tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56845589556256003392024-02-18T23:33:20.548-05:00wysiwyg knitterPut a techy nerd (my professional life) together with an obsessed knitter and you get this blog. For the non-nerds, "WYSIWYG" (pronounced "wiz-ee-wig") is an acronym for "what you see is what you get".Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-60337423195637287262009-05-02T08:01:00.003-04:002009-05-02T08:37:18.901-04:00Enough With The Pictures Already!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Asxcw6IalYQDxf0tylbVrhiXRhTJQKMoeDXEc7xx9Sggj4J-RXCBRw3BdLww9cCE5eF63mrFAO8XaRaidey-8ptOrG8yrRXLlCWGTRxAj-PtyIb5CDgNbZa0mt3BBEi0u_3AFBCSQqE/s1600-h/IMG_0986.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331195825607127970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Asxcw6IalYQDxf0tylbVrhiXRhTJQKMoeDXEc7xx9Sggj4J-RXCBRw3BdLww9cCE5eF63mrFAO8XaRaidey-8ptOrG8yrRXLlCWGTRxAj-PtyIb5CDgNbZa0mt3BBEi0u_3AFBCSQqE/s320/IMG_0986.JPG" border="0" /></a> I know I am extremely cute. I know I do everything in my power to mess up your knitting by head-butting your hands when they are in motion. I know I meow ENDLESSLY to get your attention ..... HOWEVER .......I've heard of the term 'paparazzi'. I NEED MY BEAUTY SLEEP .... how am I to continue to be such a wonderful subject of photos without sleep?Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-64611892423542434482009-04-05T11:58:00.003-04:002009-04-05T12:04:11.805-04:00Chloe Is The Cutest Cat Ever<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHMwrWfi7NV0krfpByNqsHK_Z8jlcqZ9nbpssj-TcUMNp3GB6Iu74Qf8neYFVJagaacxy8uXoJ0j5gw5ZbobIVMi0uuZADZ7yNS2OjSzAHn4Tny3_FxLh6ftpyg7IHNX_fGfcAsq1m4U/s1600-h/IMG_0969.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321238026928679234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHMwrWfi7NV0krfpByNqsHK_Z8jlcqZ9nbpssj-TcUMNp3GB6Iu74Qf8neYFVJagaacxy8uXoJ0j5gw5ZbobIVMi0uuZADZ7yNS2OjSzAHn4Tny3_FxLh6ftpyg7IHNX_fGfcAsq1m4U/s320/IMG_0969.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gadpII88F1o9w09F9HMy867kdC0Tu2fh4kG8R8nFFofGqG8H170KGv_N0RRjkG9f2awrklH8eneGFoAUQmmccwJ_eoIqd-e4nhJNzW0xKCwPjKquA8HLlhgwozGS0BS3X5u5jxbSJmY/s1600-h/IMG_0963.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321238025429890290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gadpII88F1o9w09F9HMy867kdC0Tu2fh4kG8R8nFFofGqG8H170KGv_N0RRjkG9f2awrklH8eneGFoAUQmmccwJ_eoIqd-e4nhJNzW0xKCwPjKquA8HLlhgwozGS0BS3X5u5jxbSJmY/s320/IMG_0963.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVNrLXI-BbSxYABMey2xscoz5s19jHsFJxHJ-6CHCibTH2OfwsHlIkWCuaVk141R9Dbc1KK7yDGRvwreT4vcng20hmwRLIz32pNbbWNIGLVI8whLcbhUX9Ys5FKjwGUj56uoOEXLlGAY/s1600-h/IMG_0946.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVNrLXI-BbSxYABMey2xscoz5s19jHsFJxHJ-6CHCibTH2OfwsHlIkWCuaVk141R9Dbc1KK7yDGRvwreT4vcng20hmwRLIz32pNbbWNIGLVI8whLcbhUX9Ys5FKjwGUj56uoOEXLlGAY/s320/IMG_0946.JPG" border="0" /></a> I truly love Chloe. Chloe is definitely a "mama's girl". She didn't like being left with 'daddy' while I was in LA but she survived. She is now velcro-ed to me again. I don't mind because I think she is the best. She wants to be a part of whatever I am doing as is obvious. I read somewhere that cats are less likely to get into what you are doing if you give them a project of there own. This works very well for Chloe. I can work on my project as long as she has hers to work on as well:)<br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-57043294119908843122009-04-05T11:38:00.002-04:002009-04-05T11:45:55.968-04:00Spring Fling Swap Package<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLh5rjbIVoo-czFvAoRseDgb0YB3Au6kPlioHgXMgcI_DG7ht_MCJKYBLK-ElLkhfzYZSw-MEp2rHUlftPcoqPH_YeLSuAOhE2Qp56EgeFbBhzhpsVq9keY-AnVdm2vounz-R82nBBm0A/s1600-h/IMG_0982.