Finally checking back in with a partial agriculture report! Most of the veggies are flourishing – we’ve had a good mix of sun and rain, and also a mix of hot days and cooler nights, which tomatoes apparently LOVE. The plant in the front of the picture is my cucumber, which is producing like there’s… Continue reading Agriculture Report
Warning – photo heavy post! Last night DH and I went to experience a fabulous art event – The Nature of Light . It was held at the Paine, which is an art museum in an estate with a beautiful mansion and grounds. I have posted about events there before as they often have interesting… Continue reading The Nature of Light
I’ve been making some good progress on my sweaters this week, not as much on the shark socks. My Tonnach cardigan is moving right along! I have a few more pattern repeats before It gets divided for the sleeves. And She Makes Waves is swimming along too! The sleeve stitches are separated out, so now… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
Finally a knitting post here on my knitting blog! I have three projects on the needles right now, which is maybe one more than I should. But here we are. First, shark sock progress! The intarsia and seaming on both socks is done, and I am knitting from the intarsia part up to the tops… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
This was a much better month for reading – mostly because I embraced my Summer Reading Brain and just read some fluff 🙂 Almost, but not entirely cozy mysteries last month. I did read the new Rivers of London book – Stone and Sky. As expected, it is awesome 🙂 In addition to solving the… Continue reading July Reading Stats
Last week was Shark Week, and longtime readers will know what that means. Shark socks! This year, Alissa and I did a KAL of some shark socks that have a little bit of fancy intarsia included. We decided to knit the intarsia parts flat, seam them, then work up from the intarsia piece to make… Continue reading Sock it To Me: Shark Week Edition
I haven’t had a lot to report with our flowers and veggies so far year as it’s been pretty slow going. I ordered most of our plants through a mail-order company thinking it would be better. It did not work out that way. However. things are finally growing and blooming! We have flowers in a… Continue reading Agriculture Report!
In the face of all logic and sense, I’m now working on 2 sweaters for knit-a-longs: She Makes Waves, and Tonnach, a Kate Davies pattern. First, She Makes Waves. Alissa and I are doing a couple of summery, nautical-inspired KALs together this year, including this mermaid-theme sweater, and a sharky project to be named next… Continue reading Another Cast On
Quite A Yarn 