What to do with Stash

And to make it even more tempting, I have a gift cert to the new local yarn store...

Yes, I'll take that pattern link please.

Cheryl

Cheryl, Hate to be a pest, but would you pass on the pattern link? Seems like I need to have something portable with me lately, and I'm almost done the little Bucilla cross stitch Pears I have. I have its companion, Lemons, and another Pears, but I think I'm a little bored with it for now.

-- Carey in MA (This kitty is going back to the corner...)

Sheena's computer is down, so when I get it I'll share.....

I am expecting computer #1 back from hospital on Monday/Tuesday and will scan and send to you both then. This computer runs Vista and I found I needed drivers to attach the old printers or scanners to it and decided to leave them as is, on the old computer.

I started a new pattern yesterday for anklets with a cabling pattern, I figured they would make nice bed socks for my aunt.

Thank you Sheena

Those sound sweet!

I have to admit, with the garden calling, I've thought about sending you the yarn I've been eyeing and having you knit them. I spent twenty minutes in the garden Thursday and the cuts on my hands from the grasses seeped for two days. No stitching or knitting, the cuts just kept opening up.

Yesterday's force stand in the rain helped.... C

Thanks so much, both of you. I just realized my email addy may be showing up with a bit extra in it (to avoid email gather-ers.) Just take the DOG out of it.

Sounds like Windows Vista may be more trouble than a normal upgrade would be worth. I'm still running XP (I think with SP-2), and don't really have time to get a new desktop, though I have been thinking about laptaps, with all the hospital sitting time I'm putting in lately. Of course, that's an expense in itself, so cross stitch and socks would be a more viable alternative right now for new projects.

Again, thanks so very much.

-- Carey in MA (Going back for a cat nap before trip to tax preparer, and hospital...)

Have the best day possible C

I have this laptop with Vista on it - I like it, have not had problems (other than that it does not like my old printer and scanner). I am ashamed to confess I also have an HP mini, weighs less than 2lbs, can fit in your purse and has XP because the Atom processor can't take Vaster.

As poor Lucille knows, I am totally in love with the HP mini, while one wouldn't want it for a main computer, it is excellent for taking around the place. I had pics of my bridge partner on it and took it to bridge the other day to show them to her, I opened the lid, pressed the button and within 45 seconds it had loaded and also connected via it's wifi card to a real estate company upstairs with an unsecured connection to the net !

For sheer convenience and portability, it's great.

I have noted your address and will send patterns.

That's what I'm finding with my iPhone. While I thought it was cool, I really wondered why I "needed" a phone with more memory than the first three computers I owned. Pictures, link in darn near any where, games (useful for those long practices).....

Awhile ago in a pensive mood, my eyes rested on a usb 2gb drive lying on the desk. It occurred to me that this cigarette-sized item had more memory by far than our original computer, which was a huge bulky item !

I refused to be sucked into IPhone or Pods - I have a Sansa mp3 cheap, cheap, cheap and not tied to downloading via Itunes and my 'phone is one of those chocolate 'phones, I can play games on it etc and also, very inexpensive compared to IPhones.

Talk about an enabler. She's right about the poor Lucille bit. She has me convinced that I can't live without a mini and I'm definitely going to buy myself a new toy very shortly.

My new computer has Vista, which is fine. The only problem I have with it is that this one is 64 bit and isn't compatible with lots of older programs, but nearly all that I wanted work fine and the few that don't I really didn't need anyway.

When I bought this it came with an offer for an all-in-one printer that wound up costing me $20. How can you lose with that kind of offer.

Lucretia Borgia wrote

I saw a very pretty touch yesterday--a fairly simple ankle length sock, but the knitter had made a row of eyelets near the top, and threaded a ribbon through.

Dawne

Boy, your HP mini sounds like a delight. Does it happen to run spreadsheets/Excel? That might be worth my looking in to. Of course, if it's too mini, I'll need my cross-stitch glasses with me to read it LOL !

Thanks in advance for sending patterns.

-- Carey in MA

"Carey

Had a productive day; got taxes done, went to get 2 tires on his car and turned out it really needed 4. Sharp eyed manager spotted a problem I hadn't seen that could have resulted in a blow out, and I've been doing a lot of highway driving, so I was very thankful for that. DH feeling well today and treatment plans seem to be coming together a bit. It was a much better day than some have been lately. Hope you and yours, as well as all other RCTN-ers, had a great day.

-- Carey in MA

That sounds so pretty!

Glad to hear the DH is getting better. Sorry about needing the extra tires, those things can be pricy, but better safe than sorry.

As to the taxes - you are SO LUCKY. Yours are done.

Cheryl

It sounds very much like the bedsocks that my grandmother used to knit - in a lurid yellow wool if my memory serves me correctly.