http://www.linabear.com/blog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:41:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been pretty busy the last few days since we're house sitting, so there's lots to do. Combined with me not having slept well for the last few days, life is ... different ;) I could not stitch due to the lack of sleep, but I did some spinning ... http://www.linabear.com/blog/2008/08/20/2506/ .. progress. I finished the head and can now move to the body and ball of yarn. I am feeling very very bad, so not much chatting/talking/anything :( But today, I got something to make me smile. Our own Snoopy is now officially a disapproving bunny. Not that we did not ... http://www.linabear.com/blog/2008/08/16/todays-doggy/ .. I would have done more, if I had felt better .. maybe tomorrow. http://www.linabear.com/blog/2008/08/15/even-more-doggy/ .. on my lovely Traveler. Still undecided if it's going to be 2 or 3 plied. Some parts of it are thin enough to make a lovely three plied yarn and other pats are thick enough for a beautiful two plied yarn. I guess I will have to spin it ... http://www.linabear.com/blog/2008/08/14/more-blue-jeans/ I could have stitched more today, but it's getting dark and I have some eye problems. I will start stitching earlier tomorrow, so I can do more ... http://www.linabear.com/blog/2008/08/14/more-doggy-with-knitting/ I did not get to stitch as much today, as I had to clean, wash lots of clothes and cook. Add a headache to it and the mix is complete. Anyway, here's the photo. I also did some spinning, but it's not worth mentioning as it was only a few yards. http://www.linabear.com/blog/2008/08/13/more-stitching/ I started spinning this a few days ago, but only spin a little a day. I had planned to spin it into a three plied sock yarn for my dad for XMAS, but my first singles seems to be too thick and too uneven to make sock yarn. It does ... http://www.linabear.com/blog/2008/08/12/blue-jeans-merino/ It's coming along alright, even though I am horribly late and feel even more horrible for it :( http://www.linabear.com/blog/2008/08/12/dog-rr-progress-3/ No kidding. I am serious. See: My job search is going bad, alas my mood is pretty lousy  .....   Nothing better to cure a sadness than a shopping therapy, right? Right. I got yet another new cell phone. No, I do not need more than one, but a certain father was ... http://www.linabear.com/blog/2008/08/11/i-stitched-2/ .. with beautiful blue Alpaca yarn, some Kool Aid for dying/drinking and a knitting needle measure thingy. Thanks so much, dear Lisa. You sure made my day after four rejections in my job search. http://www.linabear.com/blog/2008/08/06/i-have-been-raked/