August 29, 2013

Note to self: figure out what I've done with list of notes to self.

This has been one of those "listen up miss, you have to remember this" sort of talking to oneself weeks. As in, let's hope I remember that I'm out of milk before I need it for my tea, and don't make couscous again please, it tastes like sand. Today is the feast of St John the Baptist, and I did in fact remember not to use plates. Miracles do happen. Speaking of which, it is surprisingly challenging to butter toast in a bowl.

Of course, the whole point of carrying a little notebook around in which to write down reminders, dates, and miscellany of varying level of importance is so one can use it to look up those reminders, dates, and various miscellany. This becomes difficult if one cannot find said little notebook.

One last note to self: cactus flower photographs are a sufficiently random selection to accompany miscellaneous posts.


I know. I ramble.

August 21, 2013

It needs buttons.


I have finally gotten back on the Yarn Along train again, with this hat. The yarn is the same rose coloured softness that I bought months ago and am just now getting around to using. The pattern is version two of Mrs Micawbers Two Roads Hat. The end result is very satisfying; I love the wavy band, and it has a charming 1920's look to it when worn.


This photograph, being unedited, is closer to the actual shade. (I couldn't help myself on the last one. I went to correct the exposure and suddenly thought "I wonder what would happen if..." Voila.)


But it is not finished yet. Dear me, no. It needs buttons, you see, to cover up the line of joinings in the band. Luckily I happen to have some that match well, otherwise goodness knows how long it would take me to get some.


Oh yes, as for the reading... I am still ever so slowly finishing Bleak House. I am not used to taking so long to read a book, but it really is very long. Also, I am getting together the books I need for this class that I decided to audit. Because it looks like fun, and a brilliant excuse to read the Sherlock Holmes stories again.

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As I was looking at the preview for this post, it struck me that the hat is nearly the same shade as the post title text. And also that perhaps I should change the colour for link text. Is it too hard to read do you think?

August 16, 2013

Mary Poppins lives... almost.

Sadly, the whole cleaning by finger-snap doesn't seem to work for me, nor can I jump into chalk pictures yet. (And I spent ages as a child trying to figure how to do that one.) But anyway, I have a new job working as a nanny for a one-year-old boy. He's adorable and very well-behaved, but oh the energy! And I have fast learned to dress in clothing impervious to mystery dirt.

Now, to get down to business:


Fingerless gloves. So sophisticated, I think. I made them from this pattern from Sense & Sensibility patterns, a lovely store that always makes me wish I could sew. Luckily it was a nice, simple pattern since I cut it quite close on the timing. However, I did have to adjust the hook size -to five sizes smaller- to fit my little hands. I didn't have time to compensate with the thread size too, so it was somewhat harder to manage with a hook that small. They were made specifically for this event, a formal banquet affair. It was fun; I love to dress up, and there was chocolate cake.


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Photographs this time were taken by a friend of mine, Cassy Blue.

August 2, 2013

La belle dame sans internet







Prepare for an incredibly short post.

I've just spent the week in Gainesville at an event held at the University of Florida campus, thus the hiatus. I got back today and was too tired to edit these photos after I shot them, so hopefully they look fine. I went to a workshop on Thursday, and we did canning in the afternoon. We made hot pepper jelly and blueberry jam. I have yet to taste them, but don't they look delicious?

I plan to be back soon; I definitely have some material for next Yarn Along Wednesday.

Tschüs!