Public Service Announcement
I’m going to be switching the name I use to comment on other people’s blogs because there are a few other Lizs… Lizes… (what the hell is the plural of Liz?) out there in knitting blog land. So, if you see a Zardra posting comments there’s no need to wonder who the hell that is, for it is I! (Do you think that last bit needs a sword for added florish?) Um… yeah….

In other news
My grandfather died on Saturday. My dad is heading down to Arizona next week to help my uncle down there get things straightened out and generally get in the way (his words not mine). The funeral probably won’t be until after the new year because my grandmother is buried in South Dakota, so they need to arrange for transport as well as burial. So, I’m waiting to find out if I will be expected to go to South Dakota in a couple weeks.

Meanwhile, I am worried about a violin. My dad’s side of the family has a Stradivarius that came to America with my great-great-(great?)-grandfather in 1850-something. The last time I saw it, my grandparents had it in a display case on the wall… across from a window. *shudder* All I can think of is it really needs to be taken out of that stupid case and put in a proper violin case away from the sunlight and humidity that display case has/will expose it to. Even better… it needs to be played. I’d even almost be willing to try my hand at playing violin again so that it could be taken care of properly. Of course, I don’t know if it’s even in playable condition or even how it is secured in the case (I can only pray that it was at least put in the case without harming the violin). *sigh*

Boy, are my priorities screwed up or what?

Oh yeah… knitting
Clapotis was finished on Friday night. I’m slogging my way through the afghan for my mom.