http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/ nurturing needles Mon, 19 May 2008 11:40:05 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2008. Hobbies & Crafts Christianity Pets http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/archive/301.html Mon, 19 May 2008 16:38:02 GMT It all started as soon as I arrived home from Shop Wrong. Now ya know why I call it Shop Wrong. I shoulda just stayed home and forgot about the bread and cold cuts anyhow cause now my son is gone. He left in a rage, kicking my shopping cart with the watermelon in it cause i asked him to help me with the groceries. He had told me he was too busy "doing something" when I initially asked him. I said nothing but when inside with as many bags as I could carry and started crying. Bob came up to ask what was wrong and I told him what Robbie had said to me. Bob said it was my fault for not "bieng a... (more) http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/comments?id=301 http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/archive/300.html Sun, 18 May 2008 19:24:52 GMT I am impressed. The kids today seem so much more mature, intelligent, capable, self-sufficient--need I go on? For instance, if Robbie's pal Elmo does no pursue a career in cooking than he needs a personal re-evaluation. Friday night I was dawg-sick (again.) I puked before the kids arrived home and had a headache bigger than a whale's ass. In short, I was almost ready to ask Bob tp take me to the ER but sure didn't feel like spending hours doing what I do worst--waiting without picking at my body in some way. But after I puked I was oddly craving something salty. I peeked in the fridge and... (more) http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/comments?id=300 http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/archive/299.html Sat, 03 May 2008 00:46:08 GMT I got my Noro Sock yarn today--less than a week after ordering it from Ebay! And I still think I got a good deal--it was $16.00 (I won the bid, otherwise it was 18.00 "buy it now") I was so depressed after yesterday's grilling that I needed that yarn to lift my spirits. And it's still cheaper than a shrink! Who can be depressed when looking at all those magical colors flow together, blending like a rainbow of bright hues? Even if I tried dying my own yarn, I couldn't reproduce Noro's ceratin graduation that always looks clean and not muddled. Yesterday was a bummer. That State inspector tried... (more) http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/comments?id=299 http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/archive/298.html Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:15:37 GMT People with cancer can't run a half hour and jog up that hill at the funeral home, right?w, c/mon, let's all agree on that cause that's what I was doing when Bob went to pick up Patty from Spicy's house tonight. Not only did I do it, but Alex from across the street was my witness and laughed when I ran by and thanked him for not making fun of me. "Now I can tell Patty I'm not that sick, " I told him.So now I'm convinced my intestines are just screwed up from all the laxatives I ingested when I was 19. Actually, the time from 1977-1983 could be deemed as the time I had a close relationship... (more) http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/comments?id=298 http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/archive/297.html Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:52:39 GMT Could there be a yarn god? Or is Jean , the "listmom" on the CrochetPartners Yahoo group, an all-seeing, all-knowing angel that pulled strings with that god because I plugged her book at the store? Well, it certainally seemed to be a weird twist of fate yesterday while shopping at A.C Moore. After church, I stupidly decided to trot on over evn though I was weak and still experiencing pain and pressure. (no results from my G.I series yet.) But I needed a skein of turquoise Microspun as I seemed to be running short for that Tangerine Top. Dye lot wasn't important; I figured I had enough for the... (more) http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/comments?id=297 http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/archive/296.html Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:06:19 GMT Yes, it HAS been a long time..way too long. I should have forseen this coming, huh? The fact that I was terminated from Bristol should have been no suprise to anyone who has been plodding along with me during the past 7 years. Well, Miss Iza finally got her wish and she got me fired! God bless King Neptune (don't ask; I'd probably get sued if I tried to explain how that links to the nurse who wrote me up.) Anyhow, I have been writing again, so perhaps this was a blessing. I just have to type everything on my word processor. Right now I have reams of paper with scribble-scrabble all over the... (more) http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/comments?id=296 http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/archive/295.html Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:40:56 GMT http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.comSequence Row 1 Sequence Row 2 Sequence Row 3 Sequence Row 4 ch 4, dc in same stitch as turning, ch 4, dc in same stitch as turning, ch 4, dc in same stitch as turning, ch 4, dc in same stitch as turning, * ch 1, dc in ch-1 space, * ch 1, dc in ch-1 space, * ch 1, dc in ch-1 space, * ch 1, dc in ch-1 space, dc in each of next 2 dc, dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in each of next 4 dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next dc {Note: this V-stitch starts a new shell sequence}. skip... (more) http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/comments?id=295 http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/archive/294.html Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:13:14 GMT Ok, here's a copy of my OLD entry--hope this helps all my friends in Christ who are struggling with this nerve-wracking pattern! I feel compelled to speak my mind in regards to that Serafina shawl pattern. Perhaps my musings will spare others the torture I (and I know I'm not alone) I am going through with this damn pattern. One thing is for certain: The written instructions suck. Plain and simple. Row 8 is the worst. If you make it to row 8 confident that you are more than halfway to row 11 (the end of the challenging portion) you better swallow that pride and take a close look at the... (more) http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/comments?id=294 http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/archive/293.html Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:44:46 GMT Sometimes my job offers comic relief, and last night was one of those times. Two patients made me laugh so hard, I almost needed the Depends myself! One gentleman in a wheelchair stared at the lady in 355, who was lying in her recliner outside her room.(She can't talk and appears to be asleep all the time.) The man said to me, "Look at that poor lady. She needs to go to a place for old folks. You know, the kind of place for sick old people who have no one to take care of them." In other terms, Bristol Manor, perhaps???? Then Mr P asked me for thread to sew up his pants. He knows I enjoy... (more) http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/comments?id=293 http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/archive/292.html Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:00:31 GMT Now for the cape: COL, using waste yarn, cast on 99 needles (left 49, right 50) and knit approx 9 rows. RC 000 *** Always wrapping the first needle to prevent a hole, push 8 needles opposite the carriage into hold and knit across the row. Knit 1 row. Repeat 10 more times until 2 needles remain. Push all needles into working posistion and knit 10 rows. ***Repeat from ***to *** 32 times. Knit 10 more rows. Knit 10 rows of waste yarn and remove. I give up--no more commercial patterns for me! I am designing my own with KnitWare! http://nurturingneedles.blogdrive.com/comments?id=292