spring is here!

Well, the long winter is over. It is officially spring! I know, we will probably get more snow, but it is NO LONGER winter, and that makes me VERY happy! After living in southern regions of the US for the past 8 years, i had forgotten how much i enjoyed four seasons, and the anticipation of them all. Spring has always been a favorite of mine, and the only thing i find myself REALLY missing is having any crocus or other spring bulbs planted. I forgot to order mine last fall. that will not happen this year...i will get my catalog from Roozengaarde soon, and will place my order NOW! they will ship according to the planting schedule for my zone.

I just bought some new fabric for curtains, and will post pics as soon as i get them up. JoAnn's has some cute new stuff, and i was happy to see that all patterns were $1.99 over the weekend.

I am still not totally ok with the BSG ending. I thought i was, i was happy with how everyones storyline was tied up, but the more i think about the ending with Apollo and Starbuck, the more annoyed i get. it is like they could not think of anything, so they just went with a half-arsed easy ending.

I just finished an AMAZING book, Skeletons at the Feast, by Chris Bohjalian. The story of an aristocratic German family in the last days of WWII, and their journey to the west, along with a POW, and jewish man. I have not read a book this good in a VERY long time, and it was a welcome change from some of the mind-numbing reading i have subjected myself to lately!

Such a bad blogger!

Oh boy...the longer you go without posting, the harder it is to get back to it. And then there is the pressure that Miss G puts on me to post pics! well...i am going to be lazy and not post a pic for this post. But, i will try and get some downloaded tomorrow of all the SNOW GEESE that have been migrating north for the past two weeks. It has been awesome to see them. The best thing they signify? the passing of winter!

Tonite is the final episode of BSG. Boo Hoo! Hoping for a final, wonderful Apollo-Starbuck moment.

Fun Stuff!

I got a fun package in the mail from Miss Gaylen while Jason was home on leave. She sent me two pairs of jammies, a book, a fun knitting mag, candy (for Jason...she knows he is a candy freak!), and the BEST mug. The mug is from Waechtersbach, which is a German company. We lived about an hour from their factory when we were there, and i went as often as i could, and stocked up! I knew the mug was from there before i even flipped it over and saw the distinctive Waechtersbach stamp! Thanks G, i love it all!!

Cute little Pointers

I love the look on Fred's face in this picture! Sometimes he can look like such an innocent little sweetpea! Ha, right!!

How cool is the statue of the Pointer? Of course we had to pose in front of it with our own pointers.

This photo was taken last March, and it is my sincere hope that it looks like that around here THIS March...as in.....little snow, and you can actually see the ground.

Snowy day

Just another snowy day in the north country. Today i had the BEST intentions, i was going to study all day long, log onto my school account and take my mid-term. But, my neighbor called, and wanted company as she ran her errands around town, so i HAD to be a good neighbor and go with her. hey, being a good neighbor is one of the priorities in my life. We are under a Winter Storm Warning. Now, i am not going to downplay the significance of a good dumping on of snow. 6-8 inches is a LOT of snow. But really? this is lake effect country. 6-8 inches of good, cold powder falling at a reasonable rate is nothing to stay inside and whine about. Lake effect, falling at an insane rate, and causing a white out is something to stay home, curl up in the fetal position and suck your thumb about. Believe me, been there, done that. Monday night in fact. And there was not so much thumb sucking going on, as there was wine drinking going on, but whatever. you get the idea.



Today i am posting a picture from last years visit by our dear friends Gaylen, JB, and Krystle. We had such a great time with them, and seriously, there are no better folks to vacation with, and we cannot wait to vacation with them again. JB is a riot, and never fails to crack me up with his wry and dry sense of humor, and uncanny knack for finding the funny in the obscure. Gaylen, well, i cannot say enough good things about Gaylen. I adore her to no end. She has the brightest, sunniest voice, is ALWAYS is a cheerful mood, even if she is NOT in a cheerful mood! Krstyle, well, she really IS a ray of sunshine, and a joy to be around. We love them all, and cannot wait to see them all again!

Me So Happy

I know that this may not look like much, and most people would question the fact that THIS makes me very very happy...but let me put it into perspective for you. That snow bank has been knocked down, and pushed back about 8 feet...that means it is no longer threatening to keep me housebound for the remainder of winter. And speaking of winter, that little friggin groundhog, you know the one i speak of, the INSANELY cute Punxatawney Phil? Well, Phil...you better just plan RIGHT now on NOT seeing your shadow next week or i am going to FLIP OUT, but i digress.

Anywhoot, yesterday i was heading out to the grocery store with my neighbor, and as we were pulling out of her driveway, a backhoe pulled up into mine. I almost cryed. It was my plowguy, coming to finally move the snowbank. I have been trying to get him to move that mofo back since December! Several times it has blocked the second garage door. With The Husband coming home next week, that is just not acceptable. He is GOING to want to drive his truck! I tried to move that bank myself, but with nothing but a shovel, that was like trying move Mount Everest.

Today, the plan is to do some homework. Really. I mean it this time. Fringe is on tonite. Does anyone watch Fringe? Love it. I like it when they bounce across the nation from place to place, and they make the place name script a part of the scene. yeah, simple minds are EASILY charmed and entertained.

Knittin' a hat

I do not have a hat. I usually just wear ear bands, and I did buy myself a ninjaclava for the super extreme days, but i recently realized just how silly it was that I was a knitter without a hat of my own. I have made PLENTY, but i never seem to make them for myself. As this is the year of the stash for many of us, i decided it was time to look into my own stash. I have this yarn, and it is my FAVORITE yarn. I seem to say that about all the yarns i really love, but i REALLY love this yarn. It is Cascade Pastaza, and i cannot remember the colorway right now...but it is brown with some silver/gray mixed in for good measure. I have made a hat for my mom with this yarn, and even felted a bag with it. I do not recommend it for felted projects. It emerged from the felting process looking like a poor, unfortunate, deflated victim of roadkill. It sure does knit into a lovely hat though!

I am knitting this on 9's, and using my very vanilla hat pattern. Cast on 78 stitches, work in garter for approximately one to two inches, and then switch to stockinette. Approximately one inch up from beginning of stockinette line, i throw in a garter stitch, to give it a little shape. Work for 6(?) inches or so (i need to refer to my notes here!), and begin decreasing, switch to dpn's, and cast off. yep, pretty vanilla...but hey, i love vanilla!

So, friday nights episode of BSG was kind of a letdown. I really cannot stand Gaeta this days, or Zarek for that matter. And how gross are Six and Tigh together? eww. And would someone please council Apollo, and let him know that the suit and that hair do NOT look good on him? I almost prefer fat Apollo to politician Apollo. Am i right, or am i right? Or am i right? And how about that zinger with Poor Chief Tyrol? Hotdog, of all people? Poor Chief....he has always been one of my favorite characters.

Lost premiered last week, and can i just say that i LOVE Ben?! He is just THE most entertaining person to watch on that show...well, him and Miles, one of the newbies. Miles did not have any good snarky comments last week that i could remember, but i have to say that during the hiatus i had forgotten about him, and was delighted when he made an appearance last week, as he completely cracks me up.

I am not writing about the weather today. It is snowy. Really snowy...more snowy than most people could envision, with an arse-load more predicted.