The California Poppies are so beautiful. 
The ducks are out...ducking or whatever ducks do.
The turtles have been sunbathing.I love spring time.
April 7, 2011
The weather here has gone from raining and 50 to sunny and in the upper 70's lower 80's over night. So naturally I've been getting outside as much as possible. It's too gorgeous not to. I've been walking the dogs on a daily basis which is good for everyone.
The California Poppies are so beautiful.
The ducks are out...ducking or whatever ducks do.
The turtles have been sunbathing.
The California Poppies are so beautiful. The ducks are out...ducking or whatever ducks do.The turtles have been sunbathing.
April 6, 2011
Book #26 of the 50 Book Challenge...
The Time Machine by H.G. WellsFrom Goodreads.com:
When the "Time Traveller" courageously stepped out of his machine for the first time, he found himself in the year 802,700 - and everything had changed. In another, more utopian age, creatures seemed to dwell together in perfect harmony. The Time Traveller thought he could study these marvelous beings - unearth their secret and then return to his own time - until he discovered that his invention, his only avenue of escape, had been stolen. (H. G. Well's famous novel of one man's astonishing journey beyond the conventional limits of the imagination first appeared in 1895. It won him immediate recognition, and has been regarded ever since as one of the great masterpieces in the literature of science fiction).
My take:
3 out of 5 stars. I liked it but I didn't love it. I was hoping there would be more explanation of why one race of people in the future lived above ground and one lived below ground and what happened to cause it to be this way. But it was ok.
April 5, 2011
Book# 25 of the 50 Book Challenge...
From Goodreads.com:
Set twelve years after the shambling zombie masses have overrun Manhattan, America, and the world, Monster Planet is the mind-blowing conclusion to what must be the scariest trilogy ever. Oceans of blood, scattered limbs, wanton violence, and general mayhem abound, along with revivified mummies, a Welsh sorcerer, and Wellington's signature brand of cool high-tech weaponry and sly humor — zombies, after all, are the ultimate consumers. What do the undead want, aside from fresh meat? Do the steadily diminishing number of humans who have somehow managed to survive over a decade of living hell stand a chance on a planet where they've been reduced to the status of prey? It all ends here, on Monster Planet.
My take:
3 out of 5 stars. I liked it but I didn't love it. This is the third book in the series. I think out of the three books, number 1 was the best. All and all, not a bad book but I think I would have like more back story on the main character Sarah.
Also on a side note, this was book 25 out of 50 for the challenge. I'm not officially 50% done. I can't believe it. It's been so fun and I've gotten to read some really awesome books that I might not have read otherwise.
April 4, 2011
Book# 24 of the 50 Book Challenge...
Swan Song by Robert McCammon
Swan Song by Robert McCammon From Goodreads.com:
In a world born of nuclear rage, an ancient evil roams a devastated America. . . He is the Man with the Scarlet Eye. He has gathered under his power the forces of human greed and madness, searching for a child who has the gift of life, the child named Swan. And when the mighty forces of good and evil finally clash against the nightmare landscape of the new world, no one will escape.
My take:
5 out of 5 stars. Reminded me of my favorite book of all time, The Stand by Stephen King. Both books are about the epic fight between good and evil, God and the Devil. Love it. First 5 star rating of the year. But if you decide to read this book, please be aware this book is huge. Almost 900 pages. By far the biggest book I've read this year. At one point I thought I was going to need a forklift to drag this book around with me.
April 3, 2011
KniCroBlo Week, Day 7: Your Knitting or Crochet Time.
You’d think that this would be a very easy post. All I’ve got to do is talk about my time. For some reason, I’ve been struggling with this one. For that reason, I’m going to employ the Who, What, When, Where and How of writing.
Who: Me, Hubbs, two dogs and a cat.
What: Knitting
When: Usually after work once the chores are done or on the weekends when we’re not running errands.
