Busy busy busy

See I really do need a large desk. This was not "posed" rather it was "paused"in the middle of my hectic day.
Lower right hand corner you will see my lunch salad, I am so dedicated I eat my lunch while working.
Sainthood is around the corner....lol

C'est fini!

new clock, new paint job, new chocolate brown blinds, new furniture ........


















...... I bought a pointsettia for the corner of my desk.......

Dear Santa,

I have been good this year truely I have. Please find below my wish list.
There is a definite theme going on here but I can't help it, some people smoke and/or drink I knit. But you already knew that, right?

These can only be ordered on line (http://www.heirloom-knitting.co.uk/) unless you could stop by as you fly over Britain. Thanks Santa it would be much appreciated. Umm the books aren't much good without the wool. So if you wouldn't mind can I have a cone of lace weight too?????

Just in case the British book isn't available I have a hankering to make some Estonian Lace. Now, you know a craftsman is only as good as his tools. I am sure you get all yours at Lee Valley, right? Well, I would like some Addi Turbot lace Needles. Yes, there is a HUGE difference. Lee Valley vs Canadian Tire, need I say more.
Superb quality Addi Lace Circular Knitting Needles with extra fine tips for lace knitting. Available in three lengths (60cm, 80cm and 100cm), these circular needles have a beautifully smooth join between tips and cord. Choose from sizes ranging between 2.50mm and 4.00mm.

I work in an office by myself so there is no objection to smelling nice. Ergo I would like a bottle of White Diamonds. The guys who walk in and out of there will just have to put up with it.

Just in case you think I only have one interest. I am still trying to find this book in order to make dolls for my grand daughters.
As I said earlier this is a Wish List. I don't need anything. I am very blessed.

....I am still a kid at heart and every kid wants a surprise at Christmas.

There is a fly in the house!!

O.K. Heres the deal. A fly has magically appeared in the house. He...no woman would arrive unannounced...is as big as a damn bird. I have swatters in every room. He eludes me..for now. What liar said flies only live for 24 hours??? OMG am I being invaded?
Have you ever noticed when you pick up a fly swatter the buggars disappear?
The geriatric cat is no help. She just lays there and watches him walk across the duvet. Naomi, the wonder cat, would have gobbled him up before he had a chance to think about landing. Now there was a cat! I digress as usual.
Anyway this "thing" rose from the dead like Nosferatu when I finally bashed it with the swatter. Made the hair rise on the back of my neck and sent me screaming like a girl down the hall. Men have no sympathy.
Did I say it buzzezz?? It does...*nodding my head*....
I am going to get the chemicals......

Just poke me in the eye.

Can you believe the comedy of errors going on in this country? It boggles the mind. I mean what the hell are they thinking? First of all no one will admit to voting Conservative in the last election. Which is why there is a minority government. What's with this "coalition govenment" they are talking about? Sounds like something that goes on in a third world country. Here is what we have to offer: The proposed "leader" of the country is about to removed from his position as leader of the Liberal party due to his abismal failure at the polls, ( hello?? We didn't want you then we don't want you now!) ...then we have Jack for all his charm and lovely smile couldn't win either ( too bad) and to round out this travesty we have a political party who's sole aim and purpose is to bring down every English speaking person/business/government in this country. All because Stephen Harper did not get the message that he can not do what he wants when he wants. ( arrogant or just stupid?) It didn't work before and it sure as hell isn't going to work now. You arrogant twit now look at the mess you got us into to. He ran off to the Governor General and called an election to bail his behind out 2 months ago and here we are on the cusp of another useless waste of money. Dust off the old placards people. We have no other choice but to head to the polls again.

NaNo was a dud this year.

I had a feeling this was not going to be my year for Nanowrimo. I got over 3000 words and the whole thing left me, the story line and desire to participate. It just wasn't my year. Corinne finished..good girl. I have been too caught up in my knitting. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. I may have to declare my own Nanowrimo when the spirit moves me.

Office Reno

After 2 years of "subtle" comments...lol... I am getting the outer wall of my office insulated.

and drywalled.........

and sanded. Speaking of which I have inhaled about 3 pounds of this crap.

Drop cloth. What's a drop cloth? My carpet will never be the same....... Today I am going out to buy paint. I can not decide what colour to pick. Oh damn.

Bell Canada repair is coming on Monday. The internet and the fax are not working since they moved the box. I have been a week with no internet and no fax line. The agony has been extreme. I am stuckin a tiny room with everything piled around me while the reno is going on. I need to get back into my office....I am having withdrawl.

A "zen" moment.

This is my Zen Garden, a gift from child #1 . Tranquil waves upon the sand. Everyone who comes in the dining room wants to rake the sand and experience their own "zen"moment.

This is what I found after my grand daughter's went home....lolol

Sunday morning coffee and.......

Well, so much for my porcelain dolls. Not even a nibble email and now I am on page "god only knows what." Kijiji is free so what can you expect?

We have been so busy at work, there is nothing like a little snow to stress out "old" furnaces. It isn't often that I bring home work form the office but I have this weekend. It shouldn't take me long to finish up with out the phone ringing every 2 minutes. This week they are hoping ( me too) to insulate the exterior wall in my office and paint. I hope so I spend 40 hours a week in there it would be nice to see the place brightened up and warm. I feel like the shoemaker's kids. If I have to explain that to you then I am old..lol

On the knitting front, pop over here. I am on a dyeing kick right now and the bathroom looks like a bazzar with hanks of dripping wool hanging from the shower rail....lol


Carl is playing a Roy Orbison video, Black and White Night. Incredible music, that man could write the sweetest music and lyrics. He performed other music as well. The first audio clip Carl ever sent me after we first met was "Evergreen."
Black and White Night has everything and everybody in it. What a concert. Still don't know who he is? You have heard of "Pretty Woman" and "Only the Lonely?"

For Sale on Kijiji, Porcelain dolls

I am downsizing!

Queen Victoria porcelain doll.

19.5 " tall, with stand


Original clothes

- look under arts &

collectables on Kijiji


Queen Elizabeth I

- Black velvet with jewels and bows, opera pearls.




- 19.5" tall, with stand