tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107617882024-03-13T05:09:39.196-04:00twokniveskatie"a prudent girl never shows all the aces up her sleeve, nor all the sharp things in her boot...."twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-43884275272661264132014-03-28T23:02:00.001-04:002014-03-28T23:02:55.655-04:00Row counterI am boycotting Pinterest so here goes....
http://martianmischief.blogspot.com/2006/04/i-make-my-own-row-counters_28.html?m=1
twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-60867121782422418452013-03-08T22:21:00.001-05:002013-08-14T23:54:25.113-04:004 shillings short
Watch "Pass it On Four Shillings Short" on YouTube
This is one of my favorite songs by musicians i met in a truck stop in new mexico, I think. Christy and Aodh og travel the united states and ireland playing their music. Their shows are educational, fun, and full of warmth and love. We managed to be in different parts of the country for several years until last fall when I caught up with them twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com1Mesa, Mesa33.415184 -111.831474tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-6059017140562855722013-02-19T14:12:00.001-05:002013-02-19T14:25:57.706-05:00SerendipityLast night I made a note to myself,before falling asleep, to buy a small dry erase board with magnetic backing to use in the van. This morning Bob asked me if I had a use for this dry erase board with magnets that he had no more use for. I have magnets to glue to the back, and it is perfect for what I need. And Mutt too, apparently.
I love this economy that we have going as a group, this sharing twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-26757550737011993932013-02-18T22:35:00.001-05:002013-02-18T22:35:02.171-05:00We're backWe have been on the road awhile, and things have settled down into a gentle flow. Lots happening and lots of how-to pics to share with you. I have a new tablet, which will make working on the 'net incredibly easier. No more working on an itty bitty iPhone screen! This pic is Mutt's version of stealth camping! twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-26805794325782092512013-02-04T21:36:00.001-05:002013-02-04T21:36:25.805-05:00The joy in little thingsHanging out in Parker with my friend at the La Paz Regional Hospital. The sinks in the waiting room restrooms have a high arched faucet and hot running water. Happy happy clean hair! twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-82446443202216389882012-10-18T21:16:00.001-04:002012-10-18T21:16:13.806-04:00Ron's memorial pageHere is the link to Ron's memorial page:
http://m.legacy.com/guestbooks/DignityMemorial/guestbook.aspx?pid=159520860&n=ronald-mcdowell&eid=viewgb
For those who knew him or were touched by him in some way, to leave a message in his memory.
I miss him. twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-15820839930908992212012-10-01T19:36:00.001-04:002012-10-01T19:41:38.984-04:00ExtremesMutt and I did some camping in extremes this year. January in northern Michigan brought the -6, and for the record, the photo shows -6 because it was too cold to get out of the sleeping bag till long after daylight. The temp recorded on Laren's cabin that night was -12. The 102 was in San Antonio last month. I would definitely prefer. -6 to 102, any day. twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-17199552116906310952012-10-01T19:27:00.001-04:002012-10-01T19:30:46.377-04:00The last thing you seeI have posted a few times about the joy of not sleeping in houses, and the first thing you see when you wake outside of walls....
This photo is the sunset from my hidey hole on the hill at the farm. Although the moon and stars are the final thing I see, the image of the fire in the west stays with me a long time. twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-24173175951585207742012-09-28T15:00:00.001-04:002012-09-28T15:00:33.708-04:00Simple curtain tie backsI have sarongs hanging in the van as window covers (besides the reflectix) and here is a simple way I tie them back. I screwed small Velcro wrap straps around various window openings. I also use it to secure the bug netting in the hatch, up out of the way.
Sarongs are one of the best multi-purpose items I have :-)twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-87890074815300719332012-08-28T15:56:00.001-04:002012-08-29T01:36:09.496-04:00Mutt and Ron McDowellMy dear friend and traveling compadre has passed away. He died in his van outside of the Pub after spending time with his friends. These are the last pics I took of him and his buddy Mutt, when I was in San Antonio in march. How they adored each other! I will miss him so much.
The photos are of Ron and Mutt together, a picture of Mutt holding the screaming monkey Ron gave him, and a picture of twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-89752926542840255692012-07-16T23:05:00.001-04:002012-07-16T23:05:15.122-04:00For Kalanitwokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-18908121418029335932012-07-06T12:10:00.001-04:002012-07-06T12:11:12.349-04:00Food boxI've been ruthlessly downsizing again, struggling to land somewhere between surviving the zombie apocalypse and starvation the first week of an economic downturn.
My dear friend Bri is a constant source of inspiration in this. I want to be like him when he grows up :-)
This corresponds with some of the "structural" changes in the van, such as getting rid of all of the under bed drawers and thetwokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-16284027054054727712012-07-05T12:48:00.001-04:002012-07-05T13:59:11.984-04:00Volunteer forage!Oh, I am so excited! I have not been keeping up with the lawn and trimming around the house, and look what grew! Purslane! I love this stuff. Last year cousin Julie, farmer extraordinaire, brought me some purslane from her farm. I grew it in a pot, but never got around to transplanting any. Apparently, this succulent plant has a strong will to produce. My uncle Jim (Julie's dad) called unexpectedtwokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-5108415366634002162012-07-02T11:47:00.001-04:002012-07-02T11:47:50.408-04:00Vandwellers GTG yahoo groupThere is a yahoo group geared specifically as a resource for calendar listings of Vandweller Get ToGethers. I recommend joining up and listing your gatherings, posting your hopes of having one, or to keep track of where they are happening.
