Episode 42: Calluses

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Warm Thanks Dept:

Cathwood—hooray for your under-the-desk solution!

WoollyJumpers: whoa! “ thought experiment in which Buddhism meets Covid”

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Nada

In Progress:

Really Pretty Socks—sock #2: Doing the 5.75”foot  after the waste yarn for the ATH. 

Wild Lettuce Shawl: on the knitted on lace edging, on the last edge

Twinface’s vest (restarted in smaller size) Sigh.

Temperature Blanket—6 rows behind and having a week of 70s and Canary yellow

Handspun Brick—yep. I looked at all that gray handspun and realized it has to become a sweater. Yarn prepping for the first skein

I’m currently wearing...  

[hiatus]

My Two Favorite Resources:

Lisa Souza Yarns

Webs for supplies

Dizzy Blondes: 

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com

3rd bobbin (sigh), but no more stalling

Strategy: 

Meditation and its various forms

Put a Lid On It: 

Chocolate Chaffles

1 egg

1 oz cream cheese

2 tblsp almond flour

1 tblsp unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tsps keto sweetener--Swerve, monkfruit, stevia

1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix well and pour into waffle iron to cook.

Aw Shoot!

Fitdesk mileage: 

Rock climbing: callouses and chalk

Fluffy Books:

A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder

A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Murder

by Dianne Freeman

Bait and Witch

by Angela Sanders

Something I Really Like:

RipSkirts: length 3 in pic

Blather:

Blackbrim mystery game  STILL not played

Sheep medicine at the local cafe and a hard week with COVID-19 

Son + phone

 

Sunnybank

And Minerva gets the last word: okay, Eleanor pushed her way in here!

Episode 42: Calluses

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Episode 41: Gemma on the Rocks

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Episode 41: Gemma on the Rocks

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Warm Thanks Dept:

Howard, who got me climbing.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Nada

In Progress:

Really Pretty Socks—sock #2: Doing the 5” leg (after the 2” cuff) and after the waste yarn for the ATH. YES! Progress!

Wild Lettuce Shawl: on the knitted on lace edging, and I’m done the midpoint rows!

Twinface’s vest (restarted in smaller size) On its way home to me. Still.

Temperature Blanket—caught up and hopping between orange and orange-yellow

I’m currently wearing...  

[hiatus]

My Two Favorite Resources:

Lisa Souza Yarns

Webs for supplies

Dizzy Blondes:  

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com

3rd bobbin (sigh)

Strategy: 

Mindfulness: 3 states of mind

Put a Lid On It: 

Keto dieting: lchf_italian on Instagram and keto bootcamp 

Aw Shoot!

Fitdesk mileage: 

None!

But rock climbing….AH!

 

STILL Ebike hunting

Fluffy Books:

Evanston Bodies: nope

By Rhys Bowen

Not so cozy anymore

Bait and Witch

by Angela Sanders

Something I Really Like:

My new bendy-legged iPhone tripod with a handy manual shutter release

 

Blather:

Blackbrim mystery game ordered and STILL not played

Spearmint run amuck 

Prepping for the birthday experience 

 

Mother-son climbing dates!

 

  

And Minerva gets the last word:

 

Episode 40: Climbing the Walls

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Episode 40: Climbing the Walls

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There will NOT be a CFR (Cogknitive Fiber Retreat) this year.

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Warm Thanks Dept:

Christine H.

For a generous Ko-fi. Enjoy that fit desk!

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Nada

In Progress:

Really Pretty Socks—sock #2: Doing the 5” leg (after the 2” cuff) and after the waste yarn for the ATH.

Wild Lettuce Shawl: on the knitted on lace edging, and I’m done the midpoint rows!

Twinface’s vest (restarted in smaller size) On its way home to me. Still.

Temperature Blanket—caught up but trapped in orange

I’m currently wearing...  

[hiatus]

My Two Favorite Resources:

Lisa Souza Yarns

Webs for supplies

Dizzy Blondes:  

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com

3rd bobbin

Strategy: 

Mindfulness and Distraction

Put a Lid On It: 

Homemade boba pellets, take 2:

 

Aw Shoot!

Fitdesk mileage: 

Ebike hunting

Weight loss: 4 pounds in 4 days

Rock climbing

  

Fluffy Books:

Evan Blessed

By Rhys Bowen

Not so cozy anymore

Something I Really Like:

Kodak Step mini printer

Blather:

Blackbrim mystery game ordered and not played

Ebike trial Aventon

I climbed a wall. Top Out climbing gym. Good newbies get sashimi.

What a VYNCS looks like in your Prius:

And Minerva gets the last word: 

Cat communication 

 

Episode 39: Total Collie Stinkeye

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Episode 39: Total Collie Stinkeye

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There will NOT be a CFR (Cogknitive Fiber Retreat) this year.

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Warm Thanks Dept:

The Sunnybank Chums

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Jury Duty Shawl—

Dizzy Blonde Studios

In Progress:

Really Pretty Socks—sock #2: Doing the 5” leg (after the 2” cuff)

 Wild Lettuce Shawl: on the knitted on lace edging, and I’m done the midpoint rows!

Twinface’s vest (restarted in smaller size) On its way home to me. Still.

Temperature Blanket—caught up but trapped in orange

I’m currently wearing...  

[hiatus]

My Two Favorite Resources:

Lisa Souza Yarns

Webs for supplies

Dizzy Blondes:  

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com

Strategy: 

letting go of judgements

Put a Lid On It: pudding season—when it’s too hot to cook

 

Aw Shoot!

Fitdesk mileage: 

Fluffy Books:

Evan Can Wait

By Rhys Bowen

Evans to Betsy

Evan Only Knows

Evan’s Gate

Something I Really Like:

Vyncs—obd monitoring and car tracking

Blather:

Blackbrim mystery game ordered

Eleanor is groomed!

 

Goodbye, Debbie! Sunnybank grief and the value of our work

And Minerva gets the last word: 

Here be dragons