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Saturday Sky ;-D

These pictures made me think of holiday decorations. I don't decorate like this, but I would like window clings that looked like these.

The REAL Explanation: On December 22nd, at 0022 Universal Time the Sun reached its southernmost point in Earth's sky marking the final season change for the year 2006. In celebration of the Solstice, consider these images of the Sun from an extreme ultraviolet telescope onboard the Stereo Ahead spacecraft. Recorded on December 4th, Stereo's first day of imaging, each false-color view highlights atomic emission in different temperature regimes of the upper solar atmosphere; 2 million kelvins in yellow, 1.5 million in green, 1 million, in blue and 60 to 80 thousand in red. The Stereo Mission will place twin spacecraft, launched together in October, into different solar orbits to conduct a three dimensional exploration of the Sun and the solar environment. After completing lunar swingby maneuvers, the A spacecraft is intended to orbit the Sun "Ahead" of planet Earth, and the B spacecraft "Behind".

Gotta love it!

The first picture was taken at 2pm and the second at 3pm.
I love Minnesota!

Saturday Sky from Long Ago

This is the sky on the day that we moved from Nebraska to Minnesota.
In May 1983, we packed up and drove from Bennington to Bloomington.
In June 1983, we finished the trip, all the way to Maple Grove ;-D
Ten days in a motel with four little boys. You do the math!!!


This was our "Welcome to Minnesota" Sky. A little intimidating, but pretty!



Here are the little angels who were trapped with me in a Howard Johnson's in 1983.
They are all full grown now (not necessarily grown-up!).

Warm Hands!

It has been quite a while since I have posted anything, but life just gets in the way sometimes.
I have been on a knittin' mitten mission. There are even a few more that are done, they are just in the other room and I'm not going to get them right now.
Gotta love Warm Hands!

Let's help science and research

Link to this and then ping here (technorati).
All in the name of research and science.

Saturday Sky

This is definitely a November sky. I aimed west and then east and it is just drab and grey. The leaves are gone. I could hear some birds, but I couldn't find them. *sigh*

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Saturday Sky

I finally get to post this picture.
I think I need a tripod ;-D
Maybe I can say the out of focus effect is a design element. It is an artistic touch!

The sunrise on Sunday morning was beautiful! I was taking this picture through a window on the third floor of Villa Maria Retreat House. And the tall grass! I don't know why I think it is so beautiful, but I am always drawn to it.

This is Pam's bag. She is almost finished. I can't wait to see the finished one. Then we all piled into the restroom to felt Anita's bag. I didn't get a picture of the finished one, I just thought it was fun seeing all these wonderful women stuffed in there.



Here are Betty and Bill. They knit for charity. Bill has made over 850 hats in the last 4 years.
Betty knit the mittens. I don't know what her total is, but they are keeping a lot of people warm!

Minnesota Knitter's Days 2006

Saturday Sky!!
I went to Villa Maria near Red Wing MN this weekend for Minnesota Knitter's Days.
Lucy Neatby was our teacher and she showed us several ways to knit felted bags. I made the Origami Bag, but it isn't felted yet. That will be another post.






The area was beautiful!
I have a Sunday Sky picture too.























Here are our knitters!
Wonderful people from all over the Upper Midwest.
We had so much fun! I can't wait to go back next year!

Mitten Monday (I know it's Thursday!)

I just can't seem to get me on the calendar and keep up with where I'm supposed to be.
BUT I have been knitting and here is a little proof.

There are some thumbs missing and a few ends to weave, but I have a little time before the holidays to get that done!



Have you seen the Colbert Report "You're On Notice" Board?
It's a fun site.
Click on the picture to go to the site.

Saturday Sky

Oops, this really got away from me. My grandkidlets got to spend the day here and we played in the leaves and ate macaroni and cheese and played with 30 year old Legos and used the markers and looked at the animal cards and ate 'dump dinner' and Joe and Lindsay and Scott came over and we watched Scott and Grandpa take out the old microwave/range hood and put in a new hood and ate apple pie and now Grandma is exhausted, but in a good way!
So here is her Saturday Sky:

Saturday Sky

It's 3 in the afternoon and this is the first bit of blue sky that I have seen in a long time.
It looks like we have cotton-puff trees ;-D

Where will you be?

