tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041252937313575132024-02-19T12:15:48.771-06:00Bknitting, cooking, gardening, general geekery, life.eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-11294783722277349442011-06-10T11:40:00.002-05:002011-06-10T11:42:05.552-05:00To my Ravelry friends:I haven't forgotten about you! ♥ I know I have swaps and such to do. I'm fine, but I've been busy traveling the country (Texas, Kentucky, St. Louis) for job interviews, family, and friends. I'll be back later, but for example, I'm leaving later today for a week to visit a friend who is having a rough time of it.<br /><br />I hope you all see this. :(eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-77896847443305505152011-05-05T23:19:00.001-05:002011-05-05T23:21:36.728-05:00NailsI'm Konading again! :D ♥<br /><br />I missed decorating my nails, I'm out of the hang of it.. can you tell by my sloppy job?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBWKC7csoJccDpjgr16izKk2Fl5SxCIjckU-6dGW3NL_a9kLQyQ1hVxlghAZG_3VRZgJ9dTd3ftksFVbUaB13P0udwXAZ83FVB4TVEytcXA5uzO6nDOR_MLDRvzqiJy9y46UWygpb0FE/s1600/butterflowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBWKC7csoJccDpjgr16izKk2Fl5SxCIjckU-6dGW3NL_a9kLQyQ1hVxlghAZG_3VRZgJ9dTd3ftksFVbUaB13P0udwXAZ83FVB4TVEytcXA5uzO6nDOR_MLDRvzqiJy9y46UWygpb0FE/s320/butterflowers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603453343913409778" /></a>eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-82307202899482184062011-05-03T21:50:00.005-05:002011-05-03T22:07:31.218-05:00Gladys PetoI just discovered the art of <a href="http://gladyspeto.blogspot.com/">Gladys Peto</a> while doing some random <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Emma_Peto">Wikipedia</a> searching, taking a knitting break. (I look up randomness, such as.. the most expensive K-12 schools in New York and California -- found a boarding school for $45k a semester)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpecgvoVGpnBWUnUdYUHXGdux7HNp5yAdPTUXPyUVXs2sH5aCWutKcaeva246zuCvm8PMXzI-SHoQGxaRWxbiGUWa04aFoxPhPGZxBdJ99itLZKJTKo73oMoVoOuEkxE5xzWbhLw8thw0/s1600/Curtsey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpecgvoVGpnBWUnUdYUHXGdux7HNp5yAdPTUXPyUVXs2sH5aCWutKcaeva246zuCvm8PMXzI-SHoQGxaRWxbiGUWa04aFoxPhPGZxBdJ99itLZKJTKo73oMoVoOuEkxE5xzWbhLw8thw0/s320/Curtsey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602689612397084306" /></a><br /><br />Her art is amazing, including her costumes; I think she tapped into a magical world that I have barely dipped my toe into.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgp-DpRUvYugl3UXKIzwSS83CLI0CfojWTHwd5cK4g-MotFLgaVFzzWf0bebDugmqvOW3CB3ZD_SMQ3vHDnuIoRnyICCCrw5rzDAs55u3w3X0RiKQiYbV-MRs0id5iuxJ2Rq5DgCEFtY/s1600/Costume+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgp-DpRUvYugl3UXKIzwSS83CLI0CfojWTHwd5cK4g-MotFLgaVFzzWf0bebDugmqvOW3CB3ZD_SMQ3vHDnuIoRnyICCCrw5rzDAs55u3w3X0RiKQiYbV-MRs0id5iuxJ2Rq5DgCEFtY/s320/Costume+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602689618386803714" /></a><br /><br />It looks familiar, and I have no doubt that I have ran across her art before; it's just that now I know her name.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH95xeICQNjs6Q6nZKbCV83FN6VFd_DjFtowUlhaQTq9ussmb0sVgYxeuIX0p7MwicwbghFMqzR_GuWm6sen7_FKvLNCwBDCFEiXfhd6f25vurdhoDwzdkwhS-vItTQfFsE8yfoSMDW0w/s1600/Alice+Handkerchiefs+Cover.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH95xeICQNjs6Q6nZKbCV83FN6VFd_DjFtowUlhaQTq9ussmb0sVgYxeuIX0p7MwicwbghFMqzR_GuWm6sen7_FKvLNCwBDCFEiXfhd6f25vurdhoDwzdkwhS-vItTQfFsE8yfoSMDW0w/s320/Alice+Handkerchiefs+Cover.