yarn. I think I have an idea. Tell me what you think…Knit up a long thin scarf from all of the yarns that were gifted to me. I would knit different lengths of each yern right after the other until I was satisfied with the length. They are all very different yarns also. Some are shiny, some are fluffy, some are lumpy & some are smooth. It could work, don’t you think?

Knit night Update…my girls & I...


Donna, me, Heather & Lauren. Last Thursday we went to El Azteca (Mexican) for dinner. I love Mexican food. Yum!!! We really got carried away & had 2 Cadilac Margerita’s each!!! Damn they were great! Then we went back to my house to knit. It was another fun knit night. Duh…so what else is new. Donna is going away this Friday so we won’t get to see her for another 2 weeks. :-(
Please don’t get sick of our poses…we are goofy girls & like to have lots of fun! Come join us any time you would like!

Make it a fantabulous week…will ya?

Knit Night Photo Update…Last week…

This photo was taken last Thursday. Lauren, Donna & I went to Don Pablos for some Mexican food, Sangria & Margaritas. Yum! Then we headed off to Borders to knit & chat…though we actually ended up giggling more than anything. This is why…and of course a couple drinks didn’t help…

The new Knitters magazine. Could this mag get any more awful? To top it off they put the ugliest sweater on the cover! Here is Donna & my reaction to this magazine…

What a fun night! Here’s some photos of last nights knit night…

Donna invited us over to her house. She made up a pitcher of Hpnotic martinis to start. For dinner she grilled shrinp on the barbie & made Chinese chicken salad lettuce wraps. It was fabulous

Heather & I…but of course you knew that!
I always look so forward to knit night.

Knitting Update...
I have been so busy that I didn’t get to knit for a whole week until yesterday…can you believe that? I haven’t gone that long without knitting for years. I can’t tell you how great it felt to get some knitting in. It was like I got my fix!! LOL I worked on Wall Street Cables. Have a look…

Have a closer look…

I love the way it looks so far. This yarn (Dalegarn…Tiur) is really nice to work with.

Hope everyone had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend. We had a BBQ at our house & it turned out to be a BEAUTIFUL day!!! It’s been years that it has been really nice for this holiday. It always rains. We got soooo lucky! I will leave you with a couple flower photos…

This is the view on the left side of my house. This picture does not do the beauty of this view justice.

A close up of our Iris’.

Have a fantastic weekend!!!