That's Better

Harumph! That Norma, always showing off. This one is legit and I like it better. The real fun was when Young Man saw my previous score and commented that I type faster than his computer teacher. Tee hee.

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Hey, Is That a Pair of Socks?

Project: Big Basin Socks from the Six Socks Knitalong

Yarn: Mountain Colors Bearfoot in the Winter Sky colorway

Needles: US1 dpns (natch)

These are my very first ever toe-up socks! I won't lie, doing that toe cast-on with dpns was a real bear and took several tries with each sock. Still, the final result was worth it. These are nice and snug (but not too snug) and I always love Bearfoot.

I have a long list of finished items that just haven't been ready for their close-ups. Soon, I promise.

Lions and Monkeys and Guardians, Oh, My!

There has been way too much sewing here for much blogging to take place. This weekend resulted in 6 new berets for the Guardians of the Gate (and, man, are the boys in those roles going to hate the tunics, but they will look great) as well as modifications to two dresses for crows and one munchkin. The Tin Man (girl) has a zipper in her costume. The Wicked Witch has a dress that just needs sleeves and a cape. Auntie Em has a dress and only needs an apron. The Cyclone dancer has a fabric for an excellent cape. The Scarecrow has a shirt and burlap for pants. The Flying Monkeys got their caps last week and now just need vests. Super Pfaff is holding up well.


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Saturday Sky on the Wall

Yes, it is a partly cloudy sky, but what is that child doing?!!! Yes, he climbed onto the wall (via the apple tree) with his lacrosse stick so that he could show the boy next door what a lacrosse ball looks like. Why would he do that? Because at least one ball went over the block wall, of course!

Flick4Friday - Favorite Vacation Movie

Okay, technically, this is last week's Flick4Friday, but I didn't play last week and there isn't a new one up today. Besides, I'm turning this one around. I suspect that the intent was to post a favorite movie about a vacation, but I can't think of any vacation-themed movies that I actually like. Instead, I'm going to post my favorite movie to watch when I am on vacation. That is a really easy question. The favorite movie for the entire Engineers Anonymous-California Chapter to watch on vacation is hands down The Princess Bride. It is also one of the favorites of all chapters of Engineers Anonymous. In fact, one year at our annual retreat, three of the four families brought copies of it to watch! It's nice to share humor with good friends.