SPACED?
Watched all 14 episodes and the documentary over the weekend. I guess we're late to the party - but what a fun party it is!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Wordlet - cool thing for a Monday morning
Friday, July 25, 2008
Hey, people do come here!
So the other day I was on a very cool blog from my 2nd favorite Norma from Vermont (my first favorite Norma from Vermont of course was my grandmother who tried to teach me to knit the first time around) and I found this: Feedjit. Way cool freebie if you ask me!
I have started to make plans for my upcoming Staycation. I knew that the Fiber Revival was coming up that week, but for some reason I didn't realize that they offered classes. How excited was I when I saw that Linda Whiting was teaching a Color Blending class? Paula and Vicky had introduced me to her at the NHS&W earlier this summer and I can't wait to take my first for reals spinning class! Now I just have to decide which wheel to take with me!
Another thing that I will need to do on my staycation is to learn how to drive our new car - if all goes well, we'll be picking up a sweet little silver 2001 Jetta GLS TDi tomorrow! I have told the hubby that he needs to leave it home for a few of my vacation days to get me to just do it. I can't wait! Oh, and my idea of calling a local driving school to pay for a private lesson or two - nope, they won't do it. So friends who have offered, I'm going to be taking you up on that - be forewarned!
I have started to make plans for my upcoming Staycation. I knew that the Fiber Revival was coming up that week, but for some reason I didn't realize that they offered classes. How excited was I when I saw that Linda Whiting was teaching a Color Blending class? Paula and Vicky had introduced me to her at the NHS&W earlier this summer and I can't wait to take my first for reals spinning class! Now I just have to decide which wheel to take with me!
Another thing that I will need to do on my staycation is to learn how to drive our new car - if all goes well, we'll be picking up a sweet little silver 2001 Jetta GLS TDi tomorrow! I have told the hubby that he needs to leave it home for a few of my vacation days to get me to just do it. I can't wait! Oh, and my idea of calling a local driving school to pay for a private lesson or two - nope, they won't do it. So friends who have offered, I'm going to be taking you up on that - be forewarned!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Going for it...
Well, looks like we're going to end up getting a manual diesel Jetta - now we just have to be patient (not my strong suit!)
I must say that I love having my own little room with my own little AC! I have spent the afternoon spinning and watching a very cute show Doc Martin on Netflix this afternoon - now I just want to know what happens next! They don't seem to have Season 2 yet. Veronica Mars Season 3 starts shortly... can I say how much I love Netflix?
Off to figure out what to do for dinner - I think I want to do some potatoes on the grill like Mom used to make - only rather than green beans use zucchini... Clean a good sized potato, slice it almost all of the way through in 1/2" slices like a fan. In between each piece, put a slice of onion (vidalia of course!) and zucchini. Wrap the whole thing up in foil, drizzling some salad dressing (preferably Italian) over and close. Put in grill until they're done. Not sure how long that is since I haven't made them in years. Great thing for VERY hot nights like this. It will also give the yummy sausages time to defrost so I can throw them on the grill too.
I must say that I love having my own little room with my own little AC! I have spent the afternoon spinning and watching a very cute show Doc Martin on Netflix this afternoon - now I just want to know what happens next! They don't seem to have Season 2 yet. Veronica Mars Season 3 starts shortly... can I say how much I love Netflix?
Off to figure out what to do for dinner - I think I want to do some potatoes on the grill like Mom used to make - only rather than green beans use zucchini... Clean a good sized potato, slice it almost all of the way through in 1/2" slices like a fan. In between each piece, put a slice of onion (vidalia of course!) and zucchini. Wrap the whole thing up in foil, drizzling some salad dressing (preferably Italian) over and close. Put in grill until they're done. Not sure how long that is since I haven't made them in years. Great thing for VERY hot nights like this. It will also give the yummy sausages time to defrost so I can throw them on the grill too.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Doing the Stick thing
And I'm not talking about knitting. Our old faithful 1999 Plymouth Neon Expresso that I so love to drive has decided that it needs more work than we're willing to put into it for a commuter car that gets 22-25 mpg. I love the way it handles, it's fun and cute (although as the hubby says "Instead of that happy look the Neon is famous for, it had a permanent frowny face.") So we are now looking into something I had never considered before (as I am more focused on fiber and paper than cars) - a VW TDi - yes, Diesel - Jetta or a Golf - depends upon what our guy has in stock and we like.
The one concern is whether to get an automatic or stick - I have never driven a stick, but after watching this I think I might be able to handle it. Hubby couldn't get through it, but I like the "open and close the door" concept of the clutch (oh, and not being a Bush fan it gave me a few giggles too).
We'll see what happens - and what we end up with.
The one concern is whether to get an automatic or stick - I have never driven a stick, but after watching this I think I might be able to handle it. Hubby couldn't get through it, but I like the "open and close the door" concept of the clutch (oh, and not being a Bush fan it gave me a few giggles too).
We'll see what happens - and what we end up with.
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