Mackworth Island State Park – Falmouth, ME
The greening of the forest, with bonus eiders.
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Phoenix and Ashes – Mercedes Lackey
This book is in Lackey’s Elemental Magic series, where fairy tales are told against the Edwardian era, with elemental magic (Air, Water, Earth and Fire) thrown into the mix. This book is Cinderella, but set in the time of World War I. Eleanor Robinson has been chained to the hearth of her home by
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Arthur – Stephen R. Lawhead
This in the final book I had read in the Pendragon Cycle, back in the day (aka, high school). It was also formerly the last book in the cycle – and it’s very much an end book, so it would appear that the two books that come after it take place in time frames
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Garden Notes
I moved the Swiss chard and Tuscan kale to bigger pots today. This means officially giving up on the nasturtiums and sorrel. I guess sorrel seed has about a two year shelf life. (Too bad mine never went to seed. It would be nice to be able to save seed – the
Two Lights State Park – Cape Elizabeth, ME
More crazy surf this weekend. Gotta love offshore storms!
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Knitting Notes
This is the beginnings of Pyukkleen, by Ysolda Teague. It’s the biggest colorwork project I’ve done to date. I don’t normally care too much about reproducing colorways exactly from patterns, but I actually really liked the combinations in the original pattern. I don’t have easy access to Jamieson’s, so I went with Knit
Knitting Notes
Pattern: Fish Hat (Dead or Alive?) by Thelma EgbertsYarn: Knitpick Chroma in the Weathervane colorway, Cascade Alpaca Lana d’Oro in Ruby, Classic Elite Renaissance in the Cardinal colorway, Cascade 220 Heathers 2445 (green), Cascade 200 Superwash 844 (lighter purple), Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Superwash in Columbine Heather, Malabrigo Rios in the Glazed Carrots colorwayNeedles:
Garden Notes
They’re looking a little beat up, but the daffodils are blooming. I’ve also taken the pots out of the garage today. Surprisingly, only one of the hostas is sprouting up. The pots are pretty dry, so I’m not sure if that’s the reason. We’ll see what a little sun and some
Knitting Notes
So here’s the latest knitting project: another Fish Hat Dead or Alive?. I’d made one for my friend L a few years back. Her nephew apparently thinks it’s the coolest thing ever, so when I mentioned I was taking commissions when I was down visiting them in January, that went on the list. I did