Thursday, October 16, 2008

Wonderful Japanese Crochet Book on eBay

I found a wonderful book on eBay Knit Crochet PATTERN BOOK ac76 Shawl Cape & Poncho RARE

Ahh, eBay, eBay, eBay. I think I don't put enough time in on eBay. My shawl didn't sell yet again. I really hestiate to list it for $1. Back to the book it's so pretty. I don't read Japanese but the photos are quite lovely.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Good Morning - Fashion on the Brain

I've made the decision to not make my blog so personal. This particular blog will be about crochet and of course, my life in general but I think I'm going to focus mainly on crochet, fashion & sewing.

I added http://sewintriguing.blogspot.com/ , Liana to my blog roll. She's just so darn elegant and classy. She reminds me of my favorite aunt. Liana sews her own clothes as well as shirts for her husband. Liliana's blog is dedicated to sewing and fashion. I love when she posts links to designer fashion shows. Liana's house is immaculate also!

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Yellow Springs

Yellow Springs is a really nice place. I often wonder what the town will look like in 50 years. The people who loathe to change it will be gone and I wonder if it will open up? Along with deer, cattle and corn people need jobs.

In Love With Crochet

I am absolutely in love with crochet. I find myself thinking about crochet more than actually spending time crocheting. I'm not sure why that is? I think my confidence has taken a blow because I have this wonderful shawl that I haven't been able to sell. I really haven't tried that hard either. I listed it on etsy.com, ebay & on my own web page. I do know that I should have better photos. I need to have a full length photo that shows what the shawl will look like on an actual person. Maybe one day I'll be able to take a photo like that.

Back to my love of crochet I love picking up a ball of yarn and turning it into something I can wear. I like to work with larger hooks, faster crocheting. A lot of my work is of a more open stitch style. I did make a halter out of Speed Sheen. They don't make it anymore!!! I can't believe it. That's one thing I find very disappointing yet also thrilling. A new yarn will come out and you think "Oh I can buy a ton of it." Later, when you go back to the store to buy more you find it's gone and discontinued. I know the rule you should always buy what you think you need to complete a project but when you've been buying yarn for months and years you assume that brand will be around for a while. The good thing is there are comparable yarns out there.

I'm a bit afraid to list on ebay for a low bid. I can't take the chance that if I list a shawl for $3.33 bidders will bid it up where it needs to be. If I start off the bidding at $60 people don't bid. I shouldn't be discouraged. I think I should make up some business cards and get the word of mouth out! Another thing I use godaddy to host my page. I didn't realize that the godaddy banner would be on the top of my page. It doesn't bother me but it doesn't look all that professional. Feel free to make suggestions of other hosting sites.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Sarah Palin is full of it!

Sarah Palin at an Obama Rally I know, I know this may be in poor taste but it's funny as heck!! There's so much truth in it. Any woman over 21 will tell you. The first thing your gyno tells you if you say you want kids is "your baby will probably be retarded! You're not old but your eggs are!"


Palin is full of moose meat, moose burgers & moose stew! This is one of my favorite clips. "come to Alaska. "You can ride snow mobiles with Todd & hang out with Piper & Bristol & Willow." I love that actress!!!!

What my Web Page Needs!

I know what it needs. I need to have a HOT, gorgeous gal wearing only my crochet shawl! That's it! See it all boils down to this. My digital camera died therefore, I had to get a replacement. The replacement uses different software. My computer will not allow me to upload the software because my computer is stupid--brilliant idea....my Hubby has a Spanish laptop....He got it in Spain. Instead of English the language is Spanish. Um, we're not fluent in Spanish. Maybe I could load the software on that?? I never even thought of that! At least that way I could upload the photos. It might not work.....

I feel dumb. I went to Kroger and asked a woman about uploading the photos from my photo card onto a DVD & she gave me some form for some company that will do 20 photos for $20....whatever!! I asked about movies because I do have some short clips. It's useless!!! I haven't tried uploading the software....I just have the suspesion it would be too much. I have a ton of photos & other junk on my computer. My computer will play the Sims-the old version. I just don't want to crash my computer.

What's Yellow Springs Like?

If you've never been I suppose i could say it's a throw back to the 60's. I live here because I've always lived here. That makes me think of the book "To Kill A Mockingbird." Scout asks why doesn't Boo Radley leave his house or move away. Jem says something like why would he? I suppose if I lived somewhere else I would make more money and have more access to entertainment. Whenever I go to Cincinnati I think "wow, look at all of the tall buildings." My Hubby & I had to make a trip to Cincinnati and we must have looked like the Clampets. We'd been to the building where we needed to go before but we didn't remember there was an underground parking garage directly in front of the building. We found the garage and some sign said "public parking on level D." I wasn't sure whether level D was going to be up or down so I stopped the car, left it running and peered down a level. D was down. It took some maneuvering to get the car lined up. Hubby didn't like that. Once we park we have to find out way out of the garage. We found our way out but we came out around the other side of the building.