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602689615884611106" /></a><br /><br />And I would gladly give up knitting forever, if I could have her Alice set of hankys. I use hankies instead of tissues in my every day life, but those I would treasure forever, and just wipe my glasses with; no way would I gunk them up!<br /><br />I may not quit knitting forever, but I'd be happy to knit with only acrylic the rest of my life, for those hankies! ♥eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-18245258461067680632011-05-02T21:49:00.002-05:002011-05-03T22:02:27.010-05:00I am the moon...I saw them last night, it was all kinds of amazing. ♥♥<br /><br /><iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CuMyHVOgpDA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I have a TON to knit from now until Saturday, my time online will be limited. If you need me, feel free to text my phone; if you need the number, comment your email. ♥eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-69481095735606527282011-04-28T16:38:00.001-05:002011-04-28T16:41:09.969-05:00I made a sweet pair of strawberry slippers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwg517cj_n8976iFcO5N0Ynlo2y3CTQ5D4sULskLlpnhO7UrGhcj-4j1phPSzgBnHEiD8cIWkLooiSXf4GxxkRSyGPaFSdRacv3fyJlgbqRnGZLAFisc_HBdO35Hb-l4-pKWbK-U1uX0k/s1600/slippers3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwg517cj_n8976iFcO5N0Ynlo2y3CTQ5D4sULskLlpnhO7UrGhcj-4j1phPSzgBnHEiD8cIWkLooiSXf4GxxkRSyGPaFSdRacv3fyJlgbqRnGZLAFisc_HBdO35Hb-l4-pKWbK-U1uX0k/s320/slippers3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600752597336526898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8eqF7iOEhpp8JgDJDbTKWHZWcfqiTQa7JE8tZALeLg-uFm-Xz291WukY-7-sKAw9fqpz-kzbYDs7ZdkBRMZb77kzmTdM2e4jeRbGXcuXE15BV6yqJBmPxkTsqB6dIoLlxZBgcDY8WtU/s1600/slippers2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8eqF7iOEhpp8JgDJDbTKWHZWcfqiTQa7JE8tZALeLg-uFm-Xz291WukY-7-sKAw9fqpz-kzbYDs7ZdkBRMZb77kzmTdM2e4jeRbGXcuXE15BV6yqJBmPxkTsqB6dIoLlxZBgcDY8WtU/s320/slippers2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600752594570175298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt57rngfH8z8hUpllUmLQ2-VZ7Gt9Xqb6md-cCcQ9QdoA63axWwO0wkYzInl3miqAadiqvtoP475G3hItworwb51HHn22DOMDM3NHVQQ64AR5v1SHUGnwuzdTLXwCC0nAwGkI6El9TPQA/s1600/slippers1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt57rngfH8z8hUpllUmLQ2-VZ7Gt9Xqb6md-cCcQ9QdoA63axWwO0wkYzInl3miqAadiqvtoP475G3hItworwb51HHn22DOMDM3NHVQQ64AR5v1SHUGnwuzdTLXwCC0nAwGkI6El9TPQA/s320/slippers1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600752588392274082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSUoFjr3uvNAcho-3ElfHJE8ZwkayHLBlHmfVkDLtoAYOgK6N0Gc1qFFrQIobP0hQjhmW1PpzjheMEnuu5Y1KLvI2vAs6YOKR5YKvMKTsLCuCZ-ZSOB3g0hKLWz4GXk857WEqsiAnzd0/s1600/slippers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSUoFjr3uvNAcho-3ElfHJE8ZwkayHLBlHmfVkDLtoAYOgK6N0Gc1qFFrQIobP0hQjhmW1PpzjheMEnuu5Y1KLvI2vAs6YOKR5YKvMKTsLCuCZ-ZSOB3g0hKLWz4GXk857WEqsiAnzd0/s320/slippers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600752584237306962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rp9qNDlR02HS3RQBYIrdANgRmIoaa4Gkcp6WPf2ZSDR5q4cuaoTakJBJX5xqCoKCjaQJITWG2edGfPhTmCMivqPIBY4sm41MchD2RVJSQP3e5ffvkVvbJX4wDZ2CG0CHsR5W_tGASBQ/s1600/slippers4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rp9qNDlR02HS3RQBYIrdANgRmIoaa4Gkcp6WPf2ZSDR5q4cuaoTakJBJX5xqCoKCjaQJITWG2edGfPhTmCMivqPIBY4sm41MchD2RVJSQP3e5ffvkVvbJX4wDZ2CG0CHsR5W_tGASBQ/s320/slippers4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600752604768442674" border="0" /></a>eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-37283177715300391802011-04-28T14:18:00.002-05:002011-04-28T14:22:23.787-05:00parlez vous francais?I'm thinking I'd like to learn French. I know a bit