Monthly Archives: January 2013

Probably something you would like…

This PSYWL is to help you prepare for the Golden Globes tonight… which I won’t be watching because Downton Abbey is at the same time….. 

 

Health Lessons We Can Learn From The Golden Globe Nominees

 

Style Inspiration From Iconic French Film Stars. It must be great to be French.

 
 

 Vintage black and silver beaded evening bag. This is what I would carry if I were going.
I like this because it is recycled and cheap.
 
And I would have these things in my bag.
 
Best Lipstick Ever!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

You will need the best popcorn ever.  Check out this recipe. Simple and good.

 

Here is the list of the 2013 Nominees…just in case you missed it.  

2013 Golden Globes: A complete list of nominations

Winter Fog …

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Weekend Reading

In The Battle Between Health And Taste, Why White Bread Still Wins from NPR

Supersizing Literacy? U.K. McDonalds Swapping Happy Meal Toys for Books

Gacy Victim Search: Chicago Housing Complex Warrant Approved By County Prosecutors from Huffington Post

White House Crushes Death Star Petition, Nerd Dreams Everywhere from The Atlantic

Phooey On Flu from NPR. It’s a video but really interesting.

Shaped from clay: The rapidly evolving pottery of Mata Ortiz, Mexico from LA Times

One Dad’s Ill-Fated Battle Against the Princesses from The Atlantic

‘Simple Cooking’: Blogging since before the Internet was invented from LA Times

Gifted, Talented and Separated from NY Times

World War II Exhibit Asks Visitors, ‘What Would You Do?’ from NPR

What Food Crisis? We Just Need To Make Use Of What We Have from Fast Company

How Hot is That Pepper? Unpacking the Scoville Scale from Smithsonian Magazine

2,000-Year-Old Treasure Discovered In Black Sea Fortress from LiveScience

DIY or Buy: Natural & Eco-Friendly Cleaners from Apartment Therapy

Gratitude Healthy: 10 Reasons Why Being Thankful Is Good For You from Huffington Post

25 Bizarre Interview Questions From America’s Most Famous Companies from Huffington Post

What are you reading?

Long overdue cake

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I’d promised to make a chocolate pomegranate torte for Daniel for New Year’s Day but with the dishwasher down I didn’t want to make such a large mess in the kitchen. After a long wait the dishwasher is finally back in action and it’s easy to clean up piles of dishes so the cake is at last done.  I even set aside a little baggie of frozen cranberries in case he’d like this for his birthday in June, when it’s hard to find them.

Visiting …

I’m not feeling great so I decided to send you my daughter Deb’s blogs to visit… enjoy.

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Knitting Scholar (click here) is primarily devoted to the review of knitting books, knitting magazines and info about spinning.

Punctuality Rules (click here) is an interesting and fun site about the use and mis-use of grammar.

So go on, scurry over…

… knock on her cyber door and go on in for …

something warm to drink and enjoy browsing Deb’s places.

I will be back soon.

:)


Ready for borders

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Riley’s making a final inspection of the Jacob’s ladder top before I get ready to add borders.

Stopping By

What do you blog about when you’ve spent most of the week trying to hibernate?

Yeah, I don’t know either.

It’s been quiet.  Most of the holiday decorations have been put away.  We are back to the normal routine of school and work.

The weather is terribly, disappointingly warm.  I fear we will pay for it this summer.

We did trek out into town yesterday to make a Trader Joe’s run and to visit my friend Jessie in the hospital – she’s just had her appendix out.

I bound off the body portion of my Wicked sweater; now I have only to do the sleeves.  I want to fly through them so I can get to a new project because I have seen – and felt – the new Juniper Moon Farm yarn. It is swoon – worthy, just you wait and see.

I have a decent stash of Sabine I’d like to put to use, and I may have mentioned that I have been hoarding a stash of Chadwick since it’s been discontinued.  So much knitting to do, so little time.

The good news is that I’ve seen a lot of Susan this week.  It’s lovely to have her back around after her extended stay in Texas.

The animals are doing splendidly and our heads are full of plans to improve the land come spring.

It’s a good time to hibernate.

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Tagged: Farm, Homeschooling, Knitting

Pygora

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One Thousand …

Today is my 1,000th post and this is the picture that started it all on November 13, 2008.

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4 years…1 month…29 days and counting……

:)


Another Not a Post, Post

Susie asked me to post that her computer is being completely rebuilt with a new hard drive by Amy’s husband Paul and in the meantime he has lent her his brand new laptop to edit the recovered pictures on.

In the meantime, here are a couple of pictures from January 2009 (four years ago!) when Susie had just bought some new Ewes since I’ve got nothing new to show you: