I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain's Log, Stardate 12.19.2008
Just to warn you, I might have several knitting blog posts this month since I’m finishing gifts.
I just completed a beautiful scarf from Victorian Lace Today in a taupe heather color wool laceweight yarn.
I’m very proud of this scarf because it’s the first time I knitted with beads. I used these “crystal honey” color beads that I added to the florettes on the two end borders and in lines along the sides of the scarf.
(If you’re on Ravelry, more info on the yarn, needles, etc. is here.)
This is what it looked like while I was still knitting it.
And this is the finished product.
These are low resolution pictures. If you want to see higher resolution pics, you can visit this album in my Photobucket.com account.
Just to warn you, I might have several knitting blog posts this month since I’m finishing gifts.
I just completed a beautiful scarf from Victorian Lace Today in a taupe heather color wool laceweight yarn.
I’m very proud of this scarf because it’s the first time I knitted with beads. I used these “crystal honey” color beads that I added to the florettes on the two end borders and in lines along the sides of the scarf.
(If you’re on Ravelry, more info on the yarn, needles, etc. is here.)
And this is the finished product.
These are low resolution pictures. If you want to see higher resolution pics, you can visit this album in my Photobucket.com account.
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Camy
I also wanted to stop by and thank you for Brandilyn Collins' Dark Pursuit. It came in yesterday. Thank you sooooo much! I am just thrilled.
Blessings
my handicraft is cooking ;)
Blessings,
Susan :)
Can't wait to see other things, too. You are making me want to do creative things like this (NOT knitting--tried that once.)
How do you put your Twitter posts on your blog??? I can't even figure that out.
than Macy's.
Camy