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After El Paso, Thebes and I drove back to NM.
There’s some fun gas stations in this state.
We had heard Silver City was a cool town and decided to visit.
Northern New Mexico was still snow covered in March so we were looking forward to warmer temps in the southern part of the state.
Yeah I know!
We still had a fun visit. We went to some art galleries.
And visited some thrift stores. This jacket was super groovy and reminded me of my friend Ellen:
It was quite the arty town.
This cabin was by the visitor center and was used in a movie that was filmed there.
After Silver City we drove back home.
July 27th, 2010
After Indiana we made our way back to Missouri. We got to visit with Jesse (Bliss) this time. Since she was the bride she was super busy at the wedding. Her new hubby Josh was at a music festival that day so we missed him.
The back of Bliss’s car:
It was so fun to hang out with her in person again.
That’s one of her awesome paintings behind us.
Her dog Jimbay.
It was hard to get him to sit still to take a pic. He’s a very happy dog.
We stayed at Grant’s place again.
Thebes and Grant:
Grant suggested this video for a redneck look.
This is Gonzo, an M37 truck that Grant got in exchange for repairing our old landlords’ bridge.
He has beautiful Wisteria growing over his porch.
After Missouri we drove back to New Mexico. It was an exhausting trip because it was so much in so little time. But it was a really good trip. Next travel post I’ll write about the family visits.
July 7th, 2010
After Missouri we drove to Michigan to visit Thebes’ family. After that we drove to Indiana to visit mine. Between family visits we stopped in Broad Ripple, IN. Thebes and I met in Broad Ripple at the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I moved in with him a week later and we got married four months after that.
We went to Broad Ripple Park where we got married way back in 1994.
Here’s the spot where we exchanged vows:
Fifteen years later:
We had the reception here.
After the park we walked around town. Oh it brought back such sweet memories!
Thebes worked at that Subway when we met. Buffalo Wild Wings are some tasty wings. We ate there a few times back in the day.
We used to walk over this river all the time.
Broad Ripple still has funky little shops to explore.
See Thebes’ reflection in the pic above?
Funny advertising:
The town was hip when we lived there. Now it’s really known for it’s art culture. I was delighted to see outside art and several galleries.
Big ape!
More public art. Yay!
Good Earth was the first store Thebes went to when he moved to Broad Ripple. Not only is it still there but they added on to their building.
I was glad to see that the geese were still there.
I remember there were several that crossed the road once and backed up traffic for quite a ways.
They’re very tame around humans.
My life changed in Broad Ripple. It has a special place in my heart.
June 23rd, 2010
On the way to Missouri we stopped at a pretty rest stop.
Here’s Thebes grabbing food out of the rental car. Since he has food allergies we filled up the back seat with a cooler and bin of food. It worked out pretty well and thankfully he didn’t have a reaction during our trip.
I worked on the Noro blanket while Thebes drove.
The Fork accompanied us during our travels. It was an inside joke gift from our friend Grant. Now we either take vacation pics with the Penguin or the Fork.
June 16th, 2010
While in El Paso Thebes and I visited Franklin Mountains State Park.
I took this pic on our way out. We had to be out by a closing before they locked the gates.
The scenery was gorgeous.
We hiked on a couple trails. The paths weren’t easy. All the rocks were hard on our feet.
The park is really big-almost 25,000 acres total. It’s the largest urban park in the US and is part of the city of El Paso.
Thebes took some pictures with his large format camera. I had the Penguin pull a Crasher Squirrel moment.
There was so much beauty everywhere!
The yuccas were so big!
This yucca stalk looked like a spinal cord to me.
Thebes in the car, figuring out the way back to our hotel.
After our El Paso visit we headed back to New Mexico.
May 22nd, 2010
For my Green Man eyes I recruited Thebes photography skills. Here’s a test Cyanotype being made in the sun:
Thebes eventually made the prints indoors using a small tanning light. The light was super bright so he had to wear dark sunglasses. Here’s my man in black:
April 28th, 2010
I finished Thebes’ Malabrigo Sweater and it looks great!
This project was a knitalong with Abbey. Here’s Thebes and Daniel posing in their mostly matching sweaters:
Aren’t they cute!!!
This type of sleeve really fits Thebes well.
The original pattern has the entire front open with a zipper. Thebes asked for a half zipper. I also knit two strips of garter stitch on each side which helps hide it.
Recognize the knucks? This is one of my most worn knits.
A better view of the hood:
Thebes loves this sweater and says it’s really warm and soft. One more pic of him looking cute:
Here’s Thebes and Daniel looking all tough:
Pattern: Hudson (Ravely link)
Source: Noro: Knits by Jane Ellison
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted, Vaa colorway, 6 skeins
Needles: 5.0 mm, 6.0 mm
Size: Large
Modifications: only did a half zipper for the front
Started: September 2009
Finished: March 2010
April 6th, 2010
I’m always curious what the backside of paintings look like. And I like to see progress pics of sculptures being made. Here’s a picture of the wood background of the Green Man:
Thebes made me Cyanotype prints for the Green Man’s eyes. Those are his eyes. He set up his camera and walked me through focusing correctly.
March 24th, 2010
The body of Thebes sweater is finished and I’ve moved onto the sleeves.
This Malabrigo yarn has been a real bitch. It’s super soft and a joy to knit. But this one dye lot is wildly variegated. The bottom ribbing part of the sweater was knit with two balls. The top part in stockinette was knit with a third ball. It looked like a different color:
I was pretty pissed and put the sweater in time out. Thebes assured me it didn’t bother him and he’d wear the sweater anyway. But I couldn’t let it go. I frogged the stockinette part. Then I did two rows of the more greenish/blueish yarn and then two rows of the blueish/greenish yarn. I went back and forth that way until the top was done.
It looks a lot better but again, what a pain. I’m not sure I’ll work with Malabrigo again. At first I was concerned about the zigzags of color on the main body. When Thebes tried it on it looked fine so I’m leaving it as is.
I bought ten bags of this colorway and about half are a different color than the other. And yet I’ve triple checked and they’re all the same dye lot. Gah!?!
I’m working the sleeves in the same fashion. So far they’re turning out fine.
January 3rd, 2010
I finished my first pair of kilt hose for Thebes. They fit and he likes them!
Here’s a side view. I didn’t block them because it didn’t seem necessary.
I really like the leg shaping in the back. That’s a clever use of decreases.
Before Thebes put them on they looked too tight. But the ribbing makes them stretch out so they fit fine.
When I knit the first sock the ankle and heel were too tight and Thebes couldn’t get it on. Instead of frogging all my work I altered the pattern. I knit cuff down to the ankle and put the live stitches onto a holder. Then I knit a toe up sock and used kitchener stitch to join the two. It was a bit nerve wracking at first but it worked.
Here’s a pic of the two pieces:
This picture shows the colors best.
This yarn is from Brook’s Farm that I bought at last year’s Wool Fest. Thebes picked out the colorway. The yarn is a wool/silk/viscose mix in a 60/20/20% combination. It was a bit slippery to knit with but after awhile I got used to it.
Sieben watched us do the sock photo shoot.
Pattern: Toirneach Kilt Hose
Source: Knitty
Yarn: Acero from Brooks Farm, 420 yards, wool/silk/viscose mix, 2 skeins
Needles: 3.5 mm
Size: custom size
Modifications: altered construction-see above, also used 3.5 mm sized needles
Started: December 2008
Finished: April 2009
May 9th, 2009
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