A Clean Slate

Now we have to decide on whether to lift the house, crush the foundation and build a new one or brace the basement walls instead. The difference: $20,000.00. Hmmmmmm.

99 Snow Goose Lane

My husband and I purchased the camp across the street from the one we own now on a small lake in Maine. It belonged to a man who was sadly an alcoholic and he would only come up a few weekends a year and sat inside and drank all weekend. Well, he passed away last spring and his wife, who had never even seen the place, sold it to us. I got to look inside once during the summer but we didn't finally come to an agreement on price until December. That meant that we had to face the mess this summer. In the photograph of the kitchen that includes the stove: notice the lobster pot on top - it had 5 dead mice floating aroud in it. The beds were still unmade from the year before; the fridge was filled with beer and black mold.

There is so much work to do starting with the foundation. All four walls are cracked and damaged and we may have to lift the house and start from scratch. We are hoping to make it into a three season retirement home (we are 51 now and believe me it may take another 20 years to get this done). We paid cash for the property and are only using cash to redo it so it may be a slow process.

I thought I would post of a bunch of before, during and after photos so that you can watch the process and maybe even get some advice, tips, and, of course, sympathy from some of you.

Hope you stay tuned for the journey.

Plurk Podcasters Challenge

Plurkers are united to promote our favorite video podcasters and show them a little love. Find out more about the challenge and how you can participate by going to this Ravelry thread. http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knittingsmybag-fans/1672112/26-50#35

Video Podcasts - My New Love

I've fallen in love with video podcasts! They are the "new soap operas". I love to see what others are knitting and it's fun to hear about their lives as well. It really gives you a sense of community especially for someone like myself who doesn't have many knitting friends or people around me that get excited about knitting like I do. At my house, baskets of yarn (although attractively and strategically placed around my home) are looked upon as clutter!

I have compiled a list of my "favorite" podcasts to the left. Check them out if you haven't already. You, too may fall in love with video podcasts.

Springtime Knitting

I'm in Big Bear, CA for an exteneded weekend and I'm loving the spring weather. Just before I left, I pulled out all sorts of great springtime fabrics and I can't wait to get back and sew up some cheery knitting bags. So, get out your cotton yarn and bring on spring! Keep checking my etsy shop at http://knittingsmybag.etsy.com for spring bag updates. Check out my flickr page as well for lots of new fabric choices. Link on this page~