Sunday, August 31

E-F-G, E-F-G, On my Ephiphon-Ey

And for variety, I can play G-F-E too! :-)

Tuesday, August 26

Oopps...

Retardo & I went on our first camping trip with the Element this last weekend, and it went pretty swell. We had a Great Deal of Gear for two people and no pets, but all was good...except for our Red-Neck Neighbors and their Really Loud Radio. We disliked them so much we decided to leave the campground at 5p on Saturday instead of staying another night.


Unfortunately, neither of us really questioned the road signs leading us back to Hwy 101....and we ended up on the wrong side of 101...the side right by the Pacific Ocean. Someone in the Dept of Transportation has a mean sense of humor and decided to name two very different highway parts Hwy 101. Jerks. In the end tho we got to have a nice little dinner picnic on the beach just after sunset. And I don't count mistakes that involve staring at the ocean, so we're counting it a successful trip. :-)

Thursday, August 21

Recently Completed Book Archive


The Best Make-Ahead Recipes--Daniel Van Ackere (So I went through a phase where I requested a ton of cookbooks from the library...only to shuttle them home and shuttle them back again without cooking delicious things. So far we haven't actually made a recipe per say, but we've read so many interesting things about ingredients and such that it's being added to that big WishList in the Sky. 8/2)

A Vision of Light--Judith Merkle Riley (So this is the first in her Margaret of Ashbury trilogy--In Pursuit of the Green Lion is the second. Even though I read them out of order and thus spoiled thus suspense of Light's ending, I still liked. The plots in her books are really well written and I'm doing okay at ignoring the dialogue and 'thoughts' of the characters. 8/1)

The Knitters Book of Yarn--Clara Parkes (This is a really cool book-- and way more info than I could absorb before I had to give it back to the library and pay my late fine. She goes into fabulously complete detail about pretty much every kind of fiber anyone has ever knitted with. It's on the list of books I keep in my head that I'd love to get a copy once I have a real job again. 7/25)

The Best of Interweave Knits--Ann Budd (So I've been checking out tons of knitting books from the library and then marking with a post it the patterns in each book that I would really like to scan in and save so I can make them...someday. Well, after the 18th post-it in this book I realized it would be cheaper to get it on the 1/2 off sale knitpicks.com was having then to pay myself to scan in all 150+ pages of it. And I'm glad I bought it, cuz it's got absolutely gorgeous patterns. As soon as I feel I'm up to the intricate lacey bit, I'm making myself the Lotus Tank Top in this gorgeous cottony-silky yarn in 'harbor'. Yum. 7/20)

Tuesday, August 19

New Fashion For Fall

A style that is both cute and warm....

Monday, August 18

Nightswimming!

It got to 97 degrees here in Seattle this weekend, and we were sweltering, cuz we're definitely not used to it. So on Saturday night round midnight we emerged from our air conditioned bedroom and realized that it was a full moon, and that there was a big empty lake two blocks from our place.

YAY! Nightswimming!! The water is kinda icky, and you definitely want to wear water shoes and not swallow, but still. So nice. Just the right temp too--not freezing cold, not icky lukewarm. Good times. :-)

Tuesday, August 12

Tango Traveling Trashbag

My work has been really really slow since August started. Too many folks on vacation means not enough for Holly's to do. So I got home today at 12:30p...instead of 3p like normal. So I made this adorawahble reusable trash bag for the Element. It's got a big red car on it! It's got lots of little Artie Monsters on it! :-)


Sunday, August 10

Retardo & Elly Belly's Newest Toy


This weekend Retardo and I went car shopping together and came home with a shiny new Red Tango Honda Element. Iz Purty! And we can sleep in it! :-) The camping accessories are still at the store--we should have them installed this Friday so we can begin our new life as (weekend) gypsys! Yay!

In other news, I just found out that my little Mazda Protege has been declared a total loss by the insurance company, so it looks like Retardo and I have become a 1 car household in less than a week. Good thing I gots my name on the Element insurance policy....cuz if I get rearended again my neck may fall from aches n' pains.