It’s me! I’m a bear! Thanks to DCAlaneKnits!
This episode will upload June 7, 2025
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Warm Thanks :
Eliza S. —thanks to you and wee Mango! Happy to be your buddy on Finch!
Chrisaah: clarifies her recommendation of the the Pink Carnation series by Lauren Willig: there’s a modern component to most books in the series, but not to The Mischief of the Mistletoe.
DCAlaneKnits: *whimper*
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 in London today.
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, 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. I’m just plodding along on the second large panel that makes up the body.
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: I am what I say I am. Running and identity and pride.
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 trip down to Encino to pick up new running shoes. A peaceful stay-at-home Sunday with a run and some catching up work. And a new/old race joins the schedule for August.
Upcoming:
Fluffy Books:
Maeve Binchey: finished Light a Penny Candle
Georgette Heyer: listening to The Transformation of Philip Jettan. That sexism really is hard to take.
And also listening to My Lady Jane (morbidly funny)
Something I Really Like: Jane Austen’s Plight
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:
He’s a what he’s a what….? My son continues as the chorus line guy.
Graduation is coming this Friday. Oh man!
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.
Sugar Daddy 5K: June 14, 2025
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: Minerva holding her grown-up kitten…sort of.
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