September 30, 2006
by Julie
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Here’s the lacy scarf blocked and ready to be mailed. The pattern has been renamed to "Angel Pearls" on Sivia Harding’s website. I went down a needle size, as is usual for me, but made no other modifications. This was … Continue reading
September 29, 2006
by Julie
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I’ve been working on things this week to be mailed out in packages. Yesterday’s effort included these delicate cookies. I think they’d be greatly improved by a drizzle of dark chocolate but I’d rather not add anything melty to something … Continue reading
September 28, 2006
by Julie
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Earlier this week I watched Knitty Gritty with Iris Shreier teaching modular knitting. She demo’s this little coaster and since I had the exact yarn called for in my stash I thought it would make a great Knitter’s Tea Swap … Continue reading
September 27, 2006
by Julie
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Orange twists socks are finally finished thanks to daily knitting while waiting at the school for the boy to come out. A few rows a day really does add up! These are my own pattern knit with size 0 DPN’s … Continue reading
September 26, 2006
by Julie
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Hand-made pasta and gnochi are two things that have always intimidated me in the kitchen. Yesterday I decided to tackle the gnochi and though I have no idea what they are meant to taste like, we were all pleased with … Continue reading
September 25, 2006
by Julie
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When the kids were little Mom used to say, "See you later alligator!" instead of goodbye. Don’t worry Grace, we’re not going to say goodbye either, we just won’t see you quite as often. Yesterday several members of our local … Continue reading
September 24, 2006
by Julie
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This week I have "Cooking By Hand" from the library and have really enjoyed looking through the recipes. This book is pretty much just a love letter to food. One of his recipes for green tomatoes led me to make … Continue reading
September 23, 2006
by Julie
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Saturday is grocery shopping day at our house. I make my list either Friday evening or early Saturday morning and most of the time we go out together to do the shopping. If we haven’t got leftovers we need to … Continue reading
September 22, 2006
by Julie
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I’m working on the beaded scarf again. This is about 1/3 complete on repeat four of 11 for the center portion. My goal is to finish this by October 5th at the latest when I’ll be leaving on a little … Continue reading
September 21, 2006
by Julie
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Here’s my solution to the weekly pizza deal. Yesterday I made the same old dough and divided it into four. Three of the four sections I shaped into small rounds after the first rising and put into the freezer. I … Continue reading
