Finished socks, more projects to start!

Here is the finished pair of socks! Got up at 5:45am with a NEED to get the toe done on sock #2!
Done by 6:30 with plenty of time to photograph them and get ready for work!
I'm now at work trying to get paperwork out of the way so I can work on my Voyager lace stole that others in my KAL group are 1/2 done with!!! I'm on row 2 of the first of 40 repeats!! AHHHHH!
My 52 Pair Plunge sock KAL and my Mystery shawl KAL start on June 1! Sorry...for those that don't know....KAL is Knit a long--online people knit same project. Mystery KAL's are where once a week (usually) a part of the pattern or chart are revealed. No one knows the final outcome. You have to KAL to find out what the finished project looks like! I've always wanted to do each of these and had to click on JOIN for each one!!!! The 52 pair plunge is one pair of socks per week for a year!!! Wish me luck!!!! Also this past week I finally put some of my finished work in our friends picture framing/art gallery and I sold some things!!! I even bartered a scarf before I left for some art for Abraham and I from an artist who brought in her goods while I was there for an upcoming show! I'll find out everyone's links and post them here later! Well, have to get back to work! Talk to you all later!

Day off hanging around!

Here is my friend Brenda working on another of her amazing art projects. I'm sitting here realizing how many talented people I have in my life!! I'll have to post a "gallery opening" and show off some of their work!!

Today is a day off from work, started the day by running errands and then home to do such fun things as fix the toilet-no more dripping sound- finish taking out the false ceiling in the bathroom-now scraping and painting to do! I am now starting another pair of socks which I'll post later!

Important people...

Just wanted to add a few more pictures to say hello to those in my 'inner' circle! It takes a lot to get there and even more to stay!!

First....my best friend and life partner Abraham...

Here is my sister-friend Mickey at work...I'm so jealous!!

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Here is my bestest bud and fiber mentor Margie in character as Auntie Pita at Renaissance Faire selling her wares.... yarn and spinning fiber of course!!!

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A closet fiber addict or What color for my gift?

Here I am at work having my lunch thinking about something I heard the other day.

How many of us smell the yarn or fiber as part of the introduction process? My buddy, Geanine, gets just as excited as I do when a package of yarn or spinning fiber comes to our office. The first thing she does is smell the fiber, thrilled when it shares the smell of the animal and the farm from where it came. The best part? She isn't a knitter or spinner - unless you count the many hundreds of miles she does in her spinning class...the other type of spinning!

Here is a picture of her 'trying on' some yarn my sister sent. http://www.hudsonvalleysheepandwoolco.com/

A night out with my best friends!

Here is our oh-so-excited friend Gisel checking out my blog!

We were doing the monthly Downtown Long Beach (CA) Art Walk and found this great coffee house with free internet service! Gisel graciously bought drinks for Abraham and myself and agreed to become part of my blog! I'm going to start 'borrowing' some of the wonderful photographs she takes to share with everyone!

I'm at work again....just finished payroll and am taking a much deserved break! I'll get back to the paperwork in a minute! I also have to send out an email to my sister Valerie in New York. HI VALERIE!!!!! Haven't been that good with the communication and want to send her a link to this blog!

So...back to work....then home to get some knitting and spinning done!!! More on that later!

Have a great Mother's Day!!!