Forgive me, Cyberspace; it has been far too long since my last post. Hemi has grown and gone off to college.  Seriously, Hemi is doing well. The little guy is nicknamed "Brinks" because of the $$$ investment we've put into him, but he's more than worth it. What a treasure. And guess what, world? His sister is going to join our family which means, of course, that there is yet another Kitty Pi in my future!

Until then, I just finished up this pair of socks knit from Zitron Unisono wool yarn with aloe and jojoba.  Not sure where the aloe and jojoba come in but I can tell you that the yarn is a silky pleaure to knit and the finished result is nice. One pet peeve, however.... This self-striping yarn skein had a knot in it joining two completely different colors.  Man, I hate that. For $25 for a 100g. skein, I would have hoped for no knots at all. Add to that frustration over the fact that the flecks of color are inconsistent (note the flecks of darker color in the light blue stripe of the right sock versus lighter flecks in the left sock.) But such are the imperfections of life. My work as a Contracts Administrator does not allow many imperfections, so accepting them where they fall is a good thing.