Happy Monday: Weekend Update - Middle of May

First note: can you believe it is the middle of May? I cannot. Time is racing by this year. By the looks of Pedro he does not care what the calendar says, he is just glad that there are birds in the yard to talk to. Between those visits at the window he likes to lounge around on his scratching curl.




On Saturday I took my dad to see Angels and Demons. It was really good. Lots of action and great location shots in Rome and Vatican City. Dad said he really expected monsters and such in the movie. I found out after that he had not read the book. He is going to now.

Then on Sunday, I went to Hollyberry Needleworks in Old Colorado to take the Knit One Below class. I had read the book and struggled with the cast on technique for a month. Once I watched the class instructor I realized my error and the rest came very easily. Goes back to I am a mulit-facted learner with an emphasis on visual. I am about six inches into the scarf that I will use for a upcoming class sample for Nuts and Bolts. This is a really fun knit and makes beautiful fabric. I hope to make the reversible vest for fall wear after I finish the scarf.

I hope everyone is enjoying their spring!

Celebrating socks at the House of Mouse

Jen with Mouse Ears - lots of them.05.16.09, originally uploaded by anniemaude.

My co-worker took my rendition of the Mickey Mouse Ears sock to meet the big mouse himself in Disneyland. How many mouse ears can you count in this picture?

I think she did a great job and looks good in her own version of princess ears. Thank you, Jen. :-)

Taking the show on the road

The secret knit is done and on its way to my coworker's camera bag for her trip to Disneyland.

By next week I hope to have a picture to post of the "Mickeys" together in the Great Land of Mouse.

Hope you have fun things happening in your world!

Happy May Monday: Weekend Update

To celebrate Mother's Day, I took the folks to see the local players, at the Two Miles High Supper Club, perform their version of murder mystery dinner theater with a speakeasy theme in Lake George. The group does this every Mother's Day weekend to benefit the local library.

Their performance of the locally written play was wonderfully done. The play was interspersed with red hot mama songs and a barbershop quartet that joined the group out of Colorado Springs called Velcro. The four gentlemen that joined us for the evening are part of larger group of the America the Beautiful Chorus. They are great.

The meal was delicious and all the food, a very big thanks to the sponsors, was all donated. All in all, a great evening was had in the little town of Lake George. Sorry, no live pictures were taken because I did not think I would be able to and did not take the camera with me.

Happy Monday! Weekend Update

The final flower class was lots of fun as usual. There are more flowers to knit and use for embellishments. We will look at others for future classes. For now, their gardens are started.

I have made good progress on the February Lady Sweater and finally have the pattern memorized and can easily do 4 reps an evening. I think I may have it ready to wear before the end of the month.

And I found a pattern I liked better for my Plain and Fancy Scarf that I purchased yarn for in Taos. So I restarted it and I think I like this much better.

And in my spare time I created some more Buttons with Bauble stitch markers for my Etsy shop.

While I was reading blogs on Saturday AM before I went to class I ran across a video on how to make origami cats. I fell in love with it and stopped for origami paper on the way to Woodland Park. I created my first one as a test and gifted it to my co-worker for her desk. I have great plans for others.

I hope you have exciting discoveries!

May: Days to Celebrate

May promises the greening of the trees, flowers blooming, birds singing and, in general, lighter clothing. All of that said, it was 40-degrees, rainy, foggy and generally blah today, however the moisture is welcome and the birds were singing anyway.

There are several fun days to celebrate this month, the 1st being May Day that was yesterday which was also Mother Goose Day. Following that is Cinco de Mayo that I have mistaken for Mexico's Independence Day. I heard that I am incorrect and that it actually commemorates the day that the Mexican army ran off Napoleon's French soldiers. (and I thought it had something to do with five days of mayonnaise :-))

The best day is May 6th because it is Interational No-Diet Day. So eat what you like and enjoy yourself.

Do not forget your mothers on Mother's Day, May 10th this year. Then it is International Nurses Day on May 12th with Tulip Day following on May 13th.

May 17th brings us Peace Day and Victoria Day on the 18th, which will be celebrated in the British Commonwealth countries.

Memorial Day is on May 25th this year. It is a time to remember all those that have given their life to defend the principles of this country and all of our loved ones that are gone but not forgotten.

To end the month we can celebrate a dual holiday with the first day people climbed Mt. Everest and the day the ice cream freezer was patented on May 29th. I wonder if those two things are related?

And through the month you can practice your bicycling skills by celebrating National Bike Month.

Whatever you choose to celebrate, I hope you have a great time!

May: Can you smell Summer right around the corner?

From this view of the outside world you would not know that this is May and summer is right around the corner.

This is the second weekend in a row that the weather has been foggy, damp, drizzly, rainy, snowy, Seattle-like. I am not complaining because we need the moisture after our long, dry, cold winter.

This week I heard, in relation to the weather: "It is a great day to be a plant", and "This is great weather if you are the lawn."


While the outside looks like this I am working diligently on the February Lady Sweater. I managed to accomplish the four rows a day goal and am finally starting to see the pattern and I like it.

Pedro has been practicing his "cute" so he can get more comments from passerbys in the evening when I open the windows for him.

I hope you have big plans for this summer and enjoy your weekend!