Dawn Brocco's Life and Design Blog

9 pairs done for CIC so far.

Scrubbed then let dry the back porch and stairs, then gave the decking the 1st coat of paint. Might rain today, so need to wait til tomorrow at least to put on the 2nd coat.

Am waiting on hubby to do the priming and painting in the last 2 bedrooms, so I can repaint all the woodwork - oy!

And this weekend is rip-out-and-put-in-3-rooms-of-carpet weekend. My beloved loveseat needs to go into the parlor, leaving me with naught to sit upon. I'm not comfie on the couch, which we've decided will remain in the family room. So, knitting will need to take place in the parlor, where there is no tv - aack! Silence may be golden, but I like the tv for background noise - oh well, the sacrifices ya gotta make to sell a house.

More CIC socks - I get addicted to the little things - 24 sts worth in heavy worsted. They go so fast and I can do them in my sleep, so not much thinking is required - thank goodness. And those 10 skeins of LPW in Cherry Swirl should be here today.

I was in the mood to get them yesterday, so it was a letdown when they didn't come. You know how it is when you say to yourself, what would make today a great day? And the answer is, to have that yarn I ordered in my hands!

I'll start on the afghan pattern today - I know, it's about time - but I have a feeling I won't get the best photos taken until the large, corner bedroom upstairs is put together. It's the brightest. But I have 2 other bedrooms with large enough beds to display the afghan on - so I'll keep my fingers crossed. (The loveseats are too small and our sofa is in the wrong colors - too busy a background.)

I should be getting excited about starting new designs - but we're getting down to the wire, house-listing-wise, so I can't seem to manage any steam for designing. At least not until we're on the market again.

I used to read Erma Bombeck's books. I wish I could turn life's difficulties into light-filled humor, as she did, but it's not me. I was born complex - deeply serious, and at the same time, innocently child-like. The combo is interesting to live out, but not as difficult as one might think. All of a sudden, a Bombeck-esque book title hit me - If life is a comedy, then why don't I get the punch line?

Sounds like something she'd write.

Labels: CIC socks, Erma Bombeck, Lamb's Pride Worsted