tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post6850806710062952451..comments2024-03-09T00:25:22.754-08:00Comments on City Views, Country Dreams: City Views, Country DreamsFranceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-84010201702424805692012-11-01T17:46:51.085-07:002012-11-01T17:46:51.085-07:00Yes, that's one of the things I remember about...Yes, that's one of the things I remember about New York: the sudden change in temperature between indoors and out but in this case you leave the cool of the train to be hit by a wall of heat once you open the carriage door. As to life - there is something Tolstoy-ish about what you write. Didn't he say that all happy families resembled each other but that every miserable family was unhappy in its own way. Of course most of us are a mixture of both. You can design away the heat. The old Moorish and Spanish buildings, constructed round courtyards and fountains are always cool without electricity - or, for that matter, hum and throb. A beautiful cushion - why won't you touch it?Matthttp://www.plurk.com/p/hjxi35noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-11103328651945235482011-08-07T03:23:50.139-07:002011-08-07T03:23:50.139-07:00Such beauty here as always. You are soooooo talent...Such beauty here as always. You are soooooo talented in so many areas Frances. You have reminded me I have some dahlias to plant - I got some reduced at Homebase in a very delicate pink with a hint of a tinge.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-42583442231383151072011-07-26T16:28:55.434-07:002011-07-26T16:28:55.434-07:00Hello Frances,
What a really wonderful post you h...Hello Frances,<br /><br />What a really wonderful post you have shared with us. Adore the yarn to those socks you have knitted.! Congratulations Frances on 9th year at the shop, and may I say you so deserved those pretty flowers, love Crysanthimums.<br /><br />Pretty wool pillow cover too which will come in very useful on a cold winter evening.<br /><br />Best wishes to you dear Frances, keep cool.!<br /><br />xxCAMILLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741990891794651299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-46439050707554256452011-07-24T08:29:10.080-07:002011-07-24T08:29:10.080-07:00i love that varigated yarn, it would make such a p...i love that varigated yarn, it would make such a pretty hat also..<br />looooove the flowers...Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910694148759907767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-58812384899995150292011-07-23T06:43:15.756-07:002011-07-23T06:43:15.756-07:00Thank you for your good wishes, Frances.
There&#...Thank you for your good wishes, Frances. <br /><br />There's no need for air-conditioning here; no doubt you have been told this before.<br /><br />I don't think I could survive the temperatures you have at the moment, heat and humidity together take some getting used to.<br /><br />Your needlework is very pretty, as is your cushion, but both look very cosy, a little too cosy for now.<br /><br />Your employer must be a very kind person, few people's anniversaries are ever marked and nobody at any place I've ever worked has been given flowers, except possibly on retirement.<br /><br />Perhaps it means that you are a very special employee? Somebody whom everybody loves and admires and values?<br /><br />Now that is something I wouldn't find at all surprising.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-43385889153727308742011-07-23T05:24:42.634-07:002011-07-23T05:24:42.634-07:00Thank you all for your comments. Yesterday it was...Thank you all for your comments. Yesterday it was over 100 degrees F in NYC, and same is expected for today.<br /><br />Some answers for your questions....<br /><br />Magic Cochin, yes I did use a Kaffe Fassett stitch repeat graph for the blue-ish sweater and used up lots of scraps for this favorite sweater.<br /><br />My dahlias have expired in the heat. Alas.<br /><br />Elizabeth and Judi A, the Kertzer brand On Your Toes sock yarn is in "Carousel Print" color KOF 3816, and was ordered from WEBS, a great company you will find at www.yarn.com<br /><br />Hello Toady! Great to see you.<br /><br />Stay cool everyone...keep drinking lots of water or use Elizabeth's wet t-shirt method...it works!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-39335638716121815082011-07-23T01:49:50.270-07:002011-07-23T01:49:50.270-07:00Frances, I've been thinking of you in the last...Frances, I've been thinking of you in the last few days with the reports of the US east coast heatwave - it must be even hotter now and that much harder to stay cool. <br />Like your other readers, I love the way you write and always look forward to a new post from you. I'm keen now to read Isabella Blow's biography - a creative, if sad, life makes for more inspiring reading than this sordid Murdoch saga which like you, I'm following from afar.<br />Lisbon is fortunately not too hot; there's a breeze every day which makes the locals complain it's too cool, but it's perfect for me and I'm just delighted to be missing the rain in England!<br />Best wishes xKaren@PasGrande-Chosehttp://www.athousandmiles-k.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-66130596684923394572011-07-22T13:12:21.875-07:002011-07-22T13:12:21.875-07:00'Summer in the city' - I'm reminded of...'Summer in the city' - I'm reminded of that Lovin' Spoonful track - and how inside was soooo cool and outside was soooo hot. 'Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city....'<br /><br />Knitting is definitely a cold climate thing.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-42631733350061996912011-07-22T08:05:06.802-07:002011-07-22T08:05:06.802-07:00Great to see your new wool creations
