tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184604002024-03-14T07:00:41.839-05:00Spidey webMy blog, for Spinning, Weaving, Knitting and all sorts of Fiber related and some not site. "I never make mistakes, I just make something else!" Oh, there goes a shiny thing......Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.comBlogger686125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-70651123796996438872011-06-28T16:34:00.000-05:002011-06-28T16:34:33.745-05:00I'm moving!!!Yes I am moving, or my blog is moving to<br />
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STDear, you are invited to come along, because it is a free World! <br />
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I am having so many problems with photo uploads and what is a blog without photos so I am making the move. Bear with me as I work through the transition. Enjoy this awesome weather!Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-9031410778685988582011-06-27T08:55:00.000-05:002011-06-27T08:55:40.327-05:00Cafe Knitting tripWarning: This is a positive blog for my disgruntled followers? Why would you read something you don't like, isn't that kind of weird? or is that stalking?<br />
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Yesterday was a great day, friends and I traveled from one outdoor coffee shop to another knitting. Not to mention we were riding around in a convertible, and just enjoying the wonderful day. We get those perfect days so seldom, in Wisconsin, it was great to take advantage of them(positive). I finished the Smocking Square for the KAL and I really like it (positive)! I also started the Exploding Moss Stitch square, (another positive, how is my score?) or is that a minus because it is not finished yet? We drank plenty of fluids (positive) and ended up having a great dinner outside. So the whole day we were outdoors enjoying the sunshine. (positive) We took a ride through the park and I realized it has been ages since I was on a picnic. A real picnic with a grill and coolers and knitting or spinning. I think I need to plan a picnic potluck for fiber friends! (positive, right?) I have an idea where it can be held, with a shelter, just in case we get some rain. (positive planning, veering slightly to the negative thinking it may rain.) So this event would be open to anyone interested, I just need to find a date. Wishing you all, today and this week, boundless happiness and peaceful thoughts, and please remember to treat your neighbors as you would like to be treated.Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-30585911774920044402011-06-25T08:28:00.000-05:002011-06-25T08:28:35.081-05:00Like I always say...I would never want to be a landlord, ever. People do not take care of your things like they would their own. There certainly are exceptions and yes you can get really good renters but oh the nightmares of bad ones. The lady that owns the condo next to me rents it out to what I thought were nice people. I actually have not had problem with them until the kid gassed me with exhaust fumes. Cuckoo Sue's response was something like, "If you treat your neighbors like you would want to be treated, it would go a long way." Now to preface this I did not gas them, seriously I did not, so I should be smiling as I am choking on Carbon Monoxide? I thought she would address the problem and it is a serious problem if he were to keep doing it, but her remarks are..about everything but the issue. Now I get an email with all sorts of lies in it that I complained about their barking dog? Their dog doesn't bark, why would I ? When they first moved in the dog howled painfully for days but I felt bad for the dog and with a big mouth dog like I have I would Never complain about that. Then I don't like where the kid parks his car? He isn't parking in my spot so I don't care, he rattled all the neighbors on the east side of the complex, not me, and the kid got really nasty with them on that side. I know that I probably ticked off the mother, because I am complaining about her adult child that lives in the basement, and she is defending him and the fact that she likes living where she is, so of course, I am going to be made to look like the problem. Believe me I can handle that! But cuckoo Sue as she is referred to in our little village, must be off her meds again....oh did I say that? Anyone have a long hose to gas my neighbors, I guess that is how you do things in her World. <br />
So on a great note, last weekend I had the dye class and it was a perfect day for it, today it is snowing fuzzies that are actually two weeks late this year ..thankfully.<br />
