Jimmy Buffett

Oh Kay. Here is the deal. I am going to Buffett tonight. That is a fact. Half of the original group is still the same. Me, my sister and my BIL. The others have changed. Kyla is now going in place of my husband. The other two tickets have remained unclaimed. I had originally offered them to someone and yesterday I found out that they could not go. I asked someone else---nope. I have asked my other sister and that is who we are waiting on a response from. If she is a no go I have one more person and then it is up for grabs from anyone that wants them and can meet me at Verizon. Damn, this is tiring. All I want to do now is make it to the parking lot and have a beer! It is only 66 outside and breezy. I hope it stays warm tonight. I have no idea what to wear. I want to wear leggings but I think that will be cold. Of course if I drink enough beer I will stay nice and toasty warm!
The grass skirt is done with the exception of a pink flower. I decided to take pictures at the venue as to give its true effect. I actually had a dream the other night that Jimmy saw the skirt and liked the effort so much he asked me to go to the Raliegh concert and to Key West. Wholy cow! We talked on the tour bus just like he shares his stories in his books. We flew to Key West (Actually he flew the plane I just rode with the band), I met his family. I vaguely remember a dog. Does Jimmy even have a dog? Some of you may know that meeting Jimmy is on my 'bucket list'. Wow. Meeting him because of my grass skirt!?! That has to be double on my list.
I guess I need to run. I have to pack chairs, Leis, blankets, coolers, CD's. Lots to do. And of course I need to pack some knitting.
Knit on, Parrotheads!

Two in One Day

It has been a while since I posted and I realized that I failed to thank Kyla for starting to make me a pair of socks. I was shocked and amazed when she even suggested, I was astonished that she cast on, I was joyed to try on the first pair and watch her kitchner stitch it off! I watched her cast on the second pair and get fast to work. I watched like 'non-knitters' in awe to see the work progress quickly on those little metal double pointed needles.
Kyla Thank You! I am looking forward to seeing the second pair and wearing them with respect! Thank You.

Pollen

Then green haze that blankets the South has arrived. This means that many are sneezing and wheezing, and to those that are I am truely sorry. I am also sorry that I can not open my windows lest be bombarded with the spores.

While knitting at Three Goats Coffee and Espresso two weeks ago Kat asked if I knew what Shrinky Dinks were. This of course made me laugh since as a child I played with Shrinky Dinks and I tried to get my step-daughter to try them. When my SD and I tried them several years ago I saved two and have these wonderful pictures to share. One I was going to use as a zipper pull for Dominic and the other was a sweet little frog. Why a frog? I have not a clue. I failed to add holes so I have no clue what it was to be or if I just forgot. One thing I do know is they have been in my jewelry drawer for at least 6 years!



I have photos of my Garter-Banded Vest, finally. Both Dominic and Anthony took pictures for me. As you can see we are having nice weather. Gone are the cloudy, foggy, misty days we have had. I like the vest. I was disliking it beacuse I was dreading the sleeves. I think that the size will work good for a different vest with the addition of some waist decreases.

I know many of you are awaiting pictures of the 'grass skirt' but until I finish and attach flowers then I think pictures will be useless.

On another note the Lowe's YMCA knit day scheduled for April 18th has been cancelled due wholly to Healthy Kids Day. We will meet again on Thursday April 23rd 6pm. See you then.

Knit on.

Charlotte Observer Article

For those of you that don't get the paper or don't get the Neighbors of Lake Norman section here is the article that came out on Sunday March 29th.
Join us on the 3rd Sat and 4th Thurs of the month!

On to knitting; the 'Grass Skirt' has been knit and I decided that it needed beads to weight down the fringe. So off to Michael's I went. I picked up 3 differnt kinds and I will work on them as soon as I am done here. I also will be crocheting and knitting flowers.

On to Pictures; none taken. And the clouds have rolled back in today and they may stay around for several more days. We will see if I can take a decent indoor pic.

Knit on,
Maria

Fog

I feel like we live in the Pacific North West. Fog, rain, cool. It is enough to make you slip into a coma. I might never get to take pictures if the weather doesn't let up.
Tony update: He made it thru surgery just fine. He had a hard time waking up but he is cruising now. He slept good. I didn't. My dreams have had me running marathons, going out to dinner with my parents, caring for sick kids and buying my sister a porcelain elephant. I was busy last night. The night before all I could dream about was scrapbooking.

Now on to knitting...
Several of us met at the Lowe's YMCA last night. Tommy brought his frog check out his blog here. Everyone was knitting foot wear. I felt kind of left out but since I don't knit socks I didn't take it personal. I did not stay long because my in-laws came by to stay with Tony but I did get to show off my grass skirt. Which I started in the waiting room. WOW I love the Berocco Comfort yarn! A soft easy to work with Acrylic Nylon blend. A solid fabric is created when knit with needles suggested and a nice drape when knit on a larger needle. Comfort is just nice to knit with, Berocco also have Comfort DK, Baby, Chunky and Sox. I see me placing an order soon! I will also use Comfort when I begin 'All Smiles', a new pattern.
Tonja called to let us know that she has finished the baby blanket and Frosty is no longer with us. Well only part of him remains. See March 16th post. All she needs to do is weave ends and it will be ready for the shower on Saturday.

Grass Skirt

I am embarking on a Parrothead adventure! With the up-coming Jimmy Buffett concert I must knit something. And if you noticed the title of this evenings blog it will be a grass skirt. Berroco Comfort worsted weight is the yarn of choice in color 9752. I would call the color deep green. I will be adding flowers to add additional color They will hang from the 'grass'. I will be taking photos as soon as the clouds and rain drift away.
Don't forget tomorrow Lowe's YMCA knitting.
Knit On.

March 24th

We celebrated a wonderful anniversary yesterday and Anthony's birthday! I see the years passing quicker and quicker. Tony suggested that each year on the boys birthday that we sit down and look at their albums I have scrapbooked for them. I think this will be a wonderful new family tradition! The night before their birthday chatting and enjoying the past and writing about the present and future for Mom to scrapbook! I am thinking that I will begin a yearly knitting for the boys. I am not sure if I should limit what I knit them for their birthday or if every year I should just make sure that I knit them something. Toys? Amigurumi? Bookmarks? Scarfs? How much fun will it be in 30 years when they can look back on all the knitting that I did. Laugh at me. See how the fiber trends change. Colors change. Think back to fond memories of watching Mom knit 'their' item, or be surprised by what they get! Yes, two more traditions for the Campagna family.
I took pictures that I will have to post later. The camera is in the car right now!!!