<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from needlefingers.blog-city.com</title><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2008 needlefingers.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 02:18:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from needlefingers.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>If the shoe fits . . . .</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/if_the_shoe_fits____.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/if_the_shoe_fits____.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 02:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=if%5Fthe%5Fshoe%5Ffits%5F%5F%5F%5F</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;. . . . it will be a miracle.I needed shoes.&nbsp; Desperately.&nbsp; As in, I had worn through my work shoes to the sole.&nbsp; From the inside.&nbsp;Obtaining shoes shouldn&#39;t be a problem for someone of my gender.&nbsp; However, as in man]]></description></item><item><title>Vacation 2008: Wrap-up</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_wrapup.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_wrapup.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 03:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=vacation%5F2008%5Fwrapup</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sadly, we left the Inn before it was cookie time on Friday.&nbsp; We so looked forward to cookie time.Friday, after our lovely breakfast, we packed up and headed out.&nbsp; The trip out was broken up with lots of stops; the trip back was straight thr]]></description></item><item><title>Vacation 2008: Day Seven</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_day_seven.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_day_seven.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 01:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=vacation%5F2008%5Fday%5Fseven</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We is home.We is tired.Wrap up post to follow.Some time.&nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>Vacation 2008: Day Six</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_day_six.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_day_six.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 23:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=vacation%5F2008%5Fday%5Fsix</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chris, you&#39;re going to have to avert your eyes, because there&#39;s yarn AND cookies in this post.Breakfast: applesauce pancakes, bacon, and fruit - mandarin oranges, strawberries, and bananas.&nbsp;After breakfast, we tried to squeeze in some ge]]></description></item><item><title>Vacation 2008: Day Five</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_day_5.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_day_5.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 23:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=vacation%5F2008%5Fday%5F5</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Breakfast: Spring herb egg strudel, sausage and fresh fruit - grapes, kiwi and watermelon.&nbsp; A girl could get used to this.Sadly, we didn&#39;t get as many pictures today, because it has rained, rained, and rained some more.&nbsp; The day&#39;s a]]></description></item><item><title>Vacation 2008: Day Four</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_day_four.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_day_four.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=vacation%5F2008%5Fday%5Ffour</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Breakfast: Florentine ramekins, bacon, and sliced strawberries and bananas with yogurt.&nbsp; Yum.Today, we set out to do two of the primary things that brought us to Springfield - Laura Ingalls Wilder&#39;s house and Fantastic Caverns.Check, and che]]></description></item><item><title>Vacation 2008: Day Three</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_day_three.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_day_three.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:42:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=vacation%5F2008%5Fday%5Fthree</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Whoops, I meant to post this update last night, but I was simply too tired.&nbsp; Yesterday was a day of coffee, yarn shopping (not the boys), and Cinco de Mayo celebrating.Springfield has many, many great coffee shops, and our goal is to hit as many]]></description></item><item><title>Vacation 2008: Days One and Two</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_days_one_and_two.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/vacation_2008_days_one_and_two.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 21:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=vacation%5F2008%5Fdays%5Fone%5Fand%5Ftwo</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We are on vacation!!!!Friday evening, Cynical and Ragged headed our way in preparation to depart for St. Louis.Saturday, we went up in the Arch.Ramblin had never been to the top.&nbsp; Cross that milestone off the list.&nbsp; Two things we learned on]]></description></item><item><title>Haul-o-ween</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/hauloween.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/hauloween.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=hauloween</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Because what else are you going to do in Mt. Erie on a Saturday night?That is Purple Truck chock full o&#39; Halloween goodies scored at the local auction.&nbsp; Note that the extended cab is full of them as well.The boxes barely visible are 150 Shoc]]></description></item><item><title>Enough with the shaking</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/enough_with_the_shaking.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/enough_with_the_shaking.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:56:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=enough%5Fwith%5Fthe%5Fshaking</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We are in the midwest.&nbsp; The ground is supposed to be in a fixed location.&nbsp; We&#39;ll have no more of this tossing about.&nbsp; Needles is done with it.]]></description></item><item><title>Okay, that was weird</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/okay_that_was_weird.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/okay_that_was_weird.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=okay%5Fthat%5Fwas%5Fweird</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We just had an earthquake.&nbsp; In the midwest.&nbsp; It probably lasted about 45-60 seconds (may not have been, but it felt like it went on and on) and we, the earthquake amateurs, think it might have been about a 4.The cats are completely freaked]]></description></item><item><title>Small-town life and industrial-strength kitty furniture</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/smalltown_life_and_industrialstrength_kitty_furniture.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/smalltown_life_and_industrialstrength_kitty_furniture.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:56:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=smalltown%5Flife%5Fand%5Findustrialstrength%5Fkitty%5Ffurniture</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When you live in our area of the midwest, you have to be ready for anything that comes at you.During this attack of sinus misery, I went to the pharmacy near my work to load up on drugs, cough drops, and tissue.&nbsp; Standing in the aisle, attemptin]]></description></item><item><title>Let&apos;s take a closer look</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/lets_take_a_closer_look.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/lets_take_a_closer_look.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=lets%5Ftake%5Fa%5Fcloser%5Flook</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The sun came out, I snapped some pics, here we go!This was my favorite purchase of the weekend.&nbsp; I have 20 oz. of this stuff, hopefully ensuring enough for whatever project I decide on. I have no explanation for this next purchase.