One of the students that was overwhelmingly happy brought me a dozen roses yesterday. What a wonderful unexpected gesture. It made me feel good to know, I can't be that bad. Maybe it comes in moments!! LOLSpiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-10464800751452689522011-06-22T07:05:00.000-05:002011-06-22T07:05:16.820-05:00Things go in CyclesThe World is round, we rotate in a circle, things go round and round. I have been living in a Condo for 5 years now and have had cycles of problems. This latest one takes the cake or my breath away. The kid next door is working on an old car, I think that is great, however when he starts the car up the exhaust fills my condo and shop with exhaust fumes, not good. I talked to him about it and he seemed to be apologetic, for that day and then again it started yesterday. He is biligerent and I understand he thinks he owns that garage and should be able to do whatever he wants to do, but when it affects your neighbors, go buy a house. We are all connected here and that sucks, but you still have to be considerate of your neighbors. I talked to the owner and her response was "Treat your neighbors as you would want to be treated." How that has anything to do with this issue is beyond me, but I guess he wants to gas me and I should gas him back? I wish I could move, I am tired of all of the crap that goes on and we have no control over. I want to pay rent to someone else that I just need to make a call and it is taken care of. These places don't sell well but maybe if there is a business in it already someone would want to buy it as is....Doesn't everyone want to own a yarn shop?Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-36686701210246497732011-06-21T16:45:00.000-05:002011-06-21T16:45:25.945-05:00Worst Pedicure ever~~So I stopped to get a much needed pedicure. I went to a new place on 76th and Rawson, I think the name is CN's nails, I am trying to think of the real name that would use those initials, like Crappy Nails, or Cuticle Nicking! I get this beautiful and I mean really pretty Asian woman, she has perfect bone structure and a little nose with full lips and smooth skin, her hair is of course long and layered. I can see why so many men google after Asian woman, that and the fact that in their minds these woman are submissive Geisha girls that will walk on their backs and serve their every need. Well pretty Asian girl speaks no English but knows how to take a Credit card, with ease. She points with a grumpy face to the footbath and starts running the water, I put my feet into a Shrimp boil temp...whew I say and retract my feet like it is hot lard...this should have been my first inclination that she is a "mean bitch". She may be pretty but watch out. She keeps her head down as she cools the water off and then hits the bath for me to replace my feet. I put my foot cautiously into the water and then she takes the well loved Asian potato brush and starts scrubbing, she removes the old nail polish and then with lightning speed clips my toenails almost off. Yeah not all the way off, but almost, and then pulls them when they pick her? Then she files them....kind of. She is much better at filing my skin. I normally can read while I get a pedicure but I am keeping an eye on this one. So she gets that shovel like clippers for the cuticle and starts pecking at the my cuticle using a stabbing motion, she is cutting and plucking and Holy Crap she nicks me, I retract my foot once again and I see blood, she reaches for a little green bottle...she puts green soap right on it....now I can do an Indian Spirit dance and I am not even moving. It burns so bad but without even a look she just keeps pecking plucking and pulling at my cuticle. I am sweating now, I want to go home, but I am not done, my toenails are hanging at 1/2 mast, my toe is bleeding, my soles are burned. So much for freeking pretty, this is one ornery bitch. I guess I can't quite believe she is so mean and I here I was going to compliment her cute top, but now I see her little gut roll smushing tight against it. I start wishing bad things on her, and not because she is so damn pretty but mean. She starts to color my nails and from where my head is at and that is the other end of my feet I can see she is missing top coat on the edges but I don't care, I hate her now and I am not leaving her a tip. I am walking out if I can and going home to sanitize my feet. So I did, and I had to file my toenails to get the rough edges off of them? No wonder the place was empty when I walked in...and I will never go back there for the Asian torture treatment.Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-91012494919291334392011-06-20T20:53:00.000-05:002011-06-20T20:53:05.474-05:00I so need sleepSo yesterday was Father's day and Village Spinners spinning at Fixx. My SIL went with her mom to visit her brother in Minnesota. My brother was up north at their trailer with the dogs relaxing, then my phone rang. I kind of wasn't going to answer it, I figured he was just bored and wanted to chat, but I did answer it and glad I did. He drove or was still driving with a kidney stone attack. I asked where he was and he sounded like he was dying, he said he was trying to get home because he had the dogs in the car. I calmly told him to go to the hospital and I would be there in a few minutes to take the dogs to his house and it would all be fine. I did that and then went back to the hospital where he was in a room on a bed, writhing in pain. When asked to measure his pain it was 12, this coming from someone on two percocets already. It hurt me to watch him suffer so, but I was glad I could be there for him. We got out of there at 9pm where I decided, I would not want to be alone in that kind of pain and his pain had subsided a bit but they told him, if he gets nauseated and feels like he is passing out he should go back in. So I spent my night in a recliner, needless to say I got about an hour of sleep. Iggy was happy he slept with his Uncle. I watched every crappy movie and sitcom there is at that hour. He woke up feeling pretty good, no stone passed. I left took Igster to daycare, dropped off his prescriptions and took a two hour nap. Then I went back to spend some more time with Scott. I left about 3, did some errands came home. He is in the midst of another attack right now but Cheryl is home and at least someone is with him. I am sitting in my living room and I hear a low humming like a boombox car, Mr Fix it next door started his fixer upper up and is gassing me. The house is full of fumes and so is the shop, he had the door open a foot or two. I run out and holler at him that he is killing me and my house is full of gas fumes. He apologizes to me, he didn't realize what was happening. So now I have a migraine the phone rings it's my mom, Scott has a kidney stone, I know mom, I was there, <br />
