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I have owned the domain name for Blatherskiteblog.com forever and I have finally decided to move this blog over there. This site was doing weird things thanks to Snap Shots and I decided to just start fresh. So far it’s nothing fancy but my husband is working a kickass new template. So please update your links and your rss feeds.

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diamond scarf, originally uploaded by CraftyMoni.

Hi! I’ve had a weird day. It’s been one of those days where you are really busy but don’t get anything done, really. And then all of a sudden the day is over. And you still have a bunch of stuff to do.

And on top of all of that I didn’t get my walk in. We have been walking this nice little 3 mile loop around downtown Spokane on the Centennial trail. It’s been very nice and pleasant. Except today. We walked about 100 yards and there were some really strange kids up to no good. And I know that makes me sound old. But they were really up to no good. Some of them had thier faces painted all over in black or green. They were next this railroad bridge, looking like they were going to graffiti it. Which really, I could care less about. Except they were kind of harassing us as we walked by them, asking us if we smoked dope and then getting kind of weird and aggressive about it. their behavior really kind of bothered us so we decided to circle around and got back to the car. And then at that point we weren’t in the mood for a walk anymore. So here I am at home posting a Crafty Monday entry.

So here is what I am working on. It’s my Fire project for Project Spectrum. I still have a loong way to go on it but I’m trying to stay positive. This is the Large Rectangle with Diamond Pattern (or something like that) shawl from Victorian Lace today.

So there you go. Happy Monday!

the cows come home, originally uploaded by CraftyMoni.

We just got back from a little trip to the Coast. We went to the Long Beach Peninsula in the corner of Washington State. This was taken on a drive up to Leadbetter Point. We have seen this house before but the cows next to it were just too good to resist. I had to snap this from the car since there was nowhere to park and get out.

39, originally uploaded by CraftyMoni.

I thought that for today’s 365 project photo, a self portrait was in order. I haven’t taken one in awhile so there.

So. Another year. A few more wrinkles. A few new gray hairs. But still feeling pretty young, despite getting hit by a car

My big brother reminded me the other day that this is the last year of my thirties. I’ve been pondering this the past few days. And kind of tripping on it, too. A little tempted to get depressed by it. But not giving in to that temptation. I think about my thirties and all I have accomplished in this decade and I have to say I have no regrets. So far, my thirties have been the best years of my life. And they will continue to be. Until my forties, that is.

Today for Crafty Monday I give you the Tree Jacket! I fell in love with this patten when Lolly was contemplating it on either her blog or photo stream. Like the other Zephyr Style pattern, Rusted Root, I downloaded it immediately. I knitted it with Patons Classic Merino. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the same dyelot for all of my balls of yarns, and you can totally tell in the photo. It’s not so noticeable in real life, though. I almost gave up when I realized the colors didn’t match, but decided to just go with it. Whatev. You know? It’s just a sweater. I do love this sweater, too. It is very comfortable. It’s nice and roomy. It kind of feels like a comfy sweatshirt. I definitely will wear it often. Here is my Ravelry page if you want the details. So to sum up, I love it! The pattern is highly recommended!

3-10-tree-jacket-2, originally uploaded by CraftyMoni.

Pretty! Shiny!, originally uploaded by CraftyMoni.

I kind of have been lagging in my blogging this week. It’s been a long week. And it’s not over because I work tomorrow! Sigh. But I’m on vacay next week. I definitely need it.

Here is a photograph of some “lace-weight” yarn that I’m spinning up out of some shiny acrylic roving that I bought a couple of months ago. I’m not a big fan of acrylic but this was really pretty so, why not.

Happy Friday everyone!