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLh5rjbIVoo-czFvAoRseDgb0YB3Au6kPlioHgXMgcI_DG7ht_MCJKYBLK-ElLkhfzYZSw-MEp2rHUlftPcoqPH_YeLSuAOhE2Qp56EgeFbBhzhpsVq9keY-AnVdm2vounz-R82nBBm0A/s320/IMG_0982.JPG" border="0" /></a>As many of you know, I will be going to The Loopy Ewe Spring Fling Retreat from April 23-26, 2009, in St. Louis, MO. I love the concept of a knitting retreat -- nothing but knitting as much as you want for an entire period of time with wonderful people that you meet for the first time. There is something about the knitting community that is warm, friendly and full of laughs. If you aren't one of us, you may have a hard time believing this but it's true. Upon my return from LA, my swap package was here from Amy (a veteran of the Loopy Ewe retreat). What a wonderful gift! One of Amy's favorite yarns is 'Dream in Color'. I had never heard of this yarn but decided to add it to my Loopy wishlist. It is now part of my stash thanks to Amy. It's wonderful! I never thought I would ever see Wollmeise yarn due to it's popularity. Amy is the best! Somehow she provided a sample skein of Wollmeise in my favorite colors of blue and green. It will be the perfect yarn for making a mini sock for the Keychain Sock Blocker that has been waiting for the 'perfect' yarn. I'm really looking forward to meeting Amy in 18 days to thank her in person for such a thoughful package! <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-63831732342823704812009-04-05T11:20:00.000-04:002009-04-05T11:20:11.233-04:00The Baby Turns 20!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWf3-zk07YApJqT-L9C-_36QkakfdatwElxGFiy_WLUhkoSgRD4cD9qBpYDK8nkLXJLrwxgX1MTBQewJstIXd_Pu_Y0ClGh099Ap-JxlAorugG52lNdOySVvzet3Zb5UI6h6-r1GZlCs/s1600-h/IMG_0981.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWf3-zk07YApJqT-L9C-_36QkakfdatwElxGFiy_WLUhkoSgRD4cD9qBpYDK8nkLXJLrwxgX1MTBQewJstIXd_Pu_Y0ClGh099Ap-JxlAorugG52lNdOySVvzet3Zb5UI6h6-r1GZlCs/s320/IMG_0981.JPG" border="0" /></a> I just returned from LA for a visit with Steve for his 20th birthday. We had a really wonderful visit. I made a trip to Sprinkles for birthday cupcakes. Steve's favorite is Red Velvet so I got two of those for him. I tried the Black and White and the Coconut. I will say that the Black and White has my vote for favorite flavor. Steve gave me a bite of the Red Velvet but the Black and White is #1 for me. Happy Birthday Steve!<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-85503692456334788602009-01-04T14:06:00.006-05:002009-01-04T14:31:43.170-05:00The Secret to Felting in a Front LoaderI have a Maytag front loader washing machine. When I was doing felting, the machine wouldn't felt no matter how hard I tried -- extra clothes in the load, tennis balls, the hottest water, the extra dirty cyle, extra spin, faster spin, etc.<br /><br />Today I discovered the secret to felting in my front loader machine. You set the load to hand wash, cold water, no extra spin, no faster spin and wait for the cycle to finish. Ta-da your sweater knit in Classic Elite Miracle that was a 40" bust will now be a 35" bust, the overall length will go from 25" to 22" and the arm length will go from 19" to 17". Fortunately, the sleeves were really too big so what was meant to be was meant to be. After it dries completely, I will see who will be gifted this sweater. My husband was glad he didn't do it. The secret is the Miracle yarn. My conclusion is alpaca felts better than wool in a front loader washing machine. Considering that Miracle is 50% alpaca and 50% tencel, I would have to say I will not be making the same sweater with the other Miracle yarn in my stash and whatever I make will hand wash in the sink.<br /><br />I guess you know your life has come full circle when this type of thing humors you more than it ticks you off. I must have been knitting this for someone else all along but now I know it.