Day 22 – going the distance

Today we had a full day planned.  Lunch out, followed by a quick trip to the international farmer’s market, and ending with the last Harry Potter movie.

Well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad, as they say.  By the time we got to the theater, the movie was sold out.  Dammit!  Spent too long [...]

Day 14 – drinking not spinning

This was a long week.  I mean, a REALLY LONG WEEK.  I was happy to see the end of the work day and begin my weekend in STYLE.

Earlier this week, I caught Not Martha’s posts on making a grapefruit-infused vodka.  If you’ll recall, I’ve done alcohol infusions before. Several times.  And I loooove [...]

Day 2

Despite laziness and distractions…NICE distractions…I was able to finish:

 

 

That’s 366 yards from 40z of alpaca silk blend.  Mmmm…it is soft and squishy, too.  I wanted it to be fuzzy and light, so I tried to spin it from the fold using a long draw method.  I was somewhat successful, but it’s [...]

I’m dreaming of boooooozy christmas!

It’s going to be a mostly homemade/handmade Christmas around here.  And I hear you groaning now “NOOOOOOO, IT’S TOO EARLY TO THINK ABOUT CHRISTMAS!!!” , but I say NO IT ISN’T.  Not if you’re planning it right.  I’m knitting something for just about every member of the family.  Those gifts are well underway – [...]

I swear, it was an accident

So.

After work, I decided to drive a little out of my way to stop at a produce stand and pick up some fresh fruit and veggies for the next week.  Because we are healthy eating people.

Upon arrival I start picking out all the yummy things we [...]

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