Last week I had the chance to test drive a drop spindle for my LYS. I don’t do a lot of spinning with a drop spindle but I do seem to get along with them fairly well so I brought … Continue reading
July 31, 2008
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
July 30, 2008
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Favorite Tea
I have quite a few teas and herbals stashed in my cabinet now but the one I drink the most is Genmaicha. I have to be very cautious with caffeine consumption but this tea is mild enough that I can … Continue reading
July 29, 2008
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The library walk
It’s going to be a little while before I’m in shape enough to bike to the town center for the farmer’s market or the library so yesterday we walked out again. I had books to return and books to pick … Continue reading
July 28, 2008
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Drama clouds
It’s been a very stormy week here with thunder and lightning keeping me up many nights. Yesterday afternoon we had another whopper roll in with very dramatic clouds. This is the wettest summer I can recall since moving to the … Continue reading
July 27, 2008
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The Knit and Crochet Show
Yesterday a couple friends and I drove up to Manchester for the Knit and Crochet Show. It seemed like there were significantly fewer vendors than last year but I was pleased to find Habu there as I’d really wanted to … Continue reading
July 26, 2008
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Chinese Broccoli
I was very pleased to see the new vendor at the farmer’s market with all sorts of unusual vegetables. What does one do with pumpkin vine? They had beautiful squash blossoms, gorgeous bok choy and other lovely things. Hopefully I’ll … Continue reading
July 25, 2008
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Kitchen Craft
I find I like the knitted kitchen items a good deal more than store-bought so I decided to try my hand at a kitchen towel. If I were to knit this again I might go down another needle size to … Continue reading
July 24, 2008
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Lunch in a jiffy
With an impending vacation next week I realized the fridge was in need of a bit of clearing. I scooped the centers out of my tomatoes, lined them with basil leaves and then broke an egg into each. I topped … Continue reading
July 23, 2008
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The Farmer’s Market
Recently Jason decided he wanted to join me for a trip to the farmer’s market so he took the day off yesterday. We planned to bike out there but he wasn’t able to get Chris’s bike in working order so … Continue reading
July 22, 2008
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A good time was had by all
Dinner turned out very nicely. The potatoes with basil vinaigrette were a definitely keeper (FC 21, p43) and the dry-aged steaks were to die for. I really didn’t even want the horseradish-chive creme fraiche (FC 69, p76), the steaks were … Continue reading
