Archive for February 12th, 2006

Cars Under Snow

Cars under snow, 1pm 12 Feb 2006
Mine’s the one on the left.
Just as well. The city just plowed all of the snow from the bus stop into spot in front of our driveway. Good thing I don’t drive to work.
This was from about 1pm this afternoon. It was still snowing two hours later.
The trudge to work should be fun tomorrow. Do I take extra pants, or walk with garbage bags covering my legs?

All a Blur

February, 2006, Snow StormIt has now been snowing for over sixteen hours. This is a relatively light period of snow at about 7am. Yes, it really is that murky.

I spent a good deal of yesterday once again playing with MySQL and PHP and HTML putting together a web-fronted database to inventory my stash. I’ve got the data-entry bit down pat, but haven’t touched the update or reporting bits. I’ve also catalogued the yarn in the living room and in the office, including the mystery box in the closet. The bedroom closet awaits.

This blur is my latest WIP:
Baby Birch, in progress
I’m practicing for Birch, so this is Baby Birch, with a 149 st. cast-on instead of 299. This is far from perfect, but it is recognizable as lace. I have high hopes for blocking.
Question: The kidsilk haze is difficult to see against the steel of the Addi Turbo and slippery too. Would I be better off with darker wood-tipped circs?

Baby Birch, in progress

«Birch detail
I need to cast on something simpler, though. I can’t knit lace and watch the Olympics.

The forecast is now for 12-24 in. of snow (30-60cm), not as bad a what Ted got, but we’re going nowhere, nonetheless.

Don’t Try This at Home

Ever wonder what would happen should you forget to put the carafe under the drip spot of your coffeemaker, should you have one of those that stops dripping when you remove the carafe? Eventually coffee plus grounds everywhere. Guess how I found out?


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