OMG the Pain!! I am giving up coffee until after I read your posts from now on. Please don't take this wrong, but I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall during THAT mammygram. Not that I am trying to get a peek at the "girls" but it would have been the first time a fly fell from laughter. Now I have to go figure out how to snort burn cream so it doesn't look like I am picking my nose. ooowwww.......
Have a Great Day!
Ok, I want more pictures of the indigo as it grows, ok? I have something growing in my yard called a "False Indigo," and I've always wondered what the heck a "True Indigo" looks like. And what makes mine "false"? Circle One: True or False.
Norma, I'm not surprised you're confused. Finding indigo that we could grow in our yard was like looking for a needle in a haystack since (a) there are so many different kinds (which was a surprise to me) and (b) some are considered noxious weeds and you are not allowed to grow them in Washington state. I finally bought some polygonum tinctorium seeds from a lady named Elizabeth Merrill here in Washington, and the plants pictured in today's posting come from those seeds.
I did a little research on the web about your False Indigo, and nowhere does it say you can get any kind of color from it. But, like you, I am still puzzled because you would think a "false" plant would look at least vaguely similar to the "real" version, but that's not the case. The false indigo seems to be very feathery, while my indigo seems to have single, broad leaves. I'll keep posting pictures as it grows. Promise!
You got the quiz wrong. The correct answer was "true." But I will hold you strictly to your promise to keep posting pictures. I do have a serious bone in my body -- I really do -- and I do love plants, I really do. (love your blog too) I will say that the False Indigo has one tough mother of a root system. I have wanted to dig it up and move it or divide it a couple of times, and I gave up. Even with my farm-girl muscles. It will certifiably take a backhoe, I do think.
P.S. Inquiring minds want to know: Do you pronounce your name RYE-'n or rie-ANN? True or False? (oh, god, I obviously need some sleep)
Norma, it's RYE-n but I answer just as well to "Hey, you!" :-)
Oh, lord, that's funny. I mean, it probably wasn't funny at the time, but it sure is achingly great now...
Hello rymorriss,
I am new to this blog thing. I do not know if I am doing the correctly. I normally do not knit free patterns since I have bad luck with free patterns. but your Dublin Bay Socks looked so good I deceided to give them a try! They are coming out beautiful. Thank you so much. do you have other patterns for sale?
Gayle
Hi, Ryan--lord, you make my perimenopausal premenstrual breast pain seem like, like, like what...
My husband got a good laugh out of the comments about me taking over the world. But I gotta say--I love how your colors are working together. I agree--moderate the blue. You are starting to sound like a color addict: just one more hank o yarn in a slightly different shade. Soon you'll have a stash like mine, and your pillow will glow with at least 20 colors.
Any of you faithful Ryan readers living in the Bay Area? I'd like to meet up with you now that my official address is Berkeley CA!
Hi, Gayle! Welcome to the blog! I've sent an email directly to you regarding my patterns.
Janine, I'm sending you a mental "e-hug!" So glad you tracked down the blog again after all the craziness in your life!
I started the final version of the pillow before I saw your comment and, for now, I'm just going to stick to the four main colors, light yellow, light peach, light green and midnight blue. I have learned a lot through this process, though, and I think I'll be able to use even more colors next time. I'll post a photo of the pillow next week. Thank you again for all your help!!
OMG the Pain!! I am giving up coffee until after I read your posts from now on. Please don't take this wrong, but I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall during THAT mammygram. Not that I am trying to get a peek at the "girls" but it would have been the first time a fly fell from laughter. Now I have to go figure out how to snort burn cream so it doesn't look like I am picking my nose. ooowwww.......
Have a Great Day!
Posted by Stalker Angie at June 30, 2004 11:45 AMOk, I want more pictures of the indigo as it grows, ok? I have something growing in my yard called a "False Indigo," and I've always wondered what the heck a "True Indigo" looks like. And what makes mine "false"? Circle One: True or False.
Posted by Norma at June 30, 2004 01:28 PMNorma, I'm not surprised you're confused. Finding indigo that we could grow in our yard was like looking for a needle in a haystack since (a) there are so many different kinds (which was a surprise to me) and (b) some are considered noxious weeds and you are not allowed to grow them in Washington state. I finally bought some polygonum tinctorium seeds from a lady named Elizabeth Merrill here in Washington, and the plants pictured in today's posting come from those seeds.
I did a little research on the web about your False Indigo, and nowhere does it say you can get any kind of color from it. But, like you, I am still puzzled because you would think a "false" plant would look at least vaguely similar to the "real" version, but that's not the case. The false indigo seems to be very feathery, while my indigo seems to have single, broad leaves. I'll keep posting pictures as it grows. Promise!
Posted by Ryan at June 30, 2004 02:24 PMYou got the quiz wrong. The correct answer was "true." But I will hold you strictly to your promise to keep posting pictures. I do have a serious bone in my body -- I really do -- and I do love plants, I really do. (love your blog too) I will say that the False Indigo has one tough mother of a root system. I have wanted to dig it up and move it or divide it a couple of times, and I gave up. Even with my farm-girl muscles. It will certifiably take a backhoe, I do think.
Posted by Norma at June 30, 2004 05:24 PMP.S. Inquiring minds want to know: Do you pronounce your name RYE-'n or rie-ANN? True or False? (oh, god, I obviously need some sleep)
Posted by Norma at June 30, 2004 05:27 PMyou quack me up girl!
Posted by vanessa at July 1, 2004 05:51 AMNorma, it's RYE-n but I answer just as well to "Hey, you!" :-)
Posted by Ryan at July 1, 2004 08:20 AMOh, lord, that's funny. I mean, it probably wasn't funny at the time, but it sure is achingly great now...
Posted by Rachael at July 2, 2004 11:32 PMHello rymorriss,
I am new to this blog thing. I do not know if I am doing the correctly. I normally do not knit free patterns since I have bad luck with free patterns. but your Dublin Bay Socks looked so good I deceided to give them a try! They are coming out beautiful. Thank you so much. do you have other patterns for sale?
Gayle
Posted by Gayle at July 6, 2004 04:41 PMHi, Ryan--lord, you make my perimenopausal premenstrual breast pain seem like, like, like what...
My husband got a good laugh out of the comments about me taking over the world. But I gotta say--I love how your colors are working together. I agree--moderate the blue. You are starting to sound like a color addict: just one more hank o yarn in a slightly different shade. Soon you'll have a stash like mine, and your pillow will glow with at least 20 colors.
Any of you faithful Ryan readers living in the Bay Area? I'd like to meet up with you now that my official address is Berkeley CA!
Posted by Janine at July 6, 2004 05:45 PMHi, Gayle! Welcome to the blog! I've sent an email directly to you regarding my patterns.
Janine, I'm sending you a mental "e-hug!" So glad you tracked down the blog again after all the craziness in your life!
I started the final version of the pillow before I saw your comment and, for now, I'm just going to stick to the four main colors, light yellow, light peach, light green and midnight blue. I have learned a lot through this process, though, and I think I'll be able to use even more colors next time. I'll post a photo of the pillow next week. Thank you again for all your help!!
Posted by Ryan at July 7, 2004 08:56 AM