snow!!

While I was sitting at work yesterday it finally snowed!!! Not a whole lot or for a very long time, but enough to count. As a result, we all left work a little early and headed home to enjoy.

This was Beulah's first snow and she had a ball!! But, you can see for yourself.






An hour after heading outdoors we came back in, covered in white stuff and tired out from all the running and chasing. Boy, was that fun!

like eyes in the back of my head

When I put up my little Christmas tree the only (safe) place to put it was on top of the only table I own. So, now my workspace has moved to the kitchen counter.


This has had two effect on my normal "working" habits:

The first is that they have slowed down, due to the fact that I must stand at the counter. It isn't generally safe to knit on the couch. Not since Beulah learned to jump up onto it. (The dog has a freakish attraction to any ball of yarn, particularly the nice stuff)

The second is that I can now keep an eye on two rooms at the same time.


Beulah, sometimes known as "Trouble," isn't safe anywhere these days!

peek inside my pad

Here's a little glimpse of inside my humble abode...


As the winter closes in around me I find that shots of color make for a comforting indoor ambiance. These are just some bits and pieces of the whole. I'm spending my evenings enjoying the candlelight and decorating my new place (yeah, the one I don't actually have yet) in my head. Polish pottery seems to be a running thread...

a wee tad nippy

Oh man, ya'll. It's cold here. I can't decide if it's as cold as I think it is, or if I'm just being a sissy. There is some evidence to that effect. Seems my bedroom doesn't heat up at all, resulting in a cold wake-up, followed by a cold puppy-potty-break, followed by a shower where I get out into the (you guessed it) cold. What is this??? December??

drool away

Since I was talking about it this morning, I thought you might like to see this beautiful yarn I have waiting for me to complete Christmas Knitting.


Go ahead and drool. I am. I want to start knitting these so bad I can hardly stand it. You'd think this would make me knit the other stuff faster, but not so much. Maybe tonight I'll make some headway and by the weekend I can touch one of these babies.

more knitting

Despite my bragging about my progress in Christmas knitting, there is still a fair amount of it going on in Chez Emily. I feel pretty comfortable talking about the remainder of it here, as it is all for Jason now. Almost certain he doesn't read this, at least let's hope not!

I'm busily knitting along, trying to finish up a pair of socks, a hat and a scarf before the big day. It's nice to have a stack of good yarn in a variety of soothing green shades and a few simple patterns to follow. This is the kind of knitting I like to do. Simple, practical and yet attractive and pleasant to the touch. Not to mention, it's so satisfying to complete a simple project and know that it has a use!

As soon as I get done with this last project I plan to start in on a few items for myself. It will be the first time this year I will have time to sit and knit for me. There's a beautiful stack of gorgeous yarn just staring at me, calling my name, trying to distract me from my goals!! I can't wait to dig in!

(post) weekend update

I would like to be able to report all the nifty and fun things I did this last weekend. How I saw some more of the neato sights right outside my door (I do live about 10 minutes from the nation's capital, after all). That hike I've been meaning to take Beulah on for a few weeks now. Maybe a nice little local coffee shop I discovered....

However, there was none of that. Man, we were tired! Both Beulah and I did more than our fair share of napping and my stack of books is getting just a wee bit smaller. I kind of want to feel bad about our laziness, but now that I think about it - I think it was just what the doctor ordered. Sometimes you just have to stay in and enjoy being lazy. After all, it's back to business today and already the week is shaping up to be a busy one. Round about Wednesday I expect I'll be looking back at the weekend, wishing I was still lounging on the couch with a cuddle-pup. Not such a bad thing after all.