Hello from Ireland! We are on day two of our Irish adventure. Allison arrived, a couple hours late but in good shape. Yesterday we toured Powerscourt Gardens and County Wicklow on our way to Kilkenny for the evening. We stopped for, of all things, an Italian dinner, in Carlow...but it was REALLY good and after eating fish and chips all week it hit the spot.
After getting ridiculously lost in this small town for 100 roundabouts, we found our in and settled in for the first all out Bach girl giggle fest. I'm so proud of Ali and how she staved off her jet lag.
Today we toured Waterford Crystal and got to see master craftsman blowing glass. The tour conveniently drops you in the shop. The crystal is really fantastic and the process by which it is blown and cut is fascinating. After lunch and 1/2 pints of Guinness, we headed back to Kilkenny where we've seen the Kilkenny Castle ( Castle # 11 of the trip) and the Kilkenny design center which hosts local crafts and craft makers. The knitting shop was disappointing...we would do better!
Tomorrow we are off to the Rock of Cashel, Cork and County Kerry...
I'm am homesick...but mostly beagle sick. Trying desperately to get more knitting done with very little success...
Also, I lost my mobile phone in the Glasgow Airport...unless it is wrapped up somewhere in a chacki...anyway...my number has been suspended. Please email me you numbers to knittyd@gmail.com so that I can reprogram before I come back to Philly (one week from tomorrow !)
Miss everyone
C
Knitty D: Lover of all things Beagle, Knitter Extradordinare, Die Hard Fan of Phillies, Eagles, Mets, Indians, Hater of Yankees, Auntie Bach to many, world traveler, average cook and downright COOL CHIC
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About Me
My Alpaca...
Beagles are a beautiful thing
Great Songs to Knit to on the IPOD Playlist
- "Umbrella" Rhianna
- "Girlfriend" Avril Lavigne
- "Mr Brightside" The Killers
- "Here it Goes Again" OKGO
- "Gone Daddy Gone" Gnarls Barkley
- "Breakable" Ingrid Michaelson
- "You Could be Happy" Snow Patrol
- "Crashing Down" Mat Kearney
Links to Knit For/With/By
On the Needles
- One Row Scarf by the Yarn Harlot
- My so called scarf
- Logan River Wrap
Off the Needles
- Morehouse Scarfs for Allison, Sammy, Alex and Timmy
- Mike's Manly Alpaca Scarf
- Loskins Socks
- Placket Neck Pullover for Mike V.
- Highland Triangle in Blue Sky Alpaca Silk
- Baby Hat and Booties for Christa
- Super Secret Baby Gift for Julie
- Silk Garden Lace Scarf
- Cascade Chunky Alpaca Hat
- Peak Experience Socks in Socks That Rock
- Spiral Rib Hat in Silk Garden
- North Sea Shawl
- GEYL
2008 Year of Books (I have read)
- The Boleyn Inheritance
- The Namesake
Favorite Yarns
- Black Bunny Fibers Merino Sock
- Blue Moon Fibers Socks that Rock
- Noro Silk Garden, Kureyon, Cash Iroha, Kochoran
- KOIGU-KPPPM and Kersti
- Schafer Anne
Things About Me
- I went to school in the Love Canal
- I am fascinated by medicine
- The initials of my college are "COW"
- I've lived in New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania
- I was born in New Jersey
- The WORST movie I ever saw was "Hope Floats"
- My favorite movie is "Cinema Paradiso"
- I have over 2200 songs on my IPOD
- I love the smell of fabric softener
- I like to sing show tunes while I cook and clean in the kitchen
- I want to move to Cape Cod (at some point)
- I would like to go polar bearing one day
- I had a great grand-parent (mother) until I was 21 years old
- I have one sister and 2 cousins. My cousins are more than 15 years younger than me
- I watch Baseball from February to October. I find it facilitates my knitting
- I worked as a health care provider in migrant worker camps in Ohio and Michigan
- The worst placed I've ever visited was Saginaw, Michigan
- My favorite city is New York City
- I have an entire room full of yarn
- I love to visit yarn shops when traveling (near and far)
- I love cheese (except for Swiss and Bleu)
- I been as far west as Alaska; as far east as the United Kingdom; as far south as Miami; and as far north as Carcross, Yukon (Canada)
- I was born in the Year of the Rat
- I am a Taurus (on Gemini Cusp)
- I hate taking out the trash
- I have a post masters certificate in End of Life Care from Smith College School of Social work
- I started knitting in October 2001; a product of 9/11 panic
- I'm learning Gaelic
- My beagles are Irish Beagles
- I took voice lessons
- I sang soprano in the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia
- I played the piccolo in marching band
- I used to TP houses in high school
- I am a PEO
- My favorite flower is yellow roses
- My favorite color is lilac
- I would like to be on "The Amazing Race"
- I have had a dog (or more) my entire life
What Muppet are You?
| You Are Fozzie Bear |
 You're the life of the party, and you love making people crack up. If only your routine didn't always bomb! You may find more groans than laughs, but always keep the jokes coming. |
Quote to describe a typical afternoon napping with dogs...
"If you were to look into our apartment in the late morning, or early afternoon, or toward suppertime, you might find us together sleeping. Of course a good rainy day is preferable, but even on sunny summer days, the dogs and I get into bed. Rosie dives under the quilt on my right, Harry on my left and we jam ourselves together. After a little bit, Harry starts to snore, Rosie rests her chin on my ankle, the blanket rises and falls with our breathing, and I feel only gratitude. We are doing something as necessary to our well being as food or air or water. We are steeping ouselves, reassuring ourselves, renewing ourselves, three creatures of two species, finding comfort in the simple exchange of body warmth."
--Abigail Thomas, A Three Dog Life
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