tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49786003540896696882011-12-12T01:20:13.024-06:00Socks AppealSorchanoreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-49116031523481250382007-09-13T11:19:00.000-05:002007-09-13T11:20:48.368-05:00One Thousand WordsWii would like to playSorchanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-24094194448224906912007-08-30T11:33:00.000-05:002007-08-30T11:34:10.292-05:00Some Things are just TOO funny to pass up! My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Her Grace Lady Sorcha the Indefatigable of Peevish St Victor Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title Sorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-19275481926435435872007-08-17T09:36:00.000-05:002007-08-17T09:56:28.078-05:00How do you know when to (or when not to) blog?Ever feel like it's not as bad, or as real or as scary or whatever if you don't write it down?We are wanting to move from Texas. Kathy has been applying for jobs within her profession since the end of May. The very first one she applied for sort of/almost/kinda hired her, but just hours before their HR dept could call her, the funding for hiring was pulled. The next one wanted to hire herSorchanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-4226409993936644592007-08-16T10:42:00.000-05:002007-08-16T10:54:49.607-05:00Prayer Shawl Completed and on it's WayFor some reason the colours of this yarn simply REFUSE to be photographed. I swear... next time I am buying the "Lindsay Lohan, Please Take My Picture" yarn.Anyway, Kathy's aunt is home from the Hospital and on the mend.... shawl is winging it's way to her as we speak/type/read, and coffee was had by all.Sorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-9280696617141418442007-08-15T10:09:00.000-05:002007-08-15T10:24:56.091-05:00That old Ravelry Magic has you under it's spell...Ravelry. The best idea to ever ruin a knitter. Take several thousand needle clicking, yarn stashing, pattern collecting enablers, and put them on a website together. Give them forums to write in, and databases to organize their stash and projects in. Let them make their own clubs, each with their own forums. Give them a way to look at everyone else's stash and patterns and WIPs and FOs. YesSorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-21652540820409305762007-08-02T16:48:00.000-05:002007-08-02T17:05:53.398-05:00States MemeOk, the goal here is to BOLD the states you have been to, underline the states you have lived in, and italicize the state you are in now....But... I seem to really suck at this so I am going to try colors insteadRed where I have visitedBlue where I have livedGreen where I live nowAlabama / Alaska / Arizona / Arkansas / California / Colorado / Connecticut / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Hawaii /Sorchanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-20927023324028776682007-08-02T12:16:00.000-05:002007-08-02T13:59:54.503-05:00Not every day is goldenThe last few days have been less than pleasant as life has been handing out the anti-candy lately.Kathy's aunt was taken to the hospital monday in grave condition. We learned of it mon night and Kathy was on a plane to KC tues morning. With her parents still driving across country from Las Vegas, Kathy was the first family member to arrive, and so had her hands full finding out what had Sorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-88768635573576259462007-07-29T19:56:00.000-05:002007-07-29T20:01:02.667-05:00Only Lily Tomlin has more PhoneYes folks, you know this tune. We've been humming it for weeks now. It's the we'll call you by the end of next week song. Star of stage and cinema! But what's this? An email from Denver? Kathy is next on their list of people to call to hire? Can't help but wonder how Denver will react should they learn Kathy's is a lot more expensive now than she was when they first started stringing her Sorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-52494554947127256982007-07-26T18:41:00.001-05:002007-07-26T18:45:30.532-05:00It's Done!No longer merely Pi in the sky... my Pi Shawl now reaches the sky!We had to finally take it outside to finish the blocking process as there was nowhere inside to keep this petite little key fob-like bit O' FripperySorchanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-13206521091973481682007-07-26T08:54:00.000-05:002007-07-26T09:20:21.411-05:00Waiting for the Phone to Ring ..... AgainKathy got back from her interview in Rochester last night. They seemed to like how she could fit into the team and the new extra skills she would be bringing to the job. They told her she is on the short list for the job, although if you take everything they told it sounds like a short list of one. Oh, and they gave her nice parting gifts. Nice ones.. a ceramic coffee mug with the company Sorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-45021623743481394082007-07-23T19:43:00.000-05:002007-07-23T19:47:42.539-05:00Lookit What The House Elves Found....Must finish book then start socks.... must finish book......Sorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-39956687080426665262007-07-20T19:52:00.000-05:002007-07-21T12:12:57.468-05:00Word from DenverWell, Kathy was finally able to get the ppl in Denver to give her a fairly straight answer... not a good answer, but at least now we know. Bleh!However, it looks like instead of Denver, we will be moving to Rochester NY.Neither one of us know a thing about