Penguin GirlOf course inspiration strikes when it is impossible to act upon those thoughts. I am still trying to figure out what possessed me to go to Lowes last night without any paper or pen(cil). It ended up ok; I remembered what I wanted to write down when I finally had the instruments available to do [...]
We often opt for light lunches (and by the time Sukkot rolls around, light dinners as well). For first day lunch, among other delicacies, we enjoyed brie and “chunky” cranberry sauce. I took home the leftovers and have been enjoying it for breakfast. A trip to the store tonight brought more home.
I’m still struggling with [...]
Tonight at sundown marks the first night of Sukkot (aka Sukkos).
As I don’t have a lot of time for this post, Chabad’s Sukkot in a nutshell is a very quick guide to this holiday and has a pretty picture. Following Sukkot are Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. I’ll try to write more on those [...]
Last week I finished Sara’s Seaside Socks. I love this pattern and love how it looks on my foot. They were knit 2-at a time toe-up with 2 3mm 12-inch Addi circs which means I modified Sara’s pattern, but still love her inspiration. The yarn is Paton’s Kroy in Krazy Stripes which I purchased at [...]
I had plans for today’s post, but see now that it is highly unlikely it will be drafted and published today.
Thus I leave you with a terrible photo of a small portion of my penguin collection. Please do not send me (many) more until (if?) we move. I don’t have space and while penguins like [...]
I did a LOT of reading in this past week but I only completed one “real” book.
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman is my only “real” completion for this past week. It’s something if I go out and pay full price (sadly at a chain, I couldn’t get to an independent that day, I [...]
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