Light & Dark Lace Club!

 It's Roxanne's turn and wait until you see her yarn!  I can tell you that it is wonderfully soft and knits and blocks like a dream.  Here is all her information.

And wait until you see the shawlette I designed for this yarn.  I did it totally on the go, and on the needles, sort of like design as you knit.  And it is different from anything else I've done.  Really, really pretty!

Scrabblequeen - I won't release this one until August.  We decided to keep the shawls "exclusive" for 4 months.   You could join the Light and Dark forum on Ravelry and watch the KAL as it moves along.  It'll start around April 8, I think.

Knitting progress.

The sweater is coming along.  I should have the body finished in a couple of days, and then onto the sleeves.  I will admit that this feels like it's taking forever, but it really isn't.  But I think the next sweater will be on DK yarn.

Here's another new green/blue yarn:  Aquarium.  I found a bit of leftover Benji yarn ( 100% SW merino 100g Approx 470 yards and softer than you can even imagine!)

$21 + shipping and soon to be available on Etsy.

Scrabblequeen - I have to admit that I'm totally sick of this sweater.  But I really want a light weight one for early spring, so I shall finish it.  But the next one is going to be a heavier wt of yarn!

Green!

I love green, especially after the white winter we have had. On a gray, rainy day like today, green is the only color out there. OK, it's a dull, dull green, but at least it's a spot of color.

So what's a dyer to do when it's this gray and she's hungry for color and St. Patrick's Day is coming?

Mallard, Black Watch, and Emerald!

 Sage, Lime, and Beach Glass

I feel better already, just looking at all those gorgeous greens!  You can find Emerald, Black Watch and Mallard in my Etsy shop today.  I'll list the others this coming week.  I don't want to overwhelm you with too my green goodness.

http://fritzl.etsy.com

Have a wonderful green day.  You know that spring is coming! 

Wall-to-wall books - We often have a killer snow storm in March, but I think it's going to skip us this year.  You just live way too far north; you need to move downstate.  ;-) 

Wall-to-wall books - I'm so sorry!  Well, nobody will scream drought this year for you, or for us.  Think downstate! 

Etsy shop open with brand new colorways!

 

Check out my Etsy shop!  I've listed new colorways!  And the neat thing is that you can order any amount of any of the new colors because I can repeat the colorways.  Cool, huh?

Want to see lovely large pictures of the yarns?  Go to my PennyRose Yarns website for big pics and ideas of what goes with what.

Meanwhile, we're waiting for the word from the hospital on when they will discharge the Mommie!

Scrabblequeen - Now to sit here and wait for someone to buy. You'd think I'd be used to this by now. Nope.

Grace - Thanks, Grace! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this idea works.

Aspecialgal - And many more colors to come. I have about 16 to list.

Yes!

I just talked to the case management person, and she's coming home tomorrow.  Oh frabjous day, calloo callay!

Kitten With a Whiplash - Thanks.  Any prayers are always accepted, especially when it comes to the Mommie!

Scrabblequeen - 'Twas brillig, 'twasn't it?

She's coming home tomorrow!

Ah hah, a bit of magical thinking!  I groused here, and lo and behold, they called me from the hospital, and she's being released tomorrow!  Maybe my kvetching did it? 

Yippee! 

Somebody cheer me up, please.

I'm in hospital hell here.  The Mommie (96.25 years old) had a minor stroke Friday morning, and was off to the ER.  Many hours later, she was back to normal, and got moved to the telemetry floor.  OK, so now she is totally functional on her right side, her brain is happy again, and she's plopped in bed, where she loves to be.  To my mind, she is the way she was before the stroke.  Sleeps enormous hours, toddles around with her walker, sometimes is really fuzzy, and other times right on target.  In short, she's 96, and doing pretty well for her age.

So, I'm waiting for her to be released so that the Hubs and I can bring her home.  Not.  Now they want to do physical therapy with her.  Good luck, PT people.  The Mommie does what the Mommie wants, and she hates exercise with a passion.  So, they'll get her to move, and then the second she's released, she'll go back to being a lazy lady again.  And why not?  She's 96.  Do they think she's going to tap dance down the dining room floor?  Eh, what do I know?

On the other hand, they are truly doing what they think is best for her, and it is a gray and fuzzy area.  She's not going to reverse her stage; but do you let her go home as wobbly as she is?  At home, she uses her walker and is fine with it.  Here, she's in bed, loving every second of laziness, and she should be sitting up and toddling around with a walker.  But then, maybe PT will help.

And I can't get any answers.  Nobody will sit down and talk to me.  I suspect that they are as confused as I am, but they are the professionals, and want to get her mountain climbing again.  Eh, what do I know?  I do wish someone would listen to me.  That's the most frustrating part of this; nobody listens to the daughter.  But they are all very nice and well-meaning, and I'm grinding my teeth in frustration.

I'm so stressed that I can barely concentrate on anything.  Good thing I'm a knitter.  I have my hospital bag with me, and it's filled with 2 knitting projects so I can keep my fingers occupied and lower my stress.  If any of you wants a bit of stress, I can give you some.

I know:  I'm whining here.  I sound like I'm kidding around.  What I'm not saying is that I'm terribly worried about my mom.  I think she came through this latest crisis with flying colors, but that might not be the case the next time around.  Does staying in the hospital do good things for her?  Is she ready for a nursing home?  I don't think so since she gets extraordinary care at her independent living facility.  They don't allow her to stay in bed.  They get her up for meals, and she has a helper who gives her a hand with showering and getting dressed.  And they all love her.  Is a nursing home better than this?

Thanks for reading this; it feels better to let it out a bit.

Scrabblequeen - It's been quite a ride.  It does put a lot of things into perspective:  I don't need a vacation; I need just normal living.  ;-)

Caryn - She has totally bounced back.  She is one amazing woman!