I’m spending my New Year’s Eve with a Lord of the Rings marathon and knitting the second Lotus Mitten.
December 31, 2009
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Monthly Archives: December 2009
December 30, 2009
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Cultured
Another Christmas present was a nonstick saucepan for yogurt making. I whipped out a batch yesterday using Stonyfield plain as my starter. I took half a gallon of milk and heated it to 180F then cooled it to 116F, divided … Continue reading
December 29, 2009
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Three bags full
Or at least one bobbin. Here’s the first half of the Foxfire singles now awaiting a mate for plying. This has a very nice sheen and should be lovely knit.
December 28, 2009
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And then there was knitting
I took two projects with me to work on for the drive to New Jersey and back and for something to do during down time at the house. I made some nice progress on the second Lotus mitten and the … Continue reading
December 27, 2009
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A very merry Christmas
We spent the last few days down in New Jersey with my sister, my niece, my nephew and both my boys. The guys played lots of video games, my niece learned to make sweet potato rolls and we had a … Continue reading
December 26, 2009
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I seek the grail
Some really nice gifts came my way this year including this holy grail of pots- a large oval copper roaster and a beautiful new watch to replace my old Timex. The new pot will replace the Le Creuset that’s become … Continue reading
December 25, 2009
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You spin me right ’round
I’m taking a detour from rovings bought at SPA to work on this bag o’ fluff from Foxfire bought at Rhinebeck. Every year I admire her lovely stuff and this year I caved and bought some. It seems to want … Continue reading
December 24, 2009
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where the deer and the antelope play
I’ve wanted to replace our old range from the day we moved in so I was over the moon when Jason said he thought we should get one at the same time as the new fridge. The starter elements for … Continue reading
December 23, 2009
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Too small even for mouse
The second lotus mitten is cast on and I’ve made it past the cuff. It’s slow going with all the other crazy stuff going on around here but I’ll take it with me when we drive down to Jersey to … Continue reading
December 22, 2009
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Just Chillin’ Out
The big excitement around here was the arrival of our new fridge. It’s an Energy Star Kenmore side by side, slightly bigger than the old one. We could live without an ice-maker/water dispenser but with a height restriction there were … Continue reading
