Click Click Click. Hear it? It’s my needles! Seems my knitting is back.
I’m whispering that because I don’t want to scare it away again. It’s like having an old friend back. I love the sound the needles make. I pulled Birch out of my basket and have been working on her while watching season 2 of Grey’s Anatomy on dvd. I already saw most of it but figured I’d re-watch since they are finally going to start showing the third season in February on Armed Forces Network over here.
I forgot to show you all the sock yarn I scored at the Rothenburg Christkindlmarkt before Christmas:
Yea… I know what I said about getting rid of stash but I don’t really think sock yarn counts, do you? I still have a sack of yarn that I bought just before we moved back to the States the last time. That was six years ago, folks. Back then, Regia was harder to find in the States and twice as much. With the exchange rate, it’s not so cheap anymore.
Dan got word a few days ago. He should be home on February 7th! That’s five days earlier than we thought. That’s LESS than a month! Being a seasoned veteran at this deployment thing though, I am not telling the boys until I know Dan is on the flight. We’ve had an extremely mild winter (I don’t even think you could call it winter) here in Germany. It’s snowed twice and both times melted within an hour of hitting the ground. The pessimist on my left shoulder is whispering in my ear that Feb 7th is the day the snow will finally come in the form of a blizzard. The optimist on my right shoulder has reached around and smacked Lefty upside the head.
Last October I planted a bunch of bulbs in baskets to force and give out to friends in the gloom of February. The thing is, it’s been so warm they sprouted early (even in a dark garage) so I figured what the hey and brought them in the house. I really didn’t expect them to bloom because they didn’t have any dormant time but this morning I found a lone red tulip starting to bloom. Made me smile.
I didn’t realize you could force tulip bulbs to open inside. What a nice treat to have some early tulips!
Isn’t it nice to be knitting again? Birch was one of my most favorite knits.
Love the new colors and look!
Love the new look!
Even though the exchange rate stinks, I still plan on loading up before we PCS. It’s still cheaper and the selection here is much better.
Love the new look. Good news about Dan coming home early. I use the basket you sent me to hold my sock yarn stash. It’s overflowing, but I still continue to buy more. I guess you can never have to much sock yarn.
YEAH!!!! Mine ‘should’ be flying home Feb. 6th (month earlier than the ship pulling into home port!) I absolutely love your new look! Way to go with pulling out Birch..I believe Sue at ‘Snail Spirals’ finished hers! Amazing! Your bloom is just absolutely stunning- share with us once it’s fully open! Sock yarn doesn’t count according to my ‘Knit from your Stash 2007’!!! All great news! I’ll check out your new link!
Can I have the ‘ blog code’ for the America Support You? I would like to put it on my blog, too. Love the idea of one place -great site.
Feb. 7! YAY! Reason to knit;) Thanks for the soldier links. I’m trying to decide on one and was looking at AnySoldier, but I find it hard to select one. My goal is to pick one by March.
Isn’t it just the best feeling when the knitting clicks? When you get your knitting mojo back?
Where to start…love the Birch…it’s such a beautiful color. I can never decide which color of Haze is the most lovely! I don’t usually like touristy places, but I love Rothenburg and wish that I could have seen it for Christkindlmarkt too. Glad you got some stash there, too bad the exchange is so bad right now. Tulip is beautiful. I never got my bulbs planted this fall and they are starting to come up and so I need to just get them planted soon! What a neat gift for people. Nice shot with the lace curtain behind. At first I didn’t like the change on your blog because i liked the other so much, but it has grown on me and the background color is easy on the eyes for reading. It’s also a nice neutral for your photos! Yeah, less than a month! Soon we’ll be missing posts from you because you are on “honeymoon”! :o) Oh, and thanks for the info on Scott Kelby you emailed me after my comments!
Beautiful Birch! What pleasure it will give you when it is completed and draped around your shoulders.
Tulip is exquisite!
Good luck on the 7th, will be hoping for balmy temps and clear skies.
I really do like the new, improved look of your blog (it was fine before, too).
And I’m going to throw my weight in with the optimist on the right shoulder. Will keep my toes crossed for Dan’s safe and smooth arrival home on Feb. 7, 2007!!! YAY!