Elizzabetty Knits

A balmy February day...

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Temperatures in the upper 50s with a melting snowpack. The perfect day to take a dog with cabin fever for a walk along the beach...

Fire Island Sunset...

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...with Lily-dog.

Autumn

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The leaves are changing and the days are getting shorter...

Sunset

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Great South Bay, Babylon, New York

Quiet... peaceful... serene... and just the thing that
colorways are inspired by...

A blog posting...

2011-11-16T08:07:00.001-05:00

I think I neglected to mention to everyone that I've launched a new website for the dye business...

MooseManorHandPaints.com is now live! On the site you'll find not only information about colorways and where you can buy my products, but in the middle of all this is a Moose Manor blog! There you'll get to see what inspires me and my colorways, as well as information about shop updates, fiber festivals, and new yarn/fiber bases and other products.

Now, I'm not about to give us this little old blog, but I really wanted a place to focus on my dyeing. And this blog will still include dyeing, but it will still be the place for most of my personal stuff--and lots of pictures of the unbearably cute Miss Lily!

Oh pleeeeeezzzzeee, can I have whatever you got on the kitchen table???

So there's a new post over on the Moose Manor site today--complete with a little yarn p0rn. Why don't you check it out? Don't worry, we'll still be here when you're done... :-)

Eye Candy Friday--On the edge of winter

2011-11-11T06:32:00.002-05:00

Before Snowtober blanketed Mount Snow with it's first significant snowfall of the season, here's what things looked like...

Somerset Reservoir from the top of Mt. Pisgah (Mount Snow)

10 Things You Do To Care For Yourself When You Have a Cold

2011-11-08T08:23:00.000-05:00

When I come down with a cold, I try to do everything possible to comfort and baby myself--except maybe staying home from work. (I'm so bad about that!) Here are those things I do to either recuperate faster or comfort myself:

Eat breakfast foods--"Regular" food just isn't appetizing when you're wheezing and sneezing and what not. Toast, cereal, and the like are they only things I want.
Tea--Always, always, a hot cup of tea. Can't stomach coffee when I'm sick.
Eucalyptus scented anything--Perfect for opening up the sinuses.
Lotion tissues--A must to keep from looking like Rudolph after a couple of hours.
Sleep--Gotta support the body in it's efforts to heal itself.
Vicks Vaporub--Again, need to breathe!
Orange juice--I would probably be better off if I drank this year round, but I'll take that Vitamin C dose when I'm sick.
Soup--Easy nutrition and that sinus-opening steam!
Lip balm--For me, at least, chapped lips goes along with all the other cold symptoms.
Halls Cough Drops (preferably in Cherry flavor)--Again, need to open up the sinuses, and that Mentho-Lyptus stuff does it for me.

Quick update on Vermont flooding

2011-08-30T17:52:00.001-04:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that my house in Jacksonville, Vermont, was unaffected by the catastrophic flooding that occurred this past weekend. However, we were very, very lucky. Wilmington, the next closest town, was devastated. Many roads and bridges in the area were compromised, if not washed away. So many mind-numbing images online of the destruction. So overwhelming...

So until I can do a more extensive post, here's information about how you can help the people of Vermont.

Take care and be safe, everyone!

Eye Candy Friday -- The Impending Storm Edition

2011-08-26T08:17:00.000-04:00

The approaching ominous clouds over Jones Beach Theater, right before the scheduled start of last week's Jimmy Buffett concert...

Who'd a thought that a week later we'd be getting ready for significant hurricane! I've got the day off to day, so we'll be battening down the hatches at Chez Elizzabetty. If you're in the path of Irene (and that's one might big path she has), please stay safe!

Eye Came Friday--The Calming Version

2011-08-12T07:05:00.001-04:00

Some soothing blues and greens for a Friday...

Colorway "Peace" from my Psychedelic Moose series...

You know, these just might find their way into the Etsy shop this weekend...

Eye Candy Friday--The "where the hell have you been" edition

2011-08-05T18:26:00.002-04:00

Yeah, I know. Long time, WTF? There's been a lot going on, and I'll get into it all eventually. But for now, how about some
"fruits" of my labor...

Eye Candy Friday

2011-02-04T07:23:00.001-05:00

I just loves Eye Candy Friday. Especially when there is so much unbearable cuteness to share...

Presenting ~~Houdini~~ Miss Lily, as she wriggles out from her sweater!

She really does like wearing sweaters, but she also loves gettin' nekkid.

Oh no...

Why you touchin' ma butt?

Eye Candy Friday -- The Sleepy Edition

2010-10-29T01:21:00.003-04:00

Just resting up for the weekend...

Eye Candy Friday

2010-05-21T08:20:00.004-04:00

Handspun and plied on my Ashford Joy. My first complete skein! A little on the bulky (and slightly inconsistent) side, but that's fine by me.

Random Thursday

2010-05-20T06:25:00.002-04:00

What better way to ease back into the blogging thing than a Random Thursday! Here's a look back at the last few months...

Nice horsey outside the sugar house.

Visiting sugar houses during the Whitingham Maple Festival

What's the best way to ruin a pair of sneakers? Walk through the snow/slush/mud of early mud season, of course!