<br /><br />A wonderful lady I met at the Black Duck Emporium on Monhegan Island said when you get to the point of seeing un-knitting as a learning experience your knitting is zen. Today is another zen level in my knitting. Pictures to follow.Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-69223472742109825492008-12-27T19:01:00.007-05:002009-01-04T14:24:38.911-05:00The Gang's All Here<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sBwQEXJlisvrMuc_T9lU2hU4R4HgXOy-bd63E5Brpa3K65qydOoHfkCj40CD5xZYGHCN8a6pW0AAnS0ad3jXC3Sb2DnjRmddvNmgx57TQhf-5gbG_qHwryZOvGnCRCmS3kgLXs1en5Q/s1600-h/IMG_0896.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sBwQEXJlisvrMuc_T9lU2hU4R4HgXOy-bd63E5Brpa3K65qydOoHfkCj40CD5xZYGHCN8a6pW0AAnS0ad3jXC3Sb2DnjRmddvNmgx57TQhf-5gbG_qHwryZOvGnCRCmS3kgLXs1en5Q/s320/IMG_0896.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">I have my sister-in-laws hat on and my brother has joined the group in my husbands hat (way too large) but we're all in the spirit.</div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-88174259568664291062008-12-27T18:52:00.003-05:002008-12-27T19:10:14.932-05:00Christmas 2008<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixyKxOCanaMx0WIa5VMltAjRvrx3o7AWjN549Lh1t-DuE0M_SyRvLdY9ZuH1JtkCtxo0tun4Z2wZPVUdiT5vdOA2-FHVzDZQHFSMoJV9BEix_vNrX48ijagN7XDmFDF7w5v9uSLqCaA4/s1600-h/IMG_0891.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixyKxOCanaMx0WIa5VMltAjRvrx3o7AWjN549Lh1t-DuE0M_SyRvLdY9ZuH1JtkCtxo0tun4Z2wZPVUdiT5vdOA2-FHVzDZQHFSMoJV9BEix_vNrX48ijagN7XDmFDF7w5v9uSLqCaA4/s320/IMG_0891.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Six hat, scarf and mitten sets were completed just in time for Christmas gifting. Only five are shown because my sister-in-law couldn't make it since her family had a later celebration this year. Since she is a fellow knitter, I missed seeing her and talking the lingo. Many thanks to my sisters for staying out of my 'woman cave' so that I could finishing attaching buttons while they were congregating in my kitchen. Also, a special thanks to my baby sister for tissue wrapping the loot and to my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LYS</span> for the cute Christmas bags they gave to use as gift bags. A number of wonderful people that touch my life made this Christmas special for me. You know who you are and how much I count on you! </div><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-62221186483281621792008-12-22T00:46:00.001-05:002008-12-27T18:40:05.821-05:00The "Hunter" Stocking is Done<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwO5Ydt5AaqP4zfwse6Kx2XVJQhyphenhyphengLsPax6d-2gEBNb-mIrejCfXvs63HeqjxlW2chdAcvrFPJURCaECkuhZqpd0Xwdv4L7-LV6aFV_MQ6fYmyVUlGRs8nm-hmFm0kopCYvrRvQ9VDIQ/s1600-h/IMG_0870.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwO5Ydt5AaqP4zfwse6Kx2XVJQhyphenhyphengLsPax6d-2gEBNb-mIrejCfXvs63HeqjxlW2chdAcvrFPJURCaECkuhZqpd0Xwdv4L7-LV6aFV_MQ6fYmyVUlGRs8nm-hmFm0kopCYvrRvQ9VDIQ/s320/IMG_0870.JPG" border="0" /></a> I have been knitting personalized Christmas stockings for my mom's friend Bob since his wife passed away to carry on her tradition within the family. I started these after I had been back to knitting for approximately 8 months. My greatest accomplishments up until then were felted bags. Talk about getting in over your head. I didn't know what <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">intarsia</span> was let alone realize what I was actually undertaking. Before this, if I messed up, I started over again. I learned to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">unknit</span> really quickly during this project.