Monday, January 8, 2024

Episode 164: Candlemas is Coming!






The glorious 3 dozen and some wisdom

This episode will upload January 13, 2024

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Warm Thanks : 

Warm hugs to our own Salpal. Quite a Romjul! I'm glad things are looking up.

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

3rd CFR Sock Cowl—updated.

In Progress:

Stash toss 2024 (0 in versus 0 out) 

Vestuary24 is coming!





200 FairIsle Motifs by Mary Jane Mucklestone
Alice Starmore’s Book of Fair Isle Knitting
150 Scandinavian Motifs by Mary Jane Mucklestone


Dizzy Blondes: 

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com
3rd bobbin (sigh), but no progress
A fuzz ball of Minerva daily continues: 1 per day
Now working on gorgeous alpaca mix fluff from Dani!



Strategy: It’s only a phase!

Fluffy Books: Sister Boniface on Netflix


Something I Really Like: Vivcrochets cat sweater




Put a Lid on It: 

Ketorade:

2 Tbsp Braggs Apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp sea salt (or pink Himalayan)
1/2 tsp Nu Salt (no salt)
5 drops liquid stevia
1/2 lime or lemon
Sparkling water to fill quart jar.
1 quart mason jar

Mix all Ingredients in jar, using sparkling water to fill jar. Shake well.

Tea tastings: PD Advent Calendar!

Day 10 : weaker flavor, light minty fragrance: Candy Cane Cookie Herbal

Day 11: unexpectedly good, fruity, good fragrance--Wonderful Pomegranite Decaf Black

 


Blather:

Daily House projects:
Making 2.5" strips from leftover fabrics for future quilting projects

Boxing unwanted clothes for givebackbox.com--2 more boxes for a total of 6



Making candles:



Cutting apart used up or outgrown t-shirts for making quilts--locating son's baby tees

Developing improved walkway in front yard with cedar planking and solar lights

Garage camera--not yet

Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie--Q has had some solid practice at being in the house. Dog beds!


Watercolors: Taking Andrea Nelson's teach-able class no updates

Hubsdate:  Project "G" progress: oh no. Holiday boxes! The tree is down because Beloved Son wants Minerva to roam freely.

Project T--the first journal of Europe—in small bits, and the second journal as a break. Nope.

Project cookbook! Staggering a bit, but 1 a day, including any recipe that I use as we go.

Greenfingers report: winter garden, dreaming--ZZZZZZZ

Calendar

Yarnopoly and Second Saturday Stitchers—meet-ups on the 2nd Saturday of each month (usually)
CFR10—Courtyard by Marriott, Valencia on Sept 28, 2024.
Romjul: Dec 21--Jan 1, 2024-25





And Minerva gets the last word: Happy New Year! Stop doing the hooman crazy.




























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