Crocus

Garden Notes

Here’s what the garden looked like on Saturday, when I dragged the herb pots out of the garage.    I contemplated a little clean up, but it’s been fairly cool still, so I don’t want to throw out something that’s overwintering. I took today off to go renew my license.   Good thing that was my […]

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Darryl with a "Y" Mitts

Knitting Notes

Pattern: Darryl with a “Y” by Pixie HarfordYarn: Malabrigo Sock in the Playa colorwayNeedles: Size 2.5 DPNs I like this pattern – it’s a nice simple knit, and gave me exactly what the BF had asked for – an additional layer for his hands when snow blowing. I really love how this yarn ended up

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books

Flowers and Herbs in Early America – Lawrence D. Griffith

This is an interesting book, based on the author’s trials at Colonial Williamsburg of various plants that were thought to be available for Colonial era gardeners. He talks about where they were found in sources, reasons that they might have been brought over, and even why some of those plants are probably problematic if you’re

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Telja Sweater

Knitting Notes

Pattern: Telja by Jennifer SteingassYarn: Quince Owl in the Barred, Buru, Cranberry, Papuan and Straits colorwaysNeedles: Size 5 and 6 circs and DPNs My Telja is done!   I’m a little sad – the yoke was fun.   But now I can wear it! The pattern is cool – three stranded colorwork was an interesting new challenge. 

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Clivia

Garden Notes

The smaller clivia seems to have finally taken to repotting – second year in a row, it’s bloomed again in March. My seedlings are doing pretty well.     With them starting out so well with the heat mats, I think I’ll start them a little later next year.  Some of them are getting a little

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Temperature Scarf

Knitting Notes

Here are the two temperature scarves, as of the last day of winter.    The high scarf has more colors, though I have taken the yarn for the 0-9 and 10-19 ranges away – we’re hopefully past the point of needing those anymore.   I have not yet taken anything out of the low temp scarf

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