Oh look! Knitpicks has a new beautiful sock yarn. They have great sock yarn at reasonable prices and great colors.
I think my sister should buy some right now! Socks are fun to make and the colors are motivating to knit. My sister NEEDS this yarn, she wants this yarn, the yarn will fulfill her life and bring joy. I am glad she will add this to her stash. I wonder what colors she will get?
Maybe she will let us know when she buys the beautiful, soft, luxurious, and yet sturdy yarn.
Tricia

http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Imagination_Hand_Painted_Sock_Yarn__D5420173.html

Rain chain and crazy old men.

Happy day everybody.
We recently put up a copper rain chain at the side of our house. We did not want a downspout there to break up the look of the house. So it finally rained enough today to see what it would do. When I got home from grocery shopping there was a super downpour with dark scary clouds. They rain did fan out too much farther down the chain but then it worked great when the rain changed to typical PNW weather. The water is now funnelled into the pot. Yeah it worked.

Okay crazy old men. Please God do not let me sound like this is 10 or so years. I was at Fred Meyers and walked past the electronic department where a group of 5 men in their 70's was

talking. Evidently one of them asked about the Avatar movie. And another let him know he should not buy it because it was made my James Cameron who is a communist. "You know one of those guys who talks about peace and stuff." Evidently calling someone a communist is popular and fun!! What are we in the McCarthy era? So yes these people live amongst us and possibly are related to us. Enough said.

Tricia

Here is my new yarn purchase to add to my stash. It is Manos silk blend. One of my favorite yarn companies.


I purchased it at Canvas Works in Olympia WA. Every Mother's Day weekend they have a sale and I go down to visit my son and shop with my sister at the crazy sale. It is very popular and hard to choose what you want. They carry yarn and fabric including hardware and notions.
I believe I will use it for a shawl in a bit of a lace pattern. I also bought some Shot Cottons by Westminster. I will show photos soon when I get to using them.
We had a nice weekend in Olympia. Beautiful weather and great company.
Tricia

Eagles

As if we all needed more excuses to stare at our computer screens
I have one that is mesmerizing;
http://www.hancockwildlife.org/index.php?topic=raptors_victoria1

There is a camera on an eagle's nest in BC. There is a single baby called Solo and you can watch him grow and see the parents feed and care for him. They are magnificent birds.
Tricia

Welcome!

Welcome all to my blog. I am a blogger!! Thank you so much Nicole for setting this up for Mothers Day. You are without a doubt a thoughtful and clever daughter. I love you very much.
Since I journal and read a lot of blogs this should come naturally. I hope this will be as rewarding and fun for all my readers as it will be for me. I love to share my experiences, interests and ideas. Please comment on what you read and then it will really be a shared experience.
Tricia (a blogger!)

Happy Mother's Day!

Hi, my name is Nicole and I'm creating this blog for my mom, Tricia. It's Mother's Day 2010 and we are many miles away from each other. I want her to know that I love her and am so glad she's my mom. Happy, happy mother's day. I hope you enjoy blogging.

Love,
Niki