Aud and I spent all weekend moving out of the dorm. We're housesitting for the last two weeks of the program. It's a really great opportunity to retreat and work on our papers, and we're being paid. And we don't have to pay rent!
There are three dogs here. They are all black and white, and they're all great. Taking care of them is a little like having three children around. I'm constantly having to count and make sure they're all there--one, two, three dogs.
This is Kayla. She's the oldest, and she's really a sweetheart. I have a bit of a soft spot for her, because she looks a little like our old dog Ellie, with the little tufts over her eyes and the beard. She's sleeping on the rug next to me right now.
That's Tippy. Don't believe the pathetic eyes, she's a little mischief-maker. I'm pretty sure she's the reason there's an electric fence in the back yard. She's also totally charming, though. Personality plus, there.
And that's Ella! She's the biggest, and it was very hard to get a decent picture of her. I think she was avoiding the camera. She's got a big otter tail that's always pounding, and it has the most adorable little white tip.
It took us most of the weekend to move out of the dorm, so we didn't get a lot of work accomplished. We did watch Pride and Prejudice last night (the older, long one). I grabbed a ball of cotton yarn and a couple needles before we started. I wanted to try out a stitch pattern I read about on LJ knitting. I had a vague idea of using whatever got made as a washcloth, but either I knit faster than I thought, or the movie was longer (or both), because I ended up with something too long for a washcloth, but too short for a scarf.
So, I made it into a bag. I'm thinking about giving it to the woman we're housesitting for as a thank-you gift, but first I'll have to get over my insecurities (I really don't think it's very good). The button is from a bag of cool buttons I picked up the other day.
Also, can I just say how much I'm loving having a nice house to take photos in? It totally beats my dorm-standard, "toss it on the bed and snap" method.
Comments (2)
That bag looks beautiful, I think the button makes is pretty perfect.
Haha, and I can relate to how nice it is having a nice apartment or a house to take pictures in - I've learned to take my finished objects with me whenever I know I'll be visiting friends whose flats make nicer backgrounds than my own small place.
(I just came to your blog via an entry on lj knitting where you commented with tips on recycling yarn:) )
Posted by Valeria | July 2, 2007 4:24 PM
Posted on July 2, 2007 16:24
Hey, I'll help you get over your insecurities: DUDE that's pretty! Like Valeria said - the button pretty much makes it. It looks really sophisticated and feminine. (If you weren't going to give it as a thank-you gift, now'd be the time that I start making vague insinuations about how much I'd like a new purse/bag.) ;)
Awesome job!
Posted by Etto | July 7, 2007 1:00 AM
Posted on July 7, 2007 01:00