&nbsp; It was]]></description></item><item><title>Greencastle 2008</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/greencastle_2008.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/greencastle_2008.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=greencastle%5F2008</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, what did I buy at Greencastle?Hmm, there&#39;s some very typical colors in there, but a few surprises as well.&nbsp; I&#39;ll try to get better pictures of the individual items when the sun shines again.&nbsp; Bah-ha-ha.&nbsp; That&#39;s a good o]]></description></item><item><title>Almost there</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/almost_there.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/almost_there.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=almost%5Fthere</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It seems like a very long time ago I thought, &quot;When will it ever be time for Greencastle?!&quot;&nbsp; And now I&#39;m a day away.&nbsp; Of course, I was hoping when it was time for Greencastle, it wouldn&#39;t be time for it to be 47 degrees an]]></description></item><item><title>Happy(?) Birthday to me</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/happy_birthday_to_me_1.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/happy_birthday_to_me_1.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=happy%5Fbirthday%5Fto%5Fme%5F1</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While it&#39;s not the way I would choose to spend my birthday, in a couple of hours I will be attending a funeral.&nbsp; Since today is not the ideal day, I have hereby moved my official &quot;oooh goodie, it&#39;s my birthday!&quot; celebration to]]></description></item><item><title>Well, I think it got worse.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/well_i_think_it_got_worse.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/well_i_think_it_got_worse.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:32:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=well%5Fi%5Fthink%5Fit%5Fgot%5Fworse</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I was hoping that would be the end of bad news.&nbsp; I really was.&nbsp; Then today we got the call that Ramblin&#39;s great aunt had died.&nbsp; This would be the second great aunt to pass away in less than a month.And a co-worker found out she has]]></description></item><item><title>What&apos;s that about things in threes?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/whats_that_about_things_in_threes.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/whats_that_about_things_in_threes.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:47:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=whats%5Fthat%5Fabout%5Fthings%5Fin%5Fthrees</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First, we got rear-ended Saturday in E&#39;ville in the new car.&nbsp; No major damage, basically a license plate frame-shaped scuff on the back bumper, and everyone concerned is fine.&nbsp; The body shop said there was no structural damage to the bu]]></description></item><item><title>Yup, still here.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/yup_still_here.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/yup_still_here.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:57:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=yup%5Fstill%5Fhere</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well, obviously, I kept the blog.&nbsp; What the heck, it&#39;s only money.This week has been a bit trying (in ways I will not go into here), so I need to focus on the good stuff right now.I found buttons for two sweaters. Buttons brought to you cour]]></description></item><item><title>Should I stay or should I go?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/should_i_stay_or_should_i_go.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/should_i_stay_or_should_i_go.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=should%5Fi%5Fstay%5For%5Fshould%5Fi%5Fgo</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My blog is about to expire in two days, so I have to pay for it, or have the blog wiped out.&nbsp; That&#39;s right, you have to pay at Blog-City.&nbsp; Now, I can pay for it a bit at a time, or $45 for a year, plus two months free.&nbsp; The questio]]></description></item><item><title>Happy St. Paddy&apos;s Day!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/happy_st_paddys_day.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/happy_st_paddys_day.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:19:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=happy%5Fst%5Fpaddys%5Fday</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There&#39;s some bright green for you.&nbsp; And look how the the colors seem to drift across the socks.&nbsp; I love them, love them, love them.&nbsp; As a reminder, this is Stone Barn Fiber&#39;s Gypsy Girl Creations Fingering - Goblin.&nbsp; Go se]]></description></item><item><title>I&apos;ll see your broken dinger, and raise you a broken Flickr</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/ill_see_your_broken_dinger_and_raise_you_a_broken_flickr.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/ill_see_your_broken_dinger_and_raise_you_a_broken_flickr.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:58:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ill%5Fsee%5Fyour%5Fbroken%5Fdinger%5Fand%5Fraise%5Fyou%5Fa%5Fbroken%5Fflickr</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First of all, go read Miss Ragged&#39;s post  so you can lift your mind from the gutter, if need be.Second, it&#39;s not so much broke, as gorged.&nbsp; I hit the limit of the free account, namely 200 pictures.&nbsp; Uploading the 66 sock pictures mi]]></description></item><item><title>It&apos;s 10:13, do you know where your Blackboard posts are?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/its_1013_do_you_know_where_your_blackboard_posts_are.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/its_1013_do_you_know_where_your_blackboard_posts_are.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=its%5F1013%5Fdo%5Fyou%5Fknow%5Fwhere%5Fyour%5Fblackboard%5Fposts%5Fare</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well, it&#39;s Sunday evening, so I have just completed my homework for the week, and don&#39;t have that hanging over my head anymore.&nbsp; So ready to be done with this degree.&nbsp; Check the sidebar, and you can keep track along with me.&nbsp; W]]></description></item><item><title>Random Stuff</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/aw_darn_farmwife_already_used_the_academy_line___.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/aw_darn_farmwife_already_used_the_academy_line___.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:54:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=aw%5Fdarn%5Ffarmwife%5Falready%5Fused%5Fthe%5Facademy%5Fline%5F%5F%5F</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So I&#39;ll just thank Ragged.&nbsp; :)&nbsp;The rules for the &ldquo;You Make My Day&rdquo; award are to re-present it to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blog land. Let them know through email]]></description></item><item><title>Why, yes I am avoiding homework, how could you tell?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/why_yes_i_am_avoiding_homework_how_could_you_tell.htm</guid><link>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/why_yes_i_am_avoiding_homework_how_could_you_tell.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:38:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://needlefingers.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=why%5Fyes%5Fi%5Fam%5Favoiding%5Fhomework%5Fhow%5Fcould%5Fyou%5Ftell</comments><dc:creator>Needlefingers</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[(I know this has made the rounds before, but see the above title)&nbsp;Stole off of another blog, I thought I would see how many of these I have seen.&nbsp; Not all of the ones I&#39;ve seen have been my idea, some I was just an innocent bystander.&n]]></description></item></channel></rss>