of Spanish, German, and Japanese.. but almost no French. I have <a href="http://www.learner.org/resources/series83.html#">this </a>bookmarked, and plan on watching them.. but I can't help but think, there must be a better, free resource. If you have any good recommendations on how to learn French, free or not, let me know. DVDs are more useful than programs, as my CD-Rom drive is not the best.eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-61446542563176266722011-04-27T20:05:00.001-05:002011-04-27T20:07:33.401-05:00Dinner tonight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEbwJFrFoEYsIiVT8qDxTEHQ0VCwcJPk8Fvs9K0xODlegCho3U006aEKnnw_NAdhC53nNlyX6-l1ELSXVtiPrvplwUAWuRM4pl9AhVsm5Ly1JE4nhy1n1nspvB2jz1ViCOKE5T2NjlWI/s1600/pestopizza.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2W-yDpaHa3LfPWl1t6Kn05sxsmgTq75OOBxF3W8yrjeDUpIg_7EtqR0J4Z911Mw0t_YCX4suBmqGaG_rOOXhekt_uRt_y9HQlNdbv0T5MJPejh0tzxXsl96tO1VK_qopkAV-GeT56pY/s1600/pestopizza2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2W-yDpaHa3LfPWl1t6Kn05sxsmgTq75OOBxF3W8yrjeDUpIg_7EtqR0J4Z911Mw0t_YCX4suBmqGaG_rOOXhekt_uRt_y9HQlNdbv0T5MJPejh0tzxXsl96tO1VK_qopkAV-GeT56pY/s320/pestopizza2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600434764899744402" border="0" /></a><br />Chicken Pesto pizza with artichoke hearts. <3<br /><br />The basil was all homegrown -- it needed pruning.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEbwJFrFoEYsIiVT8qDxTEHQ0VCwcJPk8Fvs9K0xODlegCho3U006aEKnnw_NAdhC53nNlyX6-l1ELSXVtiPrvplwUAWuRM4pl9AhVsm5Ly1JE4nhy1n1nspvB2jz1ViCOKE5T2NjlWI/s1600/pestopizza.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEbwJFrFoEYsIiVT8qDxTEHQ0VCwcJPk8Fvs9K0xODlegCho3U006aEKnnw_NAdhC53nNlyX6-l1ELSXVtiPrvplwUAWuRM4pl9AhVsm5Ly1JE4nhy1n1nspvB2jz1ViCOKE5T2NjlWI/s320/pestopizza.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600434763823315570" border="0" /></a>eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-89310265316483752792011-04-27T17:07:00.005-05:002011-04-27T20:14:45.650-05:00Pictures from the trip...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMC14-j-lyhsKJjPyBgFQTGyCpiWF9W0Pu9uwMb-KHy7d0IXyQxDeUUMWm5cgA0iSXVShC7o9xSzZ1c08Xy7o5Myc9PFjOgcNkNEzsy-XhnGNmY90bycKBDcv1-raWT3wF-xyJIOzIvY/s1600/iowa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMC14-j-lyhsKJjPyBgFQTGyCpiWF9W0Pu9uwMb-KHy7d0IXyQxDeUUMWm5cgA0iSXVShC7o9xSzZ1c08Xy7o5Myc9PFjOgcNkNEzsy-XhnGNmY90bycKBDcv1-raWT3wF-xyJIOzIvY/s320/iowa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600388906760124626" border="0" /></a>One of the things I absolutely love, love, love about traveling is getting food or drink that I cannot get back home. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6W82wX9gxXMLJBJR0to1TlMA1A0cdKKbsV2fCT3saP-b4HyajEUdRjw4f5ExS58OiFOElt0MpXWMK2G9fRK7zY-EO3awPkha37ddT9H0Ns8s5WtE6mmfjsEPKNQI03tZYJF-_XqohFM4/s1600/ski.jpg">Like this drink from February, either on the way to St. Louis or Chicago. </a>This candy bar was picked up in Iowa, and it's chocolate and nuts, with a cherry center..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJEhBWv00itqhQM6-dUKSoxXfP_48t1XIhEcPDzH9X2rjf323dNbGBLSlU9UhrstlJ4WcHP8VSngS1U4A9RS8FdREYdsP5fihFRKUBPHj88G8yXf7Vld_PeeP2s_nyhYPy2kQZH9Hjxc/s1600/iowa2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJEhBWv00itqhQM6-dUKSoxXfP_48t1XIhEcPDzH9X2rjf323dNbGBLSlU9UhrstlJ4WcHP8VSngS1U4A9RS8FdREYdsP5fihFRKUBPHj88G8yXf7Vld_PeeP2s_nyhYPy2kQZH9Hjxc/s320/iowa2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600388908057553330" border="0" /></a><br />It looks like