Dogs on Thursday & New Things

Miss Gracie is in the midst of another flare up of her IBD. It's hard, but at least we know what is going on this time. Please send her love and support, it seemed to help a lot the last time. The photo is Gracie with Idgie (our oldest kitty, but you would never know if you met her). Idgie will be 8 or 9 this year...I can't remember.

Yesterday morning, Idgie was circling Gracie and occasionally checking in with a head-but or a little sniff. It was as though she was doing some healing ritual. Unless, of course, our theory of the cats trying to kill the dog is true, she was doing another sort of ritual. I'm going with the hopeful optimistic thought. You will notice that under Gracie and Idgie is a rather furry, but new floor rug. I really like it.

Now, for happier news...

I got yarn. I think my mom is buying for me because I'll make smaller projects. But check it, people...

I give you Maizy from Crystal Palace in hot saucy color. With this interminable case of starteritis imbued with some guilt about having hibernated the SOTSii, I have an inclination to start some socks...

I made it to 3 inches on the tomato and then realized I'd neglected to place a marker and, therefore, had not been creating one of the sleeves. Frogging has become painless - I'm just not sure if that is a good thing. I'm feeling a little annoyed that I've been doing so much knitting with little to show for it. I even frogged the Sandy Scarf. Oh dear.

In reality, though, the process includes a lot of my own thinking and feeling type of processing so even though I don't have FO's (finished objects, for the muggles), I do have a stronger sense of me and my own personal power. Corny I know, but I just showed you Maizy and she's made from corn. Work with me people, work with me.

And South West Trading Company's Tofutsies in a fun colorway. I have some orange and some pink of this in the stash...I think it's time to start socks again.

Mom gave me this one too. Isn't she nice?! She even joined the Knit Picks Community. Granted, she is in love with the yarns at Knit Picks -- and the prices! I've requested some harmony/options needles for my birthday. But I'm sure I've mentioned that here before. It's become something of an obsession because Mom asked about my birthday two months in advance. She's very organized that way.

Here's what I got for myself yesterday...feeling very superstitious and hopeful that in doing so I might encourage the Cubs to win a game. I also wanted to state, for the record, that the Liberty Colorway from Lorna's is indeed different from Cubby Bear. The Cubs blue is more royal and the Liberty blue is more navy. There. Done. Go Cubs!!!

And did you hear about the new statue, with Ernie Banks? There was an unfortunate typo, which has now been repaired.

Before: Lets Play Two
After: Let's Play Two.

Even baseball fans and promoters need to mind their grammar. (Said the gal who has a BA in English.) That's all she wrote.