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March 22, 2006
Sometimes Blogs are Hard Work
Okay, so my comments are acting a little wacky this week. :( Please bear with me as I attempt to get everything back to normal AND keep the spammers at bay.
Anyone else getting slammed by online casinos and penis enlargement advertisements? BASTARDS! I'm hot on their trail, so thanks for your patience!
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March 19, 2006
Flower Baskets and Little Sisters
Despite the fact that I haven't had much time to knit recently, I have managed to have just enough time to get tired of 1x1 ribbing. So, I started up a Flower Basket Shawl as a birthday gift for a very special relative - who may or may not read this blog :) It needs to be finished a month from now, so I figured why not start now to have a little break from the ribbed turtleneck? I'm just that clever.
Here I am after the first lace repeat.
I'm using some Rowan Kidsilk Night in silvery white and Lang Jawoll in a springy green because the combination reminds me very much of that special relative and I am loving it so far! My brain needed a bit of lacework... that ribbed turtleneck will be great, but MAN, it is slowly putting me to sleep every time I pick the sucker up. It's time to get two projects going around here! Then there's that sewing project I still have to get to.... sigh.
In non-knitting excitement, the littlest McNally will be flying up here this weekend for a few days of sisterly fun. That's right! Caitlin's coming to visit! WOOOOO! Heather's coming down from Boston as well so it's going to be all sisters all the time for a few days. I. Can't. Wait. We have a lot of fun being stupid together. All 4 of us combined... we are a force to be reckoned with. No one else will get a word in edgewise. Guaranteed.
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March 16, 2006
Yo Amo Haikus y Musica
I missed last Thursday
For my weekly haiku post
Here I am today.
Yo amo iTunes.
Downloading salsa music
I lost long ago.
Dancing in my chair
As I type some hot haikus
makes me so happy.
Bailemos!
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March 13, 2006
Ribbed For My Pleasure
I have been such a lazy knitter lately. Scratch that... I've been a knitter who is too busy with other things to find time for knitting lately. I have managed to slowly make some progress on my ribbed turtleneck though.
Gertie is a big fan of the top down raglan. Who am I to say no? I'm using that stash of Blue Sky Dyed Cotton that's been sitting around here STARING at me for months. Just past the boobs, about to start some good ol' waist shapin! Time to put the pedal to the metal - it's warming up outside, not to mention I have about a gazillion other projects I want/need to get going on! Time for the knitting goddesses to have a chat with the work gods and come to some sort of agreement which results in me having more goddamned time.
Chop chop!
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March 10, 2006
Back from the Arctic
So, I returned from Maine on Monday and have been way too overwhelmed with work and what not to make it over to my blog! The trip was freaking FANTASTIC! As much as all of you might hate me for saying so... it made me wish winter would last a little bit longer so I could engage in more snowy fun :)
I picked up Heather in Boston on Friday and we headed up to the great white north, aka Dedham, Maine, to see my awesome uncle and aunt for the weekend. Upon arrival, we were greeted with an amazing lobster dinner *droool* and some yummy coffee brandy drinks as well as great conversation. I love my family - they rock my socks every time we get together.
Heather is so happy to be back in the car! We're on our way to slide around on long planks strapped to our boots!
Saturday we headed up to A Fierce Chase in Monson for a cross country skiing lesson and some fun out on the trails. I AM HOOKED! Ok, I kind of sucked at it at first, but I love me a challenge - I adore the fact that there is room for improvement here.
Andy and Missy looking like pros.
I did pretty okay actually, except for going down hills.... umm... that scared the bejeezus out of me. But, I got a little more comfortable by the end! We had a great instructor who was very patient and after a short break after the lesson, we were back out on the trails! I am totally proud of all of us - it's quite a demanding activity and we kicked some serious arse. And it kicked mine in return... sooooooo sooooooore. Lucky for me, I love being sore - it makes me feel like I've accomplished something!
Wooooo! We can skiiiiiii!
The next day, we were back on the road - this time heading to Baxter State Park where we hit the Appalachian Trail in snowshoes - with Katahdin providing an amazing backdrop on a gorgeous day.
My purpley snowshoes in their natural habitat.
I am buying me some snowshoes, friends. I'm gonna keep 'em in the back of my car in the winter so I can hop out into the woods whenever I feel like it. There is something very freeing about walking around on a ton of snow in these puppies! It reminded me that just because all of my favorite trails are covered with snow in the winter, I can still hike on them if I feel like it!
Rowr! Watch out Baxter State Park! Here comes Snowbunny Sarah!
We hit the trail.
We headed off the AT and forged a new trail ourselves along the Penobscot River. It was beautiful. Pictures really don't do the experience justice. You'll all just have to go out and do this yourselves to get what I'm freaking out about!
I just love them.
We had PB&J breaks and a few sips of blackberry brandy just for kicks. :) We came home tired but so happy!
Ummm... I SWIM in that! Whoa.
Monday morning before Heather and I climbed back in the car, Andy took us out for a walk on TOP of the lake! ACK! There's some scary shiznit. Did you know that lakes make reeeeally weird noises in the winter? It's true. Gurgle gurgle rumble gurgle crack. CRACK.
Andy takes this big pole with a metal edge out on the lake and smacks the ice in front of him as he walks to make sure he's all safe and sound. Or he smashes it into the ice to make a hole and scare the crap out of us.
The ice freezes up and pushes even the biggest rocks around as it pleases.
It was an incredible feeling and I will surely never look at my favorite body of water in the world the same way again. As we were walking around, a giganto bald eagle swooped down over our heads from a nearby tree and totally took my breath away. It was really something. Sigh.
The weekend was everything I had hoped it would be. Relaxing, challenging, funny and tasty. I got a chance to hang with my aunt and uncle (which I don't get to do nearly enough) and got some serious bonding time in with my Bostonian sister.
Here's one for you Heather:
DIDN'T YOU EVEN KNOOOW THAT WE BONDED? DIDN'T YOU EVEN KNOW THAT???
Gotta love inside jokes. It's like totally what you have sisters for... um, didn't you even know that?
Since I got back, I've been super active because I don't want to stop being sore. I really want my ass to perk back up to where it used to be in it's glory days. It's gonna happen. I swear to God. You just wait and see.
Hungry for more icy photos? Take a peek at my photo album here and while you're at it, check out Heather's right here!
Posted by Sarah at 6:53 PM | Comments (4)
March 2, 2006
Haiku Thursday
A new addition,
This Scissorina will blog
Thursdays in haiku!
Off for a few days
To the north woods I will go
To cross country ski
Deep breaths I will take
Tequila shots I will drink
Stress free I shall be
Work far behind me
Snow and crisp air around me
What more could I want?
Back soon on Monday
A happy blogger to come
With pics to show you!
Do you like haiku?
You can write in haiku, too!
Comments would be sweet.
:)
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