August 28. Well, we dropped Sally off with her things in the dorm at U Maryland....and she is doing well. It's interesting how some kids adapt so easily... Jamie's mom has recently moved into a rehab to recover, and so we have a lot going on, which brings me to the next thought about our blog...I love blogs, but I need help. I read the Yarn Harlot's page faithfully, in addition to a few other wonderful blogs. Ours can be better here, but I need help!

8.26 Today we take Sally to college, our last child. Very exciting for her! wish us luck! We get to see some other family on the trip too, and so we are excited in general. Not much knitting going on.... gotta settle down to that pretty soon. Keep well!

8/13 PS Did you know we're on Facebook? check us out! Just search for us as Spinners, Knitters, Weavers Housecleaning pages!

8/13 With our family for our family reunion...at the ocean in Martha's Vineyard. Lovely time, and the weather is cooling off. Makes me want to knit on the little pair of baby leggings I am making for a friend who is having her first little one in January. What are you knitting?

The only problem with the pattern is that I realized that it is NOT in the round, so I am reverting to Elizabeth Zimmerman's magic, and her pattern for baby leggings. Much more sensible a way to progress on this project....

Love, Kathleen

Good morning. A gorgeous morning here in Vermont. If your item sells, or your ad is defunct, please take the ad down...instead of getting into your account and posting a "SOLD" by your ad. Why do that, when the item is no longer available?

Many many thanks, and have a wonderful Sunday! Kathleen

8/31. We spent the entire morning and afternoon cleaning our house of junk. It was amazing, and we actually hired a junk service to come and take the entire thing away...which was amazing. I am so excited. I do have some books that I am selling, mostly knitting books, so see my ad ..but I have a few books that are art books, one on Matisse from the Metropolitan in NY and one on the Tao of Watercolor. They're on the book page if you are interested.

Gorgeous day here. And my garage is clean. Breathing better... Kathleen

Well, I have to thank Geoff G., our volunteer techie, who has a more than full time job running Young Writer's Project (the beneficiary of our donations, and Janet, who spends a lot of time trying to manage new subscribers). Geoff knows that we are being overwhelmed by spammers trying to destroy our network by overwhelming our servers. He introduced a Captcha screen, and we are hoping that this will help us catch those whose sole aim is to destroy and divert our servers and resources, before they get into the system.

Good morning everyone... We are experiencing an onslaught of spammers or "bots," trying to flood our pages with automated garbage, thus slowing down our server and the functioning of our pages. It is something we have to figure out how to prevent here, on our end, and I am working on it, with help. However, just to let you know that things might be slow or not working well due to this wave of garbage that is washing over our network, ...

wondering what people get out of doing that type of destructive behavior....?

Kathleen

Hi to everyone, from hot and steamy Vermont, where it is in the 90s this week. We are not set up for it here, alas, and so we suffer while the temperatures climb. I hope that you all are keeping cool, and comfortable...and that you can knit something while the weather is summery. I am working on lace scarves, lightweight, but I really need to work on my daughter's blanket, as she leaves for school in late August, our last one. Anyone have any ideas on the Empty Nest Sydrome? Shoot them to me at kbruce@together.net. Thanks` Keep cool. Kathleen

Now we're on Facebook! Go to Facebook.com and take a look!

Kathleen

mother of the Spinners, Weavers, and Knitters Housecleaning pages.

June 9, 2007. As a followup to yesterday, I have been thinking... I am so appreciative of all the donations we have had up until now. I am wondering if somehow, the pages are not working for you as well as they used to? You have more flexibility, and can post your own ads without waiting for me. It's only better than it was, right? Wrong? : )

How about letting me know how you feel... KBruce@together.net. And for now, here's how to help the Young Writer's Project by making a small donation as a thank you for the services you get here for free...at the Spinner's Weaver's, and Knitter's Housecleaning pages. Thank you so much, and blessings to all of you! KATHLEEN

here they are..... more graduation photos...

May 28, 2007. here is Emily graduating! Love, Kathleen

May 29, 2007. Emily is home and her graduation was wonderful. There are several of you backed up, waiting to be approved to post ads. I'm doing it now. Thank you for your patience~ Kathleen

Hi guys. We are off for a few days beginning tomorrow....for Emily's graudation from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. She is graudating with high honors, and with the Phi Beta Kappa Prize, and with a Fulbirhgt award, as well as a Gates Cambridge scholarship, where she will be going to Cambridge England next year for a year of study at Cambridge in virology/immunology. We are so proud, and are hoping for good weather, (not 90 and hotter than....) but just good weather to be outdoors. Wish us luck! And congratulations to Emily.!!! Kathleen