Waiting for Intervention - Divine or Otherwise

This has been a wacky month at the house. Aside from charming husband bingeing on work, many of the household appliances/mechanical things have turned on us. The joys of home ownership are currently limited to looking outside - indoors looks like a chore list to me.

Our beloved furnace which normally keeps me toasty while I knit has declined to do so. I fought it back by going down and having a little talk with it - and wiggling the connections. Whew - another 40-degree night last night. The parts will eventually have to be replaced, but not today.

The broiler in the oven quit wanting to broil. Oh, well - we don't broil that much anyway.

Oddly, the problem that bothers me most is the disloyalty of the dishwasher. One of the springs that makes the door open and close with some dignity went SPROING the other day. Now the door to the dishwasher leaps open at the speed of light, making a huge sound and scaring the hell out of me (and the cat - who runs for cover as if he is being chased by wild dingos). This must be fixed soon because I am clearly not going to remember to open the door gently - it will crash down every time, rattling both dishes and my nerves.

Oh yeah - back to this intervention thing. I have been knitting this lovely hat called "Claudia" by MJ Kim. It has 122 stitches around with many rows of trellis cabling - much more than I have ever done before. Yikes! I have knit and ripped more rows than this thing will ever have and am still working the first 5 rows of cabling. I'll get it. Sooner or later. Much, much later seems likely.

So we're headed next door to dinner now. The hat is on the couch. I'll check it when I return (as I always do) to see if the knitting fairy has come and finished the trellis cables. Hell, if Santa Claus or Al Gore wants to finish the damn thing I'd be beholden. Aaah, who am I kidding? The dishwasher fairy, broiler fairy, and furnace fairy are all laying down on the job - I'm sure the knitting fairy is out in the alley smoking a cigarette and having a drink with them.