Mushrooms + Wine = Good Soup

Ok. First. Emeril, I bow down to your magnificence. This soup is freakin’ awesome. When cooked on a cold, snowy night, it seems to taste even better than one anticipates. I did make a few teeny changes to the recipe. Namely, I had no brandy, so I used Cranberry-Apple [...]

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Input on Knit Detergents

I need your comments, your input, your thoughts, and reactions.  I have some Eucalan wool wash.  I like it.  The lavender scent is nice, I believe that it has enough detergent to wash the ick from my hand knits, and it isn’t too expensive.  I also have some Soak wash.  The scents are a bit [...]

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Ok, You Crock Pot Lovers

All of ya’ll out there in blog land, can just cough up the recipes you must be hoarding.  I know with the crock pot lovers who have commented on my last post so far, that there must be at least three recipes that my loyal friends would be willing to share.
I’ll share my usual (and [...]

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Time

I think it’s time for some random thoughts all whipping through my mind.  Most of them are related to time.  Time, time, time, time, time.  It’s like this little mantra that keeps popping into my head.
On the one hand, I want to finish my degree and that means devoting time to finishing my thesis.  On [...]

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More Mitts, My Friends, More Mitts

Misti Alpaca Baby Alpaca knit on US 3 Clover DPNs in my standard but not so standard K2P2 ribbed mitt pattern. The spate of finished items will taper off for a bit and I’ll be forced to resort to actually talking about things that are happening. Oh well. lol
Writing and editing continues slowly [...]

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That’s No Moose

It’s a bull, I swear! I know it sort of looks like a moose, but it really is a bull. I followed the instructions, but my sewing and interpretation skills are not that great. I did my best.

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Scout’s Swag for December

Some lovely Scout’s Swag yarn in Je t’aime, a cool knitting related stamp, ink pad, and some blank cards with envelopes. How cool is that swag? lol

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Sock Hunter Episode 16: Socks In Odd Places

It is true that the pickings have been slim this winter. With the winter weather so chilly this last week, my sock hunting activities have been curtailed. Short forays have turned up no socks at all. My best guess is that they too are hiding from the weather. Though sunny today, [...]

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Lillies and Leaves Stole

I love SeaSilk. It’s so supple, and happy, and decadent. So, of course, when faced with a literature review and endless days of writing, one dreams of silk yarn.
Thus was born this little stole. One of the challenges of SeaSilk is using it all without waste and making the [...]

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Apparently They Multiply

So, in my defense, I have been writing my lit. review. I just needed some little distractions now and again. These guys are definitely little and definitely distractions. If you feel like making these too, pop over to Crafty Alien’s website. Lisa also has an etsy shop (craftyalien), and that’s [...]

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