Shownotes can be found on our blog at cogknitivepodcast.blogspot.com and also on our group on Ravelry.
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Episode 239: A Quiet Space
This episode will upload June 28, 2025
I got a better time than my races last year with a 13.43 mile pace.
Comments are welcomed! Either comment here or go to our group on Ravelry.
Buy Dr Gemma a Ko-Fi, if you're enjoying the podcast and feeling up to it. Remember that I am still working, though, so feel free to give the money to a charity instead.
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Warm Thanks :
My community: in Finch, on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV, in this group.
Forthright and Courage, my 2 finches, are hanging out together today in Courage’s cabin in the snow.
Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry. Yes, I made my hotel reservation.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 11 is scheduled for OCTOBER 11, 2025. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
What's On My Hooks and Needles:
Finished:
Nope.
In Progress:
Stash toss 2025 (56 in, 26 out): no new yarn. Hooray!
Virgo sweater: onto the sleeves! Started a sleeve in bed on Tuesday evening.
Doing the sides, all the blocks are joined. Done up the side panels. Thinking of the liner, digging out an old flannel sheet.
Lakeside cardigan : Remaining: 1 set of front on panels, each is 2x2, weaving those ends, attaching, then major remaining seams.
September Sweater: It's crocheted and has been on my Rav projects page for months. 225 to 150 chain. But YES! I have finally started the second big piece as my train project.
Sock yarn ESChicken #2: I decided to do the tiny pieces first. We’ve reached the tail!
Quilt squares and organizing—none this week—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages.
Dizzy Blondes: on to spinning, my second braid of camel hair silk, which is mainly a kumquat color with a little bit of purple in it. That’s to be plied with some kumquat colored Lisa Souza BFL.
Using the electric eel 6.1.
Strategy: Be who you are. Not who another person is being to you. The airplane video
Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C.
GreenFingers: generally, nothing new here.
Project Spearmint: I am STILL planting more penstemon, Texas Salvia, and Russian sage as ground covers from High Country Gardens online.
Texas Sage trying to flower and a happy bed of spearmint…
Creeping thyme in the non-rock garden is hanging on.
AW shoot! Hiking LA: Saturday & Sunday: not this weekend
My choices: RRS tennis visor or baseball cap in colder weather; Shokz open move bone conduction headphones, Rx sunglasses, iwatch, road ID, crocheted mitties.
Upcoming:
Jeepers Creepers 5K: Oct 19, 2025.
Santa Clarita Marathon 5K, Nov 9, 2025
Santa Clarita Turkey Trot 5K: Nov 29, 2025
Fluffy Books:
And also listening to My Lady Jane (morbidly funny). And at night: Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries.
Something I Really Like: winding down
Project back episodes on Proton- episodes 101-140 of the original series are up for the month of June
Put a Lid on It: air fryer games
The return of the electrolyte drink! Ketorade!
In a pint jar:
Juice of half a lemon
2 TBSP apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp No Salt
1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt
5-10 drops liquid stevia
Fill rest of jar with sparkling water
Blather:
Race pics!
He’s a what he’s a what….? He’s a star! We made it through my sons stint on The Music Man at local theater. He was really happy dancing with the chorus.
The boycotts: keeping the faith
LGBTQ+ LIFELINES:
I am on Bluesky as drgemma. Working on moving away from the other platforms.
Community Resources:
Books I’ve Used: A Knit/Crochet Library on the Ravelry group for CogKnitive
My Favorite Resources to Buy: The entire list can be found right here.
Skills and techniques list : links
Calendar:
Yarnopoly and Second Saturday Stitchers—look them up on Facebook! meet-ups on the 2nd Saturday of each month (usually)
Sit and Stitch group: 9-noon, 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at Joanne Darcy Library in Canyon Country
SCV Free Craft exchange: Find them on Facebook.
July 4th week off! Ventura June 28th.
Red White and Blue 5K July 6, 2026
Mountain Gallop 5K: August 16, 2025
Be the Light 5K Sept 21, 2025
Jeepers Creepers 5K: Oct 19, 2025.
Santa Clarita Marathon 5K, Nov 9, 2025
Santa Clarita Turkey Trot 5K: Nov 29, 2025
CFR 11 (2025): Oct. 11, 2025.
And Minerva gets the last word: house of silence
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Episode 238: We Are a Community
Shownotes can be found on our blog at cogknitivepodcast.blogspot.com and also on our group on Ravelry.
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Episode 238: We Are a Community
This episode will upload June 21, 2025
Comments are welcomed! Either comment here or go to our group on Ravelry.