he said you were, I wish I could do something for him<br />
well unfortunately we can't<br />
what? he has a kidney stone<br />
yes I know <br />
what?<br />
I know, mom (I am now yelling and my neighbors know too)<br />
what?<br />
MOM, I AM YELLING WHAT IS WRONG?<br />
teeehheeeeee heeeeeeee tteeee heeeee, it must be my phone were you open today<br />
YES, (it's my new canned answer)<br />
I thought you were closed on Monday, How much did that lady send you a bill for<br />
$7.00<br />
$17.00? <br />
Mom I better hang up now, <br />
What?<br />
Oh I have another call mom, bye...<br />
I am going to bed right now, before my head explodes..Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-48176816690269265252011-06-19T08:34:00.000-05:002011-06-19T08:34:18.567-05:00Traveling KnittersIt has occurred to me that I need to put a map in my shop. I want to have visitors pin point where they have traveled from. This week alone I had knitters from Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York! I think it would be fun to watch the pins dot out across America!! I am thrilled to have such a vast group of knitters come and explore our Village. They are always seeking local dyers yarn, or roving so, it is then that I pull out the Happy Hands to share our little treasure of Kim's yarns. I am selling bags and recycled items also. It is so exciting seeing my creations go to the corners of the States! It makes me create more and be more creative! I am now looking for a cool map...map store here I come...tomorrow on Money MondaySpiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-31810263626759052122011-06-18T19:17:00.000-05:002011-06-18T19:17:42.176-05:00What a great day!!Today was the Village Spinners dying class at the shop. There were 18 dyers and we each did three 4 oz rovings. It was great the weather was perfect, there were no mosquitos, wasps, and it didn't snow white tree fuzzies. We had enough tables so there was only one person that had to share. Everyone brought a dish to pass and it was awesome!!! There was help setting up and help cleaning up!! I think we are all pooped. I know I am...but it was a good day!! We have a great guild ...really!!!Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-38699725147528394592011-06-16T07:15:00.000-05:002011-06-16T07:15:30.654-05:00Nice weather, good bookIt sure has been nice and cool here. I love this weather it keeps my Cranky Pants in the closet I do not do well with heat, it really makes me crabby!! Yesterday I ran to Whole Foods, thought I would grab lunch and the milk chocolate covered graham crackers that are to die for. I was filling my bucket with food, they use these paper mache plant holders for their buffet bar, then they weigh it, and I try to keep it under $10.00 but one time with all the heavy stuff it went to $12. As I was standing there debating on my choices, my DIL walks up. What a surprise, she was home from work with a bad cold and came to get soup. We had lunch together it was such a pleasant surprise and a joy. She is such an independent thinking woman, she is also very supportive of her husband my son. She is very good for him and supports him in all of his ventures. She is not the type of person to say this stuff to make me feel good or to "win" me over. She is too confident for that, and not the type to try to impress me, she is far too smart for that. I love that about her. I know where she stands, she is not sugar coated. On the other hand it can be a little off setting because you just get used to people saying what you want to hear, and she comes along and blows that out of the water. LOL. I knit her a cashmere cowl, and, I could see didn't like it, she couldn't hide that. I was a little miffed, but then appreciated that she wasn't just going to take it and put it away and never use it, and me thinking she liked it and showering her with more of the same. It is a win win for us both. I don't feel obligated, besides she has a grandma from Serbia that knits Aran sweaters with no pattern. She is a wonderful lady and doesn't know what they call knitting, it gets lost in translation. It was a very nice lunch that we had, I hope she feels better!!Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-70618843631587041312011-06-09T06:59:00.000-05:002011-06-09T06:59:26.791-05:00What a rideThis has been some weather ride we are having. Yesterday was the end of a three day stretch of hot humid weather. The heat makes me crabby, can't help it, I am miserable. I can't breath and breathing is such a basic function, and when you can't take an easy breath, you just get crabby. Today all the windows are open and I would do coffee on the deck but the chairs are wet. I am still enjoying this cool weather. The shop is getting ready for WWKIP day and Square Up the afghan KAL. All of this is on Saturday. Brown Sheep yarn is always so good about, I call in the order I get the yarn 2-3 days later. This time they are so busy, due to an article about them being American made, I called on Monday just to check and she says, we will get it out Tuesday!!!! Ok some pressure there so I think it is coming in Friday....then I have to get it ready for Saturday...or maybe I will get a gift and it will come in today!! No pressure? <br />
