So. Here I sit. Sitting and waiting for it to be 2pm. Why you ask? Small but annoying car issue delay and because I am not fond of NYC traffic or the way it spills over and on to LI roads fo hours before and after rush hour. 495/LIE to be exact. I don't miss traffic. Life is so much better without it.
Gah! *taps fingers and looks around for the 10th time to make sure apt is clean and orderly before departure*
On a happy note, I decided to pack some knitting to do at night after a long day. My Petal Bib and Baby Bolero from the One Skein book.
And I think I will try my hand at *gulp* Clapotis again. I have some lovely Malabrigo Boutone in the Cuatro colorway of mostly browns, golds, purples, wines and greens. Lovely.
Handpaintedyarns also has a yarn with my sister's name and I recently found an old novel in a used bookstore for $1 with her name as the title. Maybe I'll send her an "It's all about you!" package in the mail with a Clapotis and the book. Not that I think this will bury the hatchet in anyway but... *sigh*
Moving on...maybe I can do the same for my mother. I already know Vittadini discontinued a yarn with my name, mispelled slightly but that is a commom occurance with my name. Only 1 "L" kids! Sheesh..is it really that difficult? *sigh* Annnnnyway, I am (my yarn) described as "a scrumptious merino/cashmere that gives good stitch def and really makes the cables POP." Hehehe. I thinkI'm on to the perfect holiday presents for us three...books with our name as the title and a Clapotis made with same name. Thoughts? Go ahead, you know you want to ;P
More later...time to drive.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Serenity Garden
On a delay...
So. Here I sit. Sitting and waiting for it to be 2pm. Why you ask? Small but annoying car issue delay and because I am not fond of NYC traffic or the way it spills over and on to LI roads fo hours before and after rush hour. 495/LIE to be exact. I don't miss traffic. Life is so much better without it.Gah! *taps fingers and looks around for the 10th time to make sure apt is clean and orderly before departure*
On a happy note, I decided to pack some knitting to do at night after a long day. My Petal Bib and Baby Bolero from the One Skein book.
And I think I will try my hand at *gulp* Clapotis again. I have some lovely Malabrigo Boutone in the Cuatro colorway of mostly browns, golds, purples, wines and greens. Lovely.
Handpaintedyarns also has a yarn with my sister's name and I recently found an old novel in a used bookstore for $1 with her name as the title. Maybe I'll send her an "It's all about you!" package in the mail with a Clapotis and the book. Not that I think this will bury the hatchet in anyway but... *sigh*
Moving on...maybe I can do the same for my mother. I already know Vittadini discontinued a yarn with my name, mispelled slightly but that is a commom occurance with my name. Only 1 "L" kids! Sheesh..is it really that difficult? *sigh* Annnnnyway, I am (my yarn) described as "a scrumptious merino/cashmere that gives good stitch def and really makes the cables POP." Hehehe. I thinkI'm on to the perfect holiday presents for us three...books with our name as the title and a Clapotis made with same name. Thoughts? Go ahead, you know you want to ;P
More later...time to drive.
On a delay...
So. Here I sit. Sitting and waiting for it to be 2pm. Why you ask? Small but annoying car issue delay and because I am not fond of NYC traffic or the way it spills over and on to LI roads fo hours before and after rush hour. 495/LIE to be exact. I don't miss traffic. Life is so much better without it.
Gah! *taps fingers and looks around for the 10th time to make sure apt is clean and orderly before departure*
On a happy note, I decided to pack some knitting to do at night after a long day. My Petal Bib and Baby Bolero from the One Skein book.
And I think I will try my hand at *gulp* Clapotis again. I have some lovely Malabrigo Boutone in the Cuatro colorway of mostly browns, golds, purples, wines and greens. Lovely.
Handpaintedyarns also has a yarn with my sister's name and I recently found an old novel in a used bookstore for $1 with her name as the title. Maybe I'll send her an "It's all about you!" package in the mail with a Clapotis and the book. Not that I think this will bury the hatchet in anyway but... *sigh*
Moving on...maybe I can do the same for my mother. I already know Vittadini discontinued a yarn with my name, mispelled slightly but that is a commom occurance with my name. Only 1 "L" kids! Sheesh..is it really that difficult? *sigh* Annnnnyway, I am (my yarn) described as "a scrumptious merino/cashmere that gives good stitch def and really makes the cables POP." Hehehe. I thinkI'm on to the perfect holiday presents for us three...books with our name as the title and a Clapotis made with same name. Thoughts? Go ahead, you know you want to ;P
More later...time to drive.
Gah! *taps fingers and looks around for the 10th time to make sure apt is clean and orderly before departure*
On a happy note, I decided to pack some knitting to do at night after a long day. My Petal Bib and Baby Bolero from the One Skein book.
And I think I will try my hand at *gulp* Clapotis again. I have some lovely Malabrigo Boutone in the Cuatro colorway of mostly browns, golds, purples, wines and greens. Lovely.
Handpaintedyarns also has a yarn with my sister's name and I recently found an old novel in a used bookstore for $1 with her name as the title. Maybe I'll send her an "It's all about you!" package in the mail with a Clapotis and the book. Not that I think this will bury the hatchet in anyway but... *sigh*
Moving on...maybe I can do the same for my mother. I already know Vittadini discontinued a yarn with my name, mispelled slightly but that is a commom occurance with my name. Only 1 "L" kids! Sheesh..is it really that difficult? *sigh* Annnnnyway, I am (my yarn) described as "a scrumptious merino/cashmere that gives good stitch def and really makes the cables POP." Hehehe. I thinkI'm on to the perfect holiday presents for us three...books with our name as the title and a Clapotis made with same name. Thoughts? Go ahead, you know you want to ;P
More later...time to drive.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
So far so good...
with the cedar litter, that is. I think I may possibly have found a solution. I just put a more plush rug remnant down after the outdoor mat thingy. This seems to catch almost all of the cedar so vacuuming has decreased. I'll be out of town for conferences, so we'll see how the kitties do with the tracking. Cross your fingers. I'll report on it when I get back at the end of the month.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
The litter experiment...can you do better?
So. Yes, I am going to vent, complain, kvetch (sp?), and generally roll my eyes while I type about litter. Litter. I had to say it again. * sigh *
The problem: tracking - all the time, everywhere. I hate scooping too, but that's another issue. TRACKING is the monkey on my back.
Solutions I have tried:
1. Covered top on the litter pan
2. Remnant rug under the covered litter pan so they step on that when entering/exiting
3. Special cat litter mat (think outdoor mat with those plastic finger-like projections) on the remnant rug, etc.
4. Clay litter with larger granules (all brands)
5. Clay litter with smaller granules (all brands)
6. Scoopable (every imaginable brand, old version, new and improved, etc.)
7. Crystal absorbent pearl-like stuff
8. Feline Pine – weird odor and yup, tracks
9. Cedar – light weight and cheap, but the worst tracing of all
10. YOUR SUGGESTION HERE
I spend WAY too much time vacuuming and this issue makes me nutty.
Help?! Yes there are bigger problems in the world. But, but, but...*sigh*
...and no I’m not giving them away and they must be indoor cats...too many strays out there, busy neighborhood, have always been indoor cats, nasty evil neighborhood cat is not allowed to terrorize my kitties.
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