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Sunny skies

Julie — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:17:17 +0000

It hardly feels like winter this year!

Good morning sunshine

Julie — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:44:03 +0000

Pardon the photo issues for a bit. The latest WordPress update broke all my Flickr plugins so I’m back to doing things manually which I’m not terribly good at. You can still find all the pictures full size in my Flickr photostream here.

The weather remains mild and we have had some really lovely skies lately with this sunrise being particularly pretty.

I got one of Laura Calder’s cookbooks for Christmas and we’ve been using a lot of her recipes this week. I used her Chicken in Vinegar as an inspiration for dinner one night though I added carrots and celery and changed the method to suit me. I added green olives to the leftovers which I think was even better.

leaving for home

Julie — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:24:15 +0000

Saturday sky

Julie — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:06:05 +0000

If there’s one bonus to short winter days, it’s the beautiful sunrise and sunsets I often see.

Sunrise

Julie — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:42:06 +0000

Sunrise, sunset

Julie — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:42:07 +0000

We can really tell the days are getting shorter around here. We’re expecting lows in the 40′s this weekend! I think it’s time to make marshmallows and get that fire pit going.

Rising sun

Julie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:47:46 +0000

We had a very pretty sunrise this morning!

Welcome back sun!

Julie — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:15:11 +0000

It’s been a little rainy here this week but yesterday the sun broke through the clouds and you could almost hear singing.

Four ducks on a pond…

Julie — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:50:00 +0000

I was heading out to run errands earlier this week but when I saw the dramatic clouds I had to run back in for the camera and snap a few pictures for Sandy.

Four ducks on a pond,
A grass-bank behond,
A blue sky of spring,
White clouds on the wing…

William Allingham

Early bird

Julie — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:24:29 +0000

There was a lovely sunrise this morning and I just did manage to get a photo of it before it was gone. Meanwhile Gabby snoozed contentedly in her warm sweater in my computer chair (her favorite place to sleep). She hasn’t been stuck to me like glue after her haircut so I really do think it’s kept her toasty warm and as you can see she’s not terribly bothered to have it on. Honestly, she really doesn’t mind it.

We spent the evening last night watching the game with friends. I had furious search for some appropriate easy knitting to take along for entertainment but all of my current projects require a bit more concentration than an excitable crowd will allow. I finally settled on the Herringbone Rib scarf pattern out of some alpaca/silk handspun (roving bought at Rhinebeck from the SheepShed). It’ll make good car knitting as well. I know I have a second hank of this roving lurking about somewhere. The first attempt is spun too loosely so perhaps on attempt #2 I’ll get a yarn firm enough to use for a mitten/hat combo to go with the scarf.