I am also out of my life giving Oil!! I use Moroccan Oil to moisturize, it is a miracle for me, it is expensive but remember your skin is the largest organ you have on your body and what you put on it goes into it. This Winter I did not get any dematitis on my legs or arms. I am squeezing the glass bottle trying to get the last drips out of the little brown miracle oil. That is due to arrive today also...please. I can feel the difference, skin is getting a little tight, and itchy. The thing with Moroccan oil, is, it is only harvested in Morocco and a woman's co-op is the only place you can buy it from. It is from an Aragon nut, and harvested and processed to develope jobs for woman in that country. Win win win, where the hell is my oil?Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-85778068750915686352011-06-03T07:20:00.000-05:002011-06-03T07:20:10.636-05:00Erly BirdThis morning on my nest check, look what I found? A huge mouth!! It's funny because yesterday Ruby the red breasted Robin for those of you late comers, was a little restless on her nest. We even made a comment about how she was adjusting and readjusting herself, well now I know why. I must have miscalculated on the hatching, I figured about Tuesday, I am glad they are earlier so they will be bigger for the WWKIP day event and we won't be disturbing the hatching process. I wonder how she sits on the rest of the eggs with that big mouth straining for food? I will have to look it up. I named it Erly because he/she is!! Thanks to everyone that voted for my Art Piece, "Changes" at Fiberwood studio Fiber Challenge. I got voted Peoples Choice!!! thanks so much<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7eH933lPdXPIeEQeJMAWF-KN1yB15Wc18Nd8A8S9Vlb_m3YmdeGRwTT1JeVduVKzaznPLIhsrJMAKEIajSbSdQSUHaG3nQ3i6QasRPSH69QZFqNjjlpX_VhQIh4Y85ImIZNk/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7eH933lPdXPIeEQeJMAWF-KN1yB15Wc18Nd8A8S9Vlb_m3YmdeGRwTT1JeVduVKzaznPLIhsrJMAKEIajSbSdQSUHaG3nQ3i6QasRPSH69QZFqNjjlpX_VhQIh4Y85ImIZNk/s400/photo.jpg" /></a></div>Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-52526098631492843542011-05-26T08:18:00.000-05:002011-05-26T08:18:16.160-05:00I'm backSomething was going on and I couldn't log in or post, but seems they fixed it. Why is it we always feel it is something we are doing wrong. We check and recheck our work and think what am I doing? Thing is we should just walk away and try again later, sometimes it works and sometimes not so good. There is going to be lots of things going on this Summer at the shop. First off, I am being a snoopy baby cam for a nest that a Robing built on my door wreath. I carefully removed it from the door where she would be disturbed often to the window box next to the door. I can spy on her through the window while she is being such a good mom in this cold dreary weather. When I first looked into the nest I was disappointed to find only one egg. Ms. Robin was getting all my sympathy for not being very fertile, until I did some research. I was amazed, Robins lay one egg a day, they do not start sitting on their eggs to begin the incubating till they are all laid. The average is 3-4 eggs, with sometimes laying 6, wow, that would be one crowded nest. When all of her eggs are laid, she begins the sitting, she has a bald spot on her belly to conduct the heat to the eggs better, a birds temp is 104', the cool thing is she will with her beak turn the eggs to heat them evenly. She leaves the nest for 10 to 15 minute intervals only during this time, she gets food and sometimes daddy brings her worms to eat. I have yet to see any man coming around. She, has been sitting through all of this stormy weather, but she is sheltered, and I do worry. So hopefully in about a week we will have some chirpy little baby birds.Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-25393399817617268912011-05-20T08:32:00.000-05:002011-05-20T08:32:26.380-05:00Becoming a Parent againNo I am not pregnant, but my roomie is, well she isn't anymore, but she is happily sitting on her baby to be! Of all the places to build a nest, a Robin built one on a wreath on my shop door. Ok so she thought it was dormant because I was closed for a few days and come to think of it she is the bird that flew into the shop (the door was open) last week and promptly exited just as fast, wondering where the door went? So I didn't want her to fly into someone opening the door, or startle someone or even upset her, so I carefully moved the wreath to the window box. I peered into the little nest quickly and saw only one egg, so she is limited with motherhood. I was worried that she wouldn't go back to the nest but she has found it and is sitting on her egg, being a good mom. I can spy on her from inside the shop but she knows I am there, she sees me moving around. I am anxious to see the little baby hatch and grow. I was going to put a sign out saying Baby sleeping but I am afraid to draw attention to it and some idiot will have to go look into the nest, probably saying to their young child, "honey look, I'll take this wreath down so you can look at it. AAACCCKKK so you may look but don't touch. I am naming the baby "Apple" because they will be born in a wreath of pink apple blossoms.Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-76661127536214356692011-05-17T14:40:00.000-05:002011-05-17T14:40:51.561-05:00Great startI had a great start this morning, no rush coffee, looked forward to Art class, some photo taking and preparing to frame my Poppy painting. So I had my coffee, set up the camera for some photos, it didn't go so well but not a problem I'll change lens after I come home from class and won't have to rush it. I go for breakfast at George Webbs and it was good, not cheap though but good, took a sausage to Iggy who was acting weird before we left and seemed weird now, he gobbled the sausage and on our way. It is still cool enough to allow him to be in the car while I paint and then I can go to my mom's and hang some photos she has been wanting hung. I get to class and Iggy thinks he is going in, and he is not so I go in and do my thing, meanwhile poor Iggy had a bad accident, in the car. Needless to say I opened the door to "OHHHH MYYYYY Gaaawwwwwdddd" and he was cowering. I took him out immediately and he went again, I found a baby blanket from when he was a puppy and just covered it up so he wouldn't step in it. Forget stopping anywhere but home. Now my stomach is sick, but it is all cleaned up and he has gone again. So, I am not straying too far from home till he stops with the runs. I have some pumpkin for him and I will wait till this evening to give him that. Maybe it is a good thing to just sit here and knit for a while. or maybe nap, maybe we both are not feeling good! I just can't get the smell out of my nose.Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-81319812231552227832011-05-17T07:05:00.000-05:002011-05-17T07:05:16.071-05:00Loving FrankI just finished listening to "Loving Frank" by Nancy Horan. I really liked it, I can tell when I like a book by my can't wait to listen attitude. Frank Lloyd Wright has always interested me anyway, he is truly an architectural genius. He is also a jerk, but I think that came with the territory. This story is told from Maemas, his mistress's view and you can see why she fell in love with her and how he really loved her. She was a woman ahead of her time in a era when woman were supposed to shut up and raise the children. She was an independent thinker, I can relate to that. I really enjoyed listening to it and recommend it, of course you will know the ending. <br />
I am working on Lucy Neatby's Paintbox scarf, it is holding my attention..score!! I love color gamps and have all of the yarn to weave one, I just need to find the pattern I am searching for to do it. The one I am knitting I plan on wearing, the one I weave I am planning on putting on my wall. <br />
I have the framing stuff to frame my Poppy painting, but I need to try to photograph it first to see if I can make copies to print. I have a lot on my plate this week. Today is my Art class, I am working on a Matisse. Wed. is knitting at Fixx, Thursday is the Opening at Fiberwood Studio of the Fiber Art challenge "Changes" I will be there as will wine and snacks. You are invited!!Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-15956195541915337812011-05-11T08:06:00.000-05:002011-05-11T08:06:14.346-05:00Can you spot Iggy?<div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS274I65jxUt9E3jUZIXfLPI7zJnQB7Khy0EuPVQgiyBNkjG_LuQNEIvaWSdD5mVGlYd2vfj7B8klK0MUnJyWS5uuySltNbFe9RRNy_vpiGWVwRVPSN0_HlUWZ407Ocqo84aP7/s1600/100_0779.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS274I65jxUt9E3jUZIXfLPI7zJnQB7Khy0EuPVQgiyBNkjG_LuQNEIvaWSdD5mVGlYd2vfj7B8klK0MUnJyWS5uuySltNbFe9RRNy_vpiGWVwRVPSN0_HlUWZ407Ocqo84aP7/s320/100_0779.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a> </div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">When I take Iggy to daycare twice a week, I am so happy to watch him walk into the back playroom. I am not so happy that he could care less about me but that his tail is wagging and they are doting over him. He loves it there, he plays with other dogs and chases balls, his most favorite thing. They do such special things and they have people working there that actually love the animals. Imagine my surprise when I walk into the daycare and Tia that works there says "I have a game for you to play" really, ok I can do that, she says "it's up here." I step up to the counter and there is a photo of four Westies, she says "can you pick Iggy out?" hhhmmm it was tough but I saw his collar. Their hair was all the same length and some are related, and they are so cute. I was so excited and then she gave me a photo of them. I asked her how she got them all to line up, she said they wanted me to kick the tennis ball...LOL Now you tell me where else do you get that kind of a staff. Gail is always keeping things exciting and has no problem stooping down to dog level and getting a face full of doggy kisses. I highly recommend Central Bark in Franklin on 60th and Ryan rd. It is always a surprise when you go there. One time they had a "banana bread cook off" the staff all made their favorite recipe and we tasted them and voted. It was a win win for me!! Cinco de Mayo, we had salsa and chips. They have birthday parties for their patrons and one time they had a "best listening dog" yeah we won't discuss that one. I just enjoy the whole crew