Saturday morning cartoons
I used to love Saturday morning cartoons. I remember getting up and watching the Smurfs in my pj’s, back when The Monchhichis were the only Japanese-inpsired cartoon around (and none of us knew it at the time because it was produced by Hanna Barbera). The Flintstones, the Jetsens, Tom & Jerry (the real Tom & Jerry, not the new Tom & Jerry Tales I seem to have stumbled on this morning), and the Great Space Coaster were all weekday cartoons, but they were good too. There was a point in this somewhere, something about how Saturday morning cartoons these days all seem to be about saving the world from evil and having amazing special powers which just seems.. boring. *shrug*
Anyway, last time I mentioned I’d try to get pictures of the blue jeans handwarmers, so here you are:
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It’s a little muted, but the flash washed it out so much it was no where near true. I’m holding two strands of the yarn together, which is making these a little stiffer than I think they’re intended to be, but I like them and I think the recipient will, too. Since taking this, I’ve finished all but the thumb on this one. I’m doing a modified version of Dashing (modified in that I made it shorter by leaving out one of the cable repeats in the cuff and two rows from the hand length), which should be perfect for the recipient.
And a bonus picture because I don’t think I posted it before:
This is some merino that I got from a fleece or spinning swap awhile back. The label is in a language I don’t read, but apparently merino is merino in that language, too. It’s really a joy to spin up and it’s been very fun to watch the color changes. I was a little worried about the brightness of the pink, but it’s much more muted in the singles and really works well with the blues and greens.
Random Wednesday.
Massages, particularly massages before chiropractic adjustments, are some sort of magic. I love my massage therapist (Renee). I love that she’s not afraid to try new things, or to use a little more pressure on the tough spots. I love that my back starts to relax from the moment I first feel her hands.
It’s staying lighter longer these days (funny how that always happens around this time of year.. someone should investigate that.. *smile*) and that is most definitely good and welcome. Now if it would just. stop. snowing.
The blue jean yarn is still mostly yarn, but after finishing most of what I thought might be a complete fingerless glove I realized that there was no way the recipient would be able to get her hand through the cuff, so I ripped it back and started again, this time holding the yarn doubled. It’s a bit stiffer, but still stretchy and I think it will work this time. Not sure when I’ll motivate enough to take pictures.
My older sister celebrated her 9th birth day last week. She had a good day, and that makes me happy.
I wish that I could keep everything in alignment throughout the month so that every day I felt as good sitting upright as I do today. I try, but things inevitably slip and slide and end up wacky again.
The photo CD that I got at Christmas of all the photos of my niblings over the last year works on my computer. It didn’t on mom’s or on my sister’s, and she’d already deleted the originals. So I’m happy it works on mine and need to figure out how to copy it for mom and my sister.
I think we’re knocking out the wall between two of the three upstairs bedrooms.
My dad made me 9 really beautiful drop spindles from a variety of hardwoods. Again, I’ll try to remember to take pictures soon. They are of varying weights and some of them will be divine for the silk I have where others will by ideal for plying.
