Except for this cold, what a great week I had ^ .. ^
Bess has taught me that one's b'day should be celebrated all month. Well, truth be told, I am not as far along w/ that idea as she is. For me at this point in time & w/ the delightful, sweet assistance of SJ, I celebrated on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. The day before, day of & day after are what I could muster this year.
Part of what has caused this cold to hang on is lack of sleep: we had gas leaks on my street & the 1st to be noticed was at P's house which is next door - we live in row houses on this part of the block. Then the Gas Works discovered some small problem w/ my connection. Thus, the same three nights I just mentioned were spent dealing w/some crew or another re the said gas leaks. Save for the cement that will need to be poured to cover part of the basement floor where they jack-hammered to get to the pipes, all is fixed & well. All of us together on the count of 3: 1,2,3 - knock wood.
We are training two new folks at work - the person we hired & who worked all summer left. She had a wonderful talent for displays & I learned from her. We wish her luck w/her schooling & next job.
Knitting news: grrr, am starting over for time no. 3 on the socks on two circs. On occasion, I start the 1st stitch on the next needle by incorrectly wrapping it around the needle & then end up w/that bad connection & lousy yarn "bridge" problem that can only be fixed (or "only" as far as I have learned so far) by frogging back to the site of the problem (did this & could not fix it) or totally ripping out & starting over. Am doing a bit of knitting on my V-neck sweater too. It's time for me to complete this & wear it, damn it.
Plus I want some of my WIPS to be done!
Behinditis - do you feel this phenomenon? I am frustrated by the amount of things & areas where I am behind. The emails I owe to pals, house work/cleaning, time w/SJ, time w/friends, the garden, my knitting, reading, exercise, house projects, organizing the yarn stash (want to have lots for the swap table at the Knitter's Review Retreat & some for an important teen in my life, M, who is knitting (& w/whom I hope to have more knitting time). Ah, that elusive, much sought after commodity: time.
The New York Sheep & Wool Festival, Rhinebeck for short, is around the corner. I will get to see Jen & work in the fabulous Spirit Trail Fiberworks booth (scope out her web site & check out the new Fiber club - her fibers & yarns are extraordinary!), Shelia, Purlewe/Anj & Sue & Jane, among others. And I believe that Amy Boogie is coming - has been ages since I saw her. Her stuff is always wonderful!
Hope you all are doing well.

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Knitting Inspiration Alert
Lucky me: I spent a few hours on Saturday w/ the Fabulous Purlewe, aka Anj, Sue & Miz Lehnan, a most beautiful kitty-kat. Anj & Sue are wonderful friends, creative knitters & terrific women - when I spend time w/them, I laugh a lot, listen & talk a lot, knit a lot & always feel well cared for when in their company.
Anj is generally knitting a goodly number of items & these projects are varied, interesting & provide experiences w/ different yarns, textures, patterns & levels of difficulty. Not only does she inspire me to grow as a knitter - she inspires me to continue to branch out.
While she is knitting Way Cool & Beautiful items for herself & other friends/family members, Anj is also dreaming about the upcoming projects she wants to do & she makes lists/notes about them. One way I have kept track of my "Project Daydream List" is a folder filled w/ hard copies of the patterns. That works well if, d'oh, I have the pattern. If I don't have the instructions already, well then, it seems to go off the radar screen. I now have some ideas that I got from Anj & I will put these into practice over the next few months.
Many thanks A, S & L - you all are the best.