and that your...Great to see your new wool creations<br />and that your co-workers saw fit<br />to present you with such beautiful<br />flowers.<br />Yesterday (as I also write from New York City) at 4pm it was shown on the TV news that the Union Square subway<br />station with thousands of riders on<br />the platforms was at 127F temperature and rising.<br /><br />Today the real-feel temps are to be<br />forecast at 117F in the shade.<br /><br />New York City is hot in more ways<br />than one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-14288922895112252102011-07-21T14:08:36.947-07:002011-07-21T14:08:36.947-07:00Lovely to read your update Frances. Your socks and...Lovely to read your update Frances. Your socks and pillow are beautiful. I hope you stay cool.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-38872270876788821222011-07-21T14:07:22.753-07:002011-07-21T14:07:22.753-07:00So glad to hear you got good news about your eyes....So glad to hear you got good news about your eyes.<br /><br />I'm not usually keen on knitting in the Summer but I am at the moment busily knitting for my brand new grand daughter, who's a week old!<br /><br />When we were in New York, this time last year, we weren't particularly bothered by the heat outside but, those subway stations, WOW! It was a good job we all carried fans with us, they were invaluable down there!<br /><br />Beautiful flowers and more than well deserved, I've no doubt .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-9853913415780764032011-07-21T13:26:30.735-07:002011-07-21T13:26:30.735-07:00Hi Frances = long time no blog.
I like your cushio...Hi Frances = long time no blog.<br />I like your cushion lots. Normally in summer here I don't like to knit because it gets a bit squeaky on the needles but true to form we're having a cool and wet summer. Hope you are well.<br />Carol<br />Toadytoadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890073795239873916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-32096435944722956132011-07-21T13:16:35.106-07:002011-07-21T13:16:35.106-07:00Was wondering if you would share the colorway of y...Was wondering if you would share the colorway of your sock yarn. I really do like it. Love your red, white, and blue needles, too! Ahh...dahlias. They are such a beautiful flower. So glad you managed to get some home in a state to enjoy for awhile. :-)<br /><br />judi7597(at)bellsouth(dot)netJudi A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09618310997994024137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-7157849827883496422011-07-21T10:13:12.601-07:002011-07-21T10:13:12.601-07:00Yes, that's one of the things I remember about...Yes, that's one of the things I remember about New York: the sudden change in temperature between indoors and out but in this case you leave the cool of the train to be hit by a wall of heat once you open the carriage door. As to life - there is something Tolstoy-ish about what you write. Didn't he say that all happy families resembled each other but that every miserable family was unhappy in its own way. Of course most of us are a mixture of both. <br /><br />You can design away the heat. The old Moorish and Spanish buildings, constructed round courtyards and fountains are always cool without electricity - or, for that matter, hum and throb. A beautiful cushion - why won't you touch it?Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-7908549189874441172011-07-21T09:24:10.625-07:002011-07-21T09:24:10.625-07:00Contentment - that's the word that struck me a...Contentment - that's the word that struck me after reading your post Frances. A fine place to be!Bella Bheaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928126159466031672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-52566553126528350982011-07-21T08:04:02.912-07:002011-07-21T08:04:02.912-07:00Where did you get the sock wool?
Green with envy a...Where did you get the sock wool?<br />Green with envy and need some to make lots more hats when the weather cools.<br />I'm afraid today and tomorrow are going to be killer (literally) hot and smoggy and beyond nasty.<br />I do not know how you survive without a/c.<br />In Maroc, in extremis, I would wear a wet t shirt and sit next to the fan.<br />Was down at the dog run early and it was breeezy and fine but rather dread the lunch time outing.<br /><br />Buster sends lots of love.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-53275863662873199052011-07-21T06:06:13.745-07:002011-07-21T06:06:13.745-07:00Love your knitted pillow!
