Back from Belize

Great trip! 12 dives, including nurse sharks, barracuda encounters, a spotted eagle ray, stingrays, lobsters, octopi, morays, drum fish, more! Good food, nice staff at the Lodge at St George. PinUp Girl is on hold because I’m doing a Colinette throw for a...

Can You Tell When I’ve Had Days Off?

Yep, I made progress on my knitting, I puttered around the house and garden, I surfed the internet and made updates to my webpage. I drank tea, read a variety of books, and walked the dog. (I often declutter as well. Our house is quite small and if something new comes...

Weekend in Yosemite

Wow. And wow again. 75 degrees, brilliant blue skies, sheer granite dropoffs, waterfalls — I’m a beach girl but Yosemite is one of the most gorgeous places on earth. Dave and I go every year to the California Vet Med Assoc spring conference in Yosemite....

Pinup Progress

Finished the back portion of Pinup Girl yesterday, started on the front. The front should be more interesting because that’s where all the short rows etc for shaping are, and I haven’t done that yet. Looks like Cozumel instead of Dominica for August, based...

PinUp Girl Progress

Pinup Girl is moving along. Note it’s not as bright of a green as in the work in progress picture. I bought some bamboo needles because I kept having stitches fall off my aluminum needles. I hold my needles very loosely when I knit so I wanted something just a...

Pinup Girl

I’ve started the Pinup Girl sweater for me from Stitch N Bitch. Celery green Classic Elite Lush. Yum! I actually knitted a swatch for a gauge. Good thing I did because I ended up going up a size in needles. I’ve also ordered yarn for my mom’s...