Okay, I’ve been awake, but the blog has been sleeping for a bit.  While the blog has been napping, lots of things have happened!  We finished the whole MS150, for the second time, but faster this year!  Look how fresh we look before day one and how wiped we look at the end of day … Continue reading →

I haven’t been blogging because I just haven’t had the energy for it.  That sounds silly, I know, but I have a ton of things to tell you, but too many other things cluttering my brain and consuming my energy.  I am nearing the end of my thesis, so I have been spending a great … Continue reading →

Anne Marie!!! To keep it fair, I used a Random Number Generator to give me a number and I counted through the comments until I got to that number.  Fun times, and much easier than names in a hat.  Well, this weekend is a big work weekend, so I don’t have anything else exciting to … Continue reading →

Meet the Twisted ‘Biscus, named by the husband and I for it’s twisted trunk and, of course, hibiscus flowers.  We are not stellar at growing things, but we are really giving it a go this year.  Last weekend we planted two of these plants, one on each side of the garage.  So far so good, … Continue reading →

I can’t remember ever hosting a contest around here before, but I enjoy participating in them on other sites.  I have discovered that I need your help, so I thought I would present my question, gather your responses and give a prize to one of the respondents chosen at random.  What’s the prize?  Ten skeins … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, Katie talked about the items she keeps in her knitting toolkit.  I had thought about making something to hold the essential knitting tools before, but seeing hers inspired me to actually do it.  I didn’t have to purchase anything new, I already had everything I needed, I just had to put … Continue reading →

…just because I’m posting two days in a row.  Granted, the date on my previous post might not say yesterday, since the post took me three days to finish, but it was posted yesterday.  I know, it’s unheard of around these parts lately.  Well, since I’ve reached the end of thesis data collection and my … Continue reading →

If my current WIP’s are any indication, it appears that I’m going through a blue period!  I’m working the Embossed Leaves Socks in Soft Rock yarn that I bought at Maryland Sheep & Wool last year.  I purchased this yarn with the intention of making a patterned sock, and when I saw this pattern I … Continue reading →

There has been a lot on my plate lately, including a great trip to Utah to see my friend and her husband where Alice was photographed in the snow.  At this point, it was the morning of the final day and I was pulling out the bottom hem to extend it because I didn’t like … Continue reading →

I’m travelling for work now so I can’t give you the full story just yet, but I did want to announce that I finished Alice on time for a gold medal!!!  More details and pictures soon. Continue reading →