Monthly Archives: September 2007

On Sunday, the Professor went with me to the family farm, and we picked muscadines and scuppernongs. It was a gorgeous day, and the fruit was heavenly, sweeter yet since we thought the late freeze killed any hope for grapes … Continue reading →

Saturday night Cheryl had us over for board games. There were lots of fun games to choose from. We ended up playing Apples to Apples and Beyond Balderdash until the wee hours. Here are Steve, Mike, and our fun host, … Continue reading →

These spider lilies showed up this morning underneath dense azalea underbrush. A nice surprise.

Heard a very dear friend recently became a grandmother, so I needed a quick but nice knitting pattern to make a gift in a hurry. I searched Ravelry and found a pattern for the Ultimate Quick and Easy Baby Sweater. … Continue reading →

Trying out the new Moveable Type 4.0 that Chipper set up for us Spynotebookers. We’ll see if this works. Here’s a picture of me wearing Gyrid, a sweater I knit a while back but rarely wear. It’s a little bit … Continue reading →

No grass for me. My watering variance has been revoked due to extra-extreme drought. The utilities called and said so. They won’t even give me a few more days to finish letting my lawn get establised before it is put … Continue reading →

So far, so good. In the meantime, I could always knit some grass for my yard.

My God it feels amazing outside.

I am sick. Big time head cold. Ears, eyes, nose, throat, whole deal. Mending with chicken soup with white pepper, lots of hot tea, and high doses of acetaminophen. Between naps, to cure the boredom and distract myself from the … Continue reading →

The Professor took me camping over the long weekend to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and boy was it beautiful there. We saw elk, deer, bears, and several salamanders, as well as a billion beautiful trees and rocks and … Continue reading →