Interesting Conversation????

Late last night, way after I should have been in bed, I was sitting up knitting a sock while the kids played on the Wii. Somehow the conversation turned to smells. L has decided that he doesn't like the smell of popcorn. It reminds him of the stale air popped corn, but when he finally eats some that is popped in oil, he likes it. One smell led to another until we came upon the smell of baking soda. To me, baking soda doesn't really have a smell. Maybe a small smell, but nothing significant. I explained how it picks up odors and that's why it's good to have a box in the frig. About this time, R decided to chime in about the last time they had actually used baking soda. She comes into the living room and says, "Remember the last time we started a fire in the kitchen and had to put it out with baking soda?" That comment disturbed me. I was impressed that they knew to use baking soda to put out a fire, especially a grease fire. I could understand how that would smell a little funky. But the thing that really caught me off guard was the term "the last time." How many times have there been? Should I be paying closer attention to their cooking exploits? She is 21 and he will soon be 19, but I guess kids are kids and maybe I need to still watch what's going on in the kitchen!

More Actual Knitting!

Isn't this pretty? The butterfly bush is attracting quite a bit of attention from the butterflies lately.
Remember this yarn? My Ravelry buddy sent it to me for my birthday. She dyed it herself. I could not decide what pattern to use. I finally decided on this pattern. I've made it a couple of times before so I knew it would be easy. I also wanted to show off the colors of the yarn instead of a fancy pattern.

They look pretty good, if I say so myself! Thanks Ravelry bud! Another pair of socks down for the cooler weather!

Actual Knitting!

Now that I have a 'surplus' of cotton yarn (understatement of the year), I thought I should get busy cranking out dishcloths. I never realized how bad our dishcloths and towels looked until I started hanging them out on the line. Ewwwwww!
I found this pattern on Ravelry. It's the Harmonic Mosaic Cloth. I made the first one with the variegated yarn as the background and the yellow as the contrasting color. Once that was finished I realized I had enough yarn to make one in the opposite colorway. So, ta da, I present to you my two new dishcloths which are destined to make my clothesline look so much better.