I enjoyed this book – more or less the entire Folly crew, as well as Bev, the twins, and Peter’s extended family, are up in Aberdeenshire for a holiday. And some incident cryptid hunting. The point of view switches between Abigail and Peter, which I rather enjoyed. This book seems to be very controversial in […]
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I’m glad I pulled in the three dahlias that hadn’t bloomed yet. Hurricane and Lady Darlene have obliged. The Bloomquist York has had a bud since 9/3, which seems to be stuck. I probably should have cut it off a long time ago. I did finally cut it today, as there is one other semi-formed
I lost yarn chicken. This was meant to be a Musselburgh hat in size large, and despite starting the decreases a full inch ahead of time, I do not have enough yarn. I had life-lined it, but it would need ripping back further than that, and I don’t think it would end up being big
Pattern: Happy Feet Booties by Purl Soho Yarn: Atlantic Coast Yarns Shannon DK Needles: Size 6 DPNs More stash busting – this was a cool little pattern. They’re knit flat, and I enjoyed them so much I knit two pair. That’s knocked this yarn down to the realm of a decent amount for the scrap
Saw a note about this really cool art installation at the Jewell Fall trails on Instagram. (I follow Portland Trails.) They’re there for a week, and next Saturday, when it’s over, you can “forage”, and take one home. I have other plans that day, but am really tempted to see if I can make a
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Well, it happened. First frost, overnight on Thursday the 9th. On the one hand, still later then September. On the other hand, four of my dahlias still haven’t bloomed. So I did something I normally wouldn’t do, and brought the three that have buds inside for the night. The long range forecast isn’t predicting frost
