sigh of relief

well, we can all rest a bit easier now that I have a new keyboard. It's  much less challenging to type on, and to read too!  It is not a plastic roll-up one, but it is very small, and only about half an inch thick at it's tallest point. 
plus, it's wireless,
We had a pretty full day today, and there was no rain! hooray!  we went up to Aurora to look around, and came upon the most amazing rose bushes all in bloom, and some of them smelled divine!  I took some photos, but have left my camera out in the car tonight. 
Later, I happened to drop in to the yarn store, and noticed that they were winding these teensy little balls of yarn in many colors and textures.  In conversation, it turned out that they were preparing for a "yarn tasting" on Saturday morning from 10 to 12!   What,, you  may ask is a yarn tasting? well, who knows and who cares, I signed up for it.  I will tell you on Saturday night or Sunday!
(maybe some time we'll have a "fabric tasting" at the shop-- but first I'll need to find out what it is)
Plus, they had so many beautiful yarns... I came somewhat prepared this time, as you might remember I made copies of some of the projects I thought it might be nice to make, so I'll take them along then too, I might be there for several hours....
I am looking forward to chatting with my friend Linda when I get home, because she was going to the workshop in Muenster last weekend for some knitting sessions,.. and it sounded really interesting, did any other of you knitters go?

home again

a little joke, we're not at home, but staing at a B&B called Home Again, just north of Ithaca.  yesterday we drove over from Buffalo, and the least said about that, the better, since it was quite drear.
But, this b&b is like nothing you've seen before, so I will be posting lots of little details

 our room is wa up in the attic, and from the front window ou can see the road in....

and because toad begged to come along on the trip,  I brought him, and here he is on the ladder that leads up to the widow's peak (I think that's what the called those little look-outs on the top of the houses with little windows that face all directions.. 

Buffalo, Da- 1

yesterday we flew to Toronto and then drove down to Buffalo.  It all went fine, although the highwa was prett slow at times... had some time in the evening to drive around a bit and look at some of the fine buildings here.

Our first dae in Buffalo was great!  Started the da with a late breakfast  and then we went to the Allbright art museum, -- the have some nice Impressionist stuff, albeit more minor works, but unusual to see.

 like this Van Gogh,
and some nice contemporar stuff too... can't remember who did this one of o-o's.

interesting mirror room:

and a cafe with latte!then we went to some Japanese garden....

this is a house I liked:

We drove over to Hertel Avenue-- Little Ital  and also home to the knitting shop! where I picked up a book b Debbie Bliss called design it, knit it
We went back up to Niagra falls, and appreciated the fine weather, and then rounded off the da with a good Italian restaurant for dinner!  I reall hope to get this keeboard fixed sometime soon!!!

keyboard update

Re: the keyboard, the Good news is that I'm no longer getting double letters, but the bad news is 2 letters don't work at all now.  Can you guess which ones they are? (the t and the y ) However, I'm able 2 fix some words with the spell-check.-  and I am cutting and pasting the missing letters.  Sort of awkward going.
I'm hoping someone will be able 2 fix this problem!!!!

Remember the wool blanket project? I knit some letters to applique, and now I'm crocheting a round white doily-like thing to put on.

 I saw this book on the table and really liked the printing on it.  Some librarian had nice handwriting.

 

 So sorry about this problem!-- It's making me
quite short in what I say!

oh nmo

i spilled sonme liquid onto my keyboard, and something bad has happened.  when i press m, it komes out as a nm kombination -- anmd the b is a bv.  and the C doesn't work unless it is  a Capital.  i am Very sad about this.  there are some problems with other letters as well. i'm havinmg to go through and delete a lot of extra letters1
however, i will add some photos here anyway.
on monday i'm going on  a trip, and i'm trying to get some handwork organized to take along.  So, i Copied some of my knitting patterns with a quiCk referenCe for the gauge. 
this should also help me when i go to yarn stores

 I might also put these tension samples on a ring for quiCk referenCe.