No time to play

Sorry about the blogging. I have been adjusting to this new job and I'm dead tired when I get home.

I am working on a little sweater that Kris Olson designed and we're hoping to enter it and see if we can get it published. I don't have a photo yet but you must use one skein of sock yarn.
That's all I'm knitting right now and barely that.

My foot continues to give me great pain, so I limp all over the place, they are probably wondering what they hired. We have all the annuals in and most of the perennials. It looks and smells lovely. Today I learned how to catch KOI fish and sell them. We have 3 different sizes. Makes me want to have a pond.

My yard really needs attention but I haven't been able to get out there yet. My sister was here last week for Josh's 5th birthday and we had a great visit. I signed her up for eharmony and match.com (in phonenix). There are some great guys out there. I screen them and send her my critique. She insists she doesn't want to do this, but I will persevere.

Sorry, no photos today. Too tired. I'll try to get better before long. Have you read, "Crazy Aunt Purl" lately. She is such a hoot. She's having a dispute with her gardners again.

Bungee is saturday, May 2nd so I may have some more to blog by sunday.

What a week!

Well, I worked every day this week, 2 half days. My planter's is still killing me so "B" and I went to the MOA to the "Walking Store". He thought he remembered where it was. Mind you I'm in agony after working half a day and he cannot find the d.....store. Look on the map and it's wrong, so he goes ahead to find it while I rest. He calls and tells me to keep going in the direction I was headed. I found it and I finally bought some gell inserts (which he claims fixed his foot). After walking the mall I was too tired (and in too much pain)to fix hamburgers so we went to the VFW!

Thursday night I was at Holasek's Nursery in Chanhassen for Ladie NIght OUt. It was terrific. At least 400 women came to plant their pots, enjoy a complimentary massage by a woman who used to be a policewoman (she has serious strength). She also massages race horses. She is in Shakopee. I had lots of interest for my yarn shop and several women interested in a knitting group in Chaska. It was very fun and I sure hope they some more of these. Very organized but messy.

Yarn Over is tomorrow for anyone able to attend - it's at the Minnetonka High School, I believe. check the website "Minnesota Knitter's Guild" for details. I may try and get to it in the afternoon but I have my shop open in the house tomorrow. All the shops in Carver are open. Lots of cute stuff for mother's day and gardening.

Do you believe this Pirate thing??? First it's terrorists and now it's pirates. What is next?

I'm too tired to think - more later

Knitting

Guess where I went on Saturday??? Woolen Meadow farm had their shearing Day.
This sheep is about to get a hair cut. No lambs this year. They are taking a break. Lovely fleece however. I bought two, a white , named Ally and a dark named Boo or something like that. At any rate I'm going to send them out to be processed to Wooly Knob in Indiana, then maybe I can actually get them spun up.
Met up with Shelly, whom I haven't seen since I closed the shop and we had a very nice visit. Thank you Shelly!

I finished logan's sweater and it looks so cute on him. He pranced around modeling for us. This is a couple inches longer than the pattern calls for because my daughter requested that.

I love this pattern - thank you Carol from Cottage Creations. I asked Carol to make an adult version but she said she has been asked this quite a bit, and so far it has not happened. So, I encouraged her but we'll see. Josh wants one also but the largest size is 36 mos. and Josh will be 5 on May 1st. so I'd have to do the math to get his size on this one. Wish me luck.

I have been asked to be a part of Ladies Night Out on April 16 from 5:00 PM on at the Earl Holasek Greenhouses in Chanhassen. I will have my knitting stuff and am giving up some great knitting books for the Auction. This should be alot of fun - food, snacks, beverages, free stuff, bring in a pot and plant it for Mother's Day.

Same night is the Eden Prairie Art Center event at City offices in the Garden Room. Also, food, entertainment, great auction (I have offered my jackets).

We are working on getting a knitting/crocheting group together in Chaska. We have a few people and hopefully can get going this Spring. I will be there if you need help, otherwise it will be a relaxed evening of chatting and working on projects. Email me if you would like to join this group.

I will be very busy in the next few weeks. Working is going great and I hope you come out to the Mustard Seed to visit, plants will be in by May 1st. Check the websit for details. www.themustardseed.com

My sister is coming for Josh's birthday and I haven't finished painting upstairs so I will be truckin' to get that done.

Have a great Easter and if you live near by stop in at Carver Flowers for some wonderful gifts and great flowers. Annette does some stunning boquets.