I happened to have taken Monday off, and since my hurricane clean up consisted of bringing my potted plants back out from the garage, I had a nice free day. (A note on Irene: we were extremely lucky here in Portland – I got off with a filthy car. BF is originally from Bennington, VT, […]
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So, what’s a girl to do a on a Monday night when the BF is working and she may or may not (turned out to be may) be coming down with summer cold? Make pickled jalapenos, of course! The recipe is from Ellie Topp and Margaret Howard’s The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving, and I
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I went to the Farmer’s Market yesterday, which was a wonderfully green feast for the eyes. I actually didn’t buy that much, just some local early plums, Romano beans, and some salad mix. My main goal in going was the Romano beans, because I wanted to bulk up the .6 pounds I’d gotten from the
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I stopped by the Borders liquidation sale after work yesterday. To be perfectly honest, it was in part to extend the amount of time I’d be able to stay in air-conditioned comfort. I told myself I could check cookbooks (I decided to go for canning), and craft books, as well as magazines. Anything else, I
Pattern: Bearded Toque by v. vineYarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease in Chestnut Heather and BlackNeedles: Size 9 I’ve finished my brother’s Bearded Toque, complete with Fu Manchu moustache (which is only minimally affixed at the moment, in case he hates it). Second time around was definitely better for the pattern. I had a better idea of
It being the last day of the year, and having the plans that I do, I think I can safely say that I will not be completing any more books this year, so I can now safely publish this year’s list. In addition, there were a few books I couldn’t finish, but they were definitely
I’m very much a completest, so it was extremely unusual that this year, I had not one, not two, but three books I started, but was unable to finish. Without further ado: 1. Keeping it Real – Justina Robson I picked out this book after seeing it at Barnes and Noble. It takes place after
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With the completion of my Booker Challenge Reading, I can now safely say that I am done with my 2010 challenge reading. It’s been a good year. I used the Booker and Historical Fiction challenges to read a bit outside of my fantasy/scifi comfort zone, and feel all the better for it. I’m tempted to
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It’s the last day of the year, so I think it’s safe to say I won’t be finishing any of my pending reads before midnight. I can therefore present to you the completed list of books I read in 2009:
It’s time for my first year end wrap up post. Since I only have one challenge pending, which ends in 2010, it’s time to recap the reading challenges I completed this year, and clean out my sidebar so I can start signing up for all the cool looking challenges going on next year. YA Challange
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