Category Archive:Moose Nuggets

      It was supposed to be a lark – Interview someone and then write a column about that person – do one a week. Simple, huh? Fun, right? Yeah, I thought so, too.

Rant ahead, folks . . .

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it’s cold outside. Well, duh! It IS Alaska, after all . . . but, brrrrr willies! Yeah, I know . . . you all are thinking, just how cold could it be . . . well, Lessa has done the numbers for us. Take a peek . . . I’ll wait.

Back now? She lives two doors down from me. So, we are sitting at pretty much the same temps – I don’t have frozen pipes, though. She’ll have to get down under her house with the blow dryer to take care of them. Been there, done that. Brrrrr willies!

I’ve been following along with her tales over at The Sourdough. Be sure to read the one called Fashion Faux Pax and the Convenient Activist. Our little gorlie can keep her mama on her toes! Lessa, you’re doing us proud – what with the sarcasm and all that. 😉

Well, it’ll be quiet here at work today – two folks are out at a meeting – one has called in sick – another called in with frozen pipes (seems she wants to get water at her house so she can brush her teeth! before coming to work – yes, now you know where Lessa gets the sarcasm gene – heh). We only have one on duty in the back and two up here for now. I have to leave at 11 to go to Soldotna to help the boss with a presentation and then will have to leave at 4 to make up for that hour working over lunch. The other person who is here has to leave at 1:30 for an appointment. Maybe we should close down?

nahhhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahaha – won’t happen. The back will at least have to stay open – we are a 24-hour facility, understaffed or not.

So, that is life in Kenai, Alaska today. Howzit in your neck of the woods?

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Lolo mentioned making neck scarves in her post yesterday. I commented that wouldn’t it be fun if we all made a scarf (or two – twenty?) over the next ten months and then exchange them for Christmas next year.

So far, it looks like a couple of folks think it’s a good idea – Lo, herself, and Raspberry Fruggy. Oh, and then the Ladybug said she could maybe sew something. 😉 I love it when an idea begins to come together.

So, friends of mine, consider this YOUR invitation, too. If you would like to join in, just be thinking about what scarf you would like to knit or crochet (or sew) over the spring/summer/fall. Let me know that you’d like to participate so I can make a list. Then, along about October I will make another mention of this to check up on y’all and make the final list. Then, I’ll do a super-secret matching process to see who gifts whom with their chosen scarves.

Maybe everyone can take photos of their creations – well, the maker AND the receiver, maybe . . . this can be fun. One of my friends (she is a special prayer partner sister in Christ) gave me a “calendar” for my coming birthday (you January babies, said she, are easy to buy for . . .) It is a box filled with 365 daily knitting patterns. Well, some are two day carryovers (yes, I peeked ahead) but there is generally one set of instructions per day.

There are some GORGEOUS scarf patterns in there! I am really looking forward to making several scarves this year. I feel a need for a trip to the fancy yarn store – sadly, we only have one in the area. Maybe when I go back to Anchorage on the 15th I can look up there??????? Yup, I am feeling the need.

Hey, everyone . . . have a wonderful weekend.

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