I hope you stay out of ...Love your knitted pillow!<br /><br />I hope you stay out of the wool and way cool! <br />Hugs,<br />MerisiMerisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-31271748827468031952011-07-21T04:03:51.834-07:002011-07-21T04:03:51.834-07:00I happened to chance upon your blog by accident an...I happened to chance upon your blog by accident and have stopped by here today to tell you how much I am enjoying your posts, todays and previous ones too! gorgeous flowers! stay cool, here in Aus where I live its cold as its winter here now.Everydaythingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562558164959015562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-34863826409507837682011-07-21T03:44:32.124-07:002011-07-21T03:44:32.124-07:00How I wish I could send you some of our cloudy, co...How I wish I could send you some of our cloudy, cool summer! I think most of the UK was glued to radios and TV the other day, listening to the Murdochs stumble and stall through questioning - I cannot but hope that they do eventually sell up and let the British press titles return to British owners and I am very glad that at last they are lsoing their grip on our various spineless governments. But, I would rather think of your lovely flowers surviving their homeward journey. XGretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-15968354991620648982011-07-21T03:12:23.928-07:002011-07-21T03:12:23.928-07:00Hello Frances How lovely to read your updates toda...Hello Frances How lovely to read your updates today...and how hot it sounds there. I'm glad you can find some refreshing cool air some of the time. Your knitting is beautiful and your cushion has reminded me that I really want to make one like that too. How gorgeous your dahlias are, so colourful. Take care, Frances, and keep cool.<br />Helen xHelen Philippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085327303967055337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-55461685645215532512011-07-21T03:04:04.546-07:002011-07-21T03:04:04.546-07:00Frances what delicate and pretty socks. One would ...Frances what delicate and pretty socks. One would feel lighthearted, or maybe lightfooted?, wearing them.<br />Your dahlias are beautiful too, but the heat must be unbearable.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-62954746752471006092011-07-21T02:53:42.868-07:002011-07-21T02:53:42.868-07:00Hello Frances. I always feel pleased when a little...Hello Frances. I always feel pleased when a little thumbnail signifying a new post from you appears in my blogroll. I'm delighted to read that your trip to the optometrist provided reassurance. I've had a few eye concerns of my own lately, but I'll be fine if I take care so I can appreciate how you must have felt after your appointment.<br /><br />Congratulations on nine years with your employer... whilst the flowers are lovely, I can't help but think how very lucky they are to have you and that a whole florist's shop of blooms probably wouldn't be enough. Still, you had enough trouble getting that bouquet home!<br /><br />Lovely to have an insight into what you're doing and reading too. I love the thought of those Liberty buttons waiting for their moment! CxChris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-57257279284781331602011-07-21T01:23:18.951-07:002011-07-21T01:23:18.951-07:00We will have no trouble keeping cool here in cloud...We will have no trouble keeping cool here in cloud covered Cheshire, how nice it would be if we could spread our weather a bit more?<br /><br />I have never knitted a sock but your photo's inspire me to do so one day. Such lovely yarns you use too. I can picture you in some wonderful NY store surrounded by a vast array of wools and threads. I am sure you are spoilt for choice. Speciality shops are for city dwellers!Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-34126646868197013402011-07-21T00:43:04.417-07:002011-07-21T00:43:04.417-07:00Oh, I enjoyed reading your updates.
I watched the...Oh, I enjoyed reading your updates.<br /><br />I watched the Murdoch questioning by committee - I didn't intend to but felt myself drawn in til I was engrossed! Then the stupid pie incident spoilt coverage!<br /><br />It's unseasonably cool and damp here - the garden is loving it but sunshine and heat will be needed soon to ripen tomatoes, squash and plums.<br /><br />You pillow will be lovely on a chilly winter evening, and those jolly socks too - is that a Kaffe Fassett inspired piece lurking under the first sock?<br /><br />Hope the pretty flowers are still cheering up your home.<br /><br />Celia<br />xCelia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28203207265144759.post-43268985130044443992011-07-20T22:35:41.357-07:002011-07-20T22:35:41.357-07:00I think I may have been finishing sock 2 of a pair...I think I may have been finishing sock 2 of a pair I started months ago whilst you were casting on yours. It's very satisfying to get something completed. We are gripped over here by the Murdoch palavers. I don't think it will stop with one newspaper or organisation.janicebotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188903247970259430noreply@blogger.com