Nothing like spinning by the fireplace in a wonderful Vermont inn...

April knitting weekend in Vermont

Hanging out at the old watering hole (which has since been renamed and under new management) with Punkin.

Monday open mike night at Bartini, Babylon Village

The unbearable cuteness of Lily...

...even when she on guard duty!

Eye Candy Friday -- the unbearable cuteness

2010-01-29T06:01:00.002-05:00

Meet Lily, the newest resident at Chez Elizzabetty--the L.I. residence

Hi Peoples!

Elizzabetty can't come to the blog right now 'cause she's hyp-no-tized by my unbearable cuteness. (Yes, the cuteness is just the cross I have to bear.) I let her come back to you when I done making her play with me.

Later, chicas!

Eye Candy Friday

2009-11-06T11:18:00.003-05:00

Fall foliage at Jockey Hollow, Morristown, New Jersey

Yes, I'm a bad, bad blogger. But I'm looking to fix that. More posts to come...

By the way--as of October 26th I'm no longer unemployed... :-)

Eye Candy Friday

2009-08-14T07:24:00.001-04:00

From yesterday's visit to the Bronx Zoo--specifically, the Butterfly Garden.

10 Favorite Places to Eat‏

2009-07-21T06:46:00.001-04:00

Now this is an easy list...

Ruth's Chris Steak House (New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Rocky Hill, CT; Garden City, NY...) --Hands down my favorite restaurant(s)
Italian Bistro (Philadelphia, PA) --Great food, great service
Brandon Inn (Brandon, VT) -- Chef/Owner Louis Pattis serves up consistently wonderful meals
The Creemee Stand (Wilmington, VT) -- Best creemee anywhere!
Dot's (Wilmington and West Dover, VT) -- Best breakfast (and chili) in Vermont
Outback Steakhouse -- Always a great meal, and I love their bread
Fogo de Chão (Atlanta, GA) -- I was part of a group taken here by a vendor--amazingly bountiful and delicious food
Annapolis Ice Cream Company (Annapolis, MD) Best hard ice cream anywhere!
J. Alexander's -- Northbrook, IL) One of my favorites when I'd travel to Chicagoland for business
Lillian's (Saratoga Springs, NY) -- Many fond memories of my Saratoga summers

I could easily go on and on, but this will have to serve as an appetizer for ya...

Eye Candy Friday

2009-07-17T06:29:00.000-04:00

Sunset after a dinner-time thunderstorm at the Hubbardton Battlefield...

Tour de Fleece update

2009-07-09T10:20:00.005-04:00

It took me a few days to actually grab the camera (I'm so bad), but here are some pix of my progress on the wheel side of Tour de Fleece.

I started out with this on Saturday...

And as of today I have this...

Not quite four ounces, but close. Still a bit over spun, but not too bad. And the best part--by spinning every day I'm getting more and more comfortable with the wheel! Better control, more confidence, and definitely sucking a little less every day!

I am getting a little bored with the white though. Once I get done with my bankruptcy class I'm going to dye a couple of batches for practicing--both wheel spinning and fiber dyeing.

Unfortunately I can't take the wheel with me this weekend. I've got a Rev War reenactment, and my lovely wheel is just not period appropriate. However, my Bossies will be right at home, so the spinning will continue!

Tour de Fleece

2009-07-06T23:39:00.004-04:00

The timing of this couldn't be more perfect...

I'm taking the opportunity to really work on significantly improving my wheel spinning skills by taking part in this years Tour de Fleece. My goal--to spin every day, primarily on the wheel, and on those days when the wheel is unavailable I'll spin with a spindle. (Ms. Moosie, to be exact.)

And so far, I've spent time on the wheel every freakin' day!!! And not only have I spun every day, I'm actually starting to suck less! Woot!!!

I don't have any pictures yet to show you, but I'll try to get some during the day tomorrow.

Eye Candy Friday

2009-06-26T08:55:00.003-04:00

Mount Snow Golf Course, West Dover, Vermont

I'm having a wheely good time...

2009-06-23T23:01:00.002-04:00

Sorry, but I just couldn't resist that pun...

Looky what I got today!

That's me, alright, spinning some basic white wool top on my new (to me) Ashford Joy. Yup, mine--not a loaner. Thanks to my spinning agent, Punkin, and Rosie, the previous owner of this wonderful wheel, she's mine all mine!

Isn't she lovely?

Single treadle, which suits me just fine.

And after a little shaky start, my spinning started to even out.

Some of that is Punkin's handiwork. (Of course, she had to try it.) I will definitely be needing more work with it, but I think I got some potential here to not suck too much at it.

Even Punkin's Lendrum welcomed the wheel into my life. My Joy just might be her new BFF--after Punkin, of course.

Being that I only got her late this afternoon, she doesn't have a name yet (nor did she previously have one). We'll see how she feels about it as we spend time together, but for now she will simply be called my Joy!

Eye Candy Friday -- Vermont edition

2009-06-19T14:17:00.002-04:00

The southern end of Harriman Reservoir, Whitingham, Vermont.