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Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die!

~Mary Frye

After seeing this at Ms. Januaryone I decided I wanted to give this meme a shot. The way this meme works is you post 10 things that begin with the letter you are given. She has nicely Bestowed on me the letter B.
So here goes….
Bumble Bees- My name in Hebrew is Dvora which literally means Bee. Since I was a little girl I have been absolutely fascinated by the bumble bee. So much so that I was gifted with this on the past holidays…
Bookworm- I love to read but lately it has been suffering because of my knitting. I usually have a couple of books I am reading at any given time.
Birthday- This year marks my 25th year so I have committed to 25 by 25. Basically I have a list of things that I want to accomplish within this year.
BBG- Bnei Brith Girls . This was the high school sorority I was part of. Some of my fondest memories involve crazy nights with my BBG sisters. I may have also developed my scary “Spewy” habit there.
Bridesmaid- As I mentioned I am in my Best friends wedding. This weekend is her Bridal Shower, which is stressing me out to no end ( but that is a topic for a whole other post).
Bartender- During my freshman and sophomore year of college this was a major source of income because of that I make a mean margarita.
Blogging- This may be an obvious one but blogging has been such a source of inspiration for me. Lurking on all of these blogs has taught me and inspired me more then anyone will ever know. ( It has also cost me a pretty penny in yarn purchases)
Bruriah- My alma mater. An all girls Jewish high school in the middle of scenic Elizabeth, NJ.
Banana Nut Muffin- My favorite kind of muffin and one of my life quests. I am always trying new recipes for them that come out ok but not perfect.
British- I am a complete nut for all things British especially the accent i am such a total Anglophile it sometimes scares me.

If anyone wants a letter of their own leave a comment requesting one and I’ll give you one as soon as possible. Be Back Soon with some knitting content.
-D

Vanished off the scene for a week for some intense holiday stuff with the family both real and “adopted”. Worked some on the Print O wave had some tech issues (paying attention has not been my strong suit recently) and frogged back but I am back on track ( thank goodness). Got some knitting type gifts from the boy … He is good lemme tell ya. I was drooling over some lace books and shawls on the blogs… He went out with no assistance and got 2 lace books A Gathering of Lace and Victorian Lace Today and prepaid audible for me… Just needed to brag a wee bit about him… Gonna knit a bit more then bed time .
-D

Today was a learning day all around for me. I will now share these lessons with you in list form….
1. Blo**er hates me ( it eats my post and pictures just before I can actually hit publish)
2. Target the weekend of Christmas = Scariest place around
3. When knitting a lace shawl with a chart mark line by line per repeat… (only a minor attention problem this time)
4. When you buy new stitch markers it helps to not leave them laying around because said markers are actually stuff for the tool box ( people love to “help ” me put stuff away.
Decided on the Print O Wave shawl in Alpaca silk ( can we say yummy) . hopefully will have a pic tomm that doesnt look like hair ball ( highly crunkly right now ) Must knit more and watch some mindless shows .
-D

Instead of working more on my clappy which I really wanna do I am stuck looking for something a little dressier to go over this Isnt it lovely….. What you are missing is the “fantastic” envelope detail in the back…. needless to say for a wedding in January I am going to need something to throw over my shoulders even indoors. This leads me to my problem I would like a shawl that is lacy but i think I want it to be a rectangular shawl though the Diamond Fantasy Shawl might be cute if it was black and maybe some sparkle too…. Another option would be Print O Wave Shawl. Tonight at the Knit and Nog I am gonna have to investigate some yarny options cause the best part is I need this by the 21st of January… This is the Amazing Lace and the Knitting Olympics all rolled up into one… Wish me luck ….
-D

I spoke to soon… Clappy how I loved thee (notice the past tense). I really loved you I did but now , I am not so sure. Frog pond has been visited today and I dont think I am going to leave her until tommorrow.

Rip

Now a fresh start…

I am gonna go cry in the corner now…
-D

So much for posting everyday … But I really needed a break not from knitting but from trying to write about it ….
Scout asked for cooking disasters so here are two … One recent and one not so.
The recent one was me cooking tortilla soup. The recipe tells you to cook a whole bunch of ingredients and then take the piping hot soup and put it in the blender. So being the good girl I am (::snort: I did as it says. My blender has some issues with staying closed, but I seemed to forget this when I was cooking (my desire for tortilla soup was too great). I poured a batch of the mixture in the blender and hit blend … I had hot, red , tortilla soup all over me. Never one to give up I decided to try again with a hand blender. SO not better, I was wearing this soup. I was a woman possessed I needed to make this soup. Ran out to buy a new blender that does not have closing issues ( gotta love Targets hours) finally I got my soup.
Story number 2 was I got it in my head that I was gonna make 2 different pies from scratch on Thanksgiving. As I have mentioned sometimes my family stresses me out A LOT!!! Well some people (who shall remain nameless) decided to get underfoot while I was taking pies out of the hot oven in my tiny kitchen with no oven mitts. Of course down went my pie… I was in tears. Never again… The rule that came out of this one was no one may come in the kitchen if I am cooking…
Will be back later with some clapotis pics ( she is SO pretty and soft)
-D