Trying to finish up the GIFTS!

Logan is in the unfelted stocking.
He will be six in March.







Laura is in the smaller stocking.
She is 2 1/2.

Now I need to spend a little time with my washer!!

Kinda fun!

OMG, it's been a long time

I received my invitation to Ravelry and I haven't been remembering to update this too.
I have been knitting socks and mittens and hats and I will get the pictures up here ASAP.
Like tomorrow! ;-D

I am finally enjoying this sock.
I can actually imagine knitting the second sock!

Now I find this

Wonderful idea, no stress and it fits my life-style.

Still here (with my almost monthly post)

I had been working of this sock for a long time and it finally dawned on me that I really didn't like it.
Into the frog pond we went!






Here's the same yarn with a different pattern and I am really liking it. It is the Opal Hundertwasser and I am using the Eagle's Flight pattern from the PT Yarn site.

Free money!

Here's a chance to win $2500! Just post this on your blog!

Over at Ashwin’s blog, you will find one crazy blog owner!! You can win $2500!! To enter just copy this text and paste it in your blog!! But hurry, this competition will not last long! So get posting!

Good luck and if you win, please share ;-D

New Pet ;-D

adopt your own virtual pet!

I'm in!!

I finally received my invitation to Ravelry!

35W

Please leave a comment so I know you are ok!
My MN based family has checked in. How about yours?

What is your Power Element?

Your Power Element is Wood

Your power colors: green and brown Your energy: generative Your season: spring Like a tree, you are always growing and changing. And while your life is dynamic, you are firmly grounded. You have high morals and great confidence in yourself and others. You have a wide set of interests, and you make for intersting company.

What's Your Power Element?

I have the pieces done!

I am posting these pictures so that someone will bug me until I have sewn it up!!

Tonyia asked what pattern and what yarn I used: it is from Oat Couture Patterns and is the Crocus Cardigan for baby. I used the sock yarn from Brown Sheep (the name escapes me right now)

I am weak

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces Judith Viorst

Saturday Sky of the month ;-D

Yes, I have been knitting. Just not blogging.
Here is a picture of my dishcloth in progress.
I went in the house to check on my 150 year old dog and this is what happened!
It hailed on my stuff! I rescued it before the rain really started.
We don't get a lot of sky around here. Too many huge trees. But that helps keep the house cool ;-D

We should cook to have something good to eat and because cooking itself is nourishing to our souls.

Have you seen this?

KnitNet is a knitting magazine published six times a year on the World Wide Web.
KnitNet has been published since 1998 and has more than 40,000 readers in 80 countries.
Now a subscriber magazine, KnitNet also has free patterns and articles available to visitors. KnitNet subscriber features include videotaped knitting instruction, an online store available to everyone and Knitters' Network, a column that allows knitters to help each other.

Take a look. I have been a subscriber since the beginning and have used many of their patterns.

Happy Easter!

You, too, can go to http://www.dumpr.net and have fun making eggs and puzzles!
This was from a photo of my Leaf Lace Shawl (FiberTrends and Schafer Anne yarn).
Have a great holiday!

I still knit a bit

I finished another Wonderful Wallaby.
I changed the neckline because I didn't have enough yarn for a hood or even a collar.
The little rolled edge looks just fine.
I like to use Encore for all my kids' clothing. It washes up so well!

Saturday Sky

I know there hasn't been a Saturday Sky post for a long time, but there wasn't anything to show.

Anadama Bread

I had to try the bread posted by Mel on his blog, Cabezalana. It smells great and the pan pickin's were wonderful so I know it will be great with dinner.
Thanks, Mel!
PS. His is much prettier.

Saturday Sky

It was bright and windy today.
We spent the day looking for an audio component tower.
Larry couldn't find anything he liked in any of the stores we visited, so we ordered online.
It will be perfect!

Soup's On!

Please click on the picture to see that February is Soup Month. And you can play too. This is my contribution!

This is a recipe that we just tried for Larry's birthday. It's pretty mild, so the children ate it. The people who like it hotter just added a little Tabasco.

