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Every Rose Has A Thorn

Ishbel of the Sea Madtosh Pashmina in Filigree Somewhere along the line I learned how to feel superior to things. A long time before that I learned being superior was superior. Somewhere in between I learned that feeling superior is bad for my soul. It's only been the past few years that I even questioned whether or not it is bad for everyone's soul. I assumed it was. ASSuME. And knowing this I feel superior. It's a fucking labyrinth. Where's the exit? The Periwinkle Sheep Watercolors Worsted Superwash in Truffle I am lucky. I could have fuckin' lupus. I'm lucky. I found out I had Lime Disease because the tick was still attached to my arm and my arm had the tell tale physical symptoms, a nasty infection and a rash. I am lucky. Two weeks of antibiotics and I will be cured and maybe even now immune to Lime Disease. The CDC isn't 100% sure about the latter, but the former? Fuck yeah. I am lucky. If it's one think I hate. HATE.

Yarn Whore and More (Yahn whohah en Mohah)

It seems like I've stopped treading water and am know swimming somewhere. Where, I don't know, but a place other than where I am at. Metaphysically speaking. (I just looked up metaphysically and metaphysics on www.m-w.com and I'm not sure it's the right word. It feels right, though, so I'm sticking with it.) I feel impelled to blog, to take hold of the moment, to remain someone who is doing something, rather than someone who is weathering something. Above is a lovely skein of Madtosh sock in the Fragrant colorway. (One of my WEBS purchases.) I picked up a couple of skeins of the colorway in her Vintage line that just screamed my name. Unfortunately my photos do not capture their magic. A few weeks ago I saw a photo of a WIP in a fellow knit blogger's Flickr photostream, Peaknit . OMG! To die for project in such a beautiful medley of pea and teal greens and blues. Her rav project page noted she was undecided if the WIP was for her or to be C