We walked to the building we needed to go. There was a revolving door. I started in first & as I push I look behind me because something has blocked the door from moving. Hubby's foot is in the door & I see his arm coming around the door---I very well think his arm could have been severed!!! I stop pushing & I go in first then he comes in. How we must have looked!! People must have thought "Dang those dummies don't know how to push a revolving door!" I think Hubby was going to try & go in the door at the same time as me. So our official government appointment took all of 5 minutes!!! We drove 70 miles for 5 minutes!!! At least we didn't have to drive to Cleveland like we did one time before!

Hubby thinks I don't act "right" in public. I think he doesn't act right. He said yes for a stop at Starbucks even though we are trying to save money to buy a house. I saw this lovely Black woman dressed to the 9's with interesting red shoes on. I kept staring at her feet I told SO I was going to tell her "I LOVEEEE your shoes." But I didn't. I just kept staring. A boy behind us spilled his entire large paper cup of hot water for tea. Hubby thought that was pretty funny! He didn't laugh at the time but he laughed later & reenacted it for me with sound effects later at home. The kid was trying to move his glasses & somehow everything spilled. It was pretty funny he said something like "dang." A Barista came out with a mom.

I listened intently to the blow hard at the next table. I assume he was a lawyer. We have fun people watching. I will point out all of the people who are my Hubby's ethnic persuasion. My hot chocolate wasn't so great. I'm sure she gave me a large when I asked for small. The sweetest thing happened when we were going back to our car. I asked Hubby what the name of the building was and he replied "the parking building." I said "IT IS NOT!!!" The elevator came and a very nice gentlemen didn't rush on like idiots do but he let me get on first. Before I got on I was staring at the top of the elevator because it didn't have a number it had a light. When the elevator arrived the light lit up. I was going to say "WOW look at that but I didn't." I'm sure the guy noticed. Once we got on the elevator he asked which floor & we said "D." I almost let out giggle. When we got to his floor he smiled and said something like "enjoy your day." It was so nice!!! I'm sure he knew we weren't from Cincinnati. We both agreed how nice he was.

Once we got in the parking garage Hubby stared walking in the opposite direction of our car. I commented how he never would have been able to find the building if I hadn't been there. I said "I can't believe you walking in the opposite direction." Hubby is brilliant in his field but he can't read a map backwards!!! For example, if the map says turn right, then left when you are coming home from where you've been you go right then left!!!! Hubby tells me to find Walnut street. I was on a one way street and I didn't know why I had to drive up just to make a circle!! As we're bickering I see a big interstate sign-I don't know which interstate but I knew it would get us home! As luck would have it, it was the correct interstate! I say "WALNUT STREET!!!! FIND WALNUT STREET!!??? Why in the heck would I go on Walnut Street when the way to get home is in front of us!!!" That's the funny thing about my driving. I don't exactly remember which road to take but if I circle around enough I eventually find my way home! I think it would be horrible to see Hubby drive in downtown Cincinnati!! Oh, I didn't tell you about the first lot we pulled into. A cute little guy smiles & shrugs his shoulders he was full. SO tells me to drive on the two sidewalks??!! I knew that wasn't going to work. There's no way I was going to do that. The "road" was cobble bricks. So I had to back up & the parking attendant saw I needed help so he went out into the street to stop traffic & guide me out. Nice!

We went to Cincinnati like four times last month. My we had a family reunion, salsa fest, and my aunt died. SO isn't crazy about driving. I don't mind it I just don't want to hear his mouth.

So I know I started off speaking about YS & ended up in Cincinnati but that's how things are sometimes! Oh, I remembered some woman stopped in her car & asked me how to get to the interstate & I just told her to drive around the corner she'd run into it. You eventually run into it. I do the same thing whenever I'm lost there. The last time was when we went to see Bodies the Exhibition. I asked some guy walking down the street. He was missing a lot of teeth. We park somewhere where I think the place is & we get out & ask this guy who's walking to work out. He tells us the place we're going is too far to walk. Actually it wasn't that far but we were several blocks away and for American standards it's too far to walk. You also might get mugged.

There could have been more v-jays in the exhibit. Should I use the V word? Nahh, there were male parts all over. Any way you want to slice & dice the male genetalia it was there but there were like only 3 ladies and they were at the end. They didn't show any milk ducts cross sectioned. One thing I noticed the solution that preserved the bodies also dyed the pubic hair blonde/orange. Leave it to me to notice something like that.