It's been a week...we bit the bullet this year and threw in the towel in defeat to the weeds and overgrown flower beds in our back yard and called in the professionals. We had a design drawn up and hired it out. The previous owner of our house was a master gardener and favored large perennial beds. My problem is that I just really don't know the difference between the weeds and the flowers and my anxiety of pulling the wrong thing led to a hopelessly weed infested mess. I did manage to get one bed downsized a couple years ago with my brother's help. We dug everything out by hand then leveled it and put in edging and sod. This time around it was just beyond my ability or "want to" to handle it alone. I feel kind of bad for the poor guys that had to come clean it up. It was just awful. Anyway, they finished up last night except for the planting of some annuals around the new rock edged ring around my river birch tree in the front yard. Let's take a little tour, shall we?
I got a kitchen pass this weekend, so no trip to the cabin for me. I'm going to veg out by myself and make art(and water new lawn and plants of course). I went to the Yarn Barn yesterday on a little road trip with my nephew. (He sold his laptop on Craigslist and wanted a chaperone with him to drop it off.) Anyway, while at the barn I picked up some Jacob roving, so I'm looking forward to giving that a whirl (pun intended). I also have some hooks to make, two I promised as a prize giveaway on Ravelry and one custom order, plus I have a couple other ideas stewing so I will probably be listing some on Etsy by the end of the weekend. I also picked up some very cool shoes at Arensberg's while in Lawrence. Dig them...
I suppose you can't tell from the photo that they're clogs, but they are. I see myself wearing these even in the winter (with hand knit socks, of course).
I spun some Cormo on the new cherry wheel last week and took it to the cabin. I started a pair of fingerless mitts and I plan to felt them a little when I have them both knit so I'm sure to make them identical. I did find someone to make bobbins for me for the new wheel. His name is Carl Jaeger. I bought bobbins from him for my Jensen last year and so I emailed to see if he could make bobbins for me again for this new wheel. He had me send him the flyer and bobbin and whorl and he just emailed yesterday that he can make them and will have them done by the time my check makes it to him in the mail!
Oops, almost forgot to mention that YAY! I lost another pound! Down 9.6 now. slowly but surely, slowly but surely
I got a kitchen pass this weekend, so no trip to the cabin for me. I'm going to veg out by myself and make art(and water new lawn and plants of course). I went to the Yarn Barn yesterday on a little road trip with my nephew. (He sold his laptop on Craigslist and wanted a chaperone with him to drop it off.) Anyway, while at the barn I picked up some Jacob roving, so I'm looking forward to giving that a whirl (pun intended). I also have some hooks to make, two I promised as a prize giveaway on Ravelry and one custom order, plus I have a couple other ideas stewing so I will probably be listing some on Etsy by the end of the weekend. I also picked up some very cool shoes at Arensberg's while in Lawrence. Dig them...
I suppose you can't tell from the photo that they're clogs, but they are. I see myself wearing these even in the winter (with hand knit socks, of course).
I spun some Cormo on the new cherry wheel last week and took it to the cabin. I started a pair of fingerless mitts and I plan to felt them a little when I have them both knit so I'm sure to make them identical. I did find someone to make bobbins for me for the new wheel. His name is Carl Jaeger. I bought bobbins from him for my Jensen last year and so I emailed to see if he could make bobbins for me again for this new wheel. He had me send him the flyer and bobbin and whorl and he just emailed yesterday that he can make them and will have them done by the time my check makes it to him in the mail!
Oops, almost forgot to mention that YAY! I lost another pound! Down 9.6 now. slowly but surely, slowly but surely
The landscaping is gorgeous! You'll love having all those plants to enjoy as they mature. And I love the shoes--are they Keens?
Posted by: Leslie | May 30, 2008 at 07:55 PM
Very cute shoes, or clogs. :)
Congratulations on the steady weight loss! You go, girl!
Posted by: Francesca | May 31, 2008 at 09:05 AM
kyra, you are doing the weight loss the RIGHT way...eating sensibly, exercising (getting out in the garden is hard work), and appreciating your victories.
the landscaping is quite serene. i'm sad we didn't have the shoes at our store for you...but instant gratification is good, too! :)
Posted by: shannon in oregon | May 31, 2008 at 09:59 AM
kyra, you are doing the weight loss the RIGHT way...eating sensibly, exercising (getting out in the garden is hard work), and appreciating your victories.
the landscaping is quite serene. i'm sad we didn't have the shoes at our store for you...but instant gratification is good, too! :)
oh and yea for another custom hook! gnorman got used to help me finish the cardigan!
sorry if this posts twice...
Posted by: shannon in oregon | May 31, 2008 at 10:00 AM