Peggy Stuart's Blog – May 2009 Archive (5)

I CAN KNIT! Well, a little!

I just got back from physical therapy, and the therapist says I can take off the splint and knit, but only for 30 min. at a time, and if it hurts at night, then I need to cut back. I'm going to take it easy, but I have started working on the first pattern row of my Nonna's Garden Shawl. When I get the first row done, I know the following rows will be easier, because I'll have the various blocks of color to tell me where to put the colors in the next row. After I finish work on the Nonna, I want… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on May 27, 2009 at 4:33pm — 21 Comments

Thanks for a Great Party, Everyone!

As you can see, we still have some food left.

There's also some chips and spicy salsa (someone dragged it off to the living room) and we're on our second case of bubbly. Yum! Xena finished off the apple slices, but shared with the other canine visitors.

I want to thank everyone who came:

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Susan the Blue Lake… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on May 22, 2009 at 1:47pm — 19 Comments

Time To Party!

Here are some of the refreshments. There's some bubbly and soft drinks in the ice chest. I understand some chips and dip are coming!

It was good to get my cast off! My skin is like a lizard's, but that will soon be taken care of.…

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Added by Peggy Stuart on May 21, 2009 at 2:00pm — 77 Comments

Fluffy Fiber Fun on Feet

Monday the spinners got together at Linda's place in Peoa. Before getting out our wheels, we went out to see Linda's fuzzy friends in the pasture.

It was a beautiful spring day, and we enjoyed seeing the alpacas out in the sunshine. Last season's babies are getting big, and several of the females are already pregnant. While we were there the call came… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on May 13, 2009 at 11:10am — 4 Comments

Spin Cycle...

No, I'm not doing laundry. I've found one of my activities I can still do with the cast: spinning! No, not the kind of spinning they do at the gym! This kind:

It was a nice day, so I took the wheel out on the front deck, so Rocky and Sunny could have some company while they enjoyed the sunshine. I have tried to knit, but just can't manage it with my thumb in… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on May 6, 2009 at 5:30pm — 18 Comments