Where: Like most people I have a favorite spot in the house. It used to be on the couch but then we got a new entertainment center and rearranged the living room so now I have a chair with an ottoman. It’s covered with a quilt that I made when I first started quilting about 7 years ago. The chair itself if from the 60’s and is cream colored with blue strips. The cream colored chair is the reason for the quilt. Unless I put something in the chair, the second you leave the house or if the dog thinks you’re not paying attention to what he’s doing, he hops up in my chair for a rest. The quilt is cream and pastel colors but at least I can toss that in the washing machine if it gets muddy or covered in dog hair (it’s frequently both). I have a little side table that came from China with my Grandpa Jack when he was a Merchant Marine in the 40’s and 50’s. One the table I usually have my 32 oz water bottle, my notions can and any other necessary objects. It also holds the TV remotes, Kleenex and a side lamp. I recently got a new lamp that is directly over the chair to give me better lighting. Our house has the worst lighting. I’m pretty sure we have more lamps per capita then any other home in the country.
How: No knitting is to be done without the personal approval of the cat. She’s generally on my lap making sure that 1) I don’t make a break for it or 2) that my yarn meets with her approval. At least once an hour she does her test of yarn integrity by batting at the yarn and attempting to bite through it. While this is going on there is generally a dog dropping a slimy ball into my lap wanting it to be thrown for him while the other dog waits for the first dog to run by in order to pounce on him and start a dog wrestle mania. While all of that is going on the TV is generally on tuned to any number of programs. But I treat TV like radio. And then I tune it out. It sounds cayotic when I put in writing but it works for me.
You’d think that this would be a very easy post. All I’ve got to do is talk about my time. For some reason, I’ve been struggling with this one. For that reason, I’m going to employ the Who, What, When, Where and How of writing.
Who: Me, Hubbs, two dogs and a cat.
What: Knitting
When: Usually after work once the chores are done or on the weekends when we’re not running errands.
Where: Like most people I have a favorite spot in the house. It used to be on the couch but then we got a new entertainment center and rearranged the living room so now I have a chair with an ottoman. It’s covered with a quilt that I made when I first started quilting about 7 years ago. The chair itself if from the 60’s and is cream colored with blue strips. The cream colored chair is the reason for the quilt. Unless I put something in the chair, the second you leave the house or if the dog thinks you’re not paying attention to what he’s doing, he hops up in my chair for a rest. The quilt is cream and pastel colors but at least I can toss that in the washing machine if it gets muddy or covered in dog hair (it’s frequently both). I have a little side table that came from China with my Grandpa Jack when he was a Merchant Marine in the 40’s and 50’s. One the table I usually have my 32 oz water bottle, my notions can and any other necessary objects. It also holds the TV remotes, Kleenex and a side lamp. I recently got a new lamp that is directly over the chair to give me better lighting. Our house has the worst lighting. I’m pretty sure we have more lamps per capita then any other home in the country.
How: No knitting is to be done without the personal approval of the cat. She’s generally on my lap making sure that 1) I don’t make a break for it or 2) that my yarn meets with her approval. At least once an hour she does her test of yarn integrity by batting at the yarn and attempting to bite through it. While this is going on there is generally a dog dropping a slimy ball into my lap wanting it to be thrown for him while the other dog waits for the first dog to run by in order to pounce on him and start a dog wrestle mania. While all of that is going on the TV is generally on tuned to any number of programs. But I treat TV like radio. And then I tune it out. It sounds cayotic when I put in writing but it works for me.
April 2, 2011
KniCroBlo Week, Day 6: Something to Aspire to.
See these socks?
© Interweave
I want to make these socks soooo badly. I can cast on. I can turn a heel. I can decrease I can bind off but the one thing I can't do is do the color work. I don't know how, but I so want to learn. I'd love to make these socks for my Gram.
Goal number 5 for 2011 is learn to do color work. And goal number 6 is to knit 2 pairs of socks from Around the World in Knitted Socks for Gram. These socks are from that book. I could do two goals for 2011 in one pair of socks.
Color work is scary. Two yarns. People with thingies on their fingers. I don't know.
My mom gave me Mastering Color Knitting by Melissa Leapman for my birthday. I really want to do some of the projects from this book but I really need to finish a couple other things before I start doing any color work. And really, it's time for me to challenge myself in my knitting. All the basics I feel that I've pretty much mastered. So it's time. And socks might be a good thing to start with, small project that wouldn't be too much of an investment in yarn or time to determine if I even want to keep going with color work.
I don't know who I'm trying to convience...me or you.
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