Wednesday, June 17, 2015

He Has a NAME!

It's ARTY! Short for Artemis (or Artemis Prime as the geeks in the house like to call him). They are so much fun and just SO healthy! They've been to the vet and had their first shots (I couldn't bear to watch).

Back to playtime!!

Monday, June 15, 2015

Driven to Distraction!

I should have been knitting or working on dolls this weekend. BUT NO! I was a bit distracted. Just a bit.
For two reasons.
Meet Mina:


And her brother (as yet unnamed, but the names Stinker or Ninja keep popping up):


They seem to think this green chair is their new playground. It belonged to my hubby's auntie who always had a kitty in her house. She would be so pleased!


Sorry - got to run. ;)

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Plugging Along

This is really a fun knit! I love the way the shawl is knitting up. It's call "Nymphlidea" and it's actually a free pattern. Check out RAVELRY if you haven't already. Best.Site.Ever.
Shawl in progress:

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Craft du Jour

I seem to be waffling between knitting, spinning and fabric sculpting. The thing I love most about knitting is that it is portable. I can take it to work, to the doctor's office, on road trips - you get the picture. Plus by buying yarn at the Loopy Ewe and participating in their challenges, I can earn even MORE yarn! (Although the husbeast would not think that is a plus.)
Here are two works in progress:

Socks for moi:


This is yarn in a colorway I inspired! I love it!
Here is the inspiration picture:


And a challenge shawl in progress:


May all your challenges in life be FUN ones!!

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

FINALLY!!!

Yet another 5K - but I DID IT!
I ran it in under 40 minutes. Actually, I finished second (out of 9) in my age bracket. Not bad for an old bag!

Here's after the race:


And here's how you celebrate:


Got two more to run in June - then taking a break for the summer. I don't mind running in the cold, but I'll be darned if I'm running in the HEAT!