Points to whoever can tell me which show the title quote is from.
Sooooooo. Been a while. Weekend at home was fun, it was just me and my sister for the first time in years and years. And, superbonus, I was able to spend some time at the cottage too, which wasn't expexted. Then a week happened, then another weekend. I'm not too good at the re-capping! The new master's students are in so I'm officially a second year. We've been hanging out to get to know some of them and they seem cool. And confident!
Things I have purchased or made recently that are contributing to my overall happiness (and maybe yours too):
1. Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World (I have made, cookies 'n cream, cherry chocolate, chai latte, toasted coconut with coffee icing, peanut butter. All with complimentary icings. It's a very, very good book) Also, none of them have been made fully vegan.
2. A juicer! A juicer! I wanted a juicer but they are so expensive, soI've been on the fence about getting one. Then, in a flash of brilliance (or absence of stupidity) I cehcked my local kijiji. So, new awesome juicer, clean, perfect with manual for $25. Here I come veggie juice, apple cider and nutrient rich mornings. This thing taked whole fruits people!
3. I made three scarves and a hat [these pictures aren't me, they just represent the stitch patterns I followed] [then I couldn't find a picture of the hat, but it has cables and is nice]. The hat is super cute but is supposed to have a pom pom. I'm still on the fence about it.
4. Bernardin's Book of home canning. 400 recipes! So far this season I have made cherry jam, preserves, apricot jam, preserves, juice, 3 kinds of pickles, pickled garlic and grape "jam" that didn't jell. This book is awesome.
5. I bought wholesale organic produce straight from a farm (almost) so I've been freezing peppers, and greens like chard and collards and kale. Hello healthy winter, here I come.
I guess that's all I can think of. Short read today but it's a school day, you understand.
toodles
5 comments:
I was so happy to see a new post from you today - yay! Now we just need one from Sylvia....
You have to tell me that scarf stitch pattern again. I can't remember it but want to try it out. Ideas for Christmas knitting are actually floating around in my head... I haven't knit anything for Christmas for a couple years so it's a little strange. I obviously need to get back into crafting (knitting, scrapbooking.. whatever)!
Heya! it's the 'my so-called scarf. It's awesome becasue it's just a stitch pattern, not a design so it's not stealing! Plus it's the same every RS and then the same every WS, so it's super bus/passenger/mellowing over a movie friendly. Here you go:
•US 11 Needles
•Darning Needle
Glossary:
•psso-pass slipped stitch over
•P2tog-purl 2 together
Instructions:
•CO 30 stitches
•Row 1: K1, *sl 1, K1, psso but before dropping the slipped stitch from the left needle, knit into the back of it* repeat until there is one stitch left, K1
•Row 2: *P2tog, do not slip stitches off the needle, purl the first stitch again, slip both stitches off needle*
•Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you run out of yarn.
•BO.
•Weave in all ends.
Check out a stitch dictionary for the slipped stuff if it's new (it was to me, not too bad once you get hte hang of it). Also, I searched online and found out how to weave in ends as I go along, which means NO TAPESTRY NEEDLE. That was worth it too. Yay knitting!
all that canning - do you feel like you live in upper canada village yet?
seriously though, how cool is that. Homemade pickles are the best, especially in February. Good for you!
Hey M,
I did some canning myself today. I made your salsa, I havent tried it yet, but it smelled really good. I made it a little spicier and I added some cilantro to it as well and I think it turned out nicely. I will let you know. My jars are cooling in the spare bedroom so miss kitty cant tip them over while they're ceiling. I am so excited :)
LITTLE BRITAIN!!! I miss that show... no cable :(
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