over there, but this photo, warms my heart!! Thanks Central Bark</span><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><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>Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-66984639814960799832011-05-07T08:26:00.000-05:002011-05-07T08:26:00.956-05:00Happy Mother's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQ6AR9ULGr8qb5b5IMaVUW_nL-7y02GM8Qsy_X-4iZyrkcZojYoDI0C2flDZ27TGDy5BiLRhlPyt8cW3bOLm6r-F9mkDyMe1qOSX4MPNQ6UPvPYPBgVsOBYi365HsY9D67-yx/s1600/shapeimage_6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQ6AR9ULGr8qb5b5IMaVUW_nL-7y02GM8Qsy_X-4iZyrkcZojYoDI0C2flDZ27TGDy5BiLRhlPyt8cW3bOLm6r-F9mkDyMe1qOSX4MPNQ6UPvPYPBgVsOBYi365HsY9D67-yx/s1600/shapeimage_6.png" /></a></div>There has been a lot going on around here. Classes are doing well and lots of students willing to learn new things. The Fiber Festivals are happening all around us and I think we may be heading into Spring. I just had to share this photo. I opened Ravelry this morning and checked out a "Yarn Camp" in Rhinebeck NY and this is the first photo I saw? Not a good early morning illusion....at first glance it looked like a beard and a guys nose, then I won't even go there but ends up it is a llama fleece being exposed to show how beautiful it is...I think it could have been shown much nicer. <br />
Hope you Mother's day if you are one is wonderful, if not you have or had one, so enjoy it either way.Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-46975308046439324492011-04-28T08:35:00.000-05:002011-04-28T08:35:30.929-05:00Getting it rightFrom Anderson Cooper to Whoopi Goldberg, people are really tired of being misquoted or construed. The "Oh I heard you said this or that or they said this or that" Unless you hear the whole story and don't take it out of context, you can hurt someone with what you repeat. We as a whole have gotten so rude and mean, but think nothing of it. Politicians are setting horrible examples of this, quoting one part of a previous speech and playing it over and over and over, and when you hear the whole speech in context it is nothing like what the competition is quoting. What does this accomplish, or better yet this is why we ALL need to do our own research. There is a rare quality called honesty, you can find it but it is hard to recognize under all of the lies and embellishing. We all sensationalize when telling a story but that is just a few adverbs, and doesn't hurt anyone, it just makes things more colorful. <br />
Being honest has it's cost too, the dreaded "how does this look?" uhhh, remember you can always say, "It is you!" try to be positive in your critique, regardless, don't lie but search for the right words, it is OK to stop and think about an answer. Be nice, if someone shows you their knitting, your first judgement might be....ew that is one ugly color arrangement or weird pattern, but look past "what you like" it isn't yours anyway, you will not be wearing it, so look at how beautifully it is knit and comment on the good stuff. If we would all encourage one another instead of looking for fault, we would all walk a little taller. And quit pulling one sentence out of context and passing that crap along, we all have enough to deal with on a regular basis.<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 36px;">@</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 36px;"><a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="DalaiLama" href="http://twitter.com/DalaiLama" rel="nofollow" style="color: #445f69; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">DalaiLama</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 36px;">: Overcoming negative tendencies and enhancing positive potential are the very essence of the spiritual path.”</span> </b>Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-15970147927142479092011-04-26T08:20:00.001-05:002011-04-26T08:20:51.671-05:00Seriously?There is a site called Kickstart. What Kickstart does is help support small business ventures trying to break into the world of business's. One of the ideas for instance is those darn Joulie coffee temperature beans. I have been stalking them with great interest. You place these Stainless steel coffee beans about he size of a small cookie (large enough not to swallow) into your coffee cup when you pour in the hot coffee and it cools the coffee to drinking temp, then when the coffee starts to cool it emits stored heat to keep the coffee at the same temp. I think it is a great idea, I love coffee and I drink it rather cool, than some with asbestos mouth. They do say to keep the coffee at it's ultimate best you should drink out of a stainless steel covered mug. That was the deciding factor, I love my coffee out of my special pottery mug, my special mug is whichever one I pick for the day. So anyway the idea is if I like this Idea, I can send some money as starter money to help fund their start up. They do need seed money and I know this, so that is not the problem, you get something in return on this venture, for the most part. In this case you get a bag or 5 beans for $50.00 investment. The problem I do have is, there is an Artist that wants to move into a new studio and is looking for funding? This artist has a history of not having any money but does workshops all around the World and not for free, has written a book and more. They are self exclaimed partiers? So I am all for helping feed someone, shelter someone, give