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Old Friends
It's always good to get to talk to old friends, especially out of the blue (: -
Finally!
I got in to Ravelry today! Find me there as sentineledfirs. I spent way too much time there this afternoon, joined a pile of groups, and found about 15 things that I want to knit. rightnow.
But I'm still working away at the Luna Moth shawl for my grandmother, so that's going to take up my knitting time for now (and my housework time, it seems >.>) ( Read more... ) -
Harry Potter Knits?
As usual with such things, I end up about half in Ravenclaw and half in Gryffindor. This test was actually pretty good - lots of questions, and I ended up with 89 points in Ravenclaw and 86 points in Gryffindor. (70ish for Hufflepuff, 50ish for Slytherin). Which is cool, because then I get to pick which colors I make stuff in, depending on what ( Read more... ) -
Dishcloths
Turns out LTKQ is also making dishcloths! Small world :D -
Names!
So I puttered around some more yesterday, looking at name stuff and doing conflict checks. Turns out Elianora/Eleanor/Alienor/Ellenor and all 15 other spellings are very popular in the SCA. So popular, in fact, that getting one registered that didn't conflict was going to be a serious issue. I think it's probably because of Eleanor of Aquitaine, ( Read more... ) -
Instant Gratification Knitting
So I've not been feeling so well for the past few days - the allergies are winning. On top of that, yesterday I had a fight with the health insurance, and then proceeded to lose my driver's license, credit card, and health insurance card. Followed, of course, by scrambling all over town looking for it, tearing apart my car and my purse and my desk ( Read more... ) -
Gardens, upkeep and bugs
I like growing things. Particularly things I can then eat. Herbs are nice (since they aren't quite as maintenance-hungry as fruits and veggies) so I've had a nice sized flowerpot herb garden since we moved into this apartment. Also, my most recent additions were a set of six tomato plants from Karl's dad (a farmer) that are just about done ( Read more... )