Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Friday, February 24, 2017

Hurry Hurry, Boehner, and Tipsy Yarn

LIFE

As I write this on Thursday afternoon Old Husband is anxious about the car. They will send a driver for us in the morning around 10:00 a.m. I usually get up about 8:00 a.m. I knew I was going to get the lecture, I just knew it. So it began, "You need to get a move on in the morning. You need to get dressed as soon as you get up. When do you think you're going to be ready? We need to get that car because we have to pick Caleb up at 11:00 a.m. Did you hear me?" 

In the first place I dress every single morning as soon as my feet touch the floor. I have no need for a robe. By 8:10 a.m. I'll be dressed. He should know this, it happens every day.

I also pointed out to him the car is not in our possession. We have to wait to be picked up and trust me they will not be sitting outside our door at 8:00 a.m. Hurry, hurry, hurry is the name of the game for Old Husband. He needs to get it done so he can get in his recliner and sleep the rest of the day. 
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POLITICS

I miss John Boehner

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KNITTING
I finished one sock today and just might finish the other before bedtime, depending on how Old Husband behaves.

I was amused when I ran across this yarn today. It's from an indie dyer here in Portland, OR. She called her business adventure (it is no more) Tipsy Sheep Yarn Co. "three sheeps to the wind since 2013" is also on the label. She labeled this yarn "Socktails" (fingering), and on the back of the label is a cocktail recipe! How cool is that? Is it a good idea to drink and knit? I've heard some reports of pretty big messes made while drinking and knitting. 

16 comments:

  1. I thought the same thing about John Boehner yesterday. LOL

    "three sheeps to the wind" Very clever.

    I sure hope you got yourself together in time for your pickup this morning! :)

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    1. I was ready in plenty of time just as I knew I would be. I thought that yarn label was cute when I bought that yarn about three years ago. Never seem to be in the mood to knit it though. Yes, I was sorry to see John Boehner go and would welcome his presence back in Congress.

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  2. I manage to drink lots of tea while I knit, I think cocktails would make it a bit dangerous with my Hiya Hiya Sharps.

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    1. Be still my soul, someone else who likes Hiya Hiya Sharps. They're the greatest.

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  3. Too cute about the sheep. I like the color. I hope they don't repeal ACA (Obamacare). I'll bet if they just called it ACA, they wouldn't be in such a dead hurry to repeal it. I hope Boehner is right.

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    1. They set themselves a trap when the chose to use the word "Repeal." They can't do it without harming the Republican Party so now they're stuck. They should have used "Revise."

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  4. I don't think you said or did I miss it? Is OH a bit senile now? My cousin was out of her mind the other day because her husband sat on the kitchen floor and for over an hour, kept opening and closing the oven door.

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    1. No, any dementia Bob has is the generic seen in older people.Your cousin's husband's behavior sounds more like Alzheimer's Disease.

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  5. Drunk knitting? LOL

    I never thought I'd miss John Boehner but I do!

    Your car is going to run so much better you're going to wonder why you waited so long. That's a pretty nice service to pick you up and drop you off. My place rents you a car, has it delivered to them and ready when you drop your car off, then pays half the bill.

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    1. Poor lady went out of business before I used her tipsy yarn. That happens a lot here. Very popular place for indie dyers to come and go.

      Yep, it's not just Obama we're missing.

      The pick up and deliver service is very nice. They also wash and vacuum your car. This morning it was raining so the driver raised the big doors to the area where they work on cars and drove us inside. Not one drop of rain on us. LOL

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  6. You really have an amazing car service dept. Best I've ever gotten is an ugly loaner. Hope you are back on the road in your own car by now.

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    1. Have to say I was impressed myself with that car pick up and deliver service. Very nice.

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  7. I have to admit that I'm a bit like Old Husband and tend to get anxious about getting somewhere.

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    1. Old Husband has been like that since he was a Young Husband. It's genetic I think. His twin was the same way. I fell right in line. My sister-in-law did not and there was always hell to pay every time they went anywhere.

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    2. My husband was very definite about time -- as in one time he was driving home from Missouri and said, I will be there at 3:10 this afternoon. He was two minutes off, arriving at precisely 3:12. If he said he was leaving at a specific time (and he always did!) I was ready. No anxiety on his part, just supreme confidence that it was time.

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  8. My hubby was always late in our early married life. Late for everything! I have always been the opposite. Now that we have dementia residing with us, everything has changed. Jim now becomes very anxious if he thinks we're not going to be on time. He gets so anxious, he insists on leaving even if it means we'll arrive at our destination very early! So strange to see that long time habit change. Or, maybe it is just that the part of his brain that understands the concept of time has been effected by the dementia.

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