Washington DC Spring
The BF went to Washington DC to visit his brother over the last weekend, and brought my camera. The rental fee was pictures of Spring flowers. And so, I can give you, Spring in DC:
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Knitting Notes
Pattern: Brocade Leaves Pullover by Kathy Zimmerman from the Fall 2008 KnitsceneYarn: Knit Picks Merino Style in the Storm ColorwayNeedles: 7s and 5s Just in time for me not to be able to wear it because it’s too warm, I’ve finished my Brocade Leaves sweater. I started this sweater back in August. Piece #1 (the
Princess Academy – Shannon Hale
Read for the 2009 YA Reading Challenge. Miri lives on Mount Eskel, the one place in Danland where the prized linder rock is mined. Everyone in Miri’s village works in the linder mines, except for Miri herself, who at fourteen is tiny, and not very suited to mine work. Still, Miri wishes she could work
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Knitting Notes
I have successfully completed the four pieces for my Brocade Leaves sweater. To finish, I only need to sew the pieces together, and do a bit more knitting on the neckline. I’m a little nervous about the sewing together part of this. I’ve seamed knitting before, but this is the first thing I’m planning to
Spring!
The crocus in my garden have achieved full flower. It’s the little things that make me happy this time of year…
Two Lights State Park – Cape Elizabeth, ME
It being a gorgeous Spring(!) day, I absolutely couldn’t stand to hang around the house, so I headed out to Cape, and to Two Lights. I tend to avoid the park in the summer, because it’s fairly small, and often packed, but as you can see from the empty benches above, it was next to
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Once Upon a Time III Reading Challenge
It’s time again for Carl’s Once Upon a Time Challenge. I’m going to do Quest the First, which involves reading at least five books in the four categories (fantasy, fairy tale, folk lore and mythology) between 3/21/09 and 6/20/09. I actually wouldn’t mind doing Quest the Second, which is to read one book in each
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Knitting Notes
Pattern: Chrissy Gardener’s Moonflower socksYarn: Three Irish Girl’s Carys BFL sockNeedles: 1.5 DPNs I finally finished my Moonflower socks! The only modification I made to the pattern was to user larger needles, since I wanted to give them to someone other than a toddler or midget. It’s a lovely pattern, but I think it’s cemented
It’s the End of the World Reading Challenge II – 3/10/09 – 10/9/09
When I initially saw a link to Becky’s It’s the End of the World Reading Challenge, I thought it looked interesting, and saved a link for future reference. Well, it’s future time. My Paperspine queue is going deep – seriously, I’ve got 16 books on top for challenges, and they’re apparently all checked out to
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The Snow Queen – Mercedes Lackey
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying Mercedes Lackey’s 500 Kingdoms books. They’re an interesting take on the form of fairy tales. The Fairy Godmother (the first one) is still my favorite, but The Snow Queen has just taken its place as second in that line. The Snow Queen is the story of Aleksia, the Godmother of the
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