Our Little Treehouse Adventure

We had a little fun last night!

A few of my favorite things

I am not a picky person. I just like to be surprised and to get things that make me smile. I hope this helps my spoiler.


* Knit or crochet or both?
I have been crocheting for two years now and started to learn to knit this past Winter but I haven't gotten too far since I cannot find my knitting supplies.

* Brands you would like to try but don't have easy access to
I am not too picky on brands because I don't really know too many. Knitpicks.com has been my best friend lately.

* Favorite fibers/least favorite fibers
I love soft fibers. I don't have any particular favorites, but I love trying new blends.

* Favorite colors/least favorite colors
My favorite colors are all shades of purple and blue, but I love all colors.

* Yarn weight preferences
I don't have any preferences to weight but I do ask that you send a pattern with it. I am horrible at making choices for patterns for the yarn I have lying around.

* Favorite projects
I enjoy making scarves and bags, but I like trying new patterns for different things. I love making earrings and other jewelry. I am always open to trying new crafts.

* Favorite designers
Ann Kingstone, but I have a long way to go before I can do her designs.

* Salty or Sweet or...?
I love it all except licorice flavors and I am not that big into candy. I love chocolate, trail mix, and well more chocolate. My favorite things that I cannot get here are starcrunches.

* Tea or Coffee or...?
I love fruit teas and hot chocolate.

* Allergies
I don’t have any, but my hubby and my son are allergic to cats.

* Other things you like, i.e., buttons, pens, fabric, stitchmarkers, etc.
Fun buttons and beads are always useful. The only bead shopping I do is online, so I love getting new beads and other jewelry supplies. I love notebooks and journals. I love reading, cooking, photography, dancing, and playing games with my family. I picked the kits I did because I thought they would be fun choices for me and my 2 yr old house elf.

*Favorite Games
I love Skip Bo, Imagine if, Guess Who, and games you play with a regular deck of cards ( War, speed, etc.) A game to play with a toddler would be nice.

*Favorite Critters
I love cats of any kind. I like butterflies, dragonflies, and lady bugs. My little house elf loves frogs, lizards, snakes, puppies, and owls.

My Kit!

I just got the most delightful Luna kit from Winifred Hornswaggle. She sent me some African Rooibus Red Tea, yummy looking trail mix, Double ended crochet hook set, a yarn cutter ( something that I have been wanting forever), circular needles, knitpick's Gloss yarn in mulberry (I cannot wait to use this delicious yarn!), the pattern for the Luna scarf ( I have been wanting to make it for a long time), a cute mini sock, a Quibbler notebook, Hogwarts colors stitch markers, knitted radish earrings ( I love, love, love them!), and my favorite part was the " Dumbledore is My Homeboy" key chain. I love this kit. Thank you Winifred! I feel so spoiled and I know I am going to be smiling for a long time because of you. Especially every time I look at the key chain.:) Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

The last week of this term

Well, I finally got Generva's kit mailed off today. I hope it makes good time to her and I hope she enjoys it. We my hubby is gone for the next while and I just trying to figure out what to do with myself. I am new here and haven't really made friends yet. I am watching kids from 12 -5:30 so at least my little house elf has kids to play with. And I still haven't found my knitting knitting needles. I want to get knitting and I have no needles. How ironic.

Parts 1 & 2 of Muggle Studies Homework

Part 1 Short Answer:

1. Explain why Muggles need electricty.
-Muggles use electricity so they can dry their hair without use of the drying spell, watch silly muggle operas on the television, or have machines wash the dishes for them.


2. What are the most common ways Muggles communicate when they are not together in the same place?
-Muggles scream into feletones or send eekmails on the computer.

3. How do Muggles cope with broken items?
-Duct tape is the muggles universal fix it or there is always elmers glue for little muggles.

4. Describe a popular Muggle sport.
- Curling is a popular muggle winter sport. Players slide and sweep stones on ice towards a target to get the highest score. Their "brooms" are wierd. Silly muggles.

5. Name something you'd like to try doing without magic, and how you would accomplish it.
-Knitting! I would disguise myself as a muggle and go to a knitting group at a LYS so they could teach me.


Part 2: Identify these common Muggle items.

1. A small squared-off rod held in the hand with many soft buttons on one side with numbers and words written on them.
-I think it is a remote. Muggles cann't live without them. Remotes are like wands for muggles.

2. A metal box with a long, handled hose, which counts several sets of numbers when you compress the handle.
-a gasoline pump

3. A heavy rod with a single button that emits light when pushed.
-a flashlight

4. A small, thin, glossy rectangle that has pictures on one side and emits a variety of noises, often attached to Muggles' ears with a thin cord.
-a mp3 player

5. A large cabinet with one glass side, displaying a variety of neatly organized items, which occasionally spits one out when the correct code is entered.
-a vending machine

Part 3 of Muggle Studies Homework

1. Spike Jonze is an American director and producer of films, commercials, and music videos. He directed Where the Wild Things Are.





2. Oprah Winfrey is the daytime talk show host queen in The U.S.


3. Bono is an Irish singer and musician and the main vocalist for U2 a muggle rock band.


4. Elizabeth II is the current muggle Queen of England.

5. J.K. Rowling is a famous muggle author of the Wizard Biography of Harry Potter.

The post owls coming here must be taking their time. I don't think I am going to get my package out for early send. Sorry Ravenclaw! Generva, I really hope you like your kit. It has traveled from Italy through Austria to Germany.