them some livestock, but a new studio? I am thinking how I can work this angle. Hhhmmm I need a new place to do my work, how about you send me money to help support my move and buy me a new place. There is just something wrong with that, in my ethic code, that is. But people are sending money to this Artist, some people are blinded by the celebrity to notice that some things are just not right. I guess this Artist is a smart cookie for doing this. I think seed monies should be sent to start up business's and yes you can lose your investment nothing is a sure thing, but better I drink hot coffee, because they couldn't get the whole funding, but are trying a new venture than funding a constantly misfunded endeavor. Bernie would be proud. We all can decide where our money goes and it is an individuals decision, but, seriously?Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-27119067285571757952011-04-25T09:15:00.000-05:002011-04-25T09:15:27.476-05:00British wordsMel B from the Spice girls is on Regis (whom I really don't care for), but I am doing computer stuff so it is backround sound. It is so fun to listen to British sayings, she said about Lindsey Lohan, she may need to get banged up (put in jail)....it just cracks me up. That I watched all of Doc Martin didn't hurt either. It takes me a while to get into their accent but once I do, it is just fun. Buggers? not to be confused with boogers. Listen to some of the sayings they are hysterical.Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-45072787790611530552011-04-18T12:14:00.000-05:002011-04-18T12:14:42.815-05:00Oh the craving!!The power of suggestion is such a strong one and I get suckered in on many occasions. My brother and I were talking about oysters. He had watched a cooking show and the Southern woman was cooking fried oysters to put in a Po boy sandwich. He went shopping and $40 later he made two very good sandwiches but not that good. I didn't get to taste them but he said the woman's cooking looked much better. Today I decided after a long workshop weekend with Jacey Boggs which I will blog later, I decided to do minimal running today. What prompted this running to Outpost was deodorant, Jacey smelled like Nag Champa, she is too young to know what a great Hippy smell that was, right up there with Patchoulli mmmmmm , I kept smelling it, to the point of her, (and she is very approachable and down to earth) whips up her armpit and says "is it this?". Why I think it is? as I grab her beautifully tattoo embellished arm and sniff, yes sniff near her armpit! Well by Gawd I think it is? So she showed me the deodorant bottle, an organic roll on. She prefaced it with, it is very expensive...but if it works and it is natural I am okay with that. So on my run for deodorant which I did not find and had to order online, I went to the City Market. I have not been there since it probably opened, how nice it is. You park for free and hey they have Fried Oyster Po Boys....I am there about 10:30 and they are not open for lunch yet but the guy takes my order, I call my brother who works downtown and tell him I am bringing him Fried Oyster po boy...he is salivating as am I! I found the best peanut butter chunk cookies at the bakery down there, they have a sample tray and I should say "had" I did a few walk bys. I had a cup of coffee and waited, I did buy bread, that was still warm....OMG! I went to the Cheese Market but was being blocked by two woman that kept stepping in front of the cart and I just could not get away from them and knowing how crabby I am today <s>I wanted to ram them with my cart and tell them get the hell out of the middle of the aisle.</s> I left that area. I went an picked up my Po boy order, and left, I drove to where my brother was working, and dropped off his sandwich, we were both smiling like cheshire cats. I am two blocks away and the phone rings, I am thinking he was overcome with glee at the wonderful sandwich...but.....I answer to _uck em shuck em...we got Shrimp not oysters! What? are you kidding me? he says check yours so as I am driving, I look and I should have said nope mine is oyster but I was so disappointed I said "mine too" Even though it was good, it was not fried oysters....I am staying home and napping before I kill something, or someone.Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-45793810989285391242011-04-13T08:09:00.000-05:002011-04-13T08:09:43.393-05:00Robbed/Stolen or just plain thievedAs many others I am not a person that has a huge savings account. Try as I might through the years, I am unable to keep money in an account without the back of my head saying...you have $$$ at the bank. I also imagine what I could buy with the money and spend it over and over again. While I was working my regular job, I had a bank account with my Credit Union, I had $5.00 taken every week out of my account so I would consider it my Christmas Account. When I retired I realized money was not going to be added but that was OK, it was a little nest egg and really it wasn't much money a little over $300, so it wasn't burning a hole in my pocket to spend it. I watched the statements for 4 months to make sure they didn't take money out for non use. I watched and nothing was taken out, I felt secure that I had me a little extra cushion in case I needed it. Not so....I have been retired for 5 years and this Spring has just been a tight one, seems all my insurances are due and blah blah blah....car