Valentine’s present arrives!

Busy weekend… Saturday we drove to Puyallup (just a couple of hours away) to pick up DH canopy top for his truck.  Or as we are now calling it, the expensive mobile dog home.  Now when we go camping the dogs get to ride in the back!  It’s really nice, and all padded.  I think [...]

Chocolate & Socks…

Saturday DH and I went to the 1st Annual Chocolate Festival in Pacific Beach.  Keep in mind this is a very small town on the Washington coast.  So what am I saying, well, it was not a large event, but if you like good ol’ local folks this is the event to be at!  Walking [...]

knitting updates…

Secret of the Stole ii… Full speed ahead! 
Not the greatest pictures, but you get the idea. 

this is the cute little tote that I’m keeping my sots ii in.
the color is called suede, and it’s a little lighter than in this picture.
a little blocking shows the pattern  starting to come to life.
 I finished hint #1 at [...]

getting out of town…

Before I talk about the fact that I can knit again! I’m going to share what we did Saturday.
I don’t think I’ve been out of the county since October 2007!  Hubby and I hit the road around noon and headed toward the mountain (Mt Rainier).  I say “headed” we were not going to the mountain, [...]

silly stuff…

OK, like it said this is Silly Stuff, and it’s all about me!  Some are so on the mark, and others couldn’t be more off.  It was just something to pass the time while doing taxes! 
I will post a real blog entry later tonight!

The Recipe For Shanda

3 parts Happiness
2 parts Slyness
1 part MoxieSplash of Inspiration
Sip [...]