Knitting Projects

This is my red scarf that I made for OFA's Red Scarf Project. I found a great variegated yarn that is red throughout but twisted with other colors: yellow, lavendar yellow and blue. I decided to make a hat to match since I had some leftover yarn.

The picture shown here was taken in San Francisco. I bought the t-shirt at Ghiradelli Square. It says "In the beginning there was the word. And the word was Chocolate. And it was good." It was too cute to pass up - so I had to buy it.

Last weekend my daughter and I visited my son in San Francisco. My son's new apartment is great and he is happy and healthy. Leaving was hard, but made a bit easier by the fact that I knew he had a nice place to lay his head, is safe and warm and not really that far away. I still miss him though.

You can see the two scarves that I made for 2007 here. I would like to write more, but I have revised this short post many times already because I am too tired. I will write more on me tomorrow - just wanted to post these pictures.

Sweater for Ellie

This is the first knitted sweater that I have made. It is for my friend's daughter, Ellie. It was fun to make and I hope she likes the ruffles on the bottom. I love working with varigated yarns because there are so many colors. Ellie loves red and I hope she loves this sweater. Her birthday is in November, but I doubt that I will wait until then to send it. Ellie lives in Boston with her mom, Kathryn, and her dad Dave. You can read about their adventures here.

Kabul - a poem

I am starting to read "A Thousand Splendid Suns" today and wanted to find the poem that the title came from. This poem was written in the 17th Century by Saib-e-Tabrizi

KABUL
(Translated by Dr. Josephine Davis)
Ah! How beautiful is Kabul encircled by her arid mountains
And Rose, of the trails of thorns she envies
Her gusts of powdered soil, slightly sting my eyes
But I love her, for knowing and loving are born of this same dust

My song exhalts her dazzling tulips
And at the beauty of her trees, I blush
How sparkling the water flows from Pul-I-Bastaan!
May Allah protect such beauty from the evil eye of man!

Khizr chose the path to Kabul in order to reach Paradise
For her mountains brought him close to the delights of heaven
From the fort with sprawling walls, A Dragon of protection
Each stone is there more precious than the treasure of Shayagan

Every street of Kabul is enthralling to the eye
Through the bazaars, caravans of Egypt pass
One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs
And the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls

Her laughter of mornings has the gaiety of flowers
Her nights of darkness, the reflections of lustrous hair
Her melodious nightingales, with passion sing their songs
Ardent tunes, as leaves enflamed, cascading from their throats

And I, I sing in the gardens of Jahanara, of Sharbara
And even the trumpets of heaven envy their green pastures

Randomness Meme #2

week of June24: TV favs
what is your favorite....

1. Tv show Grey's Anatomy
2. Snack while watching tv Popcorn - what else is there?
3. Tv personality Oprah Winfrey
4. Time to watch tv In the evening
5. Place to watch tv In my living room.

Back to the Rack - Saturday Special

1. What's the oddest thing you've ever returned?:Do you return things you don't like or just keep them?: I would have to say a car
   
2. Do you return things you don't like or just keep them?: I usually return them.
   
3. What's the largest item you've ever returned?: A car.
   
4. Have you ever returned a dress/outfit you wore to a special occasion?: No, I haven't.

Lensday Challenge: Sky

This picture was taken near Solvang. I don't remember the name of the lake but it is the perfect picture for today's word "Sky".

Ten Favorite Movies to Quote

The Princess Bride - "My name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." "As you wish".

Back to the Future - "You gonna order something, kid? Ah, yeah...Give me a Tab. Tab? I can't give you a tab unless you order something. All right, give me a Pepsi Free. You want a Pepsi, PAL, you're gonna pay for it."

Terminator - "I'll be back."

Young Frankenstein - "Wow, look at those knockers." "Want to go for a roll in the hay?" "What hump?"

Somewhere In Time - "Is it you?" "Come back to me."

Joe vs. the Volcano - "You mean you were diagnosed with something called a brain cloud and didn't ask for a second opinion?" "I tell you one thing, though. Wherever we go, whatever we do, we're gonna take this luggage with us! "

Overboard - "I was short and FAT?" "I remember you, you're that carpenter guy who hates me." "Mom's don't leave." "Mrs. Burbridge, would you come over here for a moment? Has it *escaped your attention* that these children have head to toe poison oak?"

Castaway - "WILSON." "I'll be right back."

Casablanca - "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine."

Star Wars - "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you're my only hope. "