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Dog’s Prayer

5th February 2009 – 9:00 am

I received the following email from a dear friend of mine. Since it’s such a nice and sweet email, I’ve to share it with you all, especially to those of you who are dog lovers like me :mrgreen:

To: God
From: Dog

Dear God: Is it on purpose our names are the same, only reversed?

Dear God: Why do humans smell the flowers, but seldom, if ever, smell one another?

Dear God: When we get to heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it still the same old story?

Dear God: Why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not ONE named for a Dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We do love a nice ride! Would it be so hard to rename the ‘Chrysler Eagle’ the ‘Chrysler Beagle’?

Dear God: If a Dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad Dog?

Dear God: We Dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, cli ckers, beepers, scent ID’s, electromagnetic energy fields, and Frisbee flight paths. What do humans understand?

Dear God: More meatballs, less spaghetti, please.

Dear God: Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to apologize?

Dear God: Let me give you a list of just some of the things I must remember to be a good Dog:

  1. I will not eat the cats’ food before they eat it or after they throw it up.
  2. I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, etc., just because I like the way they smell.
  3. The Litter Box is not a cookie jar.
  4. The sofa is not a ‘face towel’.
  5. The garbage collector is not stealing our stuff.
  6. I will not play tug-of-war with Dad’s underwear when he’s on the toilet.
  7. Sticking my nose into someone’s crotch is an unacceptable way of saying ‘hello’.
  8. I don’t need to suddenly stand straight up when I’m under the coffee table.
  9. I must shake the rainwater out of my fur before entering the house – not after.
  10. I will not come in from outside and immediately drag my butt.
  11. I will not sit in the middle of the living room and lick my crotch.
  12. The cat is not a ’squeaky toy’ so when I play with him and he makes that noise, it’s usually not a good thing.

PS: Dear God, when I get to Heaven may I have my testicles back?

I hope that you all enjoyed it as much as I did :wink: .

By Michelle | Comments (2)

My Favourite Colour

20th January 2009 – 7:31 pm

Sometimes I wonder why do I always tend to buy things in a pink? Well, of course the first excuse would be because it’s my favourite colours. There are times when I try to avoid buying things in pink, let’s say for example, a blouse. Usually the shop would have the same blouse in at least a few colours, giving us more option. Well, among all the options, somehow, pink always look nicer on me. Therefore, it’s pretty obvious I would choose the pink blouse unintentionally :mrgreen: . Does that ever happen to you?

Patons Zhivago

Patons Soft Haze

I went to Spotlight last Saturday and saw they have heaps of yarns in the bargain racks. Without much hesitation, I bought a pack of Patons Zhivago and Patons Soft Haze. Think I’m going to knit a Clapotis with the Zhivago. Not too sure what I should knit with the Soft Haze. Do you have any recommendation?

Nine West - Medium Pink

Anyway, here’s a pretty pair of pink shoes that I absolutely adore because it’s just so feminine and gorgeous. However, I hardly wore this. I have this for a few years now and I think I’ve worn it less than 10 times? Well, if you look at the heel, it’s quite tall, maybe about 4 inch or even more (I didn’t measure)? Therefore, it’s pretty hard to walk in them. I only wear them to dinners when there isn’t much walking!! :lol:

Lastly, here’s a funny joke that I came across in Ravelry:

A highway patrolman pulled alongside a speeding car on the freeway. Glancing at the car, he was astounded to see that the blonde behind the wheel was knitting! Realizing that she was oblivious to his flashing lights and siren, the trooper cranked down his window, turned on his bullhorn and yelled, “PULL OVER!”

“NO!” the blonde yelled back, “IT’S A SCARF!”

I hope that you’re laughing really hard at this point, if not, maybe you should learn how to knit? :razz:

By Michelle | Also posted in Shoesday, Yarns | Comments (4)

Double Stuck

28th May 2007 – 8:11 am

Firstly, I finally finished my 1st Jaywalker sock but guess what. I tried to put it on and uh oh!! :yell: I cant pull the heel part of the sock onto my heel!!! It’s too freaking tight!!! The leg section and the cuffs were ok. It’s the freaking heel!!! Why oh why???? After working so hard on the sock, I cant even wear it??

I wasn’t about to give it up. I pulled and I pulled and I pulled. I manage to put the sock on after two minutes of struggling with it. It look so nice!!! But, why is it so hard to wear it? It was also hard to take it off. So, I’ve decided to give it to my friend, Victoria, who managed to wear it without as much problem as I did. Can those sock experts out there, give me some advise as to how to knit the next sock that will surely fit me?? Please???? :yell: :yell: :yell:

Secondly, I’m stuck at my Leo. Currently knitting the back and I’ve just reached the shoulder shaping part. As I’ve read from many blogs that short row shoulder is the way to go (I’ve never done short row shoulder before), I would really appreciate it if I can get some pointers as to whether I am able to use the short row shoulder method on Leo.

I got a little confuse at this section:

Shape shoulders and back neck
Right shoulder:
Row 1 [RS]: BO 6[7, 7, 8, 8] sts, work to last 5 sts, k2tog, k3.
Rows 2 and 4 [WS]: P3, p2tog, work to end.
Row 3 [RS]: BO 6[7, 7, 8, 9] sts, work to last 5 sts, k2tog, k3.
Row 5 [RS]: BO 7[7, 8, 9, 9] sts, work to last 5 sts, k2tog, k3.
Row 6 [WS]: Work even in patt as set.
Row 7: BO rem 7[8, 8, 9, 9] sts in patt.

How do I apply short row shoulder to that? Many thanks for those who are willing to help. :frown:

Lastly, I was tagged my Claudine for the five favourite blogs meme but it has taken me a very long time to do this meme as it is really hard to list just five blogs when I do visit heaps and heaps of blogs daily. |-)

  • 2paw – I love visiting Cindy’s blog and read about her knitting, her lovely labradors, and lots of other interesting things. Most of all, her love for green ;)
  • 1morerow – Ann is a very experienced knitter and I love seeing her FOs. She’s a very quick knitter too!!! Her FOs never failed to impress me :up:
  • Knitting Box – Claudine is a really crafty person. She can knits and she can even sew too!! Wish I’m as good as her one day!! :yuck:
  • Tiennie Knits – As I’ve recently picked up sock knitting, I love seeing Tiennie’s beautiful socks. They are always so pretty and so fitting too!!! I wonder why is my 2nd sock so screw up :o uch:
  • Random Knits – I’ve always love visiting Donna’s blog. May it be her cute little bunny, her beatiful and gorgeous dance costumes that she sew for her dearest daughter, or her amazing lace knitting too!!!

Well, that’s it for the five favourite blogs. For those of you who are not listed up there, please do not despair. That doesn’t mean you’re not one of my favourites. If you’re listed on my links page, you are my favourites!!! :heart:

By Michelle | Also posted in Pullover, Socks | Comments (7)