December 29, 2004
2005, Here We Come!
No posting on Friday, Dear Readers. The Mysterious K and I will be busy preparing for our New Year’s Eve PokerPalooza—a process which involves primarily converting TMK’s area rug from dark orange to dark burgundy by vacuuming up Frankie’s hair.
The PokerPalooza may or may not be a success depending on how much time we spend actually playing poker and how much time we spend rescuing TMK’s belongings from the inquisitive hands of our friends’ very ambulatory 18-month-old. TMK has already made peace with the fact that "Little A" may wreak havoc in her plastic-container cabinet. Oh, if he just weren’t so damnably cute! TMK and I are notnotnotbaby people but that little one—you just want to squeeze him until he goes cross-eyed...and then get his mom to change his diaper.
Until then, to all my Dear Readers, I hoist a glass of bubbly in your honor and wish you a very
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TMK is very touched that some Dear Readers are floating the idea that she start her own blog, but, being more comfortable with her role as a behind-the-scenes gal, she says she thinks she’ll just keep her day job instead, thanks much. However, that won’t prevent her and her woodworking from continuing to make frequent appearances on the blog. Speaking of which, voilŕ le finished walnut wood poker box. (Psssst, TMK, should I tell them the lid doesn’t actually close when you put the chips in, or not? Oh, wait, did I say that out loud?)
Kidding aside, this box is really beautiful. It has a substantial yet elegant aura to it, and it just calls out to be picked up and admired and for the lid to be opened and closed, opened and closed, opened and closed, opened and closed, ope...
Knitting Knews
As proof that it is possible for someone who is not a knitter to have a yarn stash, I present TMK’s Yarn:
No, CarolineF, you are not seeing things. As tickled as I was to mail you the Lorna’s Laces Rainbow worsted for winning the Ryan/Yarn contest, my heart still smoldered with an unquenchable desire to own some of my own. Alas, I knew—because I had, in fact, been the one that plucked it forth into the daylight—that your skein was the last one on the LYS shelf. Or was it? Heart in throat, I emailed my LYS and was thrilled to discover that they did indeed have two or three skeins lurking in the back room, which they promptly put aside for me, and which I promptly leapt upon like a slavering, carrion-starved vulture. I then washed the vulture saliva off and gave the two skeins to The Mysterious K for Christmas with a promise to turn the skeins into socks. She wants everyone to know it is officially her yarn, officially her stash—I just have to run it through the Sock-O-Matic. Now, in return, she has to give me a piece of wood so I have a stash of wood the way she has a stash of yarn. Of course, she could give me a big piece of wood—and then run it through the Clock-O-Matic...
Posted by Ryan at December 29, 2004 10:35 AM...and a happy new year to you there too- best wishes for a grand 2005-
the whole concept of the yarn i buy actually belonging to someone else is going to allow me to justify much shopping- let's see, new sock yarns will go to daughters' stashes (well, it might end up on their feet), lovely laceweight can be in husband's stash (he might need a lacy shawl- this might be stretching the concept a bit)- who needs a yarn diet with this good idea in place??
stay happy-
Posted by: barb in texas on December 29, 2004 10:51 AMOh, no, Barb! I've created a monster!
Posted by: Ryan on December 29, 2004 11:04 AMI always laugh when I read your blog and the Sock-O-Matic was what did it today.
I made a teeny scarf for Emily and she basically refused it - "I want a SOFT rainbow scarf, mommy." Now, if Lorna's Laces isn't soft I don't know what is, but I bought her a ball of pastel rainbow Plymouth Dreambaby DK and am keeping the LL for MEEEEEEEEE.
Posted by: CarolineF on December 29, 2004 11:11 AMHappy New Year Blog Mistress, TMK and Frankie!!!! Here's hoping that 2005 brings you lots of love, wool, knitting time and wood. Have you made any New Year's resolutions? I'm making a nice list of mine and posting them on the fridge. Although I'd much rather call them goals. I can complete goals. Resolutions are out the window by January 2nd.
Sock-O-Matic and Clock-O-Matic made me snort outloud. But at least I know better than to be drinking coffee while reading ye olde blog.
Have a great day everyone and Happy New Year!
Posted by: Stalker Angie on December 29, 2004 12:24 PMWell, I'll pout silently at TMK's refusal to blog.
The box is heavenly and who cares if you can't close it, eh? :)
Posted by: Lisa in Oregon on December 29, 2004 02:03 PMLisa,
It closes just fine if there aren't any poker chips! (This was my first hinge installation and I got them about a 1/32" off...which is why the lid sits ever-so-slightly open when there are chips in it.)
TMK
:) It's all about math, isn't it TMK??? I was sooo annoyed when I figured out you actually have to "do" math to knit....I have avoided math my entire adult life, even choosing my profession specifically because it was word-oriented and not number-oriented. I don't (blush) try to balance my check book, just keep a "running" balance in my head, because if I am a penny off it makes me INSANE.... I was just as disappointed when I found out you have to "do" math to quilt...
So far, knitting is the only thing WORTH doing math I've found. ;p L
Posted by: Lisa in Oregon on December 29, 2004 02:41 PMI nearly had ginger ale through my nose when I came to Sock-O-Matic! Being old enough to remember the SNL skit about the Bass-O-Matic, I was envisioning the infomercial for this one and nearly hyperventillating I was laughing so hard! Thanks for the humor--I greatly appreciate it. (And I'm with you on the Clock-O-Matic idea!)
Happy New Year to all!
PS My sister's horses are pasture horses, so they were good and shaggy in their winter coats. So, after they surrounded me it was a bit like being in a furry, snuffling fog.
Posted by: Kristen on December 29, 2004 08:38 PMThat's literally the happiest yarn I ever saw in my life. Off to shop for it.
Happy New Year!
TMK, I believe that the poker chips are, in fact, too large. Do you have a grinder? They can become "custom chips"... and all will be well. (Actually, you could probably do it with a match. No, wait....)
"Happy New Year" seems a bit flat this year, but good wishes to all, let's hope for the best sounds a little too hedged. Can anyone come up with a sincere but appropriate greeting for this particular season?
Posted by: joan on December 30, 2004 10:24 AMThis is Debra(formerly known as mysterybooklvr), I think TMK should make her own poker chips, because then they would fit precisely! Happy New Year to all three of you.
Posted by: Debra on December 30, 2004 02:27 PMBad, naughty, evil Ryan! You have ignited terrible yarn lust in this poor, penny-pinching girl. Oh, that's heaven in a skein!
Posted by: Nathania on December 30, 2004 04:11 PMHappy New Year to the three of you! (And LOVE that box, how gorgeous!)
Posted by: Stasia on January 1, 2005 01:13 AM