Tuesday

[susandennis]

I got a random email over the weekend from a guy trying to find the pattern for an afghan.  The website I built at susandennis.com nearly 20 years ago now, has a lot of random orphaned content.  I could clean it up, but, why?  So periodically, I get requests, questions or just general notes about old stuff.

This weekend was one of those.  He found the photo and brief description of what I called the Wedding afghan. It's a blanket I've knitted a gillion times. Usually I knitted it for wedding presents - the first one being in 1971 when my then best friend got married.  When I started knitting teddy bears in 2005, I gave up knitting afghans and so haven't knitted this one in a while. Plus, I gave all my paper knitting patterns and most of my pattern books to the Goodwill a while back.

When I first got the email, I googled for the pattern but since I didn't know the name, the search failed.  Then, last night, I thought about searching by image and BAM!  I found the pattern in less than 5 mins.

I felt a giant sense of accomplishment.

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I've decided to hold off taking Zoey to the vet.  It dawned on me yesterday that I need to give her more time.  She lived somewhere for most of her 4 years until she was taken to the pound.  Then, in March, she came here and had to deal with Betty for 4 months and now it's just the two of us and she's having to start over again.

She's still establishing her routine and trying to figure out what is what. I think that's what's stressing her to chew the hair off her legs.  So far there are just bald spots - she hasn't broken the skin or anything.  I'm watching it for now. She's eating fine and sleeping fine and giving me excellent snuggles so I think I'll just give her some time.

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There is a class today at the pool but I think I'll do laps instead. I can still visit with my friends who take the class but I really would rather just swim. A bad to mediocre instructor just does not give me enough of a workout to suit me and my bar for instructors is getting higher and higher.

I need to stop at the grocery store and the library while I'm out.

Otherwise, it's a day of reading and knitting probably some TV with a baseball game tonight.  The Mariners have now won 7 straight games which means tonight will surely be a train wreck.  But, better to get it over with and get back to sucky baseball sooner than later, I suppose.  The Devil you know...

Comments

[fyremaven.livejournal.com]

I think that's wise considering Zoey had a lot of adjusting to cram into not a lot of time. It seemed like the girls were starting to really bond which is sad but at the same time I'm glad they got the chance to do that.

Change is definitely hard. :/