Rochester, so I guess I get to do serious research every time I sit down for a minute between mad packing of boxes.Of course, Rochester means Sorchanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-18261532888162177492007-07-17T13:16:00.000-05:002007-07-17T13:32:54.987-05:00Sock Swap QuestionnaireHogwarts Sock Swap Questionnaire1. What Hogwarts house have you been sorted into?Hufflepuff2. Shoe size?9.5 or 10 depending on shoe style40 or 41 european3. Foot Length?10 inches4. Foot Circumference?10" at ball and at arch12.5 " ankle to instep with toes pointed5. List your three favorite double-point needle brands, including size and length.a. Knit Picks 6" size US 0b. Crystal Palace 6" US 0 orSorchanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-5341647099526063992007-07-17T13:08:00.000-05:002007-07-17T13:11:26.708-05:00Hogwarts Sock Swap!I get to knit socks and make stitch markers, and buy pressies.....No idea who my swap pal will be yet, but there seem to be lots of First Years, so lots of sneak peeking ahead I'm sure.Sorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-75405343166693547812007-07-16T13:01:00.000-05:002007-07-17T13:08:30.051-05:00GRRRrrrrr Still No WordHow can this be the 16th of July with still no firm answer as to whether or not they are going to hire Kathy or when they plan on doing it. Her first phone interview was 2 months ago today.Sorchanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-39109490014467867632007-07-08T10:26:00.000-05:002007-07-08T10:54:06.782-05:00Pi Shawl's ProgressHere we sit finally beginning to dry out a bit, no rain the past 2 days. The puppies splash thru the backyard still, but it's getting better.My Pi shawl is coming along nicely. I got so wrapped up in worrying would I be able to do a lace project in 1 month, and then with all the cast-on problems, I have done little this past week other than work on my shawl.So now I have gotten far enough alongSorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-1937000758216998392007-06-30T15:55:00.000-05:002007-06-30T16:03:07.805-05:00Rain, rain, rainI think I saw fish leaping in the front yard today....Big fish... the kind with teeth...Sorchanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-13002563699510347132007-06-30T15:08:00.000-05:002007-06-30T16:46:11.207-05:00Just another rainy day here in the pond that was HurstWell, another week has gone by without a call from Denver. Last we heard they absolutely wanted to hire Kathy, they just needed to get all their ducks in a row.From the Look of things here, we could get all kinds of waterfowl in a row.... or teach them to row.... little duck boats.Sorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-24532564849375517602007-06-29T08:42:00.000-05:002007-06-29T08:59:28.370-05:00And still waiting...Well, it's been a week now since the mad dash to make sure Denver had all the papers they needed. No word yet....Sorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-10475147535094898602007-06-27T09:03:00.000-05:002007-06-27T09:19:21.429-05:00A Year with Elizabeth ZimmermanI joined a Yahoo Group last week called Elizabeths_Year. Starting July 1st (or as close as possible), we will all be knitting a project each month from the book Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac. Because we are starting into this in the middle of the year, our first project will be the Pi Shawl. I am hoping I will be able to start on time as my yarn for this project is on a truck Sorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-54993350958421582582007-06-27T01:23:00.000-05:002007-06-27T01:27:50.274-05:00Proof that plain white paper can wow youThis is one of those sites that leave you wondering what you were doing during Arts and Crafts...http://www.petercallesen.com/index/A4PAPERCUT_000.htmSorchanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-58452502672161831942007-06-26T15:13:00.000-05:002007-06-26T15:29:39.606-05:00And we wait.........Well, no calls yesterday, nor did any packages arrive. It's beginning to look like today will be the same. I am treating it all as an extra packing day. Except packing isn't as easy as it ought to be... ( OK... when as the last time YOU used the words easy and packing in the same thought?) If we were going from our house here to a new house there, I could have already finished most of the Sorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-60587945804408268132007-06-25T09:07:00.000-05:002007-06-25T09:49:52.485-05:00Coming soon (maybe) to a sky near youThere has been talk in the last year or so in the aviation world that Jeppesen (subsidiary of Boeing) was trying to get a waiver from the FAA to dispatch commercial flights. What would they need to do this? Well really they already have everything they need except enough well-trained dispatchers. I bet you are asking what this has to do with socks. Well, in early May (2nd or 3rd), Kathy Sorchanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978600354089669688.post-24773459632858227702007-03-21T06:12:00.000-06:002007-03-21T06:35:31.536-06:00Welcome to Socks AppealThis is my first attempt at blogging so please be patient.3 months ago I quit smokng. In an effort to find something to do with my hands, I started crocheting again, something I have done since I was a small child. After about a month of crocheting, I decided to try my hand at knitting. About 31 years ago, someone had once shown me how to cast on, knit, and purl. You would think I would be Sorchanoreply@blogger.com46