Aunty Shabby

I have been tagged...

 

Apparently the lovely Stephanie from "Spices for Violet" has just tagged me.

I have heard of this blogging phenomenon and read responses to said taggings; I even remember greenolive getting in a flap about it when she was first tagged. This is now my first "tagging" and I actually feel a little dazed and exposed. Whilst I was not entirely enjoying my blog's anonymity (the joys of writing for an audience of one do start to wear thin), the recent spike in my stats thanks to lovely comments and links from raspberry and others, and now this tagging business, means the pressure is on!

Try to write things which are honest and insightful but not too revealing. Try to be funny but not sound forced. Try to sound smart but not like a smart-arse.

OK - my seven tantalizing and titillatingly true facts (too much already?!):

1. I suffer from migraines which is one of the reasons I haven't posted much lately, as I have had one for about a week...
2. I love the colours orange, red and brown and have several plastic crates full of orange, red, brown and rusty-coloured wool and fabric. Yet I still buy more.
3. I love a bit of leopard print and have an amazing leopard print trench coat that I have said I will be buried in.
4. I used to be a champion Debater. And yes, I still like a good argument and often consult my dictionary (but now online).
5. I love red lipstick and have about 30 tubes (all different types). I once bought 6 of the same one - my all time favourite red, which will have to be the subject of its own post - as it has now been discontinued. I figured I would then have enough.
6. I have a bit of an achilles heel for Easter Bunnies (the chocolate ones, not real live ones). Red Tulip Elegant Rabbits to be exact. Which is kinda bizarre in itself, as usually I prefer better quality stuff like Lindt or Haighs, not compound rubbish. I secretly dread and yet look forward to this time of year, as I know I will consume far too many of them. My tally so far, 2 and counting (well they have been in the shops for at least a few weeks now...) I blame my father, a fellow bunny lover, for this addiction.
7. My husband and I are addicted to the tv show, "The West Wing" and are currently working our way through the complete 7 season DVD box set, which a very good friend of ours generously gave him for his birthday.

That's it! I could go on but you would probably politely ask me to stop.

The hardest part was actually thinking of and finding 7 people to now in turn, tag. Here is my newly tagged list:

1. the funky felter
2. Jody at meringue
3. raspberry
4. fioleta
5. Robyn at Craft with Me
6. Anna Laura
7. Pip at Meet Me at Mikes

And the rules (as far as I understand them):

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Now go forth and tag!

Why you shouldn't knit whilst watching tv... or, how to knit a ranch house

Knitting a ranch house...

I admit to being someone who doesn't always find it easy to relax. If I sit down to watch tv for any length of time, I feel guilty, like I am wasting my time or that I could be doing something else at the same time. Hence the knitting. Problem is, I normally watch tv or dvds at night and hate watching tv with all the lights on, as I hate bright lights, especially at night (no, I am not a vampire, it gives me eye strain and sometimes migraines). Whilst I am a highly evolved human being, I do need some light to see my knitting and negotiations with my husband to swap the lights or put on a lamp instead can end in tears.

If I do manage to get my way, or suffer the lights, I am usually then too engrossed in what I am watching to properly concentrate on my knitting and a 2 hr movie, which should be a fantastic knitting opportunity, yields a couple of rows at best! And forget trying to knit whilst watching foreign, sub-titled movies! I tried this again recently and literally did almost knit a ranch house (and if you don't know what this means, despite the pic, get thee to a video store, rent "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and then come back to my blog when you have a bit more culture.) I found myself trying to knit into the same stitch more than once (it was a garter stitch scarf) and stopping mid row or mid stitch to read the sub-titles far too often!

Funny thing is my sister, green olive, doesn't seem to share this fate! She is perhaps the most prolific knitter I know, and seems to be able to knit anywhere. I think she must knit in her sleep! I'm sure she dreams of wool! I must ask her secret - perhaps she just listens to the dialogue or maybe she can knit without looking, a bit like touch typing which I can't do either! I have a taped tv show to watch tonight, so am going to give it another go, as I have a scarf for my mother-in-law to finish. It has to be posted overseas for Christmas so no excuses! It is made from a lovely purple, hand-dyed wool, so will post photos and tell you all about it next time...

PS: Photo taken of one of a set of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" lobby cards I bought in 1992 for $200, which back then was a lot of money.