WhiteStar

Bits and Pieces

Apparently some people believe blogs should be one dimensional. That a blog must be a "knitting blog" or a "book blog" or a "dog blog" and that the subject matter should not overlap. I just don't think life is like that, especially not my life. I do have my Aliy's World blog up right now, which is devoted to Aliy and her upcoming litter, but that is meant to be specialized, written specifically for the people interested in her litter of puppies. But this blog, this is about the rest of my life. And my life is about more than just knitting.

Plus I find the blogs that interest me the most contain multiple facets of a person's life. I love Share's blog because it describes her life.. which is very very different from mine, yet we have a common bond thru the knitting we both do.

I feel sorry for people who are so mean spirited (insecure? unhappy?) they feel they must criticize and tear apart that which they don't agree with. Intelligent disagreement and discussion, as well as constructive criticism I understand, but destructive commentary meant to do nothing but denigrate the lives of others is something I can't fathom and have little use for in my life.

With that all being said I bring you to my non-knitting updates.... Ilsa came close to finishing her championship this weekend... she took reserve winners AGAIN.. this means she still needs 3 more points to finish. With puppies on the way, I'm not sure when we will be at another dog show.

Speaking of puppies, Aliy is getting bigger and bigger by the day. It's somewhere around 2 weeks to Puppy Day!

As for knitting news... I went on a Fiona binge and am just about to complete the body of the bag. I am a little disappointed at how "floppy" it's going to be. It is a cutely shaped bag but I think when completed and filled items, it will be pretty shapeless. We'll see.

I also spent some time this weekend working on a special project for a special person. One of my dearest friends in the world, Mary, was recently diagnosed with Stage 4B Hodgkin's disease. She had her first chemo treatment last Thursday, the doctors tell her she will lose her hair before the next treatment. So I, who has never had the slightest interest in making a hat EVER, am making chemo caps for Mary. I'm not going to post pictures on the off chance Mary is reading this. She knows I'm making them, but I want the colors and yarns to be a surprise for her. Suffice it to say that they are not "ordinary" since Mary is no ordinary person. :)

I did a little bit on Oakley, maybe about 2 inches, and nothing at all on the Oriental Jacket. Definitely nothing picture worthy. Oh yeah, I did start Mezza Luna... finished one crescent, again not picture worthy.

I think that about does it for dogs, knitting and life on the high plains today.

Anne at 10:36 PM