My Office - Day 6

I don't really know what you call these things - Pin Frames??  I'm not sure - they are tiny little pins/nails and you press it and get a shape - in this case, my hand....

What makes this so special that I am giving it a blog entry?  It was my brother's!  It makes me think of him and my sister-in-law.  He always kept is sitting beside his recliner at home.  After he passed and I was helping my sister-in-law pack the house, she gave it to me.  I know it is just a novelty but when I look at it, I think of my brother.  I know he touched it and played with it many times.  It is nice to have something of his sitting in my office that I can look at every day.

W.I.P. Wednesday

Here is my KAL Sock Progress - I finished week 4 and today week 5 will be released.  I am amazed that I have made it this far without getting frustrated or just plain giving up.

I am also amazed that I am all caught up with the rest of the KAL members, since I was a week late starting due to getting the supplies a week after the KAL started.

I was so nervous about using DPNs - this section (the gusset of the sock) was the part I was most concerned about because it looks so difficult and I admit, it was the most challenging of all the parts so far but Marly Bird made it so easy. I just followed along with her instructions step by step and made it though without any problems at all.  She is a great instructor!!

I suspect the next 2 sections will be a breeze since I think I've made it through the trickiest part of making socks.

Now I want to make a pair using real sock yarn (this project uses worsted weight wool, and I love the yarn but want to try the fun self striping sock yarns)

#marlybird #chicsheep

My Office - Day 5

My friend and co-worker, Tammy, gave us all little stuffed animals. They used to belong to her kids and she was downsizing a bit...she gave me Terk!  Tarzan is one of my favorite Disney movies so Terk was a perfect choice for me (voice in the Disney film by Rosie O'Donnell).

Tammy still works at our company but is in a different division (movin' on up!) and so I don't see her as often as I'd like but whenever I look at Terk sitting on my shelf, it reminds me of Tammy and her wonderful sense of humor!

My Office - Day 4

I am not a coffee drinker but I love hot tea

I have a couple of mugs and get a lot of joy drinking out of them.

One of them is my Little Red Riding Hood Mug - so cute!!  The Big Bad Wolf is holding a red umbrella over her head and the umbrella is removable and is actually a lid to help keep your tea warm while you are not sipping it.  This is great for a busy office worker, trust me!

The other mug is a more recent purchase.  My favorite show is Grey's Anatomy.  I have watched it from Day 1 and will watch it until the very end - I still love it ! It is one of the shows that I look forward to each and every week.  The fictional hospital in the show is called Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

Here is what the back of the Red Riding Hood mug looks like.  Super duper cute, right? (Note, it includes the strainer inside)

I think I paid $6.99 for this mug and I recently looked it up and it is going for $3,000!!!  Wow! Guess I made a good investment in this little mug, huh?

Funny Friday

My Office - Day 3

I have a couple of pieces of art in my office and I love them both (otherwise I would have them, right?)

The first one has a kind of funny story to it.  About 20 years ago, my sister started working at a new company and in their office space, was this painting.  It is hand painted but someone named "Hill"

I believe it was there when they moved into the office space and no one at her company liked it AT ALL...they disliked it so much they put it in an empty office and it was just propped up on the floor against a wall (turned facing the wall). 

When I went to see my sister's new office, she was giving me the tour and I saw this and picked it up.  I said "Why is this beautiful painting sitting here - it should be hanging up for all to see".  She said "You LIKE that?"  I said "Yes", she said "Well, you can have it!!"

I was thrilled!  I guess beauty really is in the eye of the beholder.  I loved the colors and the scene - it makes me feel like I am in Greece or Italy walking along the edge of the Mediterranean Sea.

I promptly took it to work and hung it up (in my former office) and when I moved to my current job, it came with me.  I love looking at it...it is calming and pretty and whoever painted it is very talented (at least in my eyes).  I wish I knew who it was so I could tell them how much joy their painting has brought to me over the years.

(Just so you know, in general, I love paintings/pictures with boats)

The other piece of art is very special to me because a former co-worker painted it for me.  He is quiet talented and gave some of his original paintings to a few select co-workers and we are all lucky to have them (he has since retired - good for him!)

Most of his paintings are of mountains, forests and streams - but mine is the only one that is a bit different from his usual style.  He knew, from my other painting (above) that I like the water...so he painted this beautiful stormy lighthouse for me.  Whenever I look at it, I think of the time and love he put in this painting and of course, I think of him.

I added the frame myself.  I think the art is beautiful.

W.I.P. Wednesday

I mentioned last week that I decided to participate in a Knit-a-Long (KAL) and knit my first pair of socks.

I was about a week behind everyone because I found out about the KAL the day it started so had to wait for my supplies to arrive (the yarn isn't available in stores and had to be ordered on-line)

Anyway, due to a rainy weekend, I stayed in pretty much all weekend and I got caught up to everyone else. 

I am officially half-way through knitting my first pair of socks...I think they look pretty good so far.  Today the 4th part (of 6) is released and it is the gusset - which I feel will be the most challenging but I've made it so far so I have confidence I can do it!

#chicsheep #marleybird

 Part 2 - The Legs

Part 3 - The Heels