Manning Knits :: General

» A flitting mind

I love my car. I think the only thing I’d really like in it that I don’t currently have is a record button. I know, I know — it’s a strange thing to want in one’s car. But here’s the thing — I am my most creative and inspired when I’m driving. My mind flits [...]

Posted on: September 02, 2008 by Liz | Tags: car, General, TV, Twilight, work | 2 comments

» Hiss

Dear World, You would not believe the horrible day I’ve had. I am SO pissed off at mom. As if it weren’t bad enough that I’ve been all itchy lately, for no apparent reason that I can tell, today mom took me to the vet. And you know what they did there? They STUCK ME [...]

Posted on: August 05, 2008 by Seymour | Tags: cats, General | 3 comments

» I am twenty-seven, koo koo kachoo!

It’s been a good week. In a nutshell… On Monday, one of our new people started at work, and we spent much of the week training her. She’s wonderful, and I think she’ll be a great addition to our group. On Tuesday, we spent Girls Night by watching an oldie but goodie, So I Married [...]

Posted on: July 20, 2008 by Liz | Tags: birthday, General, gifts, vacation | 2 comments

» God provided the fireworks show this year

How was your 4th of July weekend? Mine was rather rotten. Or at least, it was really, really wet. The plan on the 4th was to go to the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary for their fireworks celebration, just like we did last year. We had a fabulous time last year, and the lineup was [...]

Posted on: July 07, 2008 by Liz | Tags: Events, General | no comments

» A thoroughly gratifying weekend

ETA: For some reason, this blog post got deleted. (Perhaps the server had to be set back. Who knows.) Thanks be to the Livejournal syndicated feed, which still had it up, so I was able to copy and paste it back over here. This weekend, starting on Thursday, has been phenomenal, for a myriad of [...]

Posted on: June 30, 2008 by Liz | Tags: Events, General, Spinning | 1 comment

» Rambling updates from a fiberholic

It’s funny how, the minute you say, “Thank goodness we’re entering the quiet time of the year,” the work just begins to pile up. People who’ve had those back-burner projects floating around in the recesses of their mind start popping out of the woodwork like mushrooms after a summer rain. It’s supposed to be the [...]

Posted on: June 23, 2008 by Liz | Tags: Audiobooks, Events, General, Knitting, Spinning | 1 comment

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