5 Responses to “Episode 30 - Cool Tools”  

1. 1 lynne on Jun 30th, 2009 said:

   Hi Miriam-great to hear another podcast from you! I’ve had problems substituting yarns also-first, as I can almost never afford the yarn called for and then also because, unless I order it online, it is very hard to find locally in my small town. We have a Walmart-ugh- and a very small LYS but the space is limited and prices are high! My results vary-sometimes OK, frequently a disappointment. I try not to have more than one or 2 projects going at once so my tools are usually handy for me. I try to keep what I need in a sturdy plastic zipper pouch (confiscated from some previous supposed use). I didn’t realize Debbie Bliss had an actual magazine out-I’ll definitely check that out. Thanks for the info! Having just returned from a trip to New Orleans to visit a new grandchild, well, frankly, I don’t know how you get anything done in your climate, let alone knitting! Can’t really think of any new topics for you to try to cover, other than my ongoing battle with uneven tension-a new problem for me with the onset of arthritis-I used to have near perfect tension-now it’s so bad, I feel discouraged enough to almost want to quit knitting, at least until all the novelty yarns come back-they hide a lot! Yes, puppies are very trying. Have you read Marley and Me? It’s a totally easy read and might make you feel a little better about your dog! Good luck there. Lynne

2. 2 knitscience on Jun 30th, 2009 said:

   I am having tension issues due to another bout of mouse overuse, so I am looking for a theurapeutic glove for support. That may help me keep the tension more even.

   I saw the movie Marley and Me - very cute dog. I have a theory that if the dog is very cute, you tend to forgive a LOT. Our pup, not so cute… He reminds me of Cujo sometimes.

3. 3 LYNNE on Jul 1st, 2009 said:

   Images of Cujo are a bit off-putting but sometimes homely IS adorable. We have a 12 year old chocolate lab-we adopted him a little over 2 years ago-the previous owner surrendered him after having had since a pup because he developed health problems which had been left untreated. He’d been a mess when we got him so he really is a ‘warts and all’ kind of dog but the sweetest, funniest clown! What type of therapeutic gloves do you mean? Let me know if you find some and if they help. I’d appreciate that. Thanks, Lynne

4. 4 Shinynewthing on Jul 3rd, 2009 said:

   I liked the Rachel Morgan series by Kim Harrison, set in a slightly alternate future where the supernatural world has revealed itself to humankind and everyone is trying to co-exist. Not all brilliant, but certainly some ‘un-put-downable’ moments.

5. 5 Jan on Jul 3rd, 2009 said:

   Miriam, I enjoy your podcast, glad you are recording again. Actually I paused this podcast to inform you of one of my favorite New to me Authors. Cecelia Ahern. I came across her audio book Rosie Dunne a few years ago think you would love it also. Listening to it read (by a girl with an Irish accents helps). Rosie Dunne is all completed in letters from grade school to adults. I found myself driving slower so I would not have to get out of the car for work. With a young son it will hit home a few times. I have also read (listened in car) to If you could see me now and at this time I am listening to Thanks for the Memories. Also by Cecelia Ahern If you do happened to get Rosie Dunne let me know what you think, I guess I am amazed at Authors who can put words together so eloquently. Happy 4th of July Weekend.

   Jan

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