Pandora Knits...

Wow…

opandora — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:53:01 +0000

It’s been several weeks since I blogged. The time is flying by. Right now we’re getting ready for our annual PSG trip, trying not to forget things. The boy who was so ill is completely recovered, which amazes both his doctors and his family. They still don’t know what the problem was, but whatever it was – it’s better now. More later…

Kids…

opandora — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:05:05 +0000

So, my grandson is in the hospital with a serious condition. Not good. However, in all the tedium that accompanies a hospital stay – waiting, talking to doctors, waiting, talking to nurses, waiting, talking to housekeepers, waiting…you know how it is…there are moments of levity. Like this one:

Christian: Hi Micah! Guess what? I’m in the Hospital! (said very proudly)

Micah: That’s cool. How are you feeling?

Christian: Pretty good. All I have to do is push this button and the peoples give me whatever I want!

Says the boy who has been in the hospital for four days already! Kids…

Fun Work

opandora — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:29:47 +0000

Just as I was considering a job change, a job comes up that I could do without leaving Athletics! Ravelry is looking for a community support person to help people navigate the site, answer questions, connect important people and things, and other really fun stuff that revolves around one of my three favorite things – Knitting! It would be so cool to do this. I would be working at home, on the computer, where I am already most of the time. A job match made in heaven. It would be so cool!

Well, with that segue, on to knitting topics. I have the most wonderful Malabrigo in the Butter colorway that I’m working into Claire’s Shawl. That’s the River Knits mystery knit from last year. I was in the online class. It’s going to be beautiful!

What else is there to say?

Spring is here.

opandora — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:23:45 +0000

The first daffodil of the spring, 2009

The Picture of Cuteness

opandora — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:41:59 +0000

Spike – March 14, 2009

Books I really want to get….

opandora — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:36:14 +0000

So what with spring being almost here and all, my thoughts have been turning more and more to herbs and flowers and gardening and being outdoors. I found a list of books I really want to get.

Compendium of Herbal Magic by Paul V. Beyerl
Compendium of Symbolic and Ritual Plants in Europe
Earth Wisdom by Glennie Kindred
Farmer’s Almanac
Green Mantle: An Investigation into Our Lost Knowledge of Plants by Michael Jordon
Green Witch Herbal: Restoring Nature’s Magic in Home, Health, and Beauty Care by Barbara Griggs
Hedgerow Cookbook by Glennie Kindred
Herbal Healers by Glennie Kindred
Herbal Medicine Maker’s Handbook: A Home Manual by James Green
Master Book of Herbalism
Mastering Herbalism by Paul Huson
Tree Medicine, Tree Magic by Glennie Kindred
Tree Wisdom by Jacqueline Memory Paterso

Feel free, friends and family!

It’s Spring!

opandora — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:10:26 +0000

Reflections on my upcoming 50th birthday…

opandora — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:38:30 +0000

Jamie Lee Curtis is 50. So is Sharon Stone. Marie Osmond will be 50 in October. Lots of people turn 50 this year. Even Information Technology, as it pertains to business use, turns 50 this year.

In just a few days, so will I. Coincidentally, so is my dog. In dog years anyway. He doesn’t seem to mind as much as I do.

I’m not entirely sure why I mind turning 50. Maybe it’s not being considered young any more. It may be the gray hair. Maybe it’s because everything is definitely a little more south than it was ten years ago – like my face and, well, you know. Maybe I mind because I haven’t got as much time to do what I want to do anymore. Not that I even know what it is that I want to do – I just know that once I nail that down, I have less time to do it in. I never got to be a doctor, or a lawyer, or a rabbi. I did get a bachelor’s degree – but not in anything that I really wanted one in. Wouldn’t it be cool to have a bachelor’s degree in Ancient Mesopotamian Studies? I think it would. I could still become a librarian – there’s no age limit for librarians. I won’t ever be a rabbi – I haven’t got the patience for stupid people any more.

On the up side, my children are (mostly) grown, and I have two wonderful grandchildren. I have my own house, and a wonderful husband without whom I couldn’t possibly live. I am, for the most part, at peace with who I am and what I believe. I’ve made peace with my youth, and have buried most of the ghosts from said period of time. I’ve learned to never say never – there is almost always an exception to every rule. I know that watching Sponge Bob will not permanently damage my brain, and will definitely improve my relationship with a certain young man. I don’t need to be skinny – I just need to be healthy. Therefore, one piece of cheesecake isn’t going to ruin my (not so) girlish figure.

I’ve also learned that time is not our friend. Time whooshes by when we’re not paying attention. Enjoying the now is much more important that worrying about the future. If I spend all my time planning for the future, and none of my time enjoying the present, the future will never come. The future of yesterday is today, and today is almost gone.

I wish I could teach these things to my children and my friends – many of whom are significantly younger than me. What lives they could lead if they knew these things in their 20s, and didn’t have to spend thirty years learning them. Can you imagine what a world that would be?

So, on Wednesday I will be 50. I think I shall eat cake.

Busy Busy…

opandora — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:49:05 +0000

I’ve been quite busy today. I updated our family website: www.resnickfamily.com, and added a page of links we use for Micah’s homeschooling. The list is by no means exhaustive, just what I have marked right now. There’s an amazing amount of stuff out there.

We purchased new Language Arts books this week. It is called Grammar and Usage (The Basic Not Boring One). In addition to that, we also purchased the writing text and the basic Language Arts text.

Malabrigo

opandora — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:02:23 +0000

Lace Weight. Need I say more?