Tag: Aurelia Socks

» fee, fi, FO, fum


I smell the blood of an Englishman I’ve finished Aurelia sock number one! Look at it there on my fat little foot! This is cashmere, folks, which means these socks aren’t going to be worn very often. They’ll probably be more like bed socks. Liz asked me how they fit, as she’s had some [...]

Posted on: June 21, 2007 by Meg | Tags: , , | no comments

» Benefactor obtained (along with a cold)


Ugh. Stuffy nose, swollen throat, icky taste in the back of my mouth. Whether it’s allergies or a virus I caught while traveling on Monday, the fact still remains that I am sick. I’m not so sick that I can’t get around and do stuff, but it’s enough that I’m reminded of [...]

Posted on: June 08, 2007 by Liz | Tags: , , , , | no comments

» Dreaming of a benefactor and a working AC unit


When it comes to knitting, some of us occasionally get stuck on a particular track that we can’t seem to get off of. This is evidenced by the Yarn Harlot not knitting one, not two, but three Dream in Color baby sweaters. It’s also evidenced by the fact that yours truly cannot stop [...]

Posted on: June 06, 2007 by Liz | Tags: , , , | no comments

» Aurelia’s Done!


It’s been a long day, the weather’s been damp and dreary, and I haven’t felt particularly on top of my game. And now it’s quite late, so, I’ll make this brief. I finished my second pair of Aurelia socks this morning. Yay! It was chilly out today, so my new socks kept my toes nice [...]

Posted on: May 05, 2007 by Liz | Tags: , | 6 comments

» Insomnia


You would think that after living in the South for 14+ years, I’d have gotten used to the summers here by now. But you’d be wrong. Here it is, only days into May, and we’re already reaching the 90s. It sucks. One of the things I find that makes it far [...]

Posted on: May 02, 2007 by Liz | Tags: , , , | no comments

» Money (that’s what I want)


The best things in life are free But you can keep ‘em for the birds and bees Now give me money (that’s what I want) — Barrett Strong, The Beatles, The Blues Brothers, among many others This bout of unemployment has been possibly one of the greatest tests of my will-power in a long, long time. I’m a [...]

Posted on: May 01, 2007 by Liz | Tags: , | no comments

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