Knits With Cats
Knits With Cats
I'm a senior technical project manager at work, a knit project starter at home and a list-maker everywhere! I'm married and have too many cats, lots of books, almost enough rose bushes, and way too much yarn!
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Happy July 4!
Friday, 4 July 2008 2:20 P GMT-08
Happy Independence Day to those in the US! See the bright blue sky? There are about 340 wild fires still burning in CA, but that's down from the 1400 of last Friday, and the wind has shifted so the air is much cleaner.And Happy Birthday to
Category: Furball Farm Home and Garden
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Wednesday, 2 July 2008 2:12 P GMT-08
Our 8-ball or roly poly or ronde de nice zucchini plants have been producing like crazy for at least a month, and the fruits are growing very fast. The last few I picked went from baseball-sized to small pumpkin-sized in just a couple of days.
Category: Home and Garden
some more things...
Tuesday, 1 July 2008 3:56 P GMT-08
Add these to the will list:Finally dye the white yarn I keep buying with the dyes I keep buying. This should be a fun activity, even though it will be solo - none of my knitting friends is even remotely interested in dyeing yarn!And also dye th
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Summertime (will and won't lists) (edited 2:45 pm Monday)
Sunday, 29 June 2008 1:53 P GMT-08
Debbie loves summer and she's asked her readers about their summer wish lists (what you want to do this summer). I've tried, and think that the problem (for me, at least) is that I really don't like summer all that much. Don't get me
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Love (my startitis) Thursday
Thursday, 26 June 2008 10:44 A GMT-08
Time again for a Barb-inspired Love Thursday entry. Knitters on the various lists of which I'm a member constantly debate the merits of project faithfullness and bemoan startitis* as an ill to be overcome. If you've read this blog
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Smoke gets in your eyes
Wednesday, 25 June 2008 9:41 A GMT-08
Wildfires. Such a frightening concept, and even worse as reality. Fire so wild that it jumps roads, spreads from tree-top to tree-top without burning things at ground level, skips one home and demolishes the one next door. There are over
Category: Home and Garden
Heroes and Villains
Tuesday, 24 June 2008 6:34 P GMT-08
Your results:You are Supergirl Supergirl 90% Superman 85% Spider-Man 80% Wonder Woman 80% Green Lantern 80% Robin 75% Iron Man 70% Hulk 65% The Flash 55% Catwoman 45% Batman 35% Lean, muscular and feminine. Honest and a defender of the i
Category: Blog Things
Monday Garden Update
Monday, 23 June 2008 3:13 P GMT-08
It was too hot all weekend to actually do anything in the garden (or in the house either, for that matter) and at times was even to hot to knit or read for more than a few minutes at a time. The garden was well watered, and didn't seem to m
Category: Home and Garden
First Day of Summer
Friday, 20 June 2008 8:43 P GMT-08
About a month ago, it was hot. Then we had 3 weeks of cooler than normal weather. This week has been getting progressively hotter each day. Appropriate for the Summer Solstice, right? Yesterday it was 100*, today 105*. Tomorro
Category: Yadda Yadda Yadda Whine and cheese
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Love (My Patio) Thursday
Thursday, 19 June 2008 2:03 P GMT-08
It was really hot about 3 weeks ago, and we spent a lot of time on the patio in the evening. I realized then was a pit the patio had become over the winter - it always does, and it's always a surprise to me. Over the last couple of we
Category: Home and Garden
I'm Very Superior
Monday, 16 June 2008 1:39 P GMT-08
93As a 1930s wife, I amVery SuperiorTake the test!Actually, this is pretty funny!Mr. Ken often refers to our cats as our kids, so the first time through, I answered all the questions pertaining to children as though I had some, and then entered "
Category: Blog Things
Mental Telepathy - or not
Friday, 13 June 2008 1:50 P GMT-08
This past week I've composed at least a dozen erudite, pithy, witty and charming blog posts. My mental telepathy skills, however, have eroded (if indeed they ever existed) and those posts never made it onto the electrons. Apparently,
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And a gallon of diesel is...
Friday, 6 June 2008 8:49 A GMT-08
$4.99, but it wasn't shown on this sign.Nothing much to add - a picture is worth a thousand words.
Category: Whine and cheese
Green Task Force
Wednesday, 4 June 2008 7:48 P GMT-08
Tonight is the last meeting of the Green Task Force; we're supposed to finalize our recommendations for the City to include in the new General Plan document. Our recommendations document is not ready.Recommendations have been left out, cate
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A to Z Meme
Monday, 2 June 2008 1:34 P GMT-08
Accent: None, most of the time, except when I say “Wichita Falls”. If I’ve been home or visiting relatives, it will be somewhat Southern or Texan for a few days, and I can turn a Southern accent on at will. Breakfast or no b
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Is it June already?
Sunday, 1 June 2008 9:13 A GMT-08
A random sort of post to start a new month.1. The last couple of days I've realized that a case of the blahs has had me in its grip for part of April and most of May. I didn't get a lot done, I was grumpy and grouchy, and it was h
Honey-do list
Wednesday, 28 May 2008 8:44 A GMT-08
Last year, after owning this house for 8 years, Mr. Ken mentioned that he never knew what needed to be done to keep it up. He wanted a honey-do list, so we went around the house and made a list of what needed to be done - projects, maintenance,
Category: Home and Garden
More Love Thursday "Joy Rush" Items
Thursday, 22 May 2008 11:05 A GMT-08
1. The first hot, sweet, milky sip of tea in the morning. I've been cycling through different teas for a few weeks, and while I am developing some favorites, I like most of them. And while I'm at it, what was I "saving"
Category: Home and Garden
Sweetie's Stash
Tuesday, 20 May 2008 9:36 P GMT-08
Sweetie is a strange and wonderful little cat. First of all, she's a ginger cat with fur that matches my hair. I've always been told that it's unusual for a ginger cat to be female. Second, she's very shy and yet she
Category: Furball Farm
Love Thursday
Thursday, 15 May 2008 8:22 P GMT-08
Following Barb's lead, here's my Love Thursday list of things that inspire a rush of joy for me.1. Opening the door and walking into our home every night. Sometimes it's a mess, and as long as cats and I live here it will neve
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Hot time in the old town...
Tuesday, 13 May 2008 8:34 A GMT-08
We were at the cafe for open mic and one of the performers came in and announced that there was a fire just down the street. As we all grabbed our cell phones to call 9-1-1, we heard the first sirens, so we went outside to see what was going on
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Happy Mother's Day!
Sunday, 11 May 2008 8:46 A GMT-08
It was a lovely weekend, so much so that I'm sorry to see it end. Friday night we were entertained at dinner by a favorite performer, Loren Davidson. His music is reminiscent of Jimmy Buffett, and it was almost like taking a mini-vaca
Category: Too Much Yarn! Yadda Yadda Yadda
I'm pooped!
Wednesday, 7 May 2008 8:11 A GMT-08
I don't have to be anywhere today until 1 pm (you gotta love off-site meetings); when the alarm went off at 5:30 I got up with Mr. Ken in a show of solidarity (OK, it was 5:45 when I rolled out of bed - I indulged in a little bit of the sports re
Category: Home and Garden
