Things are gonna get kinda irregular around ye olde blog. We’re going on vacation scheduling here – erratic! I will have the SoC mobile blogging station with me, but I’ll tend to have time to post when nothing very interesting is happening – like from my motel room in Lincoln, Nebraska, tomorrow night! Wild times. Needless to say, I shall get very behind in bloglines and probably never catch up. 🙂
I’m packing. I almost have the knitting projects figured out. The book bag is filled and waiting. My ipod is loaded with Harry Potter books 1-5 and the His Dark Materials trilogy. I even have a backup book on tape (Wuthering Heights), just in case. What else…. D’oh! Clothes!
Whoa, flashin’ – and not just the yarn stashin‘! (Before this gets too out of hand- no human tummies, of any age, ‘k?)
JessZ is having a contest while she and Dv are in suspense to hear whether the offer they put in on a house has been accepted – complicated backstory and complicated point awarding system to determine the contest winner. (“Triple points if either one of us shoots a beverage out our nose while reading your comment.”)
Carol of Go Knit In Your Hat is having a contest looking for ideas for her imaginary line of greeting cards: “How I Really Feel”TM. Email her your ideas before midnight, June 25. Only emailed ideas are eligible for prizes! Also, she will have prizes for the non-knitters, so don’t let that stop you (yes, Tink, Van, TB, MamaT, Deb B-M – I’m talking to you).
Michaele is featuring some interesting things I could see on my drive from Minneapolis to Denver, should I so desire. Tragically, Carhenge would require quite a detour.
Nichole has a nice post about animal protection that includes information about the ban on ivory, which expires very soon.
Reading Update
Smitten by Janet Evanovich. Another of Evanovich’s romances from back in the early 80s. Cute, but not worth exerting any effort over.
Murder of a Sleeping Beauty, Murder of a Snake in the Grass, Murder of a Barbie and Ken, Murder of a Pink Elephant, Murder of a Smart Cookie, Murder of a Real Bad Boy by Denise Swanson. A whole bunch of Scumble River mysteries. They’re light and cute and reading them is sort of like eating potato chips…
Knitting Update
Finally finished my pink’n’black socks. Whew! Plain stockinette foot and slip stitch rib on the leg, just to break things up a bit.
“Just out for a living room stroll, dum-de-dum-de-dum.” -Mayhem
“What have we here? A new kitty bed?” -Mayhem
“Lots of support. I like that in a kitty bed. And such a flattering color for me!” -Mayhem
Thanks for the link! I hope you have a great vacation. And the kitty bed does indeed look great with Mayhem’s coloring!
Nice socks and you took an EXCELLENT picture there with Mayhem claiming your socks 🙂 Have a great vacation!
If you want action in Lincoln, Nebraska, just walk down the streets wearing a Colorado or Oklahoma university sweater. Or Texas A&M. You’ll have Mayhem away from home!
Mayhem totally loves those socks. Your guard kitties will protect the homestead while you’re gone. Have a great vacation!
Safe trip and have a wonderful time!
Love the socks. Enjoy your vacation
i shall miss the kitties…
The socks look great! Have a wonderful trip.
Have fun! I’ll be on vacation next week. Tis the season ya know? I’ll miss you! Catch you when I get back.
Have a great trip! I missed your itinerary, but I’m sure it will be fun. And THIS time the kitties let you go!
Enjoy your vacation, Chris! If you get a second, I caught Sophie napping on her back. Yes, yet another kitty belly picture!
Have a great trip! You know Brown Sheep Wool is in Nebraska. I’ll send you another suitcase, tee hee.
Your pink and black socks are great! And since mayhem is laying on them, that is the signal for new cat bed. 🙂
P.S. Thanks for Guernseygirl’s link. The shop is so nice!
Have fun on vacation! Books 1-5 – what an endeavor!
Oh my a-gah! That picture of May on the socks is too freakin’ cute!!
Oh Mayhem, 1 year old and already you’ve got your posing down to a fine art 😉
You sure look good on your new kitty bed…..
Hope you’re having a great time! Cute socks.
That last picture is a very sweet pic of Mayhem! aaaawww!