Pics And Chinooks

We had a MASSIVE Chinook blow in last night. About 2 a.m. the ice started falling off our tin roof with resounding thumps.... So that was the end of all sound sleep in my world. I was up in the middle of the night medicating Daughter #1 as I'm pretty sure she's got H1N1 too. Then I sat down and had a look at Blogs Of Note and found a couple of real gems. The first one is called Milkmoon about an ordinary Irish lady who loves her kids and has a sweet blog.... really anyone who uses words like nutter and jaunty have got to be o.k..... anyway she made me cry with the adorable pics of kids and anyone who can see beauty in clothes hanging on a clothes line..... well check her out I'm sure you'll enjoy her blog.

The next blog of note that I enjoyed is called Style Rookie by a young little 13 year old gal who has got to be the cutest and most precocious kid you could come across. But it's really wonderful for an old jaded gal like myself to read about the younger set and really feel the enthusiasm of young whipper snappers like her. It is good to know that some kids out there feel things passionately and try to do something with their passion.... she has the hutspa to make her meaning clear on fashion get enthusiastic enough to not care what her peers think and write about it too. More young people should be like her... or maybe they are but are just too beaten down to talk about the things they like. I really debated about whether I would include this blog in my favorites because my jaded self bore it's ugly head.... I hope this gal continues to feel passionately and I'd hate to follow her blog and note that as she gets older she loses her joi de vive... ( I think I spelled that right?).... anyway... even if you are not into fashion it is good to read her blog just for her cute and humorous attitude.

Anyway... while I write and upload pics the Chinook is blowing steady outside my window. There is no doubt that the animals are enjoying the reprieve from the cooler temps. Water is flowing everywhere and it feels almost like spring. I just really hate the wind because I .... just do. Wind always makes me feel spooked out... I guess. Like a deer in the woods who can't hear because of the wind. I always feel like the wind is something scary.. no matter how much I try to talk myself out of it. Maybe I see all the trees that have turned red from the pine beetle devastation and I think we are going to lose a tree in this wind maybe it is something from way back in my childhood.... well I'm not Freud you know! Anyway... it's windy and I'm not sure I'm liking it.

I made it to Knit Night last night and we had a really good turn out. It sure was nice to see everyone again after missing three (get that 3) whole weeks. Lots of socks were on the go.... a dish cloth and a scarf and a crocheted dress which was lovely and little old me who doesn't have DPNs was not knitting at all but working on the Navajo spindle once again. I have enough spun now for my third sample and will ply today so that I can get on with the next question.

One of the ladies at knit night was admiring the pics I posted a while ago so I thought I would post a few more.... so have a look and see y'all tomorrow.