Loving my weekend train trips
This episode will upload May 10, 2025
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Warm Thanks :
Sagepecas: Welcome to my flock on Finch!
Mango and Es : And welcome to you too, lil birb!
Chrisaah: identified my superb cuppa tea at the Japanese restaurant as Genmaicha, which contains brown rice. She's looking forward to seeing "The Play that Goes Wrong" soon in Canberra. And congrats on that designer jacket you thrifted!
DCAlaneKnits: In denial about her addiction to ESC's. She is definitely NOT buying sets of minis to make more, oh, no she's not!
Salpal: Great post about trying to identify whether Prius noises belonged to your car or to the Prius of Love!
AmyStorm: completed the Imagined Landscapes mystery gnome. "Hopefully you will find this flattering, mine is named Dr. Gemma.
"Dr. Gemma Fungi studies the resilience of nature and the symbiotic relationships that form for organisms and their communities to thrive; especially in the face of adversity or natural disasters. She ends every lecture reminding her students that they are a community and by helping and strengthening their community they are also helping themselves." I have never looked so good or been so complimented! Picture in her posting is under a spoiler warning. Yes, I cried."
My community: on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV, in this group.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT
HERE!
It's the info thread on Ravelry. Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 11 is scheduled (tentatively for OCTOBER 11, 2025. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
What's On My Hooks and Needles:
Finished: Nope.
In Progress:
Stash toss 2025 (46 in, 18 out): counting the newly finished hand spun cashmere/BFL from Lisa Souza…
…and the newly finished Camel hair/silk/BFL blend:
and some beautiful yarn from Noro (natsumeki) From Wollhaus in Pasadena:
Novice Slipover in Malabrigo Rios Water Green: working in the round down the front, a few inches above the ribbon and heading that direction.
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 Lissa Souza BFL.
Using the electric eel 6.1.
Strategy: It’s time to refresh things a bit.
Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C. Welcome to Monika and Birb!
GreenFingers: Project Spearmint: I ordered more creeping thyme, penstemon, Texas Salvia, and Russian sage as ground covers from
High Country Gardens online. Now I just have to dedicate a few weekend mornings to serious planting. Also cutting dead wood off china and tea cup roses. And I planted a few of the creeping time from the original batch along the front of the house. Cross your fingers that we're really finished with the cold nights here.

AW shoot! Hiking LA: Saturday & Sunday: Glendale & Pasadena-- Metrolink to Glendale, bus to Pasadena, then A train to LA Union Station, and train homeward
Fluffy Books:
Tea Tastings:
Something I Really Like: The Goes Wrong Show (YouTube)
Blather:

He’s a what he’s a what….? My son continues as the chorus line guy.
The Yarn Crawl: Wollhaus in Pasadena—carefully curated yarny joy
The boycotts: keeping the faith
I am on Bluesky as drgemma. Working on moving away from the other platforms.
Community Resources:
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!
CFR 11 (2025): Oct. 11, 2025.
And Minerva gets the last word: Stay playful.