Stories of the Traveling Stitch Markers

Please let me introduce you to 5 beautiful stitch markers.

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They are traveling the state of Virginia living in differnet knitting projects while they tour one of the 13 original states.

They began their journey 4 months ago in Appomattox where they enjoyed time with handspun and dyed yarn from a sheep named Liza and were photographed on a cannon.


Easter Sunday they attended church service while their tour guide played the organ in Greenwood.

Then it was off to the Shenandoah Valley where they had many adventures including a trip to the dentist and a 4th of July Celebration!

What's next for them to experience? Stay tuned.

Check out "Stories of the Traveling Stitch Markers" Group on Ravelry to read the adventures of other Stitch markers traveling in other states.


**** sigh...this was the best of about 10 pictures. they are beautiful! delicate!

Big ambitions

Jenni is going to knit 365 pairs of socks.

The Sock Summit "is making an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for “The Most Number of People Knitting Simultaneously”. 1600 seat ballroom.

Me? I'm knitting my 12th puppy blanket for Chesapeake Humane Society.

Need to go find yarn and cast on for one to take with me tomorrow to knit while watching the new Harry Potter movie. #12 is being knit in dark yarn and it would be hard to see when to change from knit to purl and from purl to knit in the dark.

Hmmm, I do have a lighted crochet hook......

Movie week

I like romantic movies, Paris, New York, Julia Child, blogging, food, Meryl Streep.

Bobbie received 14 free tickets to a preview of the movie "Julie & Julia". She shared them with 14 of her knitting friends.

It was wonderful.

Addicted!

The other afternoon, a thunderstorm blew in and power was knocked out. I knit for about an hour and then became restless. I tried to read, but the book light I have just doesn't do it for me. So I pulled out a deck of cards and played Solitaire until the power came back on 3 1/2 hours later.

After the power was restored, I thought...gee, I haven't played online Solitaire in a long time. I remembered that the Lifetime network had a games page so off I went. Played a few of the cards games and then went looking to see what else was offered.

And there it was....my favorite game even before online games were invented!


FIND IT

Don't go there or you to will have to play over and over and over until you become smug and know you've beat the game and then....it throws in a new item to find and your confindence is shattered and you have to play again and again because that damn white cat is hiding somewhere and you can't find it....

I have to go now. Um, dishes need to be washed, yeah, dishes....

Time traveler

Received my 19th century dress which is appropriate for the time of the Frances Land House.

Here's a close up of the print



A pretty blue flower with pale olive stems/leaves on a dark natural background. Cotton.

Here is a picture of the dress hanging on the closet door.



The front touches the top of my foot while the back of the dress goes into a small train. There are ties that will pull the gathers on the empire waist closed. I didn't do that before taking this picture.

There are problems though. I can get both of my arms through one sleeve. The edge of the neck sits on my shoulders which then makes the sleeves come way past my elbows. And lets not talk about how low and wide the front is.

At first I thought that my weird body shape had caused this. But no, the other Docent who ordered the same fabric dress was the same way. We have a feeling the seamstress used the wrong pattern for the top, (is that called the bodice?)

So, back they go to be fixed.

I will say that the cotton is very nice, the bodice lined and it's not as heavy as it looks.

But of course after what I'm wearing now (shift, pockets, petticoat, apron, vest, modesty scarf & mob cap one layer is going to feel light.

Harbinger Lavender Farm

ArtsyFish and I celebrate our birthdays a week apart. Our friend, Macadoodle, took us on a field trip to Harbinger Lavender Farm celebrate.


Harbinger Lavender Farm Gift Shop


The lavender was harvested in June, so we didn't get to cut our own.



Lavender drying in the barn



One of the lavender fields



Eucalyptis Tree


What I brought home.

I'm enjoying the Lavender/Goat milk soap. I plan to purchase a few bars at the Chesapeake Heritage Arts Festival in September.


One the way home, we stopped at The Weeping Radish. The BEST barbeque sandwhich I've ever eaten! And stops at 2 farmers markets for

Cherries, peaches, honey, cookies, cantelopes, and fudge!


It was a fantastic day spent with some great friends!

Fourh of July

Let's do some catching up....

ArtsyFish invited me to her neighborhood Fourth of July picnic. After taking this picture



The batteries on my camera died. But imagine a lovely lake right in the middle of a large neighborhood where people were swimming, boating and floating around. DJ was playing music and children and adults were encouraged to play tug of war, hula hoop, and other assorted games. Food was tasty: barbecue, hot dogs, burgers, and the assorted sides. And there was a nice breeze so flys and other buggy things were not hanging around.

The Fourth is also ArtsyFish's birthday, so we went back to her house and had birthday cupcakes and key lime ice cream.

Later, we went back down to the lakefront to watch the firewords. All around the lake neighbors were setting of some pretty good ones. And in the distance we could see the professional setting off the ones over Mt Trashmore.

It was a very nice day.