poo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uL_WVfRvfYhi7kP_TfzEZ3gc8yS7ZiInk1oZb_flF78ez-XwG172hF1dgLlqS_LjNsKae_R8dnz1R6_1nnUqya9RzJxAjTfPBdXb6kV63c28cZ7S9WeadkFtHPWg5xn4RtEpFnXi6U8/s1600/iowa8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uL_WVfRvfYhi7kP_TfzEZ3gc8yS7ZiInk1oZb_flF78ez-XwG172hF1dgLlqS_LjNsKae_R8dnz1R6_1nnUqya9RzJxAjTfPBdXb6kV63c28cZ7S9WeadkFtHPWg5xn4RtEpFnXi6U8/s320/iowa8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600436586633263186" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAYgv8rR_qFsJgjSmo4q9BVPKlnTh6FrXf7HPXYw4QYfnJK0RQ5MUaXwNv3QQb8K6n3YxS0H063PbcXYXtuOsucRA9iV2e_HlCBm1oqtxjThfQnEgvl84FitQo9d2ldYyhl8wwMTfQV0/s1600/iowa3.jpg"><br /></a>James got italian coloured ravioli from a very dimly-lit restaurant. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vm42eEfRzXcyAePSkC_0p419hr8KlRfciyakZTMgcr19VwPFBA_TijPA8ZoZeTX-yS8SkzqQL83v2HdRmrbV4a76WL231pIHheRf29oEbVfoH7hN_EGQJh3Es_9kGLhmJMN3caqOaog/s1600/iowa7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vm42eEfRzXcyAePSkC_0p419hr8KlRfciyakZTMgcr19VwPFBA_TijPA8ZoZeTX-yS8SkzqQL83v2HdRmrbV4a76WL231pIHheRf29oEbVfoH7hN_EGQJh3Es_9kGLhmJMN3caqOaog/s320/iowa7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600392859711162578" border="0" /></a><br />The farm in Iowa was surrounded by a massive wind farm!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKg2uaauyOpOFC0LbTJADkVHBPHmBmoGLHkRZEeVbyy_K3QjAoKX4QuTBk3omTSiWpiELDik0v9hFyWzdqK58Klbn1tgUK8X8Z06htNPJoEggREh33pJQ0WzjJcLhXx1-xeO32Ru6zW8/s1600/iowa4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKg2uaauyOpOFC0LbTJADkVHBPHmBmoGLHkRZEeVbyy_K3QjAoKX4QuTBk3omTSiWpiELDik0v9hFyWzdqK58Klbn1tgUK8X8Z06htNPJoEggREh33pJQ0WzjJcLhXx1-xeO32Ru6zW8/s320/iowa4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600388919309920466" border="0" /></a><br />We also visited a tree museum!! And no, we did not pay a dollar and a half to see them. But it included descendants from famous trees.. for example, a descendant from the apple tree that Newton sat under, a tree from the farm of Alex Haley's grandparents', where he found out about his roots.. and a tree from the small town my step-mother grew up at!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSpAW_E-3LHiUYeKdMRQGq5u5wKv6ZNBbuto0gWrnpuFyKueJe2-uxQPufdh_IEwIWI9N3SGKBuqxl7Hgh7s4OTwCEeJngBFQRJH-b0OAKfCXaZi2RvaN-PZGr6nYaemSIBUGFJ4Qy5A/s1600/iowa6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSpAW_E-3LHiUYeKdMRQGq5u5wKv6ZNBbuto0gWrnpuFyKueJe2-uxQPufdh_IEwIWI9N3SGKBuqxl7Hgh7s4OTwCEeJngBFQRJH-b0OAKfCXaZi2RvaN-PZGr6nYaemSIBUGFJ4Qy5A/s320/iowa6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600392856024412594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrfh4El5ipRw16rR5vUuor1AsYVKvPEKw7G_xx8_h0IU9_NEhLxNGxHHzrPUNysymrYykW0G_97w5ARmtj3zC7yy-Jy9zf2zWS58e_aaHPmbFmdEMB-d3tD5w6xq57NL8f1WFx8BJ-CU/s1600/iowa5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrfh4El5ipRw16rR5vUuor1AsYVKvPEKw7G_xx8_h0IU9_NEhLxNGxHHzrPUNysymrYykW0G_97w5ARmtj3zC7yy-Jy9zf2zWS58e_aaHPmbFmdEMB-d3tD5w6xq57NL8f1WFx8BJ-CU/s320/iowa5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600388927388176578" border="0" /></a>Finally, I got to indulge my love of hanging out on rooftops during sunny, warm days. <3eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-16713998102673049222011-04-20T18:00:00.003-05:002011-04-20T18:07:50.034-05:00This is my garden...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYW4VD3Iho-4dp7zVJnLchuspiCBEJ2DhDRcJ9g9VBQQHJHGlJf6pYvcD2q1w1mWAsywDrbHpI2c-BmmDH_zoJB9S0wPXk3kZJxT36cefx8MiMJ_5bWV75b5lMkBkQxQDBXeE8U4uPlc/s1600/plants.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYW4VD3Iho-4dp7zVJnLchuspiCBEJ2DhDRcJ9g9VBQQHJHGlJf6pYvcD2q1w1mWAsywDrbHpI2c-BmmDH_zoJB9S0wPXk3kZJxT36cefx8MiMJ_5bWV75b5lMkBkQxQDBXeE8U4uPlc/s320/plants.