Earphone Pads, Crochet — Pictures

As promised.
For round earphones, see here
previous post.
Husband’s earphones were larger and oval, so I did it a bit differently. Also, the wire came off the bottom edge rather than the back.
General: All stitches are dc, between stitches on previous round. 1st dc in round is ch3. To finish round, slst in 3rd ch.
R1: Dc18 on [...]

Earphone Pads, Crochet

25 years ago, the foam on my earphones gave out, so I created new pads. I still get strange looks when people notice.
Now husband claims he needs a pair.
Pictures will come later.
This uses American terminology (see bottom for sample stitch)
Round 1: Ch 6, join with sl st to form ring
Round 2: Ch 3 (acts as [...]

Conversations with my Muse, Part ???

Once again, I’ll save my Twitter contacts the joy of a post every time I come up for air, and the post will self-publish around midnight tonight. (Yes, I like WordPress’s scheduling feature. Now, if only it would Tweet to my account when the post goes out,…)
Going back two scenes, just because … and it’s [...]

Spring Masters Saga

This is in husband’s words.
Early this year, Spring Masters did a core aeration. The person doing the aeration initially filled out the wrong form, manually adding in the core aeration charge, which I signed. A few minutes later he rang the doorbell, explained that he gave me the wrong form, took it back, and gave [...]

Conversations with my Muse, Part II

Today’s tough scene is their “first time”. The challenge is keeping it balanced, knowing what to do before they close the door.
@JaneLebak Last night’s problem line is now toast. Found a better approach.
He stepped back, uncomfortable. I don’t want her to feel pressured … ROTFL (at Jane’s Twitter comment about zombies) … he felt clammy [...]

Conversations with my Muse

I’m one of those people who need to come up for air frequently while writing. Usually I need to shift my view or rethink a sentence. Sometimes I need to ask a question, and often the process of deciding the right question gives me the answer.
Today, rather than fill my Twitter feed, I decided to [...]

What Room is This, and Who is this Boy?

Two weeks ago I started a new rule. Five minutes of cleaning before TV (in addition to putting away your clean laundry and toys).
Five minutes is nicely between more than before (zero) and mutiny (ten).
“I’m going to empty that drawer and put everything back in it.” (Let me wipe the drawer while it’s empty.”) [...]