Archive for August, 2007

Happy Birthday to Me

Ah, the dog days of August are upon us.  Today is my birthday –
We had the obligatory family gathering on Sunday.  My mother made peach cobbler and coconut cream pie.  Very tasty –  some neat little gifties.  I was the recipient of some lovely birthstone earrings and a necklace — peridots from Bolivia.  A Zippi [...]

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Sockapalooza’d

I have been sockapalooza’d!  There was a package in the mailbox when I got home yesterday.  I was a bit confused as the return address was in my very own city!  What a small world it is sometimes.  I wonder if Alison realized she was pairing up two hometown gals –
 
My pal Kimberly knit me [...]

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Sockapalooza 4 Complete

These are the Schiaparelli Slipper Socks by 3 Trails Handknits.  I used Mountain Colors Weavers Wool and the colorway is Flathead Cherry.  I mailed them out last Thursday to my pal and I hope she likes them.
I wanted to get a post and photo up sooner, but life prevailed.  My youngest DD somehow trashed the [...]

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