Back to the old grind

Now that the crankiest (and busiest) time of the year is over, it's back to work, back to school, and back something resembling semi-regular blogging. I came to the conclusion over the holidays that I really don't have anything very interesting to blog about most days because I try not to follow the downward spiral of American and world governments. Of course, I also realized over the holiday season that I definitely lack a holiday spirit. The rudeness, the rabid consumerism, and general mayhem has just killed it for me. But anyway, some general updates on previous blogs. Figgie is doing well after our post-holiday move, and Project Argyle is making good progress. Pics are worth a thousand words, so here you go!

Figgie anxiously awaits the arrival of Santa. The local police association escorts Santa and his elves into through the neighborhood each year to give away candy and listen to Christmas wishes.

Project Argyle. As of today, I have 3.5 of 7 pattern "blocks" completed. This sounds great and looks good until you see the reverse and the amount of finishing to be done. Each one those yarn tails has to woven into the piece before it can be blocked and pressed. The final step is folding the piece in half lengthwise and sewing it up. I loathe finishing. I suck at it. It's my own personal knitting nightmare. I love to knit, but anything that requires more than minimal finishing tends to go unfinished. Let's hope that project argyle isn't one of those cases.