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597805065429749842" /></a><br /><br />I'm only posting this as I'm going to, as of tomorrow, be gone for 5 days. My partner and I are going out to Iowa to visit his mom and step-father. She's a knitter, too!! I hope to get a present for her knit up before or while we're there; it's from yarn she gave me! :) Anyhoo.. I hope my garden will still be this green and... alive when I get back. If not, I have this picture.eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-83725973744391131722011-04-18T17:03:00.002-05:002011-04-18T17:05:21.891-05:00Ideas needed.. free-form knitting project..I'm working on a free-form knitting project...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLOSXiN_1QsB4oLcSw-y7irVYFoqXLKa2AaLILqrUQmVfYPyFL0MFuTCNafrIPypABdW22gcnCxkhyphenhyphenxKvZynB9Q22Fa4lYaoaIUU-0RT2Uf8H6QwGQs6vTVhMfNpOd0MgDlcfkNu1mkM/s1600/berry.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLOSXiN_1QsB4oLcSw-y7irVYFoqXLKa2AaLILqrUQmVfYPyFL0MFuTCNafrIPypABdW22gcnCxkhyphenhyphenxKvZynB9Q22Fa4lYaoaIUU-0RT2Uf8H6QwGQs6vTVhMfNpOd0MgDlcfkNu1mkM/s320/berry.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597048031130306306" /></a><br /><br /><br /> tell me what you think of when you think of strawberry vines or a strawberry plant.eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-7111595613430492132011-04-18T17:00:00.000-05:002011-04-18T17:00:05.053-05:00Bad RomanceI could watch this all day! ♥<br /><br /><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cTFh8LCBZeQ&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cTFh8LCBZeQ&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-54115098800609681062011-04-17T20:00:00.005-05:002011-04-18T14:37:19.877-05:00SpringA couple of days ago, I went for a walk in my dad's yard to pick flowers...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJc4HORtsh1LhVACGQY5nZUpr6Si7FLP7dLAXUWWxAu3SLU-LgF-2bRxCXTA7XNHuLSVUe_Tn9RjpKS9254Jy1ADe5qrpyD7Zir-nvnws0T9o6JV3HcF-IeGT-Un15EAhF93BCtwD6-s/s1600/flower1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJc4HORtsh1LhVACGQY5nZUpr6Si7FLP7dLAXUWWxAu3SLU-LgF-2bRxCXTA7XNHuLSVUe_Tn9RjpKS9254Jy1ADe5qrpyD7Zir-nvnws0T9o6JV3HcF-IeGT-Un15EAhF93BCtwD6-s/s320/flower1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596214247916300706" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiPtyVGhKB9ajfsPNiwDKW2mP-RJswD2ddbuEBkOmmJmvJlqw4eruVKE0rqpbuTW0f5IHF2y8Bz5zPvw-CnKrbgA0zVv0q9uYEbSKwYHPXSA-dv6I7U4WiE1Oa5z7yPY2t5Kydl_p1sI/s1600/flower4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiPtyVGhKB9ajfsPNiwDKW2mP-RJswD2ddbuEBkOmmJmvJlqw4eruVKE0rqpbuTW0f5IHF2y8Bz5zPvw-CnKrbgA0zVv0q9uYEbSKwYHPXSA-dv6I7U4WiE1Oa5z7yPY2t5Kydl_p1sI/s320/flower4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596215409290066514" border="0" /></a><br />It is spring now, after all; and the tulips are taunting me, and telling me that if I don't pick them quickly to beautify my area, they'll just die in a few months, anyway.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbNU047aJ1pXwIXVvA4zL507VxiRb0BmBQIwg5FfvxUG4fq-Dt0lZ7b_Fjln87uxNOK38K6eGBNChZrZyGAnFfFxHBWzYC0qZj5pB3Dy3ywd8DQZC9phFaU7HvAHGVfaxWnKR0H3Ut2E/s1600/flower3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbNU047aJ1pXwIXVvA4zL507VxiRb0BmBQIwg5FfvxUG4fq-Dt0lZ7b_Fjln87uxNOK38K6eGBNChZrZyGAnFfFxHBWzYC0qZj5pB3Dy3ywd8DQZC9phFaU7HvAHGVfaxWnKR0H3Ut2E/s320/flower3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596215404308926146" border="0" /></a>So what better of a way to relax, and enjoy the warmth than with a new book*, and flowers in your hand-knit hat?