if a tree falls in the woods while you're at the mall...

and you don't hear it...does it make a sound?  the guy says yes. our neighbors as nice as they have tried to be finally got sick and damn tired of my mulberry tree making a mess of things on their house and yard and they hired a tree guy to trim the overhanging offending branch.  while the tree guy was at it the guy hired him to take down the whole fifty year old monstrosity of a tree. it's down...it's done...nothing left now but the clean up.  before you get all offended and whiney about cutting down a tree know this.  i am a tree person.  i plant at least 3  trees a year on my property because i'm building a forest but this tree was too much.  it was huge and it was messy and it was covered with ivy which was probably destined to kill it and then it would fall on the nice neighbors house and maybe kill them or one of their dogs...or more likely cause considerable damage. now there is peace in the neighborhood and every one is happy except me i hate having to clean all this up.  we aren't supposed to burn in this neighborhood but we have burned up some of the dead wood and branches and no one is really upset or offended except maybe me because i can't breath....that's why i have no wood burning fireplace in my house...the smell and smoke of burning wood does me in and i know this because our other neighbor has  a wood burning fireplace and all winter i smell his fire and it causes many bronchial spasms in my lungs. we've got wood coming out the wazoo over here now though and we haven't even taken down the trunk of the tree yet...not until we clean up the branches!  my plan is to split it, stack it and season it and offer it up to those souls who like their wood burning stoves and fireplaces and who don't have asthma and bronchial issues because of it.  except i will not offer it up to my other wood burning neigbor because he is just plain mean but if any one else is nice and is in need of some wood to burn next winter i'm your man.  i've got wood out the wazoo!

 

so what i've been doing instead of knitting and blogging is yard work, fence repair and clearing brush.  i did manage to knit some of poppy last nite.  i ripped out the short row sleeve caps three times and decided three times is the charm for me and i'll just knit them like i'm told to do.  the knitting rebel in me is exausted and has surrendered.  the sleeve caps were nice enough but too tight fitting uder the arm  so i'm almost up to my elbow in sleeve now.  i am knitting them separatley in the round from the cuff up and me likey!!!  i'm gonna have mad ends to weave in folks but i can't resist these random stripes.  they add a bit of interest for the knitter...that would be me...and stockinette becomes more fun to do and really this pattern is written by lisa shobhana so it is fitting that i should stripe this in this way. she is all about color and the random stripes and the use of different yarns combined  for the purpose of making it individual.  so here goes...this one is is for you and speaking of lisa check out the sexy knitters group on ravelry.  this months kal is designer based. we choose a designer and knit any of her designs.  lisa shobhana has been nominated and i have voted to agree with the nomination and as a bonus she is having a pattern sale now on her blog!!!  whoo hooo!  i have nominated kat coyle for her new sweater the burnished tunic and for her wonderful knitted skirts and lets not forget about this tulips. 

so go on over to the sexy knitters group on ravelry and check out the nominations even if you don't belong to the group you can at least show your support and agree with the nominations...the more who agree the better her chances of being chosen so let's try to get these gals into the mix over at the sexy knitters club.  we haven't knit any of their designs yet as a group and  i'd personally be happy to knit any of either of their designs...and as a matter of fact i will probably still be cutting wood when the time comes around and so i'll still be knitting poppy then too and for a change i'll fit right in and although i have finished kat's tulips and overdyed her a gorgeous "brown is the color of my german shorthair" brown  i have yet to find the time to model her and totake a pic of her in her final glory so i'll probably still be on that project too.  is that cheating? nah...i didn't think so either!  later...love   g

Comments

[michele]

the colors on the poppy look so pretty together. good speed with the clean up.