Check it out:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VANDWELLERS_GTG/?yguid=458918990twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-31477099427702354922012-06-30T00:27:00.001-04:002012-06-30T00:27:47.007-04:00Favorite tentsI was able to find a couple shots of some of the favorite lean-tos and a tents I have owned. Can't post pics directly on the Cheaprvliving forum, so have to stick them here.
The brown one is a 10x10 oilskin diamond fly. I traded that one for a 7x7 oilskin, which was pre-dog, and clearly a mistake :-). Under the 7x7, in the rain, jockeying with Mutt for dry real estate.... Well let's just say ittwokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-38778683276545436512012-06-26T12:35:00.001-04:002012-06-26T12:35:46.607-04:00What's out your window?Remember the commercial for the credit card that asked "what's in your wallet?" Well, ever since getting rid of the cards in my wallet, I am free to have more views like this out my window. The view changes every day, and there's no annual fees....the only interest is in my mind and heart. Stuff just does not compare. twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-2570471740388274962012-06-25T14:57:00.001-04:002012-06-25T16:03:25.582-04:00Uses for 2 liter bottlesGot this idea off of Pinterest. So far I've got red and brown lentils, navy beans and sunflower seeds in mine.
Here is the link to the original blog:
http://www.earthineer.com/content.php?blogid=1574
What other ideas do you have?twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-90718755103552933832012-06-22T21:03:00.001-04:002012-06-22T21:03:38.063-04:00Google Earth freaks me outThis is a photo of Mutt and the Rondyvan taken on the farm last fall. That is the dirt road on the western end of the farm by my Sissy's property where I take him to do sprints. I was pretty blown away when I saw it. twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-23886936345666335392012-06-17T00:04:00.001-04:002012-06-17T00:04:03.349-04:00DarknessI am so grateful for darkness. When you spend so much time in the light, the darkness becomes foreign, and often frightening. Once you take that first step and cross over, there is a whole other world there, soft and velvety and comforting. There is so much to see, up here on the hill tonight. I had forgotten how many shades of black there are, how many stars. In different parts of the country, twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-54964456806340043692012-04-05T11:08:00.002-04:002012-06-08T14:32:34.210-04:00Where brave is bornI'm a scardy-cat. I'll be the first one to say it. I even blogged about it once, a couple years ago, when fear made me abandon Mutt. If you haven't read it, you might want to now. Then you'll understand about the eyes.
http://twokniveskatie.blogspot.com/2008/02/katie-get-your-gun.html?m=1
On April 1st, I spoke to a friend about my fear of tornados. I was leaving San Antonio the next day for a twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-83248602977675935912012-02-22T20:48:00.001-05:002012-02-22T20:48:58.709-05:00Nuclear catAs if Mutt wasn't uncertain enough about felines. Richard and Carrie have a radioactive one. Stay tuned. twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-54426752868926155062011-10-19T14:50:00.000-04:002011-10-19T14:50:48.050-04:00stuff i'm doingthought i'd show you some of the things i've been up to besides knitting hats. these are the pics of some sweaters (mostly lambswool and cashmere) that i have felted and am re-constructing into armwarmers, ear bands, hats and bags.
these are in different stages of deconstruction/ re-creation. i love recycling stuff. the possibilities are endless!twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-90078074902900045962011-10-03T19:03:00.000-04:002011-10-03T19:03:36.016-04:00needs updateour people at Occupy Wall St need blankets, rain gear and warm socks! this wet, raw weather is rough. help them out if you can. it doesn't have to be new, just clean and in good condition. the address again:
UPS Store 118A
Re: occupy wall st.
Fulton st #205
New York, NY, 10038twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-59762635524025698892011-10-03T09:53:00.000-04:002011-10-03T09:53:02.716-04:00occupy wall st. UPDATESif you are behind those on the ground....in whatever city they are
occupying....but you can't be there, here are some other ways to help:
"Where: Liberty Square (How to get there)
Help & Directions: +1 (877) 881-3020
General Inquiries: general@...
Press Inquiries: press@...
Watch: This 10-Min Documentary
Read: Latest NYCGA Minutes
Mail
The UPS Store
Re: Occupy Wall Street
118A twokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10761788.post-917020257128024842011-09-28T12:13:00.002-04:002011-09-28T13:05:16.379-04:00occupy wall st.a quick link for those looking for info. i can't be there, so i'm sending support in the form of some non-perishable foods from the stockpile.
https://occupywallst.org/
some info from that site:
"Where: Liberty Square (How to get there)
Help & Directions: +1 (877) 881-3020
General Inquiries: general@occupywallst.org
Press Inquiries: press@occupywallst.org
Mail
Thetwokniveskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707981922507691396noreply@blogger.com2