<br /><br />'Hunter' was my 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> stocking in this pattern. The stocking knitting has actually evolved into relaxation knitting. Through the years of knitting stocking after stocking, I have learned steam blocking and acrylic yarns don't mix, knitting with Lambs Pride is way more enjoyable than Red Heart, the name on the stocking can turn out backwards and upside down if not careful, AND the 'Lisa lock' technique is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">indispensable</span> when doing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">intarsia</span>. I learned the 'Lisa lock' at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Monhegan</span> retreat this past September. It consists of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">'locking'</span> the new color in the last few stitches before using the new color in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">colorwork</span> of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">intarsia</span> so you don't have to weave all of the pesky ends when finished -- TOTALLY AWESOME !!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvsXcsV2lOWfvO9v-xZ63k7WBJ7IebhfoR8D3GJGs8yP8gCeAiV0jp6XJgPoemI2xUYY7-pB0TxiDPLz-U9FQebfR3jY5Q_OGJ8gX6_-2bE5ksyUDgCLbTfF_sxGjKK9DE6s3dPYlaQY/s1600-h/IMG_0871.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvsXcsV2lOWfvO9v-xZ63k7WBJ7IebhfoR8D3GJGs8yP8gCeAiV0jp6XJgPoemI2xUYY7-pB0TxiDPLz-U9FQebfR3jY5Q_OGJ8gX6_-2bE5ksyUDgCLbTfF_sxGjKK9DE6s3dPYlaQY/s320/IMG_0871.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-66593296733606632802008-12-21T15:38:00.000-05:002008-12-27T12:48:44.568-05:00My Faithful Chloe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sRfhaABk3nI-9cbwRM0pfwKuCgTKzYyyApXbEZ3zOZT6D2pb7dH7xV-KaSiXAPQ16_AETkZ66rR2l90MPHDU2VXUvdJhmNIucxUnGdyIclcQxwkBEAKF4_8mEZ6I18otDi8SDEd5w7Q/s1600-h/IMG_0875.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sRfhaABk3nI-9cbwRM0pfwKuCgTKzYyyApXbEZ3zOZT6D2pb7dH7xV-KaSiXAPQ16_AETkZ66rR2l90MPHDU2VXUvdJhmNIucxUnGdyIclcQxwkBEAKF4_8mEZ6I18otDi8SDEd5w7Q/s320/IMG_0875.JPG" border="0" /></a> Chloe is absolutely ridiculous. She kept this ball on her head for a least 5 minutes. Perhaps she knew she looked very cute or she was just trying to divert my attention from my knitting. Whatever the reason, she needed to be blogged. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-17882755760517958672008-12-21T12:29:00.001-05:002008-12-27T12:47:45.077-05:00Sunday Morning At My House<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuZ-KYts8HccflkBO7IemnMvU8GGcONitUt-eDEigsj3IbZv92-3_YngjPUVR8DYbfkVgl0v6ypof_x-ACl2eXfd8yDuGfXYyw70CqpoLv3yGi0YoN3ObRxLEgtAmag_h5CW41UfhAMQ/s1600-h/IMG_0867.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuZ-KYts8HccflkBO7IemnMvU8GGcONitUt-eDEigsj3IbZv92-3_YngjPUVR8DYbfkVgl0v6ypof_x-ACl2eXfd8yDuGfXYyw70CqpoLv3yGi0YoN3ObRxLEgtAmag_h5CW41UfhAMQ/s320/IMG_0867.JPG" border="0" /></a> A typical Sunday morning ... except crunch time because it's the last weekend before Christmas. I have my coffee, my computer, my cat, my tv -- I love my 'woman cave' in this house. The only problem is I have way too many projects that need to be finished. I'm on a mission .....Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-41678534604682506462008-12-20T09:01:00.001-05:002008-12-20T09:09:18.732-05:00A Cheap Thrill But You Take What You Can .....<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j7NmlrTajcg7wYPt_77qiKKYiUusc2uLUDKf_kfppbi4C4kNVZiY_uNC5tYmDDbW4fySNG5-z3PQP4g7-2Q0J6eGnleRoMv5EE9bWwcYMHETUq_fCRLcih6TvQ-DZwGJsBgzm2s2O0E/s1600-h/IMG_0855.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281872388240323490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j7NmlrTajcg7wYPt_77qiKKYiUusc2uLUDKf_kfppbi4C4kNVZiY_uNC5tYmDDbW4fySNG5-z3PQP4g7-2Q0J6eGnleRoMv5EE9bWwcYMHETUq_fCRLcih6TvQ-DZwGJsBgzm2s2O0E/s320/IMG_0855.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />
