Knit Addictions

Knittin' and Winnin'

Well, for starters, since this IS a knitting blog... here is my current WIP:

Yes, it's a log cabin baby blanket for my 4th grand daughter-to-be. Well, technically, it's Bam's grand daughter as I am only Grandma through marriage. But hey, that counts, right? We're going to England the end of September to see the grandkids and hang out with his daughters so I thought I better have a new blankie ready for the newest addition! Whew. I got me some knittin' left to do!

Oh... I do plan to do another 6 pieces and then go around the whole thing in pink with crochet or something... haven't decided yet!

CLEAN AND GREEN CLOTHES

Who doesn't want to be green these days especially if it's something easy to incorporate into your busy life? I read about these mad 'soap nuts' that grow on trees and people use them instead of icky, chemical laundry soap. So I got some of Maggie's Soap Berries and I'm here to tell ya. WOW! Our sheets and clothes not only smell GREAT but... the thought of washing with something 100% natural, no fake crap in it... well, it's truly amazing. If you have ANY sensitivity to anything on your skin... this stuff is the bomb. (and no I'm not endorsed by them!)

WINNING
Thanks to those of you who viewed our video entry in yet another mad contest. This time we didn't win... first place! But... the company running the contest liked our entry and somehow... they ended up creating a category called "Jury Prize" and we won that!!! Go figure, huh? (that link is a page you can simply read about the contest etc. ... if you want to join up... join facebook and then add lending club as a group.) Again, I'm not endorsed or anything... just sharing stuff I think is cool.

Since we won that.. I thought it only fitting that we create a contest where folks could win something from us! So for everyone on the Punk Knits Newsletter... if you didn't already enter to win an autographed Punk Knits book... send in your email entry!

MORE GREEN
In our ever growing search for more eco-friendly living... we planted more of a garden this year.

there's a few herbs there, some shallots, one of our tomato plants (struggling) and some flowers just to make it look pretty. I love it!!!!!

Of course... now that we've been raw vegan for 18 months... we've started filming our own video podcast. (not up yet...) here's the set backwall!

With a name like that... I hope you can guess who the host is!!!

Well.... I'm back to editing for Rock n Roll TV. Hope everyone has a great week!

FIDM

How do you say that? Fittehm? It's Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and I'll be there tomorrow (wed. Aug 15) at 11am! Woohoo! Signing books and answering questions. I hope some people turn up!!!

In the meantime...we've been busy as always. I'm working on a log cabin baby blanket for my step-daughter's 3rd baby. Yes. You read that right. 3 as in THIRD! We are flying to England the end of September so I need to have it done by then! Whew. I got me some knittin' to do.

Hmmm....been eating raw still. Loving it more and more.

I finished the Harry Potter book. Fantastic. Really great! I'll be the movies to check that one out for sure. Oh...speaking of movies....there is a new Jet Li film on the way .. August 24th. I LOVE Jet Li and think he is the best martial arts movie star alive! I think I have this secret side of me that wishes I was a karate kickin' martial arts Judo Chop givin' crazy chick. But alas...she only lives in my mind. ha! LOL! But I can enjoy it through film. (Bam will tell ya... I love kung fu films!)

Did I ever talk about the Secret? Ya know... that dvd and book that have been making their way to the top of the best seller lists? Well, I'm a believer. I've been doing that stuff for a long time now... and let me just say... it WORKS. It works even more now that we are raw foodists. I think there is something about having our energy free and flowing ... Anyway, anyone can get it and do it. I don't want to sound like a freaky cultist or anything. I'm far from that! But ... it is just scientific fact. If you put energy into something, that's where energy will come back to you. So when we stop saying... "Oh I never do anything right"... or whatever negative crap likes to come out our mouths... ..instead replace it with.. "Life is wonderful and I'm so grateful for ... fill in the blank." And watch everything change!

Well, it's hot. way way way too hot for humans to sleep. Argh.
Thanks for reading. Hope life is good wherever you are.

Day at the Beach!

My stepson, Max is visiting us right now and we had the most fabulous day at the beach. Hung out...I read some more of Harry Potter's trials....(yes, I'm loving it!)...we ate watermelon on the beach...and it was so nice to get some oxygen instead of being stuck here in East LA!

In other news...I did get those MBT sneakers and they are AWESOME! I love them. I swear my legs already feel the difference.

OMG...I had the single most embarassing thing happen to me at Whole Foods. I went shopping there last night. At the end of my big shop...I was taking my cart to my car...and this young guy who works there comes up to me and say..."excuse me ma'am".

I turned to him and asked, "What?"

He said, "Um...I thought you might want to know...that um....you pants have split in the back."

I reached around to my backside...and sure enough...there was a lovely gaping hole at the seam ....right around the area to show some nice derriere! OMG! I said "Thanks for letting me know" and proceeded to take my jacket off and wrap it around my waist.

Meanwhile...I could hear him going back inside and telling the other guys..."Yeah, I told her, dude."

Talk about Embarassing with a capital E! Wow.

Well....anyway..>I lived. Thank God I had my jacket with me!!!!!

NEED MONEY?
We found this cool site and if you belong to Facebook, you can borrow or lend money through them. Or if you don't wanna do either...you can view our video and help us win the contest by viewing it a bunch! The contest ends August 10th. Thank you in advance for watching it and thank you a whole lot if you watch it more than once!!!!!