Kiss My Knits!

Turtlegirl76 and illiane and I got together this weekend for a fun afternoon of spinning yarn while drinking coffee with Bailey’s in it. I haven’t had alcohol in years, and after the way I felt later that day, I won’t be having it again for a long while. File it under “it seemed like a good idea at the time.”

Also, Turtlegirl’s single-treadle Ashford Traveller needed lots of mechanical help. I think that particular model may be made of chewing gum wrappers and twine. I think we finally got the best of it, but Turtlegirl can still safely blame all her spinning troubles on that wheel and get away with it.


As for me, my yarn is still awful, but it’s getting better!

So y’all probably don’t know this, but I’m not bad at blackjack. I mean, I’m not going to break the bank at Vegas or anything, but as a rule, I do all right.

At a company Christmas party in the 90’s, we went across the state line to South Carolina and had a gambling party. We got X number of chips and played various gambling games, and at the end of the night got to bid on prizes. I won the bed and dresser that we still have in our bedroom.

Of course, next year I lost all my chips within the first 15 minutes, but that’s neither here nor there.

Anywho, for the holidays, the Dragonrealms Gamemasters had a little in-game blackjack tourney. And guess who won? Yeah, baby! Many, many thanks to GM Rinae for putting that together. I’m already going over my Amazon wish list to decide what to spend my gift certificate on.

Woo! Vice pays!

Side note: Emily had an excellent day. There is apparently a new assistant in the class on Mondays, and yes, he was very helpful in helping her stay calm after a rough start. She did great. We hit the post office, where the clerk gave her a lollipop, then Starbucks, where she got a giant black and white cookie. Then we came home and because it was so beautiful we ran some footraces. Then, apparently having some excess sugar in her system from that huge cookie, she revved around the front yard on her imaginary scooter. Go girl!

Well, Emily had a bad day on Friday. Both of them shared a commonality, which sparked an “aha!” moment for me.

(Pics are of Emily with a cousin from Christmas. She’s the one with the brown hair and pink shirt. Heh.)
Long post about the issue