repairs, my pseudo heart attack, glasses. I went to draw my money out and actually maybe put it somewhere closer to home. I stood at the window and the woman says $175.00, I swallowed hard....swallowed hard again and asked what happened to the rest of my money? Inactivity! hhhmmm Inactivity? I have my mortgage at this Credit Union, if I had the time and effort and the money I would refinance. Yes it is my fault once again in handling my finances for not watching the statements that come each month. I have come to a new conclusion, spend the stuff, just go and throw it away on any crap you want because if YOU don't some bank or man will come along and do it for you. I am just thankful that I didn't get a bill from the bank saying that I owe them. I am holding tight onto my $175. and no I am not buying lunch...LOLSpiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-52850567545635401952011-04-05T07:39:00.000-05:002011-04-05T07:39:41.039-05:00Sticker ShockYesterday was Money Monday. That is where I do all of my errands and spend all my money. I went to a couple of quilt shops in search for some cool fabric for Iggy Pops, little bags I am making that are selling quite well for yarners or someone just browsing. Just as a beginning knitter goes into a good yarn shop, my eyes got really wide looking at the prices of fabric. Now in my defense the fabric I was looking at came from Japan and was stunning. I envisioned beautiful tops made from the fabric and would consider it, if I had a pattern I really wanted to make. I love linen fabric and let's just say, I may start sewing some tops once again. Now back to the bags, I will not be using expensive fabric from Japan unless it is a scrap...sorry! I did find some really cool fabric though on my hunt. I was almost seduced into wanting to quilt again, the slow simmering seed has been planted. I am fighting the urge to just get sucked in.....I have all of the equipment...I saw a beautiful silk quilt that was drawing me in, still in my head...the colors swimming about.....then the reality of Iggy laying on 100% silk, or a drip of condensation from a cup, dripping on the quilt, made me realize I need something more substantial for my home. I am one of those people that use my stuff, I am not going to make something and store it in a closet...I don't have closets so it is on my couch with the beautiful afghan I wove from Mountain colors Mohair and Wool that darling Iggy has claimed as his comfy blanket, not that he ruined it or has destroyed it but a bad choice of fibers is Mohair, rub it a few times and you have felt. So today I will be creating!Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-33315205725534993652011-03-29T07:44:00.000-05:002011-03-29T07:44:21.549-05:00Jan against machineWhat started out as a really good day quickly turned sour. I took the Igster to daycare and needed to pick up some sour cream for the coffee cake I was going to bake. Not being a big fan of Pick n Save, but it was right on the way home and with the price of gas, it became an option. I walked in and went to the dairy case, picked out 3 containers of sour cream and some butter, because I figured if I was going to run out of anything it would be butter. I walked the mile back to the check out counters and there is no one checking out, no human that is? So, there are a few customers using the do it yourself lanes and I am not a fan of those either. I push the Start button and scan your first items is said to me. I scan a sour cream, dink, it registers, Place item in the bag, I did, place item in the bag, I did, place item in the bag, I DID!!! Figuring it wasn't going to stop telling me to put it in the bag, I tried to scan another item dink it worked, then another sour cream, nothing, another sour cream nothing. Then out comes, place item in the bag...again. I leaned forward and said, I DID!!! Finally a kid came over and said they are having problems with the machines? Well then why is no one checking out? So I said to the kid, I did not start out my day to fight with a machine and he said neither did I .....we were both laughing.Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18460400.post-73169162274017992202011-03-23T08:23:00.000-05:002011-03-23T08:23:54.949-05:00Been a whileCan I tell you what a blast I have been having. I am selling off stuff that I have been dragging around for a while and I put it on Craigslist and cleaning house. I feel much better, some of this has been a weight around my neck and I am letting go. I am in a few challenges, one is the Sketchbook Challenge and the other is the Fiber Art Challenge at Fiberwood Studio, the challenge is called "Changes". I have the last one done, and the Sketchbook challenge is every month, this month is "Spilling over". I love the fact that I am being expanded to create more and more and I love this kind of challenge. Now if it were a foot race, I would let you win, these are not winning things, these are just what their name is "Challenges". I am on an endless challenge to clean up and make my basement studio workable. It is an endless state of chaos, and that is pretty much how I roll. Try as I might to clean up and organize, my default setting is organized mess. I am hand knitting a sock from handspun yarn, it has a shaped instep, so it is proving to be kind of weird. All is well here, Life is good.Spiderladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159418896338337664noreply@blogger.com0