Old Dog, New Tricks II

As I continue on my quest to learn, I am putting knitting in cable briefly to the side while I battle the formidible iPhone. So far I am winning. I have spent hours learning how to take photos and videos, download applications, use the GPS, load music, sync with my computer and...oh, yeah...make a phone call. It is all too amazing. I wonder if I can teach it to do laundry?

Olive Green

Theme Thursday - Green

Having a restaurant dinner almost always calls for a special treat: a vodka martini. And, of course, like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, there is the pimento stuffed GREEN olive temptingly waiting for my lips. Mmmmm..so worth the slow, delicate  sips to reach that tasty prize. Cheers!

Almost Wordless Wednesday: Chris and Leo Chapter

Isn't it great that the guinea pig tradition continues in the family, here, with the latest chirping cutie-pie, Leo...happily nestled with his human buddy, Chris.

It brings back memories of  the first, Romeo, so many years and pigs ago.

Old Dog, New Tricks

In my continuing quest to branch out, I took a class yesterday about how to knit in cable. It was a three hour class, and there were five of us; I was clearly the dunce. I do know the basics, but I guess I was a bit unrealistic when I signed up for this particular class.

Red in the face and sweating profusely from the effort, I did complete the grueling session and succeed in learning how to do a basic cable. Yayz!  Of course, everyone else cleverly learned several. Fine. It was progress for me in the knitting department.

My goal is to eventually make a scarf. So far my piece is about one inch long; I should be finished by 2012. Nevermind. The point of this adventure is to attempt activities that are new to me and  teach my brain to take new paths. It's never too late; it just takes longer to reach the summit.

There's No Business...

Theme Thursday - Bottle

One of my favorite theatre moments is the Bottle Dance from Fiddler on the Roof.  Needless to say, this is a very tricky dance number and oh-so-fun to watch. Having performed in this show a number of times, I can vouch for the fact that said bottles do not always cooperate, sometimes rolling around the stage after taking leave of the dancers' hats. When done perfectly, however, this dance - some of it taking place on the knees - is a joy to behold and brings down the house.

Over the years, I have witnessed many awesome stage moments. Some of my favorites:

• when Lili, Rooster, and Miss Hannigan bump and grind their way down Easy Street
• when Maria spots Tony across a crowded dance floor and they become the only two people in the room
• when Eliza yells, "Move yer bloomin' arse!" while hobnobbing it at Ascot

• when Peter Pan flies
• when 3 over-the-hill strippers instruct an innocent Gypsy to get a gimmick
• when Curly conjures up a surrey with the fringe on  top for Aunt Eller

I could go on and on. Theatre has been a huge part of my life beginning when my mom took me (age 10) to see Carousel at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. That one outing changed my life. Thanks, Mom.

Still Bushed

NO!!!

Ring-a-Ding Ding

I recently blogged about the gold band I had made  (a super idea from Nancy) to honor my wonderful mother. 

The ring was uniquely created in that I dug through my jewelry box and fished out my monogrammed, badly mangled baby ring. After picking out a plain gold 2mm wedding band, I had a local jeweler solder the baby ring to the band. The final step was to have Mom's name engraved on the inside of the band. Beautiful! I am so pleased.