knitting away



so...
i have been knitting a bit lately
and here are the results.

i am quite happy with both,
although i wanted a yarn for the sweater that
was more organic looking,
more earth toned,
but this was the best i could do.

there is a little storefront
that has opened up in my area
that sells crafts and art
by commission
and i am considering approaching them
with some things.

however.
my nerves
are
not
so good.

i need to build up my confidence a bit first,
i think.

pictures can be clicked on to be seen bigger and better, i hope :)

poetry thursday...where i describe

me as being me...
without a picture.

And here i stand
still wanting-
longing to be me
bitter in
enviable
eccentricity
electricity
of a new dimension
but the hold is still the same
the cold comes under
the same name
shallow and preserved
well-mannered
and reserved...

i stand before you in my straight
and narrow
imagining you see the curved
outline of my
being.

the real me.

this was written in 1999
as i realized i was mother to two children
and stuck in business casual clothes
and felt middle aged and responible.
i felt more matriarch than cool.

create a connection....

i have been a little slack
in this area
of following create a connection prompts
but i thought
that today
i would jump back onboard.

Jana was the host this time and it was all about your favorites....

List your favorite(s):

Flower to look at: lilacs

Feature of your favorite animal: i hesitate to admit this but (shielding
self from animal lovers) i uh, don't really like animals. any animals.
not overly. monkeys are ok. but the rest? no thanks. please
don't hate me.

Item in your kitchen: the big window

Item of comfy clothing: (or outfit, if you feel the need!) jackies jeans
(explanation: my sister in law gave me a pair of jeans that fit me
just right, and have just the right amount of stretch to make them
comfortable and still cool)

Thing to recieve through the mail: letters, letters, letters
(oh and magazines, and fabric...oh and cheques! and surprises)

Color on your favorite animal: heh. again. um. brown maybe?

Food to cook: (be forwarned, we may be asking you for the recipe if it sounds good! lol)
chicken stew

Ringtone style: hard rock or something from sesame street...like the two headed
monster...or super grover....

Wild animal (or fantasy creature, if you're so inclined): um. heh. monkey?

Outfit to dress a little girl in: docs, leggings with skulls, tartan skirt, black
shirt with mesh sleeves and bandana (luckily my daughter is ok with this)

Thing to do with snow: wish and pray and wait for it to melt!

Weather: after christmas, i hate winter...i like anything more than
post-christmas-winter.

this was fun
and i enjoyed doing it...
i don't know why i don't try these
more often
:)
thanks jana!