Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!
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And hope you and yours are happy and healthy in the New Year!

I set up this cute tree on the empty desk near me. I think it adds some warmth to the place.

Room with a View

Room with a View
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This is the view we have when we look out our hotel room.

We arrived last night (we decided not to wait until today). Met Mom and Dad at Ruby Tuesday in Amsterdam for supper and then came here. We're just hanging out today. Meeting Andrew for supper and then
going to a reception. More tomorrow.

Frosty on My Desk

Frosty on My Desk
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This guy is sitting on my desk at work. Isn't he adorable?

I've set up my flickr account so that I can send pictures and blog from my phone. This will make it easier to upload pictures since I don't have to be on my computer at home. I'm hoping to blog more
often - I can do it from anywhere.

Happy birthday to me! We're not going anyplace special tonight because we have to pack. We're going to Oswego tomorrow for Andrew's college graduation. He's Tom's youngest child. There's a snow storm
expected tomorrow so we're leaving early to try to miss the worst of it.

Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland
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This picture was taken on 12/12/2008, after an ice storm that left many in the area without power for several days.

I've been playing with my Zune

I am not surprised by this

Wool Wanderings Update

I updated Wool Wanderings today. About half of the sites have been verified in the last month. I'll have the other half verified by the end of June.

Long Time, No See

Well, here I am again. And it's about time!

I really have no excuse other than I had problems remembering my password and it took awhile to figure out how to get it reset.

And, since the beginning of the year, I've been playing an online game called Runescape. If you play the same game, send me an in-game message. I'm Purpleflwr.

Knitting wise, I started the Cape Cod by Alice Starmore in JaggerSpun Maine Line 2/8 in the color mulberry. I'll soon be posting pictures of what I've done so far. If you're on Ravelry, you can get details here. I made this sweater a few years ago but it got ruined in the wash (don't ask - I shudder to even think of it) and really enjoyed the knitting. I'm enjoying it the second time around, too.

December

It's been quite a while since I've posted. It's been a busy month.

My birthday was quiet. We had cake at work (we do that for everyone in our group). It was delicious - choclate with raspberry mousse filling. Then Tom and I went out to Tuscan's Grill. I had prime rib - my fave.

Christmas was great. We spent Christmas eve at Tom's brother's house. Had a nice time there. We went to my parents' on Christmas day. It comes and goes so quickly.

Tomorrow is Tom's birthday. We're going to Aromi d'Italia with his youngest son. On New Year's Eve, we going to Tosca Grille.

On New Year's Day, we're going on a diet. lol

Secret Pal 11 - Reveal

I received a wonderful reveal package from my secret pal this week. I won't mention her name here to protect her privacy but her blog is titled Needleplay. I look forward to getting to know her. She has been a fabulous secret pal and has not only been very generous in but has also been spot on about what she has sent me. This package included a beautiful picture frame, a great bag that fits my current project perfectly, some very nice body butter (this stuff works really well - I've been using it every day), a skein of cashmere and silk fingering-weight yarn (that she dyed herself) and a skein of mohair and wool yarn from Fiesta Yarns. Both skeins are fabulous! They are very soft and I love the colors. I'm very impressed her talent in the dyeing of the fingering yarn. Very beautiful. The picture does not do it justice. Thank you so much, secret pal!