To Name or Not to my Dishrag

Well, I guess it doesn’t matter what you call the washrag, washcloth, dishcloth, or face cloth you are using as long as you know what you are talking about. I call the cloth I wash my dishes with a dishrag, but the one I wash my face with is a washcloth; however, it is important to remember that these two are not interchangeable. I just cannot wash my face with the same cloth I wash my dishes with, no matter what is called. I guess we could call it the dumenfluger if we wanted to as long as it does the job, so I guess the name of my dishrag is not important, as long as no one hands it to me to wash my face with. :-)

Thoughts on blogging

The problem is, I hate to blog, I hate putting my thoughts down for the world to read and then I would rather knit for than write anyway so I should really change the name of this blog, huh. My goal for 08 is to blog at least once a week, I am going to try and keep at it. I love reading other peoples blogs, I just can't get it to work for me, which sucks :-)

I have joined the Defeat the Doldrums Dishcloth Exchange which looks like fun, this is my questionnaire-

1. Do you knit, crochet, or do both? Knit

2. What types of needles do you enjoy using for making dishcloths? Addi Turbos

3. What types of cotton do you enjoy using for making dishcloths? Is there any that you've been wanting to try? Peaches and Cream is my favorite, but I have been thinking about trying the cotton ease that Lion Brand has.

4. What color(s) are your kitchen and bath decorated in (if any)?
Kitchen- Yellow and white
Bathroom- beige, white, tan

5. What are your favorite colors for yarns? Least favorite? I prefer bright colors for yarn, I dislike dark colors, especially for dish cloths.

6. Do you like Winter, or do you count the days until it ends? I like winter, bundling up by the fireplace and knitting is great way to spend the day.

7. What's your favorite way to brighten your day when you're down in the dumps?Get moving, walking, going to the gym or going swimming.

8. What is your favorite treat to indulge in and when your down in the dumps?
Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate :-)

9. Do you drink coffee? Tea? Cocoa? Tea and cocoa

10. If you could take a vacation starting tomorrow and go anywhere for one week and money were no object, where would you go and what would you do?
My very favorite place in the world at this time is Coki Point beach on St Thomas, VI. It is the most perfect beach in the world and if I could go there and lay on the beach and read, snorkel, and drink I would be happy forever. But to be truthful, almost any beach would do as long as it is clean and there is a bar on it (with waiters that deliver the drinks).
11. Do you have any allergies or aversions your pal should be aware of? I am allergic to penicillin, so pleae do not grow mold and send it to me :-)

I am so excited, my swap partner’s yarn came today and it is beautiful, Carrie did a beautiful job on it. I wish I could keep it, but that is not happening, I am only waiting on the book that I ordered for her and my kit will be ready to go. I wonder how much it costs to send a package to Wales. . .

I do not think I will join the next swap; it takes too much time from knitting and other stuff, though it has been a great deal of fun. I wonder how Jenean has time to do this, because she spend a lot of time setting the swap up and putting the Quidditch stuff out for the participants.

I am very tired tonight, my poor kitty, Onyx, kept me awake last night with her crying, she was just spayed and declawed and I have never had a cat cry so much after having this done before. I now feel so bad, that I am carrying her everywhere she wants to go, what a sap I am.

Picture Scavenger Hunt

Knightsbridge bus



Flourish and Blotts






Diagon Alley



Quidditch World Cup Campsite





Fountain from the Ministry of Magic

Quidditch Round 2

1. Stew

2. Sandwiches

3. Hunger

4. Cocktail Onion

5. False

6. That he spend the Christmas and Easter holidays at Hogwarts

7. Irish International Side

8. Cherry Syrup and soda

9. 37 galleons, 15 sickles and 3 knuts

10. 11 sickles

I want to knit today, so this is brief. I give up on looking for the Snitch, who can figure it out? I don’t even know where I am supposed to look to find it. The person I bought the sock yarn for my partner in the swap from is in Gryffindor, Carrie, what a coincidence. The yarn she dyed is beautiful; I cannot wait to touch it.

I am currently working on a dishcloth, and it is very pretty, but I am feeling the urge to do socks. So today, I am going to work on big black socks for SFS and a pair for my daughter. Dinner (shredded pork burritos) is in the crock-pot, so I am off to knit. Have a great weekend!

Well I found the picture for the picture search, and the trivia questions are below. How is everyone else doing?

Emma Watson

Buckbeak
Cornelius Fudge

The Whomping Willow

Aunt Petunia

Here are my answers for the Trivia questions.

Trivia

1. "What happens if I wave my wand and nothing happens?" "Throw it away and punch him on the nose." Which two people are talking?
Ron and Harry

2."If he raided our house he'd have to put himself under arrest." Who say this?
Fred

3. When sitting on the wall next to Professor Dumbledore at the beginning of the book, who does Professor McGonagall bet was the wizard responsible for the shooting stars seen by Muggles over Kent?
Dedalus Diggle
4. Known by the students as Nearly Headless Nick, what was Nick's actual name?
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington

5. When venturing into the Dark Forest with Hagrid for their detention, who is the first centaur Harry and Hermione see?
Ronan

6. We know that Parvati Patil was sorted into Gryffindor house, but what house was her twin Padma sorted into?
Ravenclaw

7. What colour do the flames turn when you use Floo powder?
Emerald green

8. What colour tie was Cornelius Fudge wearing when he came to take Hagrid to Azkaban?Scarlet
9. After running away from the Dursley's, Harry took up a room at the Leaky Cauldron. What number room did he stay in?
11
10. While Ron, Hermione, and his other classmates are in Hogsmeade, Harry stops in for a chat with Professor Lupin. What did Lupin tell Harry he had just taken delivery of for their next lesson?

Grindylows

Hey Gryffindors,

I found a site that has HP games, word searches, charm makers and fun littles thing to play with while waiting for the next movie and book. http://harrypotterfans.com/games/

Let me know how you like this site or if you had been there already.

I am so bad, I have a hard time keeping up with a blog, and I wasn’t sure, when I started if I would be able to, but I am trying. I have ordered my swap partner’s yarn, needles, stitch holders and a few other goodies. I am not quite sure what all to put I the kit, but I am making her a Booga bag, which is almost done. I took the bag with me last night when I went to the FOX Theater to see Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and knitted while waiting for the show to start. I am using the blue and gray colors since those are the only ones I could find near enough to Ravenclaw colors. I hate not have a LYS near me, and I refuse to drive 50 miles in heavy traffic for anything. It is a good thing I like the internet shopping because I would have no clothes if I didn’t, which is a scary thought.

Quidditch starts this week, I have never taken part in this before, and this is my first HSKS swap, so I am anxious to see how it works. Gryffindor is in the lead right now, but that can change quickly.

I have frogged a pair of socks that I am making for my daughter a couple of times now and I am getting very irritated with ??? myself and the pattern. I have been using Knitpicks Dancing on them and they have a climbing rose pattern up both sides and it is a beautiful pattern, but I tend to get lost (or sidetracked) when I am doing it. I may just put them away for a while and start them again when I have more patience (if that ever happens).