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOJHZjA9A4FLueHcNr-tlQ5L4SjwqRPQimVHegp68qSlBwmfGDEzuzO2C07DbPzxfPX2ZECMfBE9ffif38amOmvLzZgnxB9OWmMqjoPsQhW6znNH4Xd6csnsFSVXmOxWkcKCmmP-Lf3M/s1600/flower5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOJHZjA9A4FLueHcNr-tlQ5L4SjwqRPQimVHegp68qSlBwmfGDEzuzO2C07DbPzxfPX2ZECMfBE9ffif38amOmvLzZgnxB9OWmMqjoPsQhW6znNH4Xd6csnsFSVXmOxWkcKCmmP-Lf3M/s320/flower5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596215414433406706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiPtyVGhKB9ajfsPNiwDKW2mP-RJswD2ddbuEBkOmmJmvJlqw4eruVKE0rqpbuTW0f5IHF2y8Bz5zPvw-CnKrbgA0zVv0q9uYEbSKwYHPXSA-dv6I7U4WiE1Oa5z7yPY2t5Kydl_p1sI/s1600/flower4.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbNU047aJ1pXwIXVvA4zL507VxiRb0BmBQIwg5FfvxUG4fq-Dt0lZ7b_Fjln87uxNOK38K6eGBNChZrZyGAnFfFxHBWzYC0qZj5pB3Dy3ywd8DQZC9phFaU7HvAHGVfaxWnKR0H3Ut2E/s1600/flower3.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2ftPU1Cs3TqFycD3okLdBVBnYE9kAD_WK90UdQM42FSSTBy_ivdH3DYPPwkINUMkpXC3e2Ukx8GPYuknMWCVFrxOSE9rG5NwD2z5XY8JEb0IkpaxQrRW9lOSjqN-X3_m-6UyeOxviHw/s1600/flower2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2ftPU1Cs3TqFycD3okLdBVBnYE9kAD_WK90UdQM42FSSTBy_ivdH3DYPPwkINUMkpXC3e2Ukx8GPYuknMWCVFrxOSE9rG5NwD2z5XY8JEb0IkpaxQrRW9lOSjqN-X3_m-6UyeOxviHw/s320/flower2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596215400721050722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2ftPU1Cs3TqFycD3okLdBVBnYE9kAD_WK90UdQM42FSSTBy_ivdH3DYPPwkINUMkpXC3e2Ukx8GPYuknMWCVFrxOSE9rG5NwD2z5XY8JEb0IkpaxQrRW9lOSjqN-X3_m-6UyeOxviHw/s1600/flower2.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBF-eKw-FSOqFQhv4f0y8IgHw0RvR_mb40HqPPdxBP8DGvm3nuJumrP0pJMALr_qefsaRhY6axLBFdZDr3FVwT58NQ5wUwiBVESlBpVXsdy5Xil0TboHXMVyJycVI_gWiNA05755-fYHY/s1600/flower6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBF-eKw-FSOqFQhv4f0y8IgHw0RvR_mb40HqPPdxBP8DGvm3nuJumrP0pJMALr_qefsaRhY6axLBFdZDr3FVwT58NQ5wUwiBVESlBpVXsdy5Xil0TboHXMVyJycVI_gWiNA05755-fYHY/s320/flower6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596215415662201570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had a wonderful day enjoying the blossoming joy of warmth approaching, so when I collapse in the couch inside, and feel a bug on my arm, I am not expecting...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJc4HORtsh1LhVACGQY5nZUpr6Si7FLP7dLAXUWWxAu3SLU-LgF-2bRxCXTA7XNHuLSVUe_Tn9RjpKS9254Jy1ADe5qrpyD7Zir-nvnws0T9o6JV3HcF-IeGT-Un15EAhF93BCtwD6-s/s1600/flower1.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwxvlQTXOLabpkNnNua8bIMEZsICC-EufhSSh5wXZ2paNwYNABZoMSUUNB9OvIiYjM8ggJU7etdIoVUp1j9w-QOlcVKrJLGtzMHj7PAGmgnWAgsgF_v6G7rFelclIvntPhSVt14oApxQ/s1600/flower7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwxvlQTXOLabpkNnNua8bIMEZsICC-EufhSSh5wXZ2paNwYNABZoMSUUNB9OvIiYjM8ggJU7etdIoVUp1j9w-QOlcVKrJLGtzMHj7PAGmgnWAgsgF_v6G7rFelclIvntPhSVt14oApxQ/s320/flower7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596215881236720930" border="0" /></a>... a tick! EWWWW!! Thanks, mother nature. I have the heebie-jeebies for infinity now.<br /><br /><br />* <span style="font-weight: bold;">RANT</span> - this book, published in the UK only is now out of print. This is a book by one of my favourite authors/bloggers, Jane Brocket. (see my sidebar) Because the book is English, and I'm in America, it's really pricey. I found a good deal ~$25 for it shipped from England.. but I waited 2 months, with the shipping date getting pushed further, and further back. Finally, I emailed them, and they said that the distributor had it on backorder and didn't know when it would come in. So they refunded me. O.. K.. I could have bought one in that time for the same price, I'm sure; they should have told me. Anyhoo, I found another one for a bit more, so I took my credit, and my partner bought the rest for me!! <3 It was well worth the money. I'm in love with all of her books, it's a certainty now. :Deyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-90306579027583759502011-04-16T13:01:00.003-05:002011-04-16T13:58:24.248-05:00Green Bay Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYMFVdPeS0MgDT_zOz9Lv5pz59jkLIbeS5Fk3ePiwlE85TiLdMpVwd2YQqdM_gxBxShedu-eRgvtL_ieJKOtZN6Z8nS4aW44QRCtZo6ivbP5OKBbXFlWfJ8VjbpxbJhisiWsJ178_UMU/s1600/trip.