Everyone seemed to enjoy it (at least there were no audible complaints!) Let me know what you think.

Enjoy!

Crazy Vegetarian Chili

Initial Sauté:
2 large onions
2 medium carrots
3 stalks celery
1 tsp each of dried basil and dried oregano
1 bay leaf

4 cups mixed beans, eg kidney, pinto, black, adzuki
3 1/4 cups canned chopped tomatoes

Spices:
1 tbsp mild chili powder
2 tbsp ground cumin
1/2 tbsp Hungarian paprika
1 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp Chinese 5-spice powder
1-2 green chilies, heat to taste (optional)
1 qt vegetable stock
hot pepper sauce to taste (optional)

Seasonings:
1 tbsp cider or white wine vinegar
6 tbsp tomato puree
Salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste
Sweetener of choice, to taste (optional)

Vegetables:
2 (sweet bell) peppers, of different colors if possible
2 medium zucchini
8-15 cloves garlic
2 cups canned sweet corn, or equivalent frozen unthawed

Chop the onions, carrots and celery into small dice. Sauté them in a large pan, either in vegetable stock, or using sunflower oil if you prefer, for 5 minutes. Add the basil, oregano and bay leaf, and cook, stirring. Add the drained beans, and the undrained tomatoes. Mix in the spices along with vegetable stock. Simmer for 40 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally.

Add the seasonings. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes, then taste and sweeten with sugar, maple syrup, or anything else, if you think it needs it. Now simmer for a long time - about 2 hours more perhaps. While this is happening, prepare the vegetables - chop the (sweet bell) peppers; quarter the zucchini lengthways and slice; finely chop or crush the garlic; and drain the sweet corn if using canned. Don't thaw frozen sweet corn yet though. Add the peppers and zucchini about 40 minutes before you're going to stop cooking it, and the garlic and frozen sweet corn about 10 minutes before the end. Don't add canned sweet corn until you're about to serve or freeze, then just give it enough time to heat through.

My new favorite radio stations!

I wanted to let you know about Pandora, a free internet radio site based on the Music Genome Project. It helps you discover and listen to great music.  Here's the link if you'd like to check it out:

http://www.pandora.com

Just tell Pandora the name of your favorite song or artist, and it will create a radio station that plays songs with similar musical attributes.

Here's a link to my profile page.  From this page, you can listen to my stations and check out new music I've found on Pandora:

http://www.pandora.com/people/greyradar

Red Scarf Project

The Asherton Scarf,
The Irish Hiking Scarf,
The Seaman's Scarf,
The Skarfit.

Second Annual Brigid in Cyberspace Poetry Reading

MY BOOKS

Author Unknown

I love my books
They are the homes
of queens and fairies,
Knights and gnomes.

Each time I read I make a call
On some quaint person large or small,
Who welcomes me with hearty hand
And leads me through his wonderland.

Each book is like
A city street
Along whose winding
Way I meet
New friends and old who laugh and sing
And take me off adventuring!

The sky is really a big dark cloud and there are little snow flakes floating through the air. The wind is going to be a big deal today. I'm planning on just staying in and working on my examples for the class I am teaching. Maybe I should work on the mittens for me. Have a good Saturday!

Walk to Cure Diabetes

I know this is a little short notice, but we will be Walking to Cure Diabetes on Saturday, January 20. If you are so inclined, please click on the logo and donate whatever you can.





With your help, we are moving research from the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside, translating scientific advances into longer, healthier lives for those with diabetes. With your help, we are moving closer to our goal...a cure for diabetes and its complications.

Thank you!
Cathy

Saturday Sky

This picture looks like we are having a blue sky, but it is just a flat grey.
Which makes me ask a spelling question: grey or gray?
Let me know!

First '007 Saturday Sky

I thought the sun was supposed to be behind the clouds all day, so when it peeked out I snapped this picture.
I hope it stays out a little longer. I could use a little solar power today ;-D