It’s Come to This
Why yes, those are six foot steel fence poles we had to sink into the ground and truss up like a Christmas ham to keep the crazy mutant cherry tomatoes from tipping over and colonizing the driveway…
Dumbarton Oaks – Washington, DC
Our wander through Georgetown culminated in a stroll up 31st Street to Dumbarton Oaks. (The stroll itself is a treat – what a gorgeous neighborhood.) There are two parts to this property, which is owned by Harvard: the house, now a museum and research library, and the garden. The museum is free, but the gardens
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My Sauna, er, Summer Vacation
This summer’s trip was to Washington DC. We built the trip around a Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds concert, which meant we were crazy enough to go venturing into the craziest humidity zone known to man. (Ok, that’s the entire South, and I did live in Florida for a summer, and I really did
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Cousin Kate – Georgette Heyer
Miss Kate Malvern has taken a job as a governess after the death of her father has left her close to penniless, but she’s too pretty and too smart, and is quickly back in the home of her nurse, Sarah. Kate has never met any of her parent’s family, as they all disowned Mr. and
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Young Miles – Lois McMaster Bujold
Due to a botched attempt on his mother’s life while she was pregnant, Miles Vorkosigan was born with severely weakened bones and unable to walk without extensive surgeries. He’s also born as a member of a warrior caste on a planet that’s just emerged from isolation, and only a generation ago would have exposed Miles
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Knitting Notes
Ok, let’s try this again. Here’s Hermoine Hearts Ron, take 2. Well, maybe three. There were two versions in the old yarn, but I suppose those were 1.0 and 1.5. Oddly enough, I had cast on the original version in the correct needle size, or so I thought, because I swear I used size 2
Sewing Notes
Here’s the gift bag I made to go with the sweater and hat. Still a work in progress with getting a ribbon sleeve that I like. I at least hemmed this one a little better, but a way to completely hem it only occurred to me after I had it totally sewn. So the next
Knitting Notes
Pattern: Tinker by Wooly WormheadYarn: Classic Elite Renaissance in the Cardinal colorwayNeedles: Size 7 circs This pattern is great! Super easy. You’re just knitting a tube and grafting the ends together. (It looks way better formed into hat shape.) This may become my go to worsted baby hat pattern.
Knitting Notes
The Coffee Bean Cardi being a gift, I’ve also cast on a hat to go with it. This is Tinker, by Wooly Wormhead, and I’m using more of the unending stash of Classic Elite Renaissance in Cardinal. This should actually be the last large scale project I can do with that yarn. After that, it’s
Garden Notes
I don’t know what’s up with my tomatoes this year. My mother was just telling me how hers were pretty slow this year. Meanwhile, I’ve had to add a second tier to the cages to contain mine, and I pulled out the Swiss chard from between them because it was getting too shaded out (bearing