I bought this book because I love the Go Fug Yourself blog – their write ups are the best part of the blog. I figured I’d be able to read this someday when I needed a lighter read, and this past month definitely fit that category. And you know what? It was exactly what I […]
The Royal We – Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan Read More »
This was an interesting concept – a Roman Empire that never fell to the northern tribes, who eventually subjugated the Vikings, and was therefore able to use their ships to go to the New World in the 13th century. They send an army, but once there, it’s obliterated by the native population, leaving only the
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Here’s the clean up of the last of the Quince and Co Finch yarn from the Sibella sweater. In other news, I was in the second to last chart of my Laminara shawlette, and fudged it so badly I ripped the entire thing out and started over again. I’d been fudging a few things up
Things are finally starting to green up in earnest – here’s my garlic. I was a little nervous – this is seed garlic I bought at the Bennington Garlic Festival. I was pretty sure garlic from upstate New York by way of Vermont would be fine over here in Maine, but I was
I’ve finished the test knitting project I was working on. It was not due until 5/22, which gives you an idea of the quality knitting time I’m getting while self isolating. The pattern’s being released on 6/22, so I’ll post pictures and finish post then. I’m now back to working on the Laminaria
Not a bad little book. Brygida is a witch, living outside a little village in a vaguely Medieval Eastern Europe, with her mothers. They hold themselves apart from the villagers, until one day, a handsome young man ventures to Brygida’s lake. He invites her to the village for the harvest feast. And while Brygida is
Feast of the Mother – Miranda Honfleur and Nicolette Andrews Read More »
Today’s exciting activity – clear out the iris! It’s amazing how much they’ve popped up already. All the herb pots are out of the garage. The chives are the only one showing any activity at the moment, but I imagine the rest will be coming along shortly.
Pattern: Sibella by Carrie Bostick HogeYarn: Quince and Co Finch in Bird’s EggNeedles: Size 5 circs This winter’s sweater project is done. And it’s not quite warm enough to wear in my new full time home office. But, it’ll probably be in a week or two, so I’ll get to road test it
Pattern: Salal by Andi SatterlundYarn: The Fibre Company Knightsbridge (old version) in BurgundyNeedles: Size 8 circs So I’ve been sitting on this sweater since September, aiming to make a grosgrain ribbon reinforced button band. Since I made an entire new sweater, with buttons, since then, I decided I should bow to realty and just
Doesn’t look like much right now, but round one of seeds are planted! This is Swiss chard, two kinds of basil, zinnias, two kinds of kale, calendula, leaf broccoli, regular broccoli, rudbeckia, dahlias (from seed!), two kinds of peppers, and two kinds of marigolds. We are still going to be able to do the