Buy Dr Gemma a Ko-Fi, if you're enjoying the podcast and feeling up to it. Remember that I am still working, though, so feel free to give the money to a charity instead.
I will NOT add you to any of my follower groups currently, due to robo-accounts. Please follow me here. You can contact me through our group on Ravelry or on this blog.
Warm Thanks :
To ChrisAah and SalPal for posting warm memories around handkerchiefs. By now you know that I was referring to my awkward habit of randomly bursting into tears all of last week.
Turbogal: Thanks for your kind comments about the graduation. Everything really was as good as it could have been!
My community: in Finch, on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV, in this group.
Forthright and Courage, my 2 finches, are hanging out together today in Rome. With cold foods.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry. Yes, I made my hotel reservation.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 11 is scheduled for OCTOBER 11, 2025. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
What's On My Hooks and Needles:
Finished:
In Progress:
Stash toss 2025 (56 in, 26 out): no new yarn. Hooray!
Virgo sweater: onto the sleeves! Started a sleeve in bed on Tuesday evening.
Doing the sides, all the blocks are joined. Done up the side panels. Thinking of the liner, digging out an old flannel sheet.
Lakeside cardigan : Remaining: 1 set of front on panels, each is 2x2, weaving those ends, attaching, then major remaining seams.
September Sweater: It's crocheted and has been on my Rav projects page for months. 225 to 150 chain. But YES! I have finally started the second big piece as my train project.
Quilt squares and organizing—none this week—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages.
Dizzy Blondes: on to spinning, my second braid of camel hair silk, which is mainly a kumquat color with a little bit of purple in it. That’s to be plied with some kumquat colored Lisa Souza BFL.
Using the electric eel 6.1.
Strategy: please keep going.
Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C.
GreenFingers: generally, nothing new here.
Project Spearmint: I am STILL planting more penstemon, Texas Salvia, and Russian sage as ground covers from High Country Gardens online.
Texas Sage trying to flower and a happy bed of spearmint…
Creeping thyme in the non-rock garden is hanging on.
AW shoot! Hiking LA: Saturday & Sunday:
New Race added--turkey trot! Nov 29th.
I'm running 28 minutes nonstop! And down another shirt size, apparently.
Upcoming:
Jeepers Creepers 5K: Oct 19, 2025.
Santa Clarita Marathon 5K, Nov 9, 2025
Santa Clarita Turkey Trot 5K: Nov 29, 2025
Fluffy Books:
Georgette Heyer: listening to end of The Convenient Marriage
And also listening to My Lady Jane (morbidly funny). And at night: Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries.
Something I Really Like: The demonstrations this weekend. . But didn’t like: Habitica app—very clunky compared to Finch
Project back episodes on Proton- episodes 101-140 of the original series are up for the month of June
Put a Lid on It:
The return of the electrolyte drink! Ketorade!
In a pint jar:
Juice of half a lemon
2 TBSP apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp No Salt
1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt
5-10 drops liquid stevia
Fill rest of jar with sparkling water
Blather:
Father's Day 2025
He’s a what he’s a what….? My son continues as the chorus line guy. We're into mandatory rehearsals at the theatre now, as the big premier approaches!
The boycotts: keeping the faith
I am on Bluesky as drgemma. Working on moving away from the other platforms.
The Sugar Daddy 5K is accomplished!
Community Resources:
Books I’ve Used: A Knit/Crochet Library on the Ravelry group for CogKnitive
My Favorite Resources to Buy: The entire list can be found right here.
Skills and techniques list : links
Calendar:
Yarnopoly and Second Saturday Stitchers—look them up on Facebook! meet-ups on the 2nd Saturday of each month (usually)
Sit and Stitch group: 9-noon, 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at Joanne Darcy Library in Canyon Country
SCV Free Craft exchange: Find them on Facebook.
July 4th week off! Ventura June 28th.
Red White and Blue 5K July 6, 2026
Mountain Gallop 5K: August 16, 2025
Be the Light 5K Sept 21, 2025
Jeepers Creepers 5K: Oct 19, 2025.
Santa Clarita Marathon 5K, Nov 9, 2025
Santa Clarita Turkey Trot 5K: Nov 29, 2025
CFR 11 (2025): Oct. 11, 2025.
And Minerva gets the last word:
Per PBS on Saturday, June 14, 2025:
Former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were injured at their Champlin home, about 9 miles (about 15 kilometers) away.
Minerva and I both pay our respects to the people of Minnesota. We grieve the loss of Speaker Hartman and her husband. We are grateful beyond measure for the thousands of Americans who protested this week, but especially to the people who had the guts to stand in front of the state house in Saint Paul Minnesota, after being warned that this was now too dangerous and the event had been cancelled.
