Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Spam. Keeping life interesting.


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From my in-box this week:


Dear Sir/Madam,
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Being a self manufacturer we can modify products as per your needs.  If you have any new design we welcome you, and will fulfill all of your needs under your target prices.
If you can give us a chance to be your suppliers we shell appreciate you, please feel free to write us all of your questions and inquiries.
Awaiting your earliest reply, thanks.
Kind Regards,
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Little Boozle 2012

Yes indeedy.

Little Boozle 2012


A whoooooole lotta chat about boxing and martial arts going on in this neck of  the woods.

Little Boozle 2012

...So I  was headed out with my kime bag the other day
when some idiot chototsu-ed me and I had to stop for a suwate and a kyeshi
before I hit him in the mata...

 
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That should get the spammers excited...

Oh and the knitted scarf -for those of you who aren't here to discuss boxing and the like-
is Sugared Violets- Rose Beck- Rav here)

Friday, October 12, 2012

Love is...



(themorleyreport.com)


...never having to say that you are sorry
for biffing your husband over the head with a blunt instrument
when he asks you for your support in facing the dire reality of his first grey hair.
(that would be asking support from the same wife who stopped counting hers a few years back when she hit grey #735
and has been budgeting for hair dyes ever since)

Toughen up, princess.


Wednesday, October 10, 2012

The moonlighting navigator

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When hubby and I travelled around Europe in an old Combie van in 2001,
I had not yet become a knitter.
He was designated driver and I was designated navigator.
No GPS or the like.
A good old fashioned map book and off we went.

Even without the distraction of crafting in the front passenger seat,
I will admit to a "few" uptight and I might say rather terse moments during those 7 months
when Mr Boozle had NFI where we were going
and neither did his navigator.

Who would have thought Lyon, France, could be such a pain in the butt to navigate?

This time around, Mr Boozle was again designated driver.
(Designated by me.
No way I was driving a 29 foot RV on the wrong side of hilly, windy roads
with 3 children in the back)

That left me to navigate.
Just me and the GPS from hell (but that is another story)

So I carefully chose a relatively mindless project for our recent RV holiday.
Just my favourite colours.
A simple repeating pattern.
No sharp needles with which to stab the driver in an impetuous moment of nagivation rage.

A crocheted blanket.

It filled in those driving hours and those quiet early morning hours.
(For some reason I was bright eyed and bushy tailed between 5 and 6 most mornings)

So I present...The evolution of My Very Excellent USA RV Adventure blanket.
(More on Rav here)

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Las Vegas- Zion Canyon- Bryce Canyon- Capitol Reef- Canyonlands- Moab-Arches National Park- Mesa Verde- Canyon de Chelle- Petrified Forest National Park- Sedona- Grand Canyon National Park- Route 66- Las Vegas

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I started the day that we picked up our RV
and finished the morning that we dropped it back.
The 4 hour car ride from Vegas to LA
was spent "therapeutically" darning in the ends.

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Now if I can keep those sharp-clawed moggies away from it,
I have a blanket to keep me warm
and to remind me of an amazing holiday for years to come.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

The bear is back from his travels...

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...and so are we.

(More to follow once I have caught up on sleep and washing)