pixels 'n prose

We ourselves feel that what we are doing 

is just a drop in the ocean. 

But the ocean would be less

because of that missing drop.

~Mother Teresa of Calcutta   

fresh

...something is afoot at chez NK...

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe  

January 2013 RSC in 'Portland Plaid'

pixels 'n prose

A person's maturity consists in having found again

the seriousness one had as a child, 

at play.

~Friedrich Nietzsche  

contrariwise

newnewnew...

...yarn...that is.

Becoming Art Agave yarn in 'Contrary Wise'.

And the pattern...well, you know what it is, right?

“Contrariwise,' continued Tweedledee,

'if it was so, it might be; 

and if it were so, it would be; 

but as it isn't, it ain't. 

That's logic.”

~Lewis Carroll  

hearts

The best and most beautiful things in this world

cannot be seen or even heard,

but must be felt with the heart.

~Helen Keller  

nightscapes

Recently, I was inspired by a fellow photog's images 

and wanted to experiment with nightscape photography, too. 

A far cry from knitterly pursuits, food, and cats...but totally fun! Totally.

Mr. NK and I drove into the city late one evening, sought out a vantage point, and clicked away.

I just wish we had some hot cocoa to sip on,

 as it was brrrrr-cold the night we were shooting!

Next time.

Long exposures allow for lots of playing with camera dials and knobs for some abstract effects.

Too much fun was had...

...Yep...the truth is out there now - I'm a cheap date!! :)

Ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering.

There is a crack in everything,

That's how the light gets in.

~Leonard Cohen

three faces of aggie

The 'Do not disturb I have 23 hours of napping in my future' face.

"Dinner. Now."

And finally -"No. It's my bath time. Your photo needs are insignificant in comparison."

Yep. Not only can my cat roll his tongue (a clear sign of his genetic superiority), 

but he uses words like 'insignificant.'

I'm surely - not worthy.

If man could be crossed with the cat, 

it would improve man 

but deteriorate the cat.

~Mark Twain   

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