tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115355022024-03-07T15:47:55.910-08:00Deb the Yarneryarner n. one who works with strands of fiber or string; a teller of talesDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-26046305329424071392009-07-22T19:32:00.000-07:002009-07-22T19:40:29.359-07:00SenectitudeI turned fifty-six in May and I've never really thought I was "out of the loop", "over the hill"," totally clueless", or whatever phrase is appropriate, but I find that I am all of those things. My youngest, darling heathen child, she's twenty-five, came to visit me this weekend and I discovered some new things--all of them proving that I'm passed it.People, I thought that Kardashians were aDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-19481093271008656522008-06-30T16:59:00.000-07:002008-06-30T17:12:24.017-07:00The Yarn of Bodily RegretsOne of the many, many, many things I wish I'd done is to have taken better care of the bod. One never thought one would grow old. One thought one was invincible. Of course, one was an idiot and one is suffering the consequences now.
I never had a militant, Nazi feminist period: I never burned my bra, never prayed to Gloria Steinem, never marched for women's causes, but all anyone ever had toDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-54404273799671293902008-04-19T11:37:00.000-07:002008-04-19T11:44:21.842-07:00Spring Forward Swap GoodiesDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-38486459861967034722008-03-06T17:52:00.000-08:002008-03-06T18:00:40.571-08:00Going VeggieI'm starting on a new me today. I'm deleting meat from my diet. I'm going to give it my best shot and try to keep the positive thoughts going so I'm off to Google veggie recipes with a side of getting-your-daily-adults-from-fruits-veggies-and-such. Wish me luck, won'tcha.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-48753524251699495502007-06-04T20:05:00.000-07:002007-06-04T20:19:25.396-07:00It was hot todayIt was hot today so I thought
A dip in the pond would hit the spot.
So I squeezed my ass in a nice big suit
And smeared some sunscreen on my snoot,
Pulled on my stunnin' swimming shoes
And grabbed my nose plug on its noose.
(It's dry round here and it's hot
You had rain? We have not.
Our pond is down a foot or three
And along the shore are cut pine trees
[Put there for the minnows, don'tcha Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-64932198560239289312007-05-31T20:06:00.000-07:002007-05-31T20:07:52.158-07:00And by the way...I would dearly love to know why my font size changes after the first paragraph.See.Why? Why? Why?Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-35859855217978976432007-05-31T19:09:00.000-07:002007-05-31T19:57:40.500-07:00
It's been so long since I started fiddling with my template, I've forgotten most of what I learned and have to refer to my Dummies books. Sad, sad, sad. Image Shack has funkified the way my pics are displayed and I can't copy and paste into blogger, for some reason, and all the changes gave me a feeling obsoleteness, which I am over.
Anyhoo, I went to Ashland, home of former patient, I Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-79756349298764526022007-05-21T11:08:00.001-07:002007-05-21T11:27:05.385-07:00HELLO MELISSAI have been in touch with my dearly beloved and lost stepdaughter, Melissa (or Mel or Miaka) that I lost fourteen years ago. It's a long story but suffice it to say I talked to her a week ago and it was UN FREAKING BELIEVABLE. She was six when she last saw me and doesn't remember me much but oh, do I remember her and her brother Ron. They were "mine" for three years and I loved them, laughed withDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-59312283634499920812007-05-21T11:02:00.001-07:002007-05-21T11:08:56.310-07:00This blog is M Bear AssingI started working on my template sometime in a previous life and never finished--and ain't THAT hard to tell? Some of the archive pages have no text until I scroll doooown aways. Also, I wished I had put more pictures or at least mentioned more WIPs or to-be-started project cuz I finished a clapotis (number thirteen--no I do NOT like that pattern, I lurve it) and the finished scarf is soft and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-14997046194183573242007-05-12T16:15:00.000-07:002007-05-12T17:19:11.136-07:00Today's My BirthdayYep, Le Yarner is fifty-four today. I don't know if I feel my age but I know for sure I don't act it. I can remember seeing folks in their fifties act a fool when I was thirty-ish and thinking they ought to get a grip. I expect folks roll their eyes at me sometimes but it's not keeping me up at night. There are advantages to being fifty-four. I got caught speeding while really digging on someDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1156717565103492622006-08-27T14:28:00.000-07:002006-08-27T15:26:05.193-07:00My Knit Picks KIPer (knitting in public) Bags arrived Saturday and I love 'em. In fact, I love them so much I have had them outside for a photo-op so I could show the world the complete spiffiness of these bags.
This is the set of five bags.
The large, medium, and small bags, and the purse have their own shoulder strap.
The three bags have grommets and two other hickies on one side so Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1156330715582159952006-08-23T03:35:00.000-07:002006-08-23T03:58:35.603-07:00Once upon a time I could stay up late at night. I mean, back in the day there were times I would think to myself, "If I can get two hours sleep after the party/clubbing/card game I'll be good to go." Now, however, my good-to-go is you've-GOT-to-be kidding.Monday through Thursday I have to check on Mr. Patient twice each night. Monday night is not bad and I'm pretty perky Tuesday morning. Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1156249166540170772006-08-22T05:03:00.000-07:002006-08-24T05:23:25.560-07:00If you know who Ish Kabibble is you are showing your age, unless you're an old movie buff. There are many pretenders but only one that counts and I can well imagine Ish making ballon critters but being totally inept at magic if he were still with us.
