Meezermeowmy - covered in fur and knitting

We're moving!

2008-07-21T16:48:30Z

I know I just arrived here, but so many people have complained that they can't post a comment without registering with Vox. So, now you'll find me at www.meezermeowmy.wordpress.com. Bye!

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The City Girl and the Great Depression

2008-07-17T13:49:48Z

The remembrance continues... Mother was a "city girl", living in the county seat of Burlington, Iowa, a Mississippi River town. I don't know the population back then, but as of 2000 the population was 26,000. The town 5 miles from Dad's farm had...

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Stash appreciation

2008-07-16T18:03:15Z

Well, yes, we all appreciate our stash. But have you considered how much your stash has appreciated, since you purchased all that yummy yarn? It's been a pretty good investment hedge; many of us have done better than the current stock market. A...

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A weekend of knitterly surprises!

2008-07-14T14:44:44Z

Last time I wrote about the happy ending with the OnLine yarn and the mother of the bride who needed to knit just one more pedicure sock. I happily sent my yarn remnant off to Texas, and thought that was the end of the story. Low and behold (who...

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Memories of the Blue Deep

2008-07-07T13:05:41Z

The Caribbean Sea is the color of a fine London Blue Topaz. Our last cruise stopped in Jamaica, where we bought such a topaz. I might have said to myself "you exaggerate the sea's brilliance", had I not stood on deck at Georgetown, Grand Cayman...

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Casper the Paw

2008-07-02T14:38:44Z

Here is Casper the Paw, with his favorite cabinet to open. If there is only one cabinet found standing open, this will be it. Inside are boxes of cereal and the ice tea maker, none of which particularly interest him...it's just a handy cabinet...

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Tell them about me, Meowmy!

2008-07-01T12:52:18Z

"You haven't introduced me!" Oh, alright. This is Casper, the third meezer in the "Texas Pride", DH's cat. He is a Flame Point, although perhaps hard to see that aspect in this photo. Flame Points have an orange tinge where meezers are darker...

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First Summer of Socks 08 FO!

2008-06-25T16:43:37Z

As anticipated, I finished my first pair on the road to Slidell, LA last night. Here they are: That's my basic sock, knit from Steinbach Wolle Aktiv Effekt. It's 75% wool/25% polyamid, 420 m/100 g, knit on my usual #1 circulars. I've begun...

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Minky & Torie

2008-06-24T17:25:42Z

Minky & Torie001 Originally uploaded by meezermeowmy GrandMeowmy calls it "universal kitty nap time", that time of day when all kitties compulsively zonk out. Here are Minky and Tori\e preempting my glider and footstool. Notice the abando...

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The Lady Minky

2008-06-20T18:12:08Z

May I introduce The Lady Minky, known to her friends as Minky. She is the senior Meezer, being two years older than Torie and Casper. Minky is a chocolate-point Siamese, the first cat we brought home from Texas Siamese Rescue. Minky is well kn...

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