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/eyeslikesugar/60442136/foxcar_medium.jpg"><br /></a><br />So, about a week ago, my partner and I went to Green Bay, Wisconsin for a job interview for him teaching math at a college up there. The trip was long, but scenic! And unfortunately, our GPS sent us right INTO Chicago! Ugh. :( But, I did get to spot this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4mFzRisMSyNlDvk8mL5LqxzzhUEcEq1G5qmc8APbOHXMK9gD3GnuVBRW4qDTOhezTAQV5JALWnzfpVdCg5Kw0Y-dAdl4Z2Gw-h3kzs6VLnQ9QxXQy5_NK1cVWLH44p4gb0cbUSKZbAE/s1600/bloggbsecurity.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4mFzRisMSyNlDvk8mL5LqxzzhUEcEq1G5qmc8APbOHXMK9gD3GnuVBRW4qDTOhezTAQV5JALWnzfpVdCg5Kw0Y-dAdl4Z2Gw-h3kzs6VLnQ9QxXQy5_NK1cVWLH44p4gb0cbUSKZbAE/s320/bloggbsecurity.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596243729437513442" border="0" /></a><br />Right before we hit Green Bay, I finished a hat I'd been working on. So I seamed in ends, and starting wearing it. I think it's permanently attached to my head now.<br /><br /><a href="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/eyeslikesugar/60442136/foxcar_medium.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 246px;" src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/eyeslikesugar/60442136/foxcar_medium.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I started on another hat immediately after.. but that one's a surprise for when it's done!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYMFVdPeS0MgDT_zOz9Lv5pz59jkLIbeS5Fk3ePiwlE85TiLdMpVwd2YQqdM_gxBxShedu-eRgvtL_ieJKOtZN6Z8nS4aW44QRCtZo6ivbP5OKBbXFlWfJ8VjbpxbJhisiWsJ178_UMU/s1600/trip.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYMFVdPeS0MgDT_zOz9Lv5pz59jkLIbeS5Fk3ePiwlE85TiLdMpVwd2YQqdM_gxBxShedu-eRgvtL_ieJKOtZN6Z8nS4aW44QRCtZo6ivbP5OKBbXFlWfJ8VjbpxbJhisiWsJ178_UMU/s320/trip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596257616867249698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Our hotel room was lovely, and I wish we had stayed longer. But, the second we got into our hotel, tornado alarms started wailing. So much for going to explore while looking for dinner; we ordered pizza.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjhvuCKV0SW5Cf7rBKVq_uuOn8ZpQGs6GDCuqKeAwj-tL4PnGCv2Yfq-6D75PSGOXrU45yqvumtOFiRbpYKZtlvVoqJ1y9xgWAJQ2Gtgc2iAkknJaFXhZ_H7FpvV80opWM7vupaPA-tQ/s1600/bloggbroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjhvuCKV0SW5Cf7rBKVq_uuOn8ZpQGs6GDCuqKeAwj-tL4PnGCv2Yfq-6D75PSGOXrU45yqvumtOFiRbpYKZtlvVoqJ1y9xgWAJQ2Gtgc2iAkknJaFXhZ_H7FpvV80opWM7vupaPA-tQ/s320/bloggbroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596243733705661586" border="0" /></a><br />The interview went well, he got along great with the other math profs. but the upper management kept good poker faces. A lot of retirement going on with teachers right now, so that's a positive. We'll just have to see. It was a great trip, regardless. I visited a LYS and bought some <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/eyeslikesugar/stash/ultramerino-4">Packers yarn</a> exclusively made for the LYS.