A Notion to Knit

link problems

that old spare computer, ughh :-<

For anyone interested, the broken link from the previous post is www.sarashansky.com The computer won't let me fix it so I'm posting from my iPAQ (which won't do links).

I think the computer gods are laughing at me for how much I need them.

Deep breath, it's ALL going to be okay. :-)

I Made It

. . . finally, huh.  So, I couldn't find a camera cord for and once I did I found that I had to go to Sony's website to look for a driver so the computer could read the camera.  Then, I couldn't figure out for awhile how to find the pictures - this computer is Windows ME (I've never even heard of this) as opposed to the broken down one that is XP (I can't wait until December when I'm using an Apple).  But I have some pictures now from the Black Sheep Gathering, yay!  I focused on pictures of the animals this time (completely).  While I love BSG, the vendors were the norm as in the last few years and I didn't think that I needed to post the same again.

There were of course, lovely sheep:   

and beautiful angora rabbits

and cute alpacas.

I just loved this guy lying down.

We stayed overnight in Eugene on Friday so that we could do a few other things besides BSG (okay, okay and I returned to BSG Saturday for more yarn that I had to think about first).  Friday night we went to Sam Bond's Garage to see live music.  I only got a picture of Steven Pile setting up [plus his awesome guitarist/singer Sarah Shansky]  but we also saw Laura Kemp and Rita Hosking & Cousin Jack.

On Saturday, we went to the Eugene Saturday Market.  It is so great there! We also went back to BSG and we went to a beautiful antique store downtown where I saw this beauty . . .

This is all for now, but I'll return with pictures of some knitting and my yarn purchases at BSG (sson, now that I have all the camera issues situated somewhat).

...on the way ...

Yarn yumminess and adorable animals from the Black Sheep Gathering! Yay! Tomorrow I'll get pictures posted one way or another.

:-)

I really haven't abandoned the blog.  It's been one thing after another.  First, I was trying to pull myself together for finals, for the class I may have failed.  Then, DB had the camera most of an entire week (at work) so I was waiting for it.  Now, this last Sunday, my laptop (which is our main computer) crashed or something.  We still aren't sure what's wrong, I'm supposed to call people today for help.  It says that it cannot find a C:// drive and so, won't do anything.  That can't be good.  DB looked into (literally) the computer yesterday to try one easy fix, but that didn't change anything.  Anyway, I am going to test our desktop (what I'm on right now) to see if it can 'read' our digital camera so I can post.

By the way there are 3 main things that concern me if we can't save our hard drive.  First, pictures that cannot be replaced like pictures of my grandparents.  Second, replaceable but costly, the knitting patterns.  Now, I know I don't accomplish a lot of knitting like most bloggers but I calculated at least $40 (that's just what I can remember though, I'm sure it's not all) of patterns I've bought online from people like Glampyre Stefanie, Knit and Tonic Wendy and Amelia Raitte's Anna.  And no, I didn't print them out.  I have had a policy of only printing a pattern when I was going to use it soon.  A knot in my stomach, ughh.  Last, my iTunes.  I don't know enough about that yet, so I don't know if my purchased music will follow me to another computer?  But if it doesn't that is a lot of money down the drain also.  No, I don't have my iPod yet but I couldn't wait to buy one so I started using the iTunes just on the computer.  I guess a bright side is that I was a little frugal, a little, so it could be worse considering how easy it becomes to click "buy, buy, buy" on iTunes.  I'm sure nobody reading this knows what I'm talking about though, right.

Anyway, this is what's going on with me right now. 

*Sudden thought - our files were actually in the D:// drive.  I wonder if they're still lost even if C:// is done for.  I'm sure I'm showing my total lack of computer knowledge. 

Sorry for no knitting content.  Some is coming although it may be  without photos.

Knitter's Tea Swap

I received a bunch of goodies from KarenS that I blogged about over at the Knitter's Tea Swap blog today.

As for knitting, no pictures today but I'm making progress on some socks that have been on the needles for awhile.  Also, I'm stubbornly adding a few new things onto the needles for Father's Day.  I have 2 pairs of socks I'm hoping to complete by then and a cap that will be done for sure.  The cap is out of Cascade Fixation in a navy blue for my grandfather, a sort of chemo cap.  I'm not really following a pattern, just knitting along now that I worked the swatch out.

Pictures this weekend.