forcing bulbs
snuggling (this profile kills me)
knitting socks
knitting a shawl
and yes, knitting a sweater too.
How come so may things we knit begin with the letter "s" ?
We had planned to build my garden beds this wekend but I’m afraid it’s going to be cold and wet. damn. Looks like I may make a dent in any of these 3 projects and the baby sized duvet cover I need to finish for a baby shower next weekend.
I seem to get a lot of comments on my Ravelry projects page about this book here. Many of you have this book, but are jealous of the spiral bound issue that I have. I’ll let you in on a little secret… I simply took the book to a quick copy center and had them cut it about 1/8" in from the perfect binding, cover and all, then rebind it with spiral binding. Voila! A soft cover book that I can fold over and lay flat. It costs between 3 & 4 bucks and is very helpful. Since I work in publishing, specifically in production, I really geek out at these little things. This would be really great for any soft cover cookbooks too, wouldn’t it?
Why am I blushing?
Though I’m not one prone to blushing, I was tickled to see my blog listed on one of my favorite blogs Iguana Banana as one of her faves.
I love stopping in to see what’s going on in Ahna’s very rich life. Beautiful kids, actively submerging them in a life filled with the arts. . . wish I was one of her kids, but seeing as we are very close in age . . . would be weird.
Ahna, I loved looking at the other blogs you listed and will visit them often.
Thanks Ahna!
I’ve decided to try to learn a little bit each day on my commute to Austin.
These are some Podcasts I’m listening to:
Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing So that I don’t cringe every time I push send on an email or blog entry.
Coffee Break Spanish I must admit that I have a little trouble understanding these two when they are speaking English, are the Scottish? Even so, their accents are lovely.
One Minute Irish I’ve yet to listen to this one, will let you know.
and the others for entertainment:
Stash and Burn
CRL with Vickie Howell
Cooks Illustrated Video Podcast
NPR: All Songs Considered
Hidden Kitchens I freaking LOVE this one
Thistelpod with Fiona Ritchie I miss this radio broadcast
This American Life d’accord
Kitchen Window
StoryCorps
Are there any others that you love? I’m all ears?
I’ve been working from home this afternoon and have seriously got alot done. I know it’s really wintery where you live, but it’s been unusually cold and wet here in Central Texas this January.
The progress of Twist . . . almost finished with the back. Somehow I added an extra twist in one of the repeats, but at least I did it on both sides. I’ve been very good about fixing any errors so probably just misjudged which row I was on after I’d ripped back. This mistake is now cleverly disguised a feature.
Dont you just love this colorway? These socks are yet to be restarted.
The yarn? Plucky Knitter Merino Wool Handpainted Superwash Yarn Fingering Weight, Colorway Reece
The real reason I bother to make a meatloaf…. leftovers! cold meatloaf sandwich on crusty sourdough with Miracle Whip (yep, that’s right), ketchup and salt and pepper. Mmmmm.
What now…
I mean really… do you know any better way to eat Nutella than with a spoon?
A cup of peppermint tea in my grandmother’s china
What better way to warm some chilly digits than casting on for this with
Henry’s Attic Prime Alpaca (Silver Grey)?
Bean & Noodle 