Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Oh Zoot of the Mighty Spots,


my tiny lion; already I miss you,

My bed is too big now and my lap has grown cold.

Thank you my friend for the joy you brought to my life.

The tiny little light guiding me through the midnight of my soul;

The heaviest of anchors when all else was lost, adrift upon a desperate sea.

In a darkened wood you were the little white shadow ever next to me.

You taught me how to trust, how to love unreservedly;

And at the end of all… to act bravely, with grace and dignity.


Be now at peace my love.

Be free from your pain.

Sleep now my friend,

Knowing that you have saved me.


Leave behind the cloudy days and the rain.

Go now to the endless Summer of Golden Elysium.

Run fast and far upon those sun dappled fields.


Go now to a hero’s rest.


Zoot Whisperfoot

1993 to 2010


(posted on behalf of my darling Hubster)

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Startitis strikes again

My stress level can be gauged by the number of projects I start. My ADHD kicks in, and I way overestimate the reality of what life demands in comparison to my available knitting time.So, as a measurement, I give you the following projects started in the last couple of weeks (in no particular order):


Socks for my hubby, STR Scum Bubbles - need ends woven and they are done.Percy Shawl in Natural Malabrigo Sock - this one really needs to be finished before I leave for Tucson in May. Small hands and white yarn are a bad combination.

Socks for my hubby, in STR color unknown
LaLa Simple Shawl, Malabrigo Sock Archangel
My socks, STR, color unknown, not the laffy taffy wrappers, yet another sign of stress
Andrea's Shawl, in Malabrigo Sock, Deep Chocolate and Tiziano Red
I'd rather be starting this. I picked up the Travelling sweater pattern and Woobu in Jasper today. I had the yarn left skeined, because then I would have to ball it up, and might feel guilty about the other projects that I should finish first.


So, how do you deal with startitis. I still need to start Jakes blanket, maybe for the trip, it should make a great travel project, mindless knitting. mmmmmmmmm.