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Episode 237: And Then It Happened
This episode will upload June 14, 2025
Comments are welcomed! Either comment here or go to our group on Ravelry.
Buy Dr Gemma a Ko-Fi, if you're enjoying the podcast and feeling up to it. Remember that I am still working, though, so feel free to give the money to a charity instead.
I will NOT add you to any of my follower groups currently, due to robo-accounts. Please follow me here. You can contact me through our group on Ravelry or on this blog.
Warm Thanks :
Storie and DCAlaneKnits. Thank you for the kindness. It REALLY means a lot to hear from regular listeners and to be reminded of why I do the podcast. And Alane, the turtleneck and long skirt comment just cracked me up.
My community: in Finch, on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV, in this group.
Forthright and Courage, my 2 finches, are hanging out together today in Rome
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry. Yes, I made my hotel reservation.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 11 is scheduled for OCTOBER 11, 2025. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
What's On My Hooks and Needles:
Finished: Nope.
In Progress:
Stash toss 2025 (56 in, 25 out): no new yarn. Hooray!
Virgo sweater: onto the sleeves! Started a sleeve in bed on Tuesday evening.
Doing the sides, all the blocks are joined. Done up the side panels. Thinking of the liner, digging out an old flannel sheet.
Lakeside cardigan : Remaining: 1 set of front on panels, each is 2x2, weaving those ends, attaching, then major remaining seams.
September Sweater: It's crocheted and has been on my Rav projects page for months. 225 to 150 chain. But YES! I have finally started the second big piece as my train project.
Quilt squares and organizing—none this week—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages.
Dizzy Blondes: on to spinning, my second braid of camel hair silk, which is mainly a kumquat color with a little bit of purple in it. That’s to be plied with some kumquat colored Lisa Souza BFL.
Using the electric eel 6.1.
Strategy: Parenting: It's a phase!
Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C.
GreenFingers: generally, nothing new here.
Project Spearmint: I am STILL planting more penstemon, Texas Salvia, and Russian sage as ground covers from High Country Gardens online.
Texas Sage trying to flower and a happy bed of spearmint…
Creeping thyme in the non-rock garden is hanging on.
AW shoot! Hiking LA: Saturday & Sunday: A quiet Saturday just cleaning and knitting. And then the graduation party moved to Glendale! (See Blather)
Upcoming:
Fluffy Books:
Georgette Heyer: listening to The Toll Booth
And also listening to My Lady Jane (morbidly funny)
Something I Really Like: Handkerchiefs. No, Really, Top 10 Los Angeles "An unbeatable, pocket-sized guide to Los Angeles, packed with insider tips and ideas, color maps, top 10 lists - all designed to help you see the very best of Los Angeles."
Project back episodes on Proton- episodes 101-140 of the original series are up for the month of June
Put a Lid on It: Guzzling Bubly and La Croix sparkling waters.
The return of the electrolyte drink! Ketorade!
In a pint jar:
Juice of half a lemon
2 TBSP apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp No Salt
1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt
5-10 drops liquid stevia
Fill rest of jar with sparkling water
Blather:
He’s a what he’s a what….? My son continues as the chorus line guy. Including that mandatory rehearsal back-to-back with his graduation ceremony!
He’s a what he’s a what….?, Part 2: HE'S A GRADUATE! HE'S A COLLEGE MAN!
Glendale Spree: Train, Cheesecake Factory (cinnamon roll pancakes!), Legos, Crocs, and B&N.
Graduation. I did not cry. Really, 247 times in one week means I have no remaining tears, I fear.
The boycotts: keeping the faith
I am on Bluesky as drgemma. Working on moving away from the other platforms.
Community Resources:
Books I’ve Used: A Knit/Crochet Library on the Ravelry group for CogKnitive
My Favorite Resources to Buy: The entire list can be found right here.
Skills and techniques list : links
Calendar:
Yarnopoly and Second Saturday Stitchers—look them up on Facebook! meet-ups on the 2nd Saturday of each month (usually)
Sit and Stitch group: 9-noon, 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at Joanne Darcy Library in Canyon Country
SCV Free Craft exchange: Find them on Facebook.
July 4th week off!
Red White and Blue 5K July 6, 2026
Mountain Gallop: August 16, 2025
Be the Light Sept 21, 2025
Jeepers Creepers 5K: Oct 19, 2025.
Santa Clarita Marathon 5K, Nov 9, 2025
CFR 11 (2025): Oct. 11, 2025.
And Minerva gets the last word: Mom’s other kitten grew up. Stop crying, Mom! Or I will claw things!
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