a mini move!

I am trying out a new blogging platform offered through Typepad – it falls somewhere between full on blogging and other social networking sites.  At the moment my site here at WordPress cannot be linked to the Typepad version so when I update over there, nothing will happen here.  Hopefully that ability will come with time since Facebook and Twitter are linked to it.

 

So for now come on over and visit me here!

Llama Mamma

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I know I have said it before, but Long Island has the best spinning guild around! Last night’s meeting included a program by fellow member Tabbethia who is co-owner of Long Island Livestock Co.. She brought in a number of her animals and spoke about the world of camelids, raising them, showing them and of course their fleeces! The highlight was this mother and cria.

thanks guys! I knew I wasn’t the only pom pom fan out there. I was going to reply individually to the comments, but wordpress is doing a funny thing when I hit the reply button. Instead of automatically putting in the commenter’s email address it comes up donotreply@wordpress. Any other wordpress users with words of wisdom?

Today is knit day at Kathleen’s — I think she is making halibut cheeks for lunch. ;) I hope to put the finishing rows on another sweater.

pom pom fever

I feel a pom-pom phase coming on. The last time I went through a pom-pom phase, I think I was 11.

Take yourself back to the early seventies, to a Philadelphia suburbs. You are a cool kid. or at least you are trying to be. It is Friday night. Where are you?

At the local ice skating rink!

What are you wearing?

well, who the hell can remember that? But I will tell you, there were pom poms on my ice skates!

And I do believe as soon as the ice skating thing went, so did my pom pom fever. Until now.

I just finished a Christmas project that you can see here. (if you aren’t on Ravelry – look to the right of the blog page for a link to my flickr account.)

Are you noticing the fantastic pom poms? they are perfect, right?! I got this pom pom making gadget at Granny’s and it is far superior to either making one yourself out of index cards or those flat plastic discs with the holes in the center. These pom poms do not require measuring the yarn out ahead of time or any kind of stress when tying them off and they come out fat and perfect every time!

It’s addictive —- I am looking around wondering what else could do with a bit of pom pom …….

knitting!

I have been knitting — in fact I have a few finished projects and two just-about-finished projects! Here is one of the finished to share — it is the slouched tuva hat knit with my very own handspun! and a link for all you ravelers! I think I will add an increase after the ribbing on the next one I knit for an even slouchier effect.

D#1 called this morning with some terrible news —- a huge fire in town, luckily no one was hurt and it was not her apartment, but two of her friends are displaced. : (

it’s the little things

new shoe rack!

Mangia!

OMG — how great is this packaging?! I ran into Waldbaum’s last night to grab two things and saw a display of this pasta.

Now I want every box of these. I want to hang them on my kitchen wall.

Mr. Boar

Did I ever tell you that Boar loves trains? He has a dream of walking the right of way ala The Station Agent. On our way to Rhinebeck he noticed lots of pedestrians on the old train bridge that crosses the Hudson in Poughkeepsie. Sunday morning we drove around until we found the one end of the path. The bridge (and surrounding pathways) have been turned into a state park – Walkway Over the Hudson! Boar was thrilled!

weekend plans

What are you doing on Sunday?  I’ve got something fun planned – the Cinema Arts Center is showing the documentary Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design. They are also planning “a micro indie craft fair (goodie bags for the first 50 folks), art exhibit, a skillshare or two, some creative/interactive performance art, and a book signing with author/filmmaker Faythe Levine!”

so how about it?

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The minute I sit on the sofa I become a bullseye!

I am nearing the end on my most recent knitting project and have decided that before I begin the next new thing, I will absolutely finish two other projects — one needs only the buttons to be sewn on and the other needs to be seamed.  Those last details always defeat me.  ergh.