<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3GgN8p6WUCGpuXwvs-GYYi_xHHZRccCdZitwo2RIRWSMCsi9_uMtn3lPMLw7IPlf_UuRcgZex7QcUTdLY7ZO15pMDNkc50jxEoS-eHhBZYBNRRUv368Gfpy6HvilzcIyTr4c0m0osxE/s1600-h/IMG_0857.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281872249924657570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3GgN8p6WUCGpuXwvs-GYYi_xHHZRccCdZitwo2RIRWSMCsi9_uMtn3lPMLw7IPlf_UuRcgZex7QcUTdLY7ZO15pMDNkc50jxEoS-eHhBZYBNRRUv368Gfpy6HvilzcIyTr4c0m0osxE/s320/IMG_0857.JPG" border="0" /></a> I love my Toyota 4Runner. Not since my 1986 Honda Prelude SI have I really enjoyed a car so much. In spite of being in 2 accidents (neither my fault), it drives like its just off the lot. Therefore the big milestone of flipping from 99,999 miles to 100,000 was exciting. The flip occurred in my subdivision so no humans were put in jeopardy for the sake of these photos.<br /><br />
<br /><div></div></div></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-41990048208353260342008-10-18T08:19:00.009-04:002008-10-20T17:32:15.351-04:00RIP Newman Mar 96 - Aug 08<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUV3kXbIghskAV7egIrnpkSvT7xtxN3vsY2Nr8B7ITIUlobIM6ufceErBAXvPAhMmg-1f7H2LgeIUyZap5zIiu-7yU9jqu5je7uEWPPvsigP_9k9wY5KU4o9_HwzXdIRSCP-K5xN1QS8/s1600-h/IMG_0068.JPG"></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8cAN46ALYkp9rmjTrUSvJ3Eaf4kMA0ypc4Nj_xV4wAOgcbciq9d3hQGsOCpNO6N-c8Ga2ZpNhb-eqMnDlwkc_C-y1PG8KTOK_ytDvzrnFZtdzHlOrzMMU4B3_SrbeLUxa0ugk_9eUa8/s1600-h/IMG_0358.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258468530100606130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8cAN46ALYkp9rmjTrUSvJ3Eaf4kMA0ypc4Nj_xV4wAOgcbciq9d3hQGsOCpNO6N-c8Ga2ZpNhb-eqMnDlwkc_C-y1PG8KTOK_ytDvzrnFZtdzHlOrzMMU4B3_SrbeLUxa0ugk_9eUa8/s320/IMG_0358.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiUdXZ5QrseJIjQPzwfdTRvCRZ2utg9iyRSh_yWpuWaW7HtOWZ-5CxHlaHfZqrtDSZScWIwyNCFMONDCGOvtZA5ZJX0oGheNqrr8QL5P-oza3IBDi19Tt9BRueyDdoqsN34u85wc-TF4/s1600-h/IMG_0014.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nxXAQKcH2M6DfYol3iG5VFyngRAIi75DOpnUGwCIwYOSfv44-h6HXJCUh_MKdswRdzdkvMMyX3KtiHDZcdkB_orCj9iqgoZ7mrO5PVNzndn0gghBM_TYt-Bc3TvXAMRwQF9_bh9k54k/s1600-h/IMG_0633.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258467792802679762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nxXAQKcH2M6DfYol3iG5VFyngRAIi75DOpnUGwCIwYOSfv44-h6HXJCUh_MKdswRdzdkvMMyX3KtiHDZcdkB_orCj9iqgoZ7mrO5PVNzndn0gghBM_TYt-Bc3TvXAMRwQF9_bh9k54k/s320/IMG_0633.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgvCPFL1gmP33qvDCKfiebycWxoFlFfUeP2926GhOdnjxVcpJPUr1KjRuatmu9TINDpVGQDMnOebzAR7kvmnGqY9WRszQD3ISSBUF56lQdXSFp4stBRARwsQ7EZDJAINXk-PjsBIXUBQ/s1600-h/IMG_0009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258468174882228962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgvCPFL1gmP33qvDCKfiebycWxoFlFfUeP2926GhOdnjxVcpJPUr1KjRuatmu9TINDpVGQDMnOebzAR7kvmnGqY9WRszQD3ISSBUF56lQdXSFp4stBRARwsQ7EZDJAINXk-PjsBIXUBQ/s320/IMG_0009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Newman. So much can be said about this wonderful cat that shared 12 1/2 years with us. After spending time with him, a number of 'cat haters' said that they had never experienced a cat like him. Newman would come when called and enjoyed laying with you or sitting next to you as you went about your day. Newman was the cat greeter of the house ... if you came in he wanted to see you and check you out. If you were a repair person, he wanted to keep tabs on all of your activities. He was a cat of few words but when he did talk, people listened. EVERYONE that knew him loved Newman!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Newman lost his battle with diabetes on Aug 28, 2008. We all miss him but are coping with him not being a part of our life. