Morose musings

This weekend was fun. But today I'm struggling with depression and moodiness (probably related to pms).

I found a good home for two of my kitties at the place where we stayed for the weekend. It's a farm with horses and sheep, five barns, and a hayloft. I'm not at all worried about taking the kitten out to the hayloft as she was an outdoor kitty before she adopted me. Frosting, on the other hand, is a much spoiled house cat. She is fat and lazy, stresses easily, and I worry about her making the transition. I also worry about the coyotes since she is not at all outdoor saave. Still she doesn't like people so it seems like this would be a better situation for her. It tears at my heart.

We came home a bit early yesterday so I could go see Abi and baby in the hospital but either my phone isn't ringing or I'm not recognizing the ring, because I missed both of her calls and my chance to see them. I was terribly disappointed.

This morning, my mom and dad both tried to call and I didn't get their calls either. I guess, my grandmother (the one with lymphoma) is in the hospital with an atrial flutter and gall stones. She's scheduled to be shocked and have surgery today.--certainly risky business at her age.

So... I'm struggling with tears and a feeling of being overwhelmed.

Adventures in knitting

I decided to join the crowd of people learning to knit. I have be working with Ceridwen on socks for myself but thought that perhaps baby socks would be more useful at the moment. I started working on the peaches and cream cotton but I didn't like the way it turned out so I tore it out. I picked up some ultra fine wool but I'm not quite up to that challenge yet. I picked up some one oz skeins of a medium weight wool in some pretty colors so I tried that instead. I finished one sock last night (I've probably torn out enough for a dozen) but it seems a bit twisted. I don't think the pattern is great since I ran out of stitches before they ran out of decreases. Of course I could be doing something wrong, after all it's only the second thing I've tried to knit. I found a toe up pattern that I'm going to try next-- see if that works.
There are some really interesting knitting sites on the Web.

I've also committed myself to finishing a new outfit before coronet (2 weeks). I'm going to do a Jacobean jacket and a skirt. I don't have to wear a pair of bodies with that style of jacket so my hips will be more comfortable (at least until I can get my pair of bodies fitted better). I have a very pretty black wool set aside to make a skirt and doublet. I'll make the skirt first. Then I have a heavy teal wool or some green wool (and probably other options) from which to choose to make the jacket. When I have done this jacket, and have a good pattern, I have an animal brocade to make up too, but not first. I think this is my Saturday project, after my eye exam (And if I'm honest probably will spill into Sunday too).

There are so many projects I want to do but I'm having a hard time settling on one. It's "Ooooh, I'll try...Ooooh that's cool...Oooooh....OOhhh." *shaking head* I'm worse than a magpie in a sea of shinys.