Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Lovely Weather Motivates Me

Seattle has been good to us. We've had virtually no rain for the last two week and it's been sunny, not partly sunny, but really sunny. I just love it. Puts me and all those around in a happy mood. I realize we are getting spoiled and that Seattle winters aren't always like this, but I'll take it.

Well, late last week I caved and purchased the yarn I had been eyeing from www.knitpicks.com. My friend Esther joined me in purchasing so that we could make the free shipping for orders over $30. The plan is to make a nice baby blanket with the merino wool I purchased in cornflower. I chose blue because it was really the one color I liked, so regardless of whether our first born is a boy or girl (no news there yet, still trying), it will have a blue blankie. That other blanket I made with the crazy colors isn't really fit for a baby. It does make a nice lap blanket for me. Good thing I'm petite.

My sleeves are coming along nicely. I think I'm going to be done with them by week's end! The gals at knitting thought I should wear the completed sweater to our group next week. I don't know about that, but I am excited that we will be meeting at my house next Monday for a pot luck dinner and knitting. A new lady joined us yesterday, so that was nice.

Yesterday I went thrift store hunting again with this friend from church. The ice skates he found last week for $9 sold for $36. Also, he had a ukelele that he picked up for $5.99 sell for 115 bucks! Way to go! I am considering doing the same. Yesterday I picked up a truly vintage (yeah right) corning ware 10 cup percolator. I say this jokingly because growing up in the 70s and 80s, my mom had lots of corning ware stuff. Ah, where is it now? I also picked up a couple of copper jello molds. Last night I made some jello in one of them for my woman's group meeting tonight. They were under a buck each. I think I'll get a few more items together and then try my hand at selling my finds...

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