accidents in the home

Allowing your pets to do chores in the house is not recommended and can be down right dangerous! The cat was splitting the kindling for the day when a huge log fell on her pinning her legs to the ground. She called out in agony, meowing at the top of her little lungs for help. I, naturally, took a picture before freeing her from her potential grave. Poor dear, it takes a long time for all 9 lives to flash by.

nothin' to see here

So... there I was feeling guilty for reading instead of working on crafts show products. (uh oh) I decided to do something that's been on the nagging list o' shit to do: fix the dripping faucet in the bathroom (oh dear god don't you remember what happened when you "fixed" the bath tub faucet?).

I was all ready, had the tools, the screw drivers, the wrench and the ipod to listen to the Jon Stewart interview on Fresh Air. I shut the water off, disemboweled the faucets, cleaned the o-rings and put it all back together, no problem (yeah, right). When I went to turn the cold water back on the little handle under the sink came off in my hand and water shot out. Right in my face. I didn't swear! I screamed NOOOOooooo! and put my hand over the leak. Other hand found the little handle and together they tried to screw it back on...3 (or more) times. No dice. I said NO a few more times and tried to figure out what to do. Thank god my cell phone is water proof. I ran into the living room, grabbed the phone and made the humiliating "HELP ME" call. I fucking hate plumbing.

another go at lace

After reading the Yarn Harlot's post about arsing up a pattern, I thought I'd share my latest attempt at lace knitting "a fun fast knit" from Knitty. Nothing complex, something small and oh so soft and lovely... mmhmm, I have been un knitting and re-knitting a lot. Apparently, I can't count above 19 or is it 17? I have given up on lace more than once when the lumps and holes don't line up correctly.

I'm not going to toss this one across the room for the cat to enjoy, really I'm not.