The Tina shawl is done!I started this shawl in 2005 or maybe in 2004. Who's counting?Kathy Baker from Nier Lake Farms saved the neck wool from her Shetland Sheep for two years until she had enough to take the fleece to Innisfail to have the yarn spun into 2-ply lace weight.I found the pattern for this wonderful yarn and started knitting.I got side tracked by other patterns and other yarns. The shawl rested. It sat on the shelf for years, patiently waiting. It knew that it would be brought out to be finished one day. That day came three weeks ago. Once I started working on it again, I realised how much I had done on it. I also realised that I could actually finish it in a reasonable amount of time.
I think I'll go look through the shelves to see what else is there waiting for it's day in the sun.

Once upon a time... There was a house that had a kitchen. It was a new house with a nice new shiny kitchen. But many years passed, and the machines in the kitchen weren't working the the way they once did. The dishes no longer came out of dishwasher being very clean. The microwave worked, but at the speed of a conventional oven. The fridge kept food cold but was suffering from incontinence. Life would have continued on in the house if the owner could have found some giant sized "Depends" for the fridge. Change had happen. New Appliances were found. Of course, they didn't fit into the spots that the old appliances were in. New cupboards were next on the list of necessities. Oh, and by the way, the seals are gone on the windows so those might as well be changed too. Money Pit sound familiar?This is what my kitchen looked like on Thursday afternoon.This is where the fridge and stove used to be.This is where everything that was in my kitchen is now. And the fridge is in the garage.