socks in the city

There's nothing better than some "quiet" time spent in the city.

Just the socks, me, and the pixel maker.

Watching the world go by.

A little cup of java to help pass the time...

...and some treats...just cuz'.

A good time was had by all!

And yes...the coffee was good to the last drop, indeedy!!

And you? How do you create quiet time in the city? 

The universe is but one great city,

full of beloved ones, 

divine and human, 

by nature endeared to each other.

~Epictetus 

Vorticity pattern by Alice Yu in Lisa Souza 'leaf pile'

pillars

Something new.

Thank goodness for a stash of stitch dictionaries! 

 'Opposites Attract' yarn in 'heaven and earth' from Barking Dog Yarns.

I'm knitting two at a time on separate sets of needles...so far so good.

What are your favorite "opposites" that "attract"?

Me? 

Peanut butter and chocolate, William Powell and Myrna Loy...just to name a couple (LOL)!!

Friends in your life are like pillars on your porch. 

Sometimes they hold you up and sometimes they lean on you. 

Sometimes it's just enough to know they're standing by.

~Elizabeth Foley

Sock pattern by me in  'Opposites Attract' yarn 'heaven and earth' from Barking Dog Yarns

breakfast for supper

Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper.

~Francis Bacon, Sr.  

Clearly, one needs to have more 'breakfast' for supper!

I love waffles for dinner...what about you, what's your favorite breakfast for dinner?

just an inconvenience

What does a neuroknitter do when work stuff goes awfully awry...again...

...and again?

After the meltdown...?

Yep.

camera...check.

hot tea...check.

macarons...check.

knitting...check and check and check.

There's nothing that a warm cup of tea, pretty macarons, and a toasty pair of new socks can't fix!

Sigh...that's so much better.

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat,

if your house is on fire, then you've got a problem. 

Everything else is inconvenience.

~Robert Fulghum  

Toasty Twist socks in Blue Moon Fiber Arts STR (probably a rare gem...running a ducking for cover )

pixels 'n prose

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I've tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice. 

~Robert Frost  

bonheur fixe

Tah-dah.

Knitting.

Happy dance!

The Pomodoro socks are donedonedone.

My to-do list for this weekend is as follows:

1. knit

2. frost photography (fingers tightly crossed)!!

3. breakfast date with Mr. NK

4. A little more knitting

What about you...anything fun and exciting on your to-do list??

Wishing you all a good 'un!! xo

Life is so brief that we should not glance either too far backwards or forwards…

therefore study how to fix our happiness in our glass and in our plate.

~Grimod de la Reynière

Pomodoro socks designed by me in A Hundred Ravens Iacho 'Jolnir'

life is good

I can't believe it has been so long since my last post. 

Just between you and me, 2013 could've started off better than it did.  

Seriously. 

Not only do I not have a knitting shot to start the 2013 blog year....

(and a lot of knitting has been accomplished)

...I don't even have a shot of the brownies that were the result of the cooking that prompted these shots!

(I have it on good authority that they were tasty!)

I'm back now...

...and back on track.

Life is good. 

Seriously.

"It's snowing still," said Eeyore gloomily. 

"So it is." 

 "And freezing." 

 "Is it?"

"Yes," said Eeyore. 

 "However," he said, brightening up a little, 

"we haven't had an earthquake lately." 

 ~A.A. Milne  

merry, merry

Gifts of time and love 

are surely the basic ingredients of 

a truly merry Christmas.

~Peg Bracken 

I don't think I can say it better than that.

merry, merry!

happy, happy!

xo

still a thrill

When I no longer thrill to the first snow of the season, I'll know I'm growing old. 

~Lady Bird Johnson  

We had a wee flurry of snow the other day. It was still a thrill to be sure!!

What are you doing on this penultimate Sunday of 2012?

We're grabbing a sweet moment of quietude after a very busy week. Reading and blogging with steaming coffee at hand ... the fur-kids are curled up and snoozing ... and musical playlists are shuffling along.

Just as it should be ... on the penultimate Sunday of 2012. 

I hope you're able to grab a wee spot of quiet this day, too!

xoxo

time enjoyed

Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

~Marthe Troly-Curtin  

What is your favorite way to waste enjoy time?

Me?

Walking around the house with hope of capturing an image of Keeley.

Think snipe hunt.

sharing

Jiggers. Somebody spotted the goodies!

Did someone say goodies are were in the house??

Yep...the real thing this time!! 

I won a wee wager and ymmy donuts were my prize...of course a photoshoot came to mind...

...any excuse to make a decadent treat more so!

No amount of chocolate and treats eaten alone are as good as when shared with a friend...

...even a furry one.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

~Seneca  

merriment

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

~J.R.R. Tolkien  

When it's too dark to play outside, I make sure there is plenty of play going on inside!

Hah!

A friend turned me on to decorating cheerios to look like donuts. 

Perfect portion control...except for all the extra chocolate ganache!

Oy!

What are you going to do for play and merriment this weekend?

I hope you have a blast! xo

simplicity

A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life.

~Winston Churchill  

It's rainy and dark outside.

I'm playing with the camera inside.

Knitting, too.

There's been some snuggling with the kitties :)

Will return soon.

xo

What do you do to "lighten" these wet, dark days?

hostess with the mostess

Welcome ever smiles,

And farewell goes out sighing.

~William Shakespeare

A bittersweet farewell to Hostess cupcakes.

Yes...believe it or not...I have a soft spot in my heart for these well-preserved delights!

I looked in all the local stores and only found this one package remaining 

after hearing the news of the company's demise.

Sigh.

Happy Friday-eve!!

For what food does your heart have a soft spot!?
Do tell!!

giving thanks

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are so grateful for so very much this year.
The good health of our family and friends is number one, two and three on the list to be sure!

Thank you, dear reader, for taking your time throughout the year
to stop by our humble corner of the virtual world
to share in our lives (knitterly and otherwise) and celebrations.

Mr. NK and I hope your holiday is blessed with an abundance of love and joy,

infinite time to spend with your family and friends,

and all things yummy!

xo

wonder

Wonder

rather than doubt

is the root of knowledge

~Abraham Joshua Heschel

Pomodoro socks designed by me in A Hundred Ravens Iachos  'jolnir'

second breakfast

What greater gift than the love of a cat.

~Charles Dickens

No new knitting progress, but

secret knitting is almost finished.

Leaves are mostly fallen and raked away.

Sky is gray.

Rain in the forecast.

A second breakfast sounds good. 

Aggie agrees.

Happy Weekend! xo

autumn dance

The one red leaf, the last of its clan, 

That dances as often as dance it can, 

Hanging so light, and hanging so high, 

On the topmost twig that looks up at the sky.

~Samuel Taylor Coleridge  

It's been a busy week. I'm ready for the weekend!
I have knitting, photography, an estate sale to visit,
 and a date night with Mr. NK planned
(hopefully we'll see the new 007 flick...I'll keep you posted!).

What about you...something fun on the calendar?

I hope you're all doing well! Happy Friday!
Happy weekend! xo

walking through autumn

You know what that little ball of yarn means, right?

Something new.

Well, kind of new.

New yarn (an STR mill end...really, a mill end, not a rare gem...you know who you are! LOL!).

And an old pattern.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

~Henry David Thoreau  

Toasty Twist pattern by Teresa Fox in an STR 'mill end' (really!)