On the other hand

I have several projects in the works, but as it seems that spring has decided to join us here in North Georgia, albeit in fits and starts, most of my projects will have to wait until Fall and Winter to see the cold light of day.
In progress:

• Warm Hearts Scarf - for Kim, her b-day is April 8. NEED TO FINISH ;)

• Danica in Wheat & Wine - My very first entrelac project! It's going great, well it was until I ran out of wheat. So on hold it goes until I can get some more. I am knitting it up in Manos wool and may I just say, "Yummy!"
• Sputtering along with notions of a super long, chunky crochet scarf. Think yarn ball junkie.

I am having trouble deciding what to do with some great birthday yarn in my stash. Some more manos in great colors. No really, the color combination is gorgeous (cream, denim, and coral) and some fun yarn with glitz in what I find to be ice cream colors. Beige (for the cone), Raspberry (for one of the scoops), and Pistachio (for another scoop).

Arrrrg! What to do with such great yarn?

P.S. the picture is completely random :) Taken by my sister in Massanutten, VA. Wonderful.

So me it's frighting

What Margaret Means

You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way! You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are deeply philosophical and thoughtful. You tend to analyze every aspect of your life. You are intuitive, brilliant, and quite introverted. You value your time alone. Often times, you are grumpy with other people. You don't appreciate them trying to interfere in your affairs. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

The problem w/ two computers

I currently have two computers, a desktop and a laptop. I almost never use my desktop anymore, except that it has all my music, photos, old papers, etc... on it. I have an external hard drive, but can't find the cord to hook it up to my tower. So...arrg. Nothing much going on, but work is beginning again on the February baby sweater. I leave you with a lovely picture from Oregon. Astoria in fact.

Cheers

Arrg! It's those end of semester blues

I've got a big research paper due on Thursday - research is in the preliminary stage (at best). An Italian paper due Mon that I need to check over and fix. A test Friday and a dumb news review. Can you tell that I procrastinate like a champ?

Ah hell...time to start over

So, hopefully I'll be able to take and post some pictures of my WIPs and finished project, including the ones I'm going to be frogging and starting anew on. Went home to Atlanta for my sister's birthday, which was a hoot.

Ciao

long time gone

It's been a long day and its still not over yet. Pictures of my finished projects and my WIPs are coming, as is a picture of a completed work which I am deeply unhappy with and thus have decided to frog the whole thing and start over again.
Short and done.

Goodnight, good fellows

Finally...we are go!

Finally...

My second attempt at a blog has shall see the light.

I think that for this first post I'll do an introduction - about me, this blog, my goals, world peace, domination, etc...

About me:

Hello! I'm a 21 yr. old college senior (August baby, August!) at UGA who really wishes that instead of going to class or doing no-fun stuff like reading (150+ pgs) or writing papers, she could spend most of the day doing all the fantastically crafty things that make the world a better place to be. Spinning, knitting, weaving, farming, making cute stuff in general that other people will envy.
I <3 history, politics, fashion (intense love/loath relationship - love the style/ hate the lack of sizing), and tea. No, really - tea. Hot, cold, black, green, white - I love the stuff. In the balmy heat of a Southern summer, I long for the cold snap in the air which heralds sweaters, boots, hot tea! My love of the cold is slightly paradoxical - when its very cold, I want nothing more than to be warm, yet at the height of summer, I yearn to be cold. Strange but entirely understandable.
I also can get really into football - don't stone me, I'm southern-grown, bred, and in attendance at one of the more rabid football universities in the nation. GO DAWGS!!

About this blog, esp. the title:
Craft. Farm. Love.
I believe that craft -the indulgence in, practice of, or the appreciation of all the above - stands as tie to a not-so long ago past in which everyone could wipe of something fabulous but supremely functional. When in the last 50 yrs, most traditional crafts have been in severe danger of being lost. A devoted few have it alive, but the current resurgence is a blessing that should be helped along.
Over the summer, I indulged in a passion of finding out from whence I come. Thank you ancestry.com - I learned a lot about my family and my root, helping to explain why the warm feel of fresh soil and the rich, tangible smell of earth have always appealed - my extended family have long been educated farmers along the eastern coast. Self-reliable, passionate, long-lived folk who have taken to arms for their country(ies - the Confederate Union) and then returned to their lives. I'm pretty sure most of them loved a good drink, tasty food, and fine friends.
My sister and I are dreaming of a farm where we can grow heirloom produce,raise heirloom livestock, and indulge all those things that writers of great novels harken to in a mad attempt to showcase the past great glory. (be on the look out for suffrage rallies and bathtub gin).
The last I think follows as a natural consequence of passionately indulging, on a regular basis, the first two. More on this later.

My goals are to be more productive and have better time management. I hope to post my finished works and WIPs - on my WIPs I hope to get a little help (That darn February baby sweater)

Ciao