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New Knits, Take Three
Posted on | May 30, 2008 | 1 Comment
Knitspot is one of my favorite blogs, and Anne Hansen is one of my favorite knitwear designers. Aside from the fact that she is an adorable little pixie person whose gardening and cooking exploits are almost as charming as her knitting, she is a prolific designer. Her lace shawls and scarves are always stunning, and [...]
New Knits, Take Two
Posted on | May 29, 2008 | No Comments
Interweave Knits always inspires me. Sometimes, however, an issue that seemed only so-so when I first received it turns out to be filled with treasures upon further inspection. Such was the case with Summer 2007. I’ve seen many fabulous completed projects from this issue posted on Ravelry, and none more fabulous than the Josephine Top. [...]
New Knits, Take One
Posted on | May 28, 2008 | No Comments
It has been a while since my last knitting post, which doesn’t mean there hasn’t been knitting in the works. Despite my vow not to work multiple projects simultaneously, I don’t seem to be able to help myself; it’s better, I’ve decided to have a long-term project going as well as one or more quick [...]
Peonies in Paradise
Posted on | May 25, 2008 | No Comments
When my own garden is full of flowers free for the picking, it’s hard to justify paying for them. However, I am nothing if not good with a quick justification. These peonies at Trader Joe’s were so lush, so ripely incipient in their bloomworthiness that I succumbed. Can you blame me? My own peonies, gorgeous [...]
Adjectives For Spring
Posted on | May 24, 2008 | No Comments
Barky:Squashy: Rosy: Frothy:
Splurge
Posted on | May 24, 2008 | No Comments
A friend took me to Monterey Market in Berkeley yesterday, and from my gleeful shopping spree you’d think I’d never been to a grocery store! I had two bulging bags of groceries when we left, and she had only one. The most precious treasure in mine were these fresh morels: I haven’t seen fresh morels [...]
Agapanthus, Cloned
Posted on | May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment
Last year when the relandscaping project was underway, we had some moments of stressful dithering about the agapanthus. Outside the deer fence they did not thrive. Any bud that dared to poke up among the leaves was promptly devoured by the deer, and slugs and snails blithely made their homes among the tangle of dried [...]
Late-Season Beauty
Posted on | May 20, 2008 | No Comments
You know those potted amarylis bulbs that turn up everywhere around the holidays? I see them in catalogues, at florist shops, and of course at Costco. Two years ago my mother-in-law sent us one for Christmas, and it was one of the gorgeous candy-cane striped ones. Every morning I’d check it to see how the [...]
Shetland Triangle: FO
Posted on | May 19, 2008 | No Comments
Finally, photos of the Shetland Triangle being modeled by yours truly. Although it no longer smells so overwhelmingly of goat, the shawl still has a slightly, um, organic odor that has nothing to do with the Woolwash in which I soaked it. In addition, although it is a nice cozy wrap for a cool evening, [...]
Officially Drought Season
Posted on | May 16, 2008 | No Comments
Yes, folks, it’s official. Here in the Bay area (and I’m east of Berkeley), “drought” is the word. I got a recorded message phone call from the water utilities people (EBMUD, they call it) letting me know what I can and cannot water for the next few months, and how often I may water the [...]