On a blog somewhere (sorry, I don’t remember where exactly), I saw an “inspiration spot” and I liked the concept so much I stole thought I’d try it. My inspiration was the top photo of an approaching storm. I love those greys against that blue. What developed from that inspiration was a skein of lace [...]
A few weeks ago I posted a request for test knitters for a sock pattern I am designing. I was amazed at the response — so many people generously offered their time and effort. Well, the other knitters and I have been working away at our socks, and I hope to offer the finished pattern [...]
My friend Elisabeth has a llama and alpaca farm in Winchester Springs, which she also runs as a B&B. Her house is an old farmhouse which has been added to and renovated over the years. One of the “improvements” was to cover most of the walls in that pressed wood paneling that was all the [...]
Well, perhaps it does not make perfect French fries. But I was delighted to see this K-Tel Knitter on eBay, and I quickly put in my max bid of $0.99 US for it. No one else seemed to be as delighted as I was, so I won it! Back in my early teens (or maybe [...]
Last night Frank had a hankering for something chocolatey and since he begged so nicely, I whipped up some chocolate lava cakes for him (I admit, I had some, too — they’re not just for breakfast anymore!). These are really quick and easy to make and taste so decadent. (Well, I haven’t worked out the [...]
Yesterday I made bread (see loaf on right). Today I made bread again (see loaf on left). I know that it’s a poor carpenter who blames his tools, but I blame the bread machine for the disaster on the right. It didn’t work properly on the whole wheat program. So, after a good night’s sleep [...]
True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 117 Powered by RANDOM.ORG As you can see, 117 turned out to be the lucky number. Oh, the hideousness! First, the runner-up (drum roll, please): Dawn, who chose #115. Dawn said she would give the socks to her mother, who has such cold feet that she wears two [...]
This is how it looks from the kitchen today, and we’re expecting up to 25 or 30 cm (about 10 or 12 inches) by late tonight. I did my grocery shopping yesterday and don’t have to drive anywhere today, so I’m quite pleased with the weather. It’s pretty to look at, and makes me feel [...]
This photo is of some of my spinning. Usually I spin fibres like sheep, alpaca, rabbit or silk; sometimes something truly exotic like camel or buffalo. Most times, the fibre I’m spinning is totally anonymous (very rarely do I know the name of the animal it came from, and only sometimes is it an animal [...]
