Yummy!

Thanks, Sheila!  My Whoopie Pie arrived today.  I popped it in the fridge as I like them cold, then enjoyed a sliver (I’ve got to make this baby last!) with a glass of my new favorite drink, pink grapefruit soda from Trader Joe’s.  I’m nuts over this soda, which is a little strange since I generally avoid soda.  Sure, I love me a ginger beer or ale, but that’s my limit.  Carmela brought a divine lemonade to the last Crafty Friday, and I’ve been trying to find it.  I bought some lemonade at TJ’s, and said "what the heck" when I saw the grapefruit soda.  The lemonade didn’t turn me on, but yowza!  Just sayin’. 

Speaking of yummy, you might have heard:  Scout has opened an Etsy shop!  I longed for Pinky Tuscadero when I met her at SnB last night, and this morning she became mine.  LOVE Scout’s colors.  Superboy is still available if you can’t wait until she gets her next lot up for sale.  He’s pretty adorable. 

Tonight I finished turning the heels and picked up the gusset stitches on my Sockapaloooza socks.  I really like the look of the eye of the partridge heel flap (although if someone can give me the etymology of that name, I would be grateful).  My pal is overseas, but I’m going to use international priority mail and ship out on Tuesday along with everyone else.  This means that I have about 9 inches of knitting to do in the next four days.  I plan to knit in my seminar tomorrow night, so as long as no one is offended and wants me to stop, I should be able to get a few inches done. 

It’s national tv turn off week.  I haven’t had tv since 1992.  This past year I’ve been catching up on my Sex in the City via Netflix, and I watch tv when I’m at Neal’s (it’s going to be weird to live full time with a tv for the first time in 14 years…), especially UCONN Huskies men’s basketball.  I kind of like the quiet of my world sans tv, though.  Too much of it, and I start to feel numb.  I’d rather listen to music or podcasts!

Thanks for all of the nice comments about my first yarn dyeing attempts and the Madison bag.  I’m just so pleased with the bag…I sometimes feel like my crafts turn out looking less than lovely, that I have so many problems with my knitting that I’m always fumbling through.  So it felt really good to sew up a good pattern with nice fabric and to create something I’m really proud about.  What creation (kids excluded!) are you most proud of?