So this weekend, I finally got to try out the ice cream maker we found in the basement. (We were cleaning out the repository of junk left by former tenants in anticipation of the electronic recycling day they had at one of the local schools a month or so back. I saw this, […]
Read for the Once Upon a Time Challenge. I went a bit old-school in the folklore department for this next challenge selection. The Death of King Arthur is a thirteenth century French version of the last days of King Arthur (though the text itself claims it’s written by a Welshman). It’s the third book of
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Pattern: Pookies by Barbara Prime Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in the Tuareg and Vaa colorways and Quince and Co. Lark in the Chanterelle colorway Needles: Size 6 DPNs I bought this pattern with the intention of working through my worsted weight leftovers, and I’ve fallen in love. My first go (a puppy) was finished in
Well, the iris are out, which means it’s plant whatever the heck else you need to time. I took Friday off so I could go to my favorite garden center (Broadway Gardens)- the haul from which is above. It was raining, so I foolishly thought it would be fairly empty. Ha! Granted, it was no
Pattern: Soledad by Annika BarrantiYarn: Knit Picks Merino Style in the Storm ColorwayNeedles: Size 4 and 5 DPNs and Circs I finished my Soledad sweater a little behind schedule, because I’d originally started out with the Age 2 size, and got almost all the way done with the neck when I found that what I
I actually did a bit of harvesting today – two huge radishes, and salad greens. The greens weren’t filling either pot, and I could use them for other things, so they came out today. Part of yesterday’s epic drive was stopping at a couple of garden centers that are further out of town then
Read for the Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge. These short stories take nine traditional fairy tales and translate them into modern day Los Angeles. The language is poetic, and still very much of the traditional fairy tale. This means that even though most of the tales are not supernatural, the writing keeps that fairy
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Read for the Once Upon a Time Challenge. This is the story of a girl named Morgan, whose father was killed by a cruel king, who then took her mother away. Her mother was able to protect Morgan and her sister Morguase for a time, but after the death of the king, the girls were
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It’s been raining. A lot. Which is good on many levels, because I’d rather have it rain on my garden than me have to water it, but it also means I haven’t been doing much outside, other than watch to see if things finally are starting to grow. The woodland portion of my
Read for the Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge. Tanaquil is the daughter of a sorceress, but seems to have no powers of her own. One day, she finds a cache of bones in the desert near her mother’s fortress, which she carefully reassembles, making a unicorn. And during a grand feast in the fortress,
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