From the Jazzprofessional: People not in on the secret could perhaps be forgiven for thinking that this is merely yet another Hare Krishna type Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1155946615782007092006-08-18T17:14:00.000-07:002006-08-18T17:16:55.783-07:00It's a header, a banner, a whatsit made by Tacky Banners R Us. Whatcha think? Too much? Tacky? Nouveau riche? (Pretend the rest of the bloggage will match.)Don't hurt me. ;=)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1155851513757215332006-08-17T14:51:00.000-07:002006-08-17T14:51:53.756-07:00I'm STILL fiddling with the template...Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1154521055618141022006-08-02T05:15:00.000-07:002006-08-02T12:33:48.236-07:00I'm making template changes today and tomorrow and tomorrow and...*sigh* it might take a while.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1149603833556102262006-06-06T07:07:00.000-07:002006-08-23T10:52:04.946-07:00 The youngest of his, mine,(no ours) Carla, age 22, nickname Chica Spoilica--not a real word but you can figure it out, eh--driving the father's pickup: no A/C, no cd player, no power windows, and a general embarrassing lack of coolness.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1148047986798921652006-05-19T04:50:00.000-07:002006-05-19T07:13:06.853-07:00Yarny stuffI received my last package from my CheapBleep Pal, Adriennec. I love the doggie notebook and fridge list and little post-it notes and the card totally rocks; my photography doesn't do it justice. Adrienne also made this lovely lace scarf and, as usual, the picture does not do it justice. She made lace for me. *sniff*Thank you for the goodies and thanks again, Adrienne, for the sawks that rawk Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1147622317637516752006-05-14T08:28:00.000-07:002006-05-18T11:54:22.306-07:00Family picturesI have been forced, under threat of violence, mind you, to edit this post. One makes one or two hypographical errors and one gets bad reviews from one's dearly beloved family. So, again, and still, my beautiful daughter, Dani, age twenty-eight. In real life she has a tattoo on her left shoulder. (I don't know what happened to it in the picture.) ;=) Dani's beautiful children, Neesha and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1144433265094833852006-04-07T08:14:00.000-07:002006-04-07T11:13:09.880-07:00The Yarn of the Whipped Lion(Some of this is from a previous post.)I love patterns with jungle animals--just the heads though--does that make them jungle-animal busts? My daughter wanted a wall hangy thing for her dorm/suite. I wanted to make a tiger--think of the colors!--but my daughter attended a university that has been a long time rival of a school with a tiger mascot--I had to go with a lion. I couldn't find a Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1143501269744127062006-03-27T14:32:00.000-08:002006-03-27T15:14:29.813-08:00I returned to my patient's home today after a very ugly and tiring week. I was bummed. Lower than a snake's naval. Depressed, dejected, and heart-sick. Oh, and, by the way, it was not a good week. But, hallelujah Hannah! I had a box of goodies from my Secret Pal--a guaranteed perker upper.She sent a box with all identifying numbers and whatnot cleverly crossed through with black marker.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1141840659308689572006-03-08T09:37:00.000-08:002006-03-08T09:57:39.343-08:00SP goodiesI received some goodies from my Secret Pal today. I have doggie bones, M&M's in a to-be-a-stitchmarker-holder, a lovely card, stickers, Green Mountain Columbian coffee, Lion Wool Prints in ocean blue, which felts and is going to be added to some Alagash from the stash to make a bag, and a Cadbury Flake Bar. Well, I had a Cadbury Flake Bar but somethin' happened to it.
I also received this pin,Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1136930200359307922006-01-10T13:48:00.000-08:002006-01-10T13:56:40.373-08:00My newest thingI have joined the ABC Along. This is my first photograph of the series.Accidental Applesauce. (Don't look if you are squeamish.)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1133983592761586642005-12-07T08:48:00.000-08:002005-12-07T11:30:41.686-08:00The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.I have been much inspired by Monkeemaven's rooftop pictures of her WIP's and FO's so I hauled some of my WIP's and almost, practically FO's to the pump house for their photo op.I am still working on two entrelac scarves from Gedifra Highlights 042. As you can see, if this were a race, scarf number two would be winning.
I am two repeats into the Fall 2005 Interweave Knits Cabled Shrug. It took Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1133270725822130362005-11-29T04:44:00.000-08:002005-11-29T05:30:47.130-08:00WIP's, Yarn and SEX!!Normally those are three of my favorite words but they have kept me so busy I have no time for posting. Poor blog--I do miss you so.On the needles: Fashion Trend Scarf IFashion Trend Scarf IILucy BagBooger-ish BagPair of socks for a mouse (Long story but suffice it to say it's not a real mouse.)Cabled Shrug from the Fall 2005 Interweave Knits To-be-frogged-Clapotis (No glitches, just don't like Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com3