tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post7986349400935505819..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-5057489803398129562015-08-10T16:37:38.511+01:002015-08-10T16:37:38.511+01:00I've come up with the perfect solution for tha...I've come up with the perfect solution for that knitting guilt. I'm writing a knitting book (very slowly and will be self-published) so all knitting is research, samples, pattern tries, that sort of thing. Yup, the current Fountain Pen Shawl is an example of how lace can get lost in exuberant color changes and how that's not a bad or good thing, just a thing that you may care about.Melfinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939155022202916671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-43322758546659117212015-08-10T15:54:15.234+01:002015-08-10T15:54:15.234+01:00Giving cats their freedom is all well and good unt...Giving cats their freedom is all well and good until something happens to them. We live in a semi-rural area and had outdoor cats for years since we also had lots of mice in the fields. They had access to the garage when necessary. They were constantly prey to cars on the road (even though there were 25 or more acres of land surrounding us to inhabit) and coyotes. Every few years we were having to replace. If I were to have one now, it would be a house cat only.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627928144398775810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-53006444400668493472015-08-10T14:56:35.246+01:002015-08-10T14:56:35.246+01:00I'm all in favor of knitting, reading, listeni...I'm all in favor of knitting, reading, listening to good radio programs, at any time of the day or night - be flexible!<br />Janet McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15880727343480118213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-51903212955920369812015-08-10T14:47:12.431+01:002015-08-10T14:47:12.431+01:00When no one else is here, I make a large milky cof...When no one else is here, I make a large milky coffee and sit in the living room and knit and listen to music--before breakfast. It makes a perfect start to the day, and I usually have a full complement of animals to keep me company. A few days ago, cat #2 purloined a very small ball of yarn, and silently played with it in the dining room, creating a true cat's cradle around the table and chair legs.GrannyPurplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-27813314297259377272015-08-10T13:34:47.446+01:002015-08-10T13:34:47.446+01:00My experience is that two cats are less trouble th...My experience is that two cats are less trouble than one as they entertain themselves and need less of my attention. <br /><br />I hope you continue to knit in sin in the afternoon...kayTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-20912246316834148562015-08-10T12:54:38.685+01:002015-08-10T12:54:38.685+01:00I'm with Shandy. How can it be frivolous when...I'm with Shandy. How can it be frivolous when you are listening to academics discuss Pliny the Younger? Your description of ideal cat lifestyle reminded me of the Just So Stories Cat. Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-11113428281228322112015-08-10T09:23:11.663+01:002015-08-10T09:23:11.663+01:00Re knitting and reading: I've discovered the p...Re knitting and reading: I've discovered the pleasures of downloaded Radio 4 on my MP3 - "In Our Time" on "Mrs Dalloway", for example. Listening to Melvyn and a group of academics while your hands are free to knit makes the most of the afternoon.<br />Good to hear that your husband is on the mend. It must be bewildering for him to be still in limbo.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com