http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com About my knititng, crafting, thrifting, cats and my whole weird life Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:53:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Around late July I usually get tried of summer knitting, and I've finally gotten there this year!  This year has convinced me of the supreme uselessness of short sleeved cardigans - they may be cute, but I am guaranteed to be freezing in the air conditioning.  And... I've finally gotten ... http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/fall-knitting-yay/ I'm so glad that we've moved into a house with central ac - the temperature has hovered around 100 degrees all week, thought it is raining today so I have hope that it will cool down a bit.  The heat makes it impossible to do anything outside, but inside I ... http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/the-dog-days-of-summer/ It's been two years since I last moved, and I had almost forgotten how long it takes to get things in place!  We have everything now, and we are in the process of putting things away.  I am preparing to begin my work, starting with stripping the wallpaper (only one ... http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/in-process-need-color-advice/ Just a quick note to say thanks for all your well wishes - they must have worked, because we started moving into our new house on Saturday!  It was a little nerve wracking, as moves always are (our movers showed up an hour early, and we are still moving the ... http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/moving/ This morning we had to be out of the house at 8:30 with all three cats so that there could be a house inspection on our condo.  I barely made it to my Mom's with the cats when I got a call that I was going to have to go ... http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/not-a-good-day/ I'm having something of a cat behavior problem, and I would love any advice! Here is the culprit, looking properly guilty of course.  Sarah Jane is a house cat who escaped her owners (or was abandoned) for an unknown period of time before we took her in.  She's the sweetest cat ... http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/kitteh-help-needed/ I'm at home tonight, ignoring all the fireworks.  July 4th is my least favorite holiday - it involves picnics and sudden loud noises, two things which I don't really enjoy (and yes, I know... everyone loves a picnic except me, but I have major bug phobia.) Instead I have started the ... http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/thrifting/ Yes, I am still here!  I'm even still knitting (well, crocheting) but I have been working almost exclusively on Babette.  I have finished 7 out of 10 sections.  Unfortunately, it doesn't make for the most interesting photos, but I'm getting there!  It's a good project for right now, because I ... http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/still-here-2/ We have our closing date (July 11th) and now we have scheduled our movers (July 12th) so it's all seeming very real!  In just a little over 2 weeks we will be in our new home.  Meanwhile, I have become slightly obsessed with decorating.  It's funny, when we were looking ... http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/worlds-largest-fan-deck-and-inspiration/ You know how it is... you finally get one stress off your back (buying the house) and the next thing you know there are 50 more piling up on top of you.  In this case it's work stress, so I can't be specific, but I will say... I never have ... http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/stress/