Must. Be. Patient.

That's us.  Waiting by the phone for the house to close.  So we CAN START TEARING SHIT DOWN.

It's been a long while since I have been involved in purchasing a house (and I'm only peripherally involved in this one), and I forgot how endless it seems waiting for all the paperwork, inspections, snags and etc. to be finished.

The inspector did not care for the "clean up" job the bank had done on the roof moss.  Which looked like they hired a hobo to climb up and throw a few clumps of said moss off of the roof and onto the back deck.  So now they're being required to do an actual roof cleaning and certify that the roof is okay for 2 more years.  Which pushes closing back at least another week.

Guess we shouldn't start packing boxes yet.  But soon, very soon.

Loved It!

"Behind The Candelabra"!!!  So fantastic. 

If you don't have HBO, get it. Or watch here

http://www.solarmovie.so/watch-behind-the-candelabra-2013.html

Not that I'm suggesting you watch for free.

I am Watching the HELL out of THIS

Tomorrow night: "Behind the Candelabra", with Michael Douglas as Liberace. Cannot wait for this!

Love

Salt Water Sandals for adults?  Yes please!

http://www.mysaltwatersandals.com/

Hoping This Movie Comes Out Soon!

"All Is Lost", with Robert Redford.  Only Robert Redford.  "Imagine Life of Pi without the spirituality and animals, Cast Away without Wilson; just Redford on a boat with a hole in it, exposed to the elements, adapting to each new disaster with a series of ingenious small acts, and taking a major beating."

GoT Inspired Knitting!

Because I'm a bit of a nerd that way...I've been designing some cool patterns inspired by "Game of Thrones"  (ack, only TWO EPISODES LEFT for this season!  Thank god we have Dexter and Breaking Bad to fill in while we wait for Season 4)

My fabulous test knitter (that's you, Susna!) is knitting away on my shawlette, and my fabulous photographer (that's you, Pia!) is going to take some professional quality pix for me.  Hopefully, I'll have socks and shawl patterns available within the next week or so.  Meantime, here's a pic of my Storm's End Shawlette to give you an idea of what's I'm up to:

I'm a sucker for yarn with long color runs, and Zauberball is my current fave.  I also managed to work in my Weldon's obsession by using a lace pattern from their 1893 Practical Knitter, called "Seaweed".  Perfect for Storm's End, a castle by the sea:

My sock pattern is "Kissed by Fire":

Again with Zauberball.  This is my favorite colorway, called "Royalty".  Love it!

Breaking News

I have it on good authority (Katie googling at work) that our beloved 10,000 Silver Dollars Bar burned down. WHY didn't I buy those beaded tchotchkes the last time we were there?!  Tragedy!

ETA:  false alarm. It was the Silver Eagle Bar in Mullan ID. Our beaded tchotchkes are safe. Whew