Everything I need . . .

I've got the pattern.  I've got the needles.  I've got the yarn.  (Of course I do - there is no lack of yarn around these parts!!)

Now all I need is a cup of tea.  And my DVR.  And perhaps some chocolate.

Yup, I guess I've also got my mojo back!!

Bloopers!!!!

So it's day 19 of NaBloPoMo and I'm starting to run dry.  Luckily my friend Kerri had a great idea that I'm totally stealing.  Yup, I'm posting a blooper reel because I have no other blog content.

I've done a couple of Diabetes Vlogs.  Unfortunately, before I took my "Making Movies" course, I never saved any of my raw footage.  I always shot in one take because I didn't know how to edit clips together.  If I made a mistake, I stopped the camera, deleted the video and started again.  So the only footage I have to work with is from my hobby vlog.  Luckily, I suck in front of the camera, so there were a few clips just waiting to be put on a blooper reel!!  Also luckily, this vlog was about knitting, so I can get away with posting it here.  And K.C. is featured at the end of the video - and I know she's been the star of this vlog lately.

Hope you enjoy it!!

Mojo is a No Go . . .

I have a confession to make.  I haven't done any knitting this week.  And I don't miss the feel of my needles and yarn one bit.

I don't understand why this happens sometimes.  After Rhinebeck and Stitches East I was filled with knitting enthusiasm.  I was happily knitting on projects old and new.  And then, suddenly, bam.  The knitting urge goes missing.

Does this happen to you?  What do you think causes it?  And most importantly, what gets your knitting  mojo going again???

At long last . . . .

one of my oldest projects is off the needles.

You might have noticed I didn't say it was finished.  That's because it's been sitting around for a few weeks waiting for a soaking and blocking.  To say I procrastinate a lot would be putting it mildly.  Especially since this was cast on in February of 2008!!  Please do call me out on my laziness and guilt me into getting this blocked so I can do a proper FO post!!!

Of course, I guess I have to steal it back from the "kitten" first!!

** She's not really a kitten - she's about three years old and has already had a litter of her own kittens before she was rescued.  But she's a petite little thing, so I call her "kitten".

Meme Monday - Thanksgiving Meme

I saw this new Meme last night over at Lynne's blog. Is Thanksgiving really next week already?  Well then, I guess I'd better get this Thanksgiving Meme done!  I'll preface this by saying I have never cooked a Thanksgiving dinner.  We always go to my parent's house for Thanksgiving.  I don't know what I'm going to do when their house finally sells and they move to Tennessee.  I just keep telling myself it will never actually happen.  Denial is a great coping mechanism.

1.What are the traditional favorites?  I guess our only tradition is to start the meal with "macaroni".  When I was little, we had Thanksgiving at my grandmother's every year.  The first course was always home-made fettuccine and ravioli.  We still start our Thanksgiving meal this way - although it's usually with either lasagna or those fresh pastas you buy in the grocery store.  Maybe this year I'll make the home-made macaroni just like Grammy did.

2.What new recipes will you try this year? We don't usually try any new recipies for the holidays.  Do you have one to suggest?

3.What part of the meal do you never compromise?  Mashed potatoes.  I HATE THEM and will never ever eat them.  No compromise.  My mom hates them too.  She always makes them for the rest of the family and makes baked potatoes for the two of us!

4.Who gets to carve the turkey?  My dad carves it every year.

5.Family style around the table or buffet style and everyone sits wherever there's room?  We always do dinner family style around the table - but all of the food my mom cooks never fits.  So the salad and pasta is served buffet style from the hutch.

6.How many will be at your table this year?  Unfortunately we'll be smaller than usual this year.  My brother is in Colorado.  My aunt and uncle won't be able to make it down from Maine, because my aunt was recently diagnosed with leukemia and is going through chemo.  So we'll have 7 of us - me and Pete, Mom and Dad, my other aunt and uncle and Pete's brother.

7.Three best pies for Thanksgiving dessert?  Although I don't like Pumpkin Pie, you have to serve it at Thanksgiving!  My favorite are Apple Crumb and Coconut Creme.  My mom usually has all three, and blueberry too.  Yes, that's right, seven people and four pies!!

8.Cranberry sauce...yeah or nay?  Nay - I don't like it.  And it always gets forgotten in the fridge - so even those who do like it don't get to indulge.

9.What time do you eat Thanksgiving dinner?  We usually go to my parent's house around 1:00 and sit down at the table around 2:00.

10.Favorite leftover?  That's a tough one, because I really like all of the leftovers.  I guess my favorites are the turkey and the pies.