D.A.N.G.E.R. -- Will Robinson... Heavy picture post ahead

Okay, I finally got to upload off my camera. Don't ask why, I've been doing this for years now, but it always gives me fits, so when I get around to it, I'm usually uploading 200+ pictures at a time and it takes forever.

Thanks to my brother Marc, his deck, his fence, his beautiful yard and a gorgeous day, I think the pictures are "post worthy."

Anyway, here's the pictures of the purses that Gypsy knit from my stash. I'm posting them here and then I'll establish the etsy store so I have somewhere to get them out to the public.

Let me know what you think of them. All comments are most welcome and, please, if you don't like them for some reason, please, please feel free to say so. We're all about honest opinions here.

Thanks in advance!

Music... it's all about the music...

I just spent several hours looking on youtube to find videos of my songs that I adore (at the moment). I've been spending a lot of time in Mamma Mia land and loving every minute of most of the songs, so I decided to put them on the blog.

It's been quite some time since I've written. Two months to be exact. Man, how fast the summer has gone, no? I've been knitting non-stop and my dyeing of my yarns has suffered because of it, but I just got some canning jars to experiment with dip dyeing and I plan to start on that very soon.

I dyed a very long skein (the width of my living room) last week and I was going to post it to show you, but I couldn't resist the call to start knitting with it, so it's already on my needles. I'm making a pair of baby longies (don't know why they're called that, since they are really just a pair of small pants, but okay, I go with the flow.) I'm going to call them my punkin patch pants because the colors scream out fall and pumpkins. They are yellow, a light orangey squash color and a deeper pumpkin color. They were supposed to be reds and pinks with a dash of bright yellow, but sometimes there's no accounting for how things will look when they get rinsed after they dyepot. I love the way the colors came out, though, and am very happy with the way they are working up. I'll get a picture of them up once I'm through knitting them.

On the other side of the knitting front, I'm thinking of opening an Etsy store. My sister has been shopping in my stash for a while and went home with some pretty fabulous yarns. After about six weeks, she returned them to me in the form of nine assorted sized/shaped handbags, and even a bag perfect for a sports bottle. I'm going to make a store to sell her creations. It amazes me constantly what someone can do without patterns, just from having an idea in their head. My sister is one creative chickadee.

As we spent this past weekend at my brother's house (my most adorable twin, that is), I took all of the bags out onto his back deck (that he built himself) and humg them from his wall, using the wall and his rear garden as my backdrop. I'm very pleased with the pictures and will post them shortly (just have to get them off my disk and I have to recharge my camera in order to do that.)

It is always so great spending time with my brother and my family. I come from some great stock and love the way we interact together. My daughter had a great time seeing her older cousins and hanging out with the guys. We love being upstate. It's just so relaxing and the best part is always being with family. I want my daughter to understand and know the importance of how much family means. I'm happy to say she's really getting it.

We love taking road trips too. From the minute we get in the car until we get where we're going, we're singing and talking the whole way. As she's getting older, she's expressing herself so much better and in the most interesting ways. She can certainly be a challenge, but she is rather interesting and funny too. She's great to hang around with. And the bonus is, I get to hear her sing. All the time. In the car, in the house, in the shower, out the window... it doesn't matter. If the tune is in her head, it's out her mouth. There's nothing better than that.

So here I sit, listening to "Slipping Through My Fingers" with tears running down my face and knowing that in a few years from now, as she passes into adulthood and goes out into the world, I will have all of these wonderful memories of this time we have right now. It's all good.

Well, I'm back

It's been a terribly long time since I've posted. Since I saw you last, I've been doing many things, but taking no pictures. (Sad to say, huh?)

I've been seriously depleting my yarn stash, both through knitting and through giving or selling yarn out of my stash. And still I manage to look like I haven't made a dent.

My newest kick that I'm on is making hats. I guess because they are quick, portable and give almost instant gratification. I am, however, yearning to make a blanket. I've been putting one together in my mind lately and it's screaming to get out, so that may wind up being my late-at-night, sit-up-in-bed-and-knit project. I also have a couple of shawls floating around in there, and they could be my when-I-wake-up-at-an-unreasonable-hour-in-the-morning project. Do any of you have those types of projects?

I promise I will make a serious effort to get some of the pictures on my camera off the cards and onto this blog soon, just not now. I'm only sneaking in a quick post to let you know I'm still alive and kicking knitting.

Hope you all are well. Happy knitting.

Haven't had that much to say lately...

But I keep thinking about posting, so I should be getting a little more regular with this soon.

I've been dyeing yarns and knitting up a storm and will have some pictures to post soon, but in the meantime, I found this little item:

What Debra Means

You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row. You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace. People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous. You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things. Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?