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OMGosh I had the most FABULOUS soup last night. First, a bit of history. Wadly and I don’t always eat the same things. We may have the main part of the meal the same (fried chicken for example) but we...
View ArticleUpdate on hot cocoa
Update on the keto hot cocoa thing. I’ve streamlined the process and wanted to share. Put 3/4 cup of your favorite granulated keto-safe sweetener into the bottom of your blender jar. Put 3/4 cup Dutch...
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New sock pattern with adaptation
I’ve tried all sorts of sock patterns; Fleegal, Sockmatician (I joined his brioche kickstarter – an awesome knitter I was delighted to support), Cat Biori’s tomato heel, gusset, bigger gusset. If...
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Refining the fit
I’ve made one pair of socks and they’re comfortable but a bit loose with wrinkles over the top of my instep. So . . . adjustments. Because they’re a bit too big around I decreased the number of rows...
View ArticleLife’s been good . . .
I hope life has been good for you. It’s been okay for us. We’re fostering a pair of Golden Retrievers. OMGosh they are DUMB. I will NEVER adopt a golden retriever to be an “us” dog. NEVER. They are not...
View ArticleDesperate Measures
We were out of bacon this morning. Grocery shopping is two days away. It’s time for desperate measures. I made a shrimp frittata. SO good. Eggs, peppers, mushrooms, onion, shrimp, colby jack cheese,...
View ArticleThe computer story
I build my own computer. I’ve done it since Lorr (48 this year) was a 2 year old. My first computer was a Heath/Zenith Z71, a kit where the parts came in little bags and had to be soldered onto the...
View ArticlePork Stir Fry
Tonight’s dinner was fabulous! Does anyone else open the spice cupboard and throw in whatever looks like it will work? That was tonight’s dinner. I marinated the cubed pork in sesame oil, chili sauce,...
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Intarsia in the round on crack
I’ve started a new project, a sweater with vertical stripes. I’ve been pondering this project for a while and just happened to hit a sweet spot in yarn for the project. I’ve had some chained bamboo...
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Working through my stash
My current “this makes me happy” project is a long sleeved shortie sweater I can wear over my day-wear in the morning when it’s too cool to go without sleeves. I like shorties for a couple of reasons...
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Shattered Plaid
I’m been working on Shattered Plaid, a vneck shortie sweater. Overall I love how it’s looking, it just needs a couple tweaks. I’m going to frog back the plaid bit and restart the graphic. I’ve hit the...
View ArticleZiggerat shoulder
I bought the Ziggerat sweater workshop on Knit Stars and have watched it through to the end. Åsa Söderman is a lovely person and her videos are fun to watch. As with anything there are a few things she...
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New tank top
I had to develop a new tank top design and because I can’t do anything simple I decided to add some intarsia. I like the result. I’ll get a finished pic when it’s been washed. Interestingly enough, the...
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Better Banner
Bamboo Pop Banner I made an awesome sweater I couldn’t wear. It broke my lil ole heart. I have a neck issue. Nothing touches the neck. This sweater broke that rule. The weight of the beads on the...
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Clearing the decks
Heartstrings. Bamboo Pop in Denim and Pink Joy I gave away Heartstrings this weekend. Our son brought an old girlfriend to visit. She has one of my sweaters (now two) which she loves and wears. That...
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Back to quilting
I’m blaming it on pillowcases. I was running out and needed replacements for the ones that had worn out. After that spate of creation I felt the need to continue to sew. I had quilt projects already...
View ArticleKnitting Haitus
I’m five days into a sprained forefinger on my left hand. It’s a slowly healing ouch and I am SO missing my knitting. I’m about 1/5th through the palette cleanser. I’ll frog Better Banner while I’m...
View ArticleDeep fried fish
I haven’t had battered fish in . . . well . . . it feels like forever. Once I understood I’m a celiac a lot of things vanished off my menu. When Wadly was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic even more...
View ArticleWeird but tasty
Instead of an omelet this morning I did a weird no-idea-what-to-call-it thing with all the same ingredients. It was good, dare I say better than my normal omelet. I mixed uncooked shrimp, an egg and a...
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From Palette Cleanser to Chaos
With Better Banner awaiting a significant frog, I needed a break. With lots of left over bits, balls and skeins it was time for something scrappy. I love from the hip scrappy. It’s my favorite style of...
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