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Chloe is now velcro-ed to her Mama and her personality has changed since Newman's passing. </span>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-42204118475634932882008-10-18T07:39:00.005-04:002008-10-18T07:53:44.327-04:00Monhegan Island - Sept 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SelbahK8271_VCf1EsGRbexPUEys5lOijtD-0n4CTMq3xcIO5B8u_ZUcDDKs5BqyQxPCL5z0UVB2JkhNlhZ33iyJ9yx639BuYmgQsRxq8wLdqgMUyXRP5QbF4T-kEHlZrVVD82t7DuQ/s1600-h/IMG_0190.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258460574972980338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SelbahK8271_VCf1EsGRbexPUEys5lOijtD-0n4CTMq3xcIO5B8u_ZUcDDKs5BqyQxPCL5z0UVB2JkhNlhZ33iyJ9yx639BuYmgQsRxq8wLdqgMUyXRP5QbF4T-kEHlZrVVD82t7DuQ/s320/IMG_0190.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbV5d2pH-_RH1W4Cf1WOyix_FROtv9YF3pfynuKl7mq1n_asv9DWmb94zYlbU8T-5IDboX8kXJ_7Qyl6L_lLBT3X0kVUIJAruvifMPMpinLJLuiWcZ4RepBYtD61kRUb9dTUDpddYoG0/s1600-h/IMG_5373.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8TLEzeH9Kny5SXlOsPkMxq2bBe7bn1D8RcUlrED-Xdf8HJcvMI7-hR-CvACILFKebsuiwKRxNrEf-217XF34t-jdwCMDRQbB-Sq1ybokFN6pZkbcj-wcN0bryBaHo9c4xs99oYJwYYU/s1600-h/IMG_0754.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258457503872948370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8TLEzeH9Kny5SXlOsPkMxq2bBe7bn1D8RcUlrED-Xdf8HJcvMI7-hR-CvACILFKebsuiwKRxNrEf-217XF34t-jdwCMDRQbB-Sq1ybokFN6pZkbcj-wcN0bryBaHo9c4xs99oYJwYYU/s320/IMG_0754.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I had a really relaxing time at the Knitting and Yoga Adventures Monhegan Island retreat. A week of knitting, yoga, yummy cookies, laughing until you cry and relaxing -- what could be better? For more daily details about this event visit their blog </span><a href="http://knittingandyogaadventures.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://knittingandyogaadventures.blogspot.com/</span></a></div></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684558955625600339.post-40987858093876408392008-03-29T07:57:00.004-04:002008-03-29T08:08:57.069-04:00Back From Africa<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmZ_xJuk7aifNebli5nx9yxNp52NogomzepRCmP35yqUcRWMZGY47kBR5qLIEVoiGIZioecyJGbCt8hEsI3pUG1oWI5-94uxz2Dyf3xp94XW-BmOXZXGFIZQL8ERdcauiUSVLgAKCGN8/s1600-h/DSC00206.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183133176276680386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmZ_xJuk7aifNebli5nx9yxNp52NogomzepRCmP35yqUcRWMZGY47kBR5qLIEVoiGIZioecyJGbCt8hEsI3pUG1oWI5-94uxz2Dyf3xp94XW-BmOXZXGFIZQL8ERdcauiUSVLgAKCGN8/s320/DSC00206.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmn6DgvG92HoyZxT_kGz5don38RuIPWtT-8WOCVPHtaSI1SaOjHDqFF4kQCP2YN3Md6VHtWr04-05XitPlW_eGgRFFcUARM30M6O-s0Xgwn3f6TGEgQX6amyr4e3e-ZB-p4DsppgCriY/s1600-h/DSC00468.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183133502694194898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmn6DgvG92HoyZxT_kGz5don38RuIPWtT-8WOCVPHtaSI1SaOjHDqFF4kQCP2YN3Md6VHtWr04-05XitPlW_eGgRFFcUARM30M6O-s0Xgwn3f6TGEgQX6amyr4e3e-ZB-p4DsppgCriY/s320/DSC00468.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div><div>I've returned from Africa with no problems with taking my knitting needles on any flights. We spent alot of time in flight or driving so I ending up finishing a pair of socks for each of my sisters (that generously took great care of my cats while I was away). Both of the drivers we had during our trip had newborn babies at home so I knitted booties for each of them -- a first for babies in Africa but they both said the babies moms would love them. </div></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441292836242340911noreply@blogger.com1