Archive for September, 2008
Still not much to say
- Test knitting is coming along. I’m a little more than 1/2 way thru the project, and if I manage my time properly, I’ll have it done by it’s due date.
- Minimalist cardi is also coming along. I am on the second front piece, and the ferry ride home tonight will enable me [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2008 under Kid, Rhinebeck, Ugh, knitting, sweater.
Comments: 5
Can’t talk now
Am busy knitting Minimalist Cardi and secret project, due one week after Rhinebeck, which means it needs to be done before Rhinebeck. So while I’m knitting, here’s some pretty yarn.
2 skeins of Cascade Heritage sock yarn (superwash merino/nylon), one in a chocolate brown, and the other a beautiful green that is not showing up [...]
Posted: September 21st, 2008 under knitting, stash.
Comments: 5
These are two of my favorite things
A couple weeks ago, the man and I watched something on the Food Network about a “dumpling throwdown” with Bobby Flay. The chef that he was challenging has a restaurant in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and I really wanted to go try the dumplings. But as Red Hook is not in the same borough, [...]
Posted: September 14th, 2008 under cooking, knitting, lace, sweater, yum.
Comments: 15
Bandwagon mailcall
I admit it, I’m a follower. I’m a bandwagon jumper. A bunch of bloggers got these cool toys, and I had to have too. So I got my very own custom Knitter’s Rule. I love them to pieces.
A bunch of plurkers were buying yarn….they said the magic words. Malabrigo. [...]
Posted: September 8th, 2008 under shopping.
Comments: 11
I’m ready, I’m ready
Crap, now I’m going to have Spongebob’s voice in my head all day.
Anyway, Tropical Storm Hanna is headed this way. The NYer in me says, no big deal. The NJ resident and new homeowner is panicked. See, being so close to the beach puts us in a flood zone. And we’ve [...]
Posted: September 6th, 2008 under Kid, NJ, cooking, knitting, yum.
Comments: 14
More of this and that
First, go look at the 100 things food list at Glittrgirl’s…holy cow she’s eaten almost all of that list!!! But seriously, someone send that girl a Hostess Fruit Pie and some Pocky, STAT!!
Our brand new oven wasn’t working and after pushing and pushing the husband finally called a repair guy who came and fixed [...]
Posted: September 2nd, 2008 under beer, cooking, dying, finished object, knitting, lace, yum.
Comments: 17