Ronald Reagan - divorced the mother of two of his children to marry Nancy Reagan, who bore him a daughter only 7 months after the marriage.
Bob Dole - divorced the mother of his child, who had nursed him through the long recovery from his war wounds.
Newt Gingrich - divorced his wife who was dying of cancer. (what a sweetie)
Dick Armey - House Majority Leader - divorced
Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas - divorced
Gov. John Engler of Michigan - divorced
Gov. Pete Wilson of California - divorced
George Will - divorced
Sen. Lauch Faircloth - divorced
Rush Limbaugh - Rush and his current wife Marta have six marriages and four divorces between them.
Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia - Barr, not yet 50 years old, has been married three times. Barr had the audacity to author and push the "Defense of Marriage Act." The current joke making the rounds on Capitol Hill is "Bob Barr...WHICH marriage are you defending?!?
Sen. Alfonse D'Amato of New York - divorced
Sen. John Warner of Virginia - divorced (once married to Liz Taylor.)
Gov. George Allen of Virginia - divorced
Henry Kissinger - divorced
Rep. Helen Chenoweth of Idaho - divorced
Sen. John McCain of Arizonia - divorced
Rep. John Kasich of Ohio - divorced
Rep. Susan Molinari of New York - Republican National Convention Keynote Speaker - divorced
I'm so SICK of this I could PUKE. In this country we embrace hatred, fear, violence and war. But love between people is WRONG. If I weren't already married, I think this bullshit would be enough to make me never want to 'succumb' to this sacred institution, and accept these traditional family values.
Sometimes I discover something - it may be a color combination, a pattern, two fonts used in conjunction, a photograph, shadows on the wall, a person's profile, a basket full of handpainted yarn, a 'to do' list, a texture, a smile, a flower, a chair,... anything... and my heart beats faster. It affects me. It makes me happy or sad, or it makes me feel restless, or hopeful or inspired, or it just makes me think-- and not do anything (aka paralysis!).
There's a website that I've browsed a couple times, never really giving it much thought, but the other day I took a closer look. Little Birds is a really wonderful blog, and is also today's feature blog on Typepad. Browsing through her flickr photos - it's just one bit of inspiration after the next. Her photos of her children are just beautiful, and her stuffed animals are amazing. I just love it!
Another amazing toymaker can be found at Wee Wonderfuls! Another source of endless inspiration! Again, these are sites I've browsed before, but I've never really taken the time to click around and get really involved. I downloaded her free cat and bunny patterns, and took a peek at her flickr photos. OH MY GOSH! This is the most beautiful quilt I have ever seen!!!
I don't even think I have words to describe how all of these images make me feel! The author of wee wonderfuls also has another site, thriftcraft.com that seriously gave me about 8 thousand ideas as soon as i started looking at it.
It's not that I haven't made any progress (see previous post) It's just that I've been SO BUSY making progress that I've been unable or unwilling to tear myself away from making progress that I couldn't post. I'm sure you're ok though.
So, what progress, you ask? Well. I finished Devan's Denim Pinafore, which she hasn't worn yet, so I haven't taken a photo. I also finished Dev's Swing Jacket in time for her birthday. You can see a bit of it in this photo here:
As I mentioned, Devan's just turned 5! Here's a photo of her trying to lick her cake:
As part of Devan's birthday, we had a little celebration at school, complete with hot pink cupcakes and pink goodie bags, which gave me the opportunity to try out my print gocco. Don't get the wrong idea by the prints, since I didn't realize that the crease in the bag, plus the fact that the layers of the bag kept separating, didn't make for the best surface to do prints on, but this thing rules and I plan to use it a ton!
I've also been doing some other knitting. I'm always knitting socks for myself, and usually they're just basic short row heel and toe socks with 2x2 rib up the leg (and if I'm feeling frisky, down to the toe too) but I decided I felt like a little lace, and I really like the Cascading Leaves pattern, so I gave it a whirl:
Turns out that the lace pattern is really simple, but it's also a YARN HOG, and I'm running out of yarn (Cherry Tree Hill - Spring Frost) So I've got to buy another skein to do the second sock.
I've also been knitting here and there on Jon's jacket - the Men's Zip-up Raglan from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. This thing is torture. 1. It's huge. 2. it's 4x4 ribbing and it takes forever.
Last night we celebrated Jon's grandmother's birthday. I was feeling poopy and have a toothache so Jon gave me some of his vicodin. I was feeling pretty groovy after that and I wanted to knit, but I was feeling kind of bored with everything I'm working on, so I brought the yarn for my Everyday Cardigan. I started a little of it over there, and then did a couple rows while Jon, Matt and I watched The War Within. Here's how far I got:
Well. I hadn't meant for this to be all knitting pictures... I'll be back later to tell you about what's been inspring me (and paralyzing me creatively) lately. Later taters.
-(12-08) LIKING:
burritos, knitting for babies, dr. pepper, little potatoes, mitered squares, my bed, the ocean, travel, sleeping in my bed, Jonathan Safran Foer, tenament museums, linen, Air (the french band), Hugh Laurie, Intervention, babies, Iron & Wine, Clive Owen, letterpress, Yeats,
gray, mini-pigs, hotel chevalier, tea, pigs, Quebec, being anywhere but here (nj), modern simple quilts, autumn leaves, white on white, paper, lily snoring
