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No work crew today, and no rain, so I go the monsters outside for a couple hours this morning. They're much more manageable now.
Made my Obligatory Weekly Family Calls already--Grandma, Mom, and Sis. Mom and Sis are in Salina at a kickball tournament. Well, Mom is watching, Sis is playing. It's a fundraiser for a cancer research charity; I couldn't hear past the background noise well enough to get the name of the group. But it sounds like they're having fun.
Sis and I are trying to be stealthy and stall Mom's upcoming purchase of a new sewing machine, so we can do it for her for Xmas. She's managed to wear out that little Brother machine we'd given her, some 17 years ago. I *think* that a trip in for cleaning and adjustment would do wonders for it, but there are things she wants to do that it's not so good at, so Sis and I are plotting. Mom's not easy to plot around, so wish us luck.
By's folks are getting ready to start upgrading/repairing/updating the house at Wanakena. They called last night, wanting input and suggestions. There's a lot to be done, to make the house what the family will use in the future. Including excavating the attic (which makes me quiver...too much stuff that'll need sorting).
The Sock Report: restarted that sock for The Miss, got the arch fixed, and she still hates it. Rather than keep trying, I frogged the whole business and pulled out a nice textured pattern for me. I'll grab something bright and striping for a pair for her.
Non-Sock Knitting: I let myself get sucked into a KAL on Ravelry (requires registration). The designer, in Finland, is doing a dirty trick--she's not releasing the next part of the pattern until a certain number of people have finished the first part, and posted pictures to prove it. Which isn't too bad right now. There were enough people who did the first clue the minute it went up that she released the second one today. But now I have to wait AGAIN. **sigh** Which means I should go sew on dolls some more. That project is taking up more space than I'm happy with.
Made my Obligatory Weekly Family Calls already--Grandma, Mom, and Sis. Mom and Sis are in Salina at a kickball tournament. Well, Mom is watching, Sis is playing. It's a fundraiser for a cancer research charity; I couldn't hear past the background noise well enough to get the name of the group. But it sounds like they're having fun.
Sis and I are trying to be stealthy and stall Mom's upcoming purchase of a new sewing machine, so we can do it for her for Xmas. She's managed to wear out that little Brother machine we'd given her, some 17 years ago. I *think* that a trip in for cleaning and adjustment would do wonders for it, but there are things she wants to do that it's not so good at, so Sis and I are plotting. Mom's not easy to plot around, so wish us luck.
By's folks are getting ready to start upgrading/repairing/updating the house at Wanakena. They called last night, wanting input and suggestions. There's a lot to be done, to make the house what the family will use in the future. Including excavating the attic (which makes me quiver...too much stuff that'll need sorting).
The Sock Report: restarted that sock for The Miss, got the arch fixed, and she still hates it. Rather than keep trying, I frogged the whole business and pulled out a nice textured pattern for me. I'll grab something bright and striping for a pair for her.
Non-Sock Knitting: I let myself get sucked into a KAL on Ravelry (requires registration). The designer, in Finland, is doing a dirty trick--she's not releasing the next part of the pattern until a certain number of people have finished the first part, and posted pictures to prove it. Which isn't too bad right now. There were enough people who did the first clue the minute it went up that she released the second one today. But now I have to wait AGAIN. **sigh** Which means I should go sew on dolls some more. That project is taking up more space than I'm happy with.