Bummer! The black print doesn't show on the brown background!

Yep, I fell for this

It seems that no one spells my name correctly, so I wanted to see who else had the same problem.

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 107 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

SS and FF

Saturday Sky and Finishing Frenzy!


It has been cold with snow flurries for the past three days and today will seem glorious!




I finally finished the three baby sweaters (little hoodies).
The yellow and blue ones are for a set of twins due in January and the blue one is for a little boy due in December.
The felted mittens? I did the no-no that I have always told my students: "Never walk away from the washing machine when you are felting!" So I simmered them in vinegar and stretched the living daylights out of them and they just might fit the recipient. I also knit a red pair, but they are not cooperating. If you have any ideas on unfelting, please let me know!

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Almost finished!

I thought I should take the picture and get it out here before I give these away. I hate it when I have given the gift and then I have to ask for a picture.
These are from a Mitten Exchange so I don't know what yarn this is. I used #2 and #3 needles and I think they look pretty good. I'll just get those ends woven in and ta-da!

They are really a wonderful deep dark winey purple. I really like the color and it just isn't showing up on my monitor. I hope it looks great on yours!
Update! I was feeling a little guilty that these were plain vanilla mittens. No embellishment, no fancy stitches, just warm mittens. So I put some chocolate in the package and a tiny ball of Opal and little candle. THEN when I went to the exchange, MY mittens weren't even finished. What is done is beautiful and the person who knit them did a great job. I just have to put the thumbs on. Thank you Wonderful Knitter Who I don't know! Thank you!

Saturday Sky (Moonrise)

My Red Scarf

Fred is modeling my Red Scarf.
He is a retired racing greyhound and is 14 years old.
There was just one little ray of sunshine and he was in it :-D

If you click on this button, it will give you a flyer in PDF format.
All the information is on the flyer. What they need and where to send it.
I have pledged to knit five vests by next June. I bet you can do that too. In fact, I dare you!! Let me know ;-D

Peeping Friday (a little late)

This is my garage.
Joe is moving from his Coon Rapids apartment to his Uptown apartment and he used Mom and Dad's garage as the stopover.
Remember when all your possessions fit in a single stall garage?

Saturday Sky and the Walk for Diabetes

I had registered a team to walk this Saturday, but Joe is moving to a new apartment, so it just didn't happen. I did go down and turn in my money and I picked up a t-shirt for Lindsay. She's the reason!

The sky looked a little threatening, but it has cleared up and this will be a beautiful day!







This guy (or gal?) was an official mascot and you could get your picture taken with him (or her?).







I didn't stay for the Walk, but I did take a picture of where we will be next year! Closer to the cure!

Team Nebraska

These are the only buttons that I know how to make.
I finished my Red Scarf, but the light is so bad that I will take a picture tomorrow.
I used the Irish Hiking pattern and Red Wool-Ease.
I know several people who would love it, so I'm sure it will find a good home.

Team Nebraska!

I get to join this team because I was raised there and I have family there.
We are all knitting Scarves for Foster Kids who have aged out of the system and are headed off to college.
Check it out!

Saturday Sky

I've been waiting for the sun to come out. I give up. It's not going to happen, ever! This is our Saturday Sky.

But it was a good day for roasting tomatoes and garlic and making apple pie filling for the freezer. I even made jalapeno jelly yesterday. It's just that kind of weather.

Saturday Sky

It was a beautiful day to go to the Renaissance Festival.
Windy, but dry and warm.
I always head to the Mead dealer and
then we sit on bench and watch all the people.
Someday I'm going to make my own!

Knitting does happen here.

I just haven't posted about it lately.
I'll try to do better.
There will be pictures later.
I promise!









Finally! Pictures! The blue one is finished (except for sewing in the ends and the under arms) and the yellow and blue one is getting its shoulders tonight. How on earth did that little girl get in here? Emptying shelves is a fun activity!