I’m not sure exactly what it is that has kept me from blogging lately. It just seems that by the time I’ve checked all my email accounts (and then FaceBook and Ravelry and the news and blogs) in the morning, there’s housework to do (load the dishwasher, get the laundry going, general tidying and dealing with children and such). Then it’s out to run errands or to make lunch and unload the dishwasher. Another quick check of the email, and then it’s time to make dinner. Then bath time and bed time for the kids and some quiet knitting (after I make the email rounds again of course). Perhaps I should give up email (and Facebook and Ravelry and the news and blogs)?

And my knitting, a true reflection of my life, is boring too.

Here’s some endless knitting:

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And here’s some endless knitting with the occasional YO thrown in:

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And here’s some endless knitting with a few purls thrown in:

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(Note to self: in your next life, marry a man with smaller feet.)

I see it’s been an entire week since my last post. Good Lord, what is this world coming to? And to think that only a couple of weeks ago, I was considering making August my NaBloPoMo month (guess that’s not going to happen). In my defense, this week has been busy busy busy. We went to the lake 2 times this week, as well as the sprinkler park one day. Throw in the weekly marketing and a trip to the library and boy-howdy if that doesn’t make me too busy for blogging, well, I don’t know what else does. Whatever. You aren’t here for stories about my boring life, you come for my awesome knitting insights and hilarious witticisms. Sadly, I’ve none of those either. Not today, anyhow. I do have a photo of some finished knitting.

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These are a set of sand dollar washcloths I knitted up as part of a thank you gift. I cast the first one on yesterday at the lake and finished the third one this morning while enjoying The Daily Show over a cup of coffee.

Now, guess who got a bunch of lace books at the library today! Me, that’s who! I’m off to learn (from a book) the art of designing circular lace shawls. I may not post for another week, so… cheers!

While I am not going to blog about what has been going on here at Chez Interrupted, I can show you this:

Beautiful and useful socks, born from a shit-storm. It will never ever cease to amaze me how the comforting act of knitting produces an object that is, itself, comforting. And while I will probably always remember these as the socks I knit while riding an emotional roller coaster, I will also remember how they brought me perfect moments of peace and stillness.

Also, they are sparkly.

So it’s been nearly a month since I last posted here. Anywhere really. Not only have I been feeling sarcastically uninspired, but there has been a sarcastic amount of family drama over the last couple of weeks. Also, Michael Jackson died. Thank god for knitting.