Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 1:25PM 
...though I still find them attractive in a funny way. This bunch did not droop or do the contortions tulips usually do. They simply went a little crisp and dropped the petals. Never mind.
This is another of the Picasa collage options btw. 
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 12:30PM 
I love Dijanne's photo collages she's been uploading from her travels and shamelessly investigated how she did it. I often find myself with a bunch of pictures to upload and this seemed to be the ideal answer.
Above, a collage of the stall selling the sari yarn in the market in Nelson, New Zealand, last year. I will admit that the two hanks I bought are still intact.
Friday, February 24, 2006 at 4:51PM 
As it happens, I didn't choose a very good bunch of tulips to record, since these creamy ones simply grow taller and show no sign of drooping at all.
I heard a flower arranger say once that tulips are the only flowers which continue to grow after they have been cut. Comparing this photograph with the first one I took last week, I see how much longer the stems are now - the flower heads are well above the leaves.
But droop? Not this bunch of soldiers!
Friday, February 24, 2006 at 4:23PM I am always aware of the immense talent I surround myself with when I count my friends, both on- and offline. Today I found a "new" talented friend - or rather, I was delighted to find out something I didn't know about her.
Jordi and I met Lisa Daehlin at the NYC SnB last summer, when we met in a very hot, sticky cellar one Tuesday evening. We chatted and I have noticed the occasional message from her on the NYC SnB mail list. Today, Lisa posted a message about some knitting classes she offers, adding a link to one of her designs; coincidentally, the lace wrap I am currently knitting and feeling very pleased with. 
Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 4:37PM Last night, I knit until I finished the wristlets. Yay!!! Done. Fanny's birthday today, so quickly wrapped them up and wrote her birthday card ready for Mark to deliver this morning on his way to a meeting.
Happy Birthday Fanny. Hope you love your wristlets!
Only just now, do I realise that I forgot to photograph them before I gave them away. Oh b.......bother!
