tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382652361133775622024-03-18T20:13:05.851-07:00Kethrim's Blog - Cats, Food, and YarncraftKethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-20054315978838279462011-06-04T18:11:00.001-07:002011-06-04T18:11:00.455-07:00Wedding PlanningI'm getting married in a week, and Elijah and I are very excited, especially now that almost everything is done for it. The wedding is in Connecticut, in my hometown, so all the vendors are local to that area.Caterer- A Thyme to Cook. We tasted the food in December, and everything- and I do mean everything- is delicious. I even liked things that I don't normally like, like couscous and peppers! IKethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-71086303131454682902011-06-02T19:46:00.003-07:002011-06-02T19:53:00.511-07:00March YarncraftTwo projects for March; the first was for Transfiguration, where we investigated the uses of dragon's blood. I experimented with the fourth use of dragon’s blood, giving the ability to converse with birds. I used avifors to transfigure three drops of dragon’s blood into three small birds, each of which fit into the palm of my hand. But the fierceness of the dragon caused an interesting change- Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-82244138594966006852011-03-24T14:35:00.000-07:002011-03-24T14:35:00.368-07:00January/February Yarncraft RecapGirl's dress in colors that wouldn't have been my first choice, but I had on hand and still look nice together:Rainbow-inspired ripple skirt, modeled by Leia:Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-74649737711006947202011-03-21T09:59:00.002-07:002011-03-21T10:13:00.239-07:00Operation Keep Mommy In BedI woke up this morning, shortly before my alarm went off, to all three boys curled up together by my legs. As soon as my alarm went off and I hit snooze, Luke came right up for some pets, so he got lots of head scritches. When I tired of that, he returned to his brothers and he and Han engaged in some mutual face-grooming. Nibbler was pretty out of it, but as soon as I began to stroke him, his Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-86117895565760200242011-03-18T11:00:00.002-07:002011-03-18T11:00:01.798-07:00October/November/December Yarncraft RecapI work at a preschool, and for our Halloween party, we had to wear non-scary, non-violent, peaceful costumes. That meant that my usual costumes (Jedi, fencer, etc.) were out. Well, one of my favorite Halloween candies is candy corn , so I decided to dress as candy corn ! I crocheted a candy corn hat and a candy corn Madonna bra (which was NOT worn around the preschoolers), and to complete the Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-48196709775892688542011-03-16T14:30:00.001-07:002011-03-16T14:30:00.681-07:00Pattern News!In other exciting news, the owner of my LYS, Purl in the Pines in Flagstaff, has started selling some of my patterns in her store! I'm excited and also energized to keep designing!Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-9645138834621467542011-03-14T17:00:00.001-07:002011-03-14T17:00:06.911-07:00The Ignoring of Han and LukeWe continue to have problems with the twins, as their nervousness and fearfulness continues. It got a little better after we got back from winter break (we were away for two weeks), but progress since we got them (a year and a half now; they're almost two years old) has been very slow. We got a recommendation to talk to Sue, a woman who runs a cat sanctuary in the area and specializes in Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-42797490892068682532011-03-12T14:00:00.004-07:002011-03-12T14:05:43.462-07:00Supreme FuzzlerI was remiss in my last post (which I know was quite a while ago; life has a way of knocking you down for no good reason sometimes) in that I neglected to mention a new member of our family: another black boycat, whom we named Wicket (to continue to the Star Wars theme). We got him just before Halloween, so it really has been a while.It took about a week for Leia to get used to having him around,Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-10412721021755832002010-10-31T14:23:00.005-07:002010-10-31T14:47:58.872-07:00Long-Overdue September Yarncraft RecapFlying:Tunisian crochet seemed like an interesting meld of crochet and knitting, so I bought a hook and decided to give it a try. I made just a simple cotton dishcloth, using (my beginner, shoddy) Tunisian crochet, which falls under option 2, use a special tool. As you can see on the right side, it took me a little while to figure out what I was doing, but my dishes won’t mind!Arithmancy:Spirals Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-13691238509482423362010-09-21T18:21:00.002-07:002010-09-21T18:28:15.539-07:00SnotWorking at a preschool, it's very easy to tell that we're well into the cold and flu season, which reminds me of a story from when my brother was in early elementary school. My mom took him with her to a PTA meeting, and he and his friend Todd were playing in the corner while the parents were having the meeting. In the middle of the meeting, my brother came up to my mom, and asked (loudly enough Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-45773167317185778672010-08-20T16:30:00.005-07:002010-08-20T16:56:40.680-07:00A busy weekI haven't ever talked on this blog about my job. Well, for a while, that was because I didn't have one. I worked at Michaels (the craft store) until the beginning of July, then decided to leave, for various reasons that I won't get into.After going for most of the summer fruitlessly searching for a job (and I tell you, it's frustrating that I can spend half an hour filling out a job application, Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-19383411887017513802010-08-13T16:00:00.003-07:002010-10-31T14:51:40.060-07:00July Yarncraft RecapAgain in July, I was able to do all six classes in the Harry Potter Knitting and Crochet House Cup. First up was DADA, where our assignment was to "create something which represents a way that you banish the Dementors of Depression and the Werewolf of Anger from your life". I made this very peaceful Mother Nature Goddess doll, which is covered in vines and flowers, to be calming.In Herbology, we Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-30408434524521772182010-08-11T16:00:00.002-07:002010-08-11T16:00:00.413-07:00Catnip!Here's another photo series, cleverly entitled, "Catnip".Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-29172559337943218372010-08-10T16:00:00.007-07:002010-08-10T16:00:03.038-07:00In which Han decides that maybe life isn't so bad after allHere's a series of photos which shows that Han isn't always hiding and running away from us, but is really a hedonist at heart:Purr.Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-24322532671594133712010-08-09T15:57:00.009-07:002010-08-09T16:47:09.033-07:00Apartment!As I alluded to earlier, in mid-June we moved into a new apartment. We had been living just out of town (near Elijah's parents, which was nice), but our new place is in town, close to Safeway, PetSmart, our vet, and lots of other places that are handy to have nearby. It also cuts Elijah's drive to work in half, at least.Besides the location, we love the new place! It's bigger, and in a nice Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-37609247282385960742010-07-11T11:45:00.003-07:002010-07-11T12:17:14.283-07:00June Yarncraft RecapHPKCHC projects for the month of June, where I again managed (but barely, this time!) to complete all six classes.First up was Herbology, where we were tasked to create either a project made from an edible fiber (corn, soy, milk, etc.), or to create a representation of food. Having no edible fibers to use, I went with the second option, and created this amigurumi, which flips back and forth from Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-9819208809781068302010-06-12T11:14:00.003-07:002010-06-12T11:28:33.548-07:00Middle Child SyndromeLuke has it.Now, with the recognition that my cats are cats and not people, my cats have very definite family birth-order personalities: Han is the older brother, brave, confident, a mama's boy, but in the sense that he wants to take care of me. He looks after his brother and sister, if someone's sneezing or throwing up, he goes over to make sure that they're okay, with the sweetest little Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-12564775499432451972010-06-07T14:13:00.002-07:002010-06-07T14:33:59.156-07:00May Yarncraft RecapHere's a quick list of the knitting and crochet projects that I did for the HPKCHC in May:For Ancient Runes, we had to do something relating to an Elder Futhark rune. I chose to represent the rune Kenaz, meaning “beacon” or “torch”. It also has the meanings “Vision, revelation, knowledge, creativity, inspiration, technical ability. Vital fire of life, harnessed power, fire of transformation and Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-69525749141916961222010-05-23T21:20:00.006-07:002010-05-23T22:17:47.364-07:00May Trip HomeSo at the beginning of the month, I took a week-long trip home. It was a really nice break from the stress of work, I got to spend time with my parents and see a few friends, and my parents and I got a bit of wedding planning done. I left Elijah at home with the cats, which seemed to help the boys bond with him a bit more, since I wasn't around and they had to rely on him exclusively. Of course, Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-11266025341331360672010-05-10T10:18:00.003-07:002010-06-07T14:36:10.122-07:00Carrying a Torch for YouMy latest project has been to convert some of the crochet patterns I've developed into pretty PDF's, and list them on Ravelry to sell. My latest pattern is Carrying a Torch for You, which I made for a Harry Potter Knitting and Crochet House Cup class, Ancient Runes. I made an amigurumi torch with the rune that can mean torch, Kenaz, as a design in the flame.I also have some of my finger puppet Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-89756223100404521342010-04-30T22:57:00.011-07:002010-04-30T23:47:54.491-07:00Happy Birthdayto Han and Luke! They are one year old now, and we've had them for eight months. When we got them, they were just little four-month-olds, tiny little balls of fur:Now they are strapping young cats, but still just as cute and handsome:My boys have grown a lot, matured a lot, and come a long way. I'm proud of how far they've come! Being rescue cats, they had some issues before they ever met us, andKethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-47113824696299073052010-04-14T15:42:00.009-07:002010-04-14T16:26:50.678-07:00It's a Beautiful DaySo I decided to take the cats outside for a bit. Last time I tried, it was a complete disaster, with Luke and Han panicking before we even got out the door. I had figured that being together would reassure them, but this time, it seemed only to make them feed off each other's fear. They were flailing and thrashing, trying to get free of the harness that was holding them, and when I let them go, Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-50280737260364126972010-04-12T11:51:00.011-07:002010-04-12T12:06:58.344-07:00A Leia PostLeia would like to share with you this very important information.Listen to me!Ribbons.The ribbons are all mine.Shiny ribbons.Long brown ribbons.Colorful ribbons.My favorite, pink (and black) ribbons.They are all MINE!MINE MINE MINE!MIIIIIINE!!!!!!Yum.Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-85678712323817898492010-04-09T11:01:00.005-07:002010-04-09T13:01:34.984-07:00Cats, Cats Everywhere, and Drinking Upside-DownIt's interesting to see Leia playing with the boys, chasing and wrestling with them. Luke and Han are not nearly as agile, as sure of their bodies, as physically able as Leia is, something that is perhaps left over from whatever neglect or abuse they may have suffered before they were rescued (You can see it in Luke's back legs particularly- they bow in a bit so he is knock-kneed at times). It's Kethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138265236113377562.post-63695742023752687482010-04-05T11:56:00.002-07:002010-04-05T12:11:28.440-07:00Sederriffic!On Friday, I hosted a Passover Seder, and it went really well. A few of the friends I invited weren't able to come, but Dave and Jen (Jen of the Lion Hat), and Cody were able to make it. Dave printed out a Haggadah and cooked the lamb shank, Jen made hard-boiled eggs and a pot roast, and I made charoset, noodle kugel, and date nut bars, which everyone agreed were absolutely amazing. I printed outKethrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936485767673223768noreply@blogger.com0