For Two Hands . . . .

The rest of you can just enjoy the story. . .

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Ah, let me tell you about when I tried to show my exhaustive (snort) knowledge of Golf . . . .

So, the CEO of the company that owned us had come by with a donation for the silent auction. I looked at this golf club, a terribly expensive Golf Club that everyone was very excited about, with a great. big. head. and said:

"Oh, what a nice putter."

Which seems an innocent enough mistake.

Until you realize that putters have very small heads and are used at the end of the hole to put the ball in the cup.

A driver on the other hand, well, it's used at the start of the hole, to drive the ball down the fairway.

Say it with me. . .

I'm an idiot. . .

Saturday Quotes

"Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased; pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow; raze out the written troubles of the brain; and with some sweet oblivious antidote cleanse the fraught bosom of that perilous stuff which weighs upon the heart?"

Yes Lady M, but not in the way you thought.

This Post brought to you by . . .

Henry Weinhard's Soda Pop.

Vanilla Cream, Orange Cream and Root Beer to be exact. Enough to get us through the summer.

Purchased by Mr. Spit in the lovely town of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. (Since the greedy americans try to keep it all to themselves and don't sell it in canada)

And praise be, the Air Con was fixed at work yesterday at 2pm. It should be bearable today.

Still Melting

Today's Update . . .

It is 11 Degrees Celsius out side (52 F)


Inside, bright and early, it is already 29 Degrees Celsius (85F)

It is only 9:30 am. . . .

It's going to be a long day, isn't it?

Feelin' Warm

It is presently 16 Degrees Celsius outside (61F) . . . .

And in the office? Oh, in the office, it's 28 Degrees Celsius (83F)

In case you haven't realized, the air conditioner is a titch broken.

Things I Thought I'd Blog About

Sigh. All evening I tell you. I kept thinking. Must not be sitting here knitting, must be thinking of something to write for the blog. Also, must vacuum, but let's move on.

I was going to write a post on etiquette and theatres, and etiquette and funerals, but, umm, not done that yet.

I was going to take photo's and tell you about the 3.5 pairs of socks that I have knit in the last 4 months, but I can't take pictures. The red ones are in the wash, the STR Thistle one's are a bit of a problem, because I know where one of them is - right behind my computer, but, umm, I can't find the other one? And I hyperventilate when I think about the possibility that I have lost them? So I try not to?

The STR Puck's Mischief socks are about 70% done, although I'm not all that jazzed about toe up socks, since grafting the toes together has never been that much of an issue for me.

Oh, and the self-striping ones have terrible holes, which means I have totally arsed them up, and I have not a single idea of how to fix them, other than totally ripping them apart and re-knitting them. I am trying not to think about that much either.

How about we compromise on this. . .

My mum's birthday scarf.












You lot sure are hard to please. . . .

(Also, many thanks for your suggestions. I'm ordering my chairs from a company called the Calgary Chair Company - thanks Carmen- that is, oddly enough, located in Calgary!)

Monday Miscellany

Sorry, this is a day late - wanted to get the spaghetti sauce recipe out for Jen.

• I don't know what it is, and I only go there about once a year, but every time I find myself at Wal-Mart, I get angry. I merely have to drive into the parking lot, and I'm snarly.
• The garden is still not completely planted. I have to pot the containers, and plant some brussel sprouts (for Mr. Spit!) and some broccoli. It won't be safe to plant the tomatoes for another week or so.
• Mr. Spit (who is in Idaho!) left me the new hose to install. It will be easy he said. After I fought with it for half an hour, I went and got my neighbour, and he fought with it. He brought a crescent wrench and a set of pliers as ammunition. I think I need to buy new couplers from Lee Valley. Also, since my sprayer is broken again, I think I need another one. Another year, another sprayer. Sigh.
• I used a manual mower for the first time on Saturday. I have to confess, in the small amount of grass still remaining, I loved it. It took me 10 minutes. Usually it would take me that long to figure out how to start the gas mower. I think we might be going with a hand mower this year.
• I want a set of Adirondack chairs for by my fire pit. My mum offered to buy Mr. Spit and I set for our anniversary - I have developed a habit of sitting in the back yard at night, and having a cup of coffee. I can't find any. No one seems to have them. . . I'm getting frustrated. What do you think - hold out for the Adirondacks, or settle for a nice set of wicker ones?

Have a happy Monday. . .