<br /><br /><br />On the way back, near Kenosha, I spotted a store <span style="font-style: italic;">made </span>for me:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_E3p2LC84s4Zf8hC3r1rNBDI-CooUufomDduO90bHrYxeVNTr6XljndniRqnjfWNpN1sCK7Vj_Ea0NidW0lqVo36RUnUZSM8PU2Ce6MT-IGtzM7PhZgxw5CKKlfw784orJ8x4Xl25x2w/s1600/bloggbantiquesandcheese.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_E3p2LC84s4Zf8hC3r1rNBDI-CooUufomDduO90bHrYxeVNTr6XljndniRqnjfWNpN1sCK7Vj_Ea0NidW0lqVo36RUnUZSM8PU2Ce6MT-IGtzM7PhZgxw5CKKlfw784orJ8x4Xl25x2w/s320/bloggbantiquesandcheese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596243742071190194" border="0" /></a><br />OH HELL YES.<br /><br />Bought no antiques unfortunately, but I did get this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNgePlhGv-f5wVwidUepFI_N_L0LPKqeEIFCXdO07EkHn5QFlTj1vnsfCqqZ6v3_z0QTyLFZu-nKZdgmSINqxAzuWfU8YivB3ms7IKHdztFTleQzd0Whfx7FUpO29-0rn1My1rcHVMG0/s1600/bloggbbeercheese.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNgePlhGv-f5wVwidUepFI_N_L0LPKqeEIFCXdO07EkHn5QFlTj1vnsfCqqZ6v3_z0QTyLFZu-nKZdgmSINqxAzuWfU8YivB3ms7IKHdztFTleQzd0Whfx7FUpO29-0rn1My1rcHVMG0/s320/bloggbbeercheese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596243738692902306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_E3p2LC84s4Zf8hC3r1rNBDI-CooUufomDduO90bHrYxeVNTr6XljndniRqnjfWNpN1sCK7Vj_Ea0NidW0lqVo36RUnUZSM8PU2Ce6MT-IGtzM7PhZgxw5CKKlfw784orJ8x4Xl25x2w/s1600/bloggbantiquesandcheese.jpg"><br /></a>eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-79873585543720449402011-04-09T19:15:00.002-05:002011-04-09T19:23:41.588-05:00What I've been doing......making a lot of stuff:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXhWceThtWXnkQ_-1dheihumIPVacV2ALPcjU_GlSfVfpTvcwWrK-JYxwjqtwK-AN4EWhtd3GH_5NEh1pCvg4_U_rn61W2c1TbYZxwLqkcK-6lvvnQoAjFdEbrmTKVJgqjF6Lc_7xdHw/s1600/coralinemittens.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXhWceThtWXnkQ_-1dheihumIPVacV2ALPcjU_GlSfVfpTvcwWrK-JYxwjqtwK-AN4EWhtd3GH_5NEh1pCvg4_U_rn61W2c1TbYZxwLqkcK-6lvvnQoAjFdEbrmTKVJgqjF6Lc_7xdHw/s320/coralinemittens.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593742873647182082" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLV0MEmmJqwJ8-nW6x1_xmfQp7pISe_dArT-qrTGxRzpb4gruQPORKgFLjiByma9mFaCLwUSEShLvkaIb9Ggs7h-QEbUgEUQCYTSB-CP_u5V-HhSzdBletAJRjstuTWNzdd2WseVB_lzQ/s1600/coralinemittens2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLV0MEmmJqwJ8-nW6x1_xmfQp7pISe_dArT-qrTGxRzpb4gruQPORKgFLjiByma9mFaCLwUSEShLvkaIb9Ggs7h-QEbUgEUQCYTSB-CP_u5V-HhSzdBletAJRjstuTWNzdd2WseVB_lzQ/s320/coralinemittens2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593742879969539538" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCUEqqt9-e4CfdTeHVX7Pcinnk5I-5qcPVcPGMdisG-MiwK1v0piHBD5sNEYacw3EGrUDRiGB6McLR5bgwfGzUUhFzit3aBXN4cTd_u9eqO__OI6lPxBPqRgFl6p1GTTI4mZFmaodaD0/s1600/foxstole.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCUEqqt9-e4CfdTeHVX7Pcinnk5I-5qcPVcPGMdisG-MiwK1v0piHBD5sNEYacw3EGrUDRiGB6McLR5bgwfGzUUhFzit3aBXN4cTd_u9eqO__OI6lPxBPqRgFl6p1GTTI4mZFmaodaD0/s320/foxstole.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593742870317952530" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/eyeslikesugar/59624203/2_medium.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/eyeslikesugar/59624203/2_medium.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />And watching a lot of Louis Theroux:<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iCbOQcsGwRE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />I am thinking about actively trying to sell knitting I do, but that's a bit off... we'll see. I'm off to Green Bay tomorrow, as James has a job interview there; I hope to get some lovely yarn. It would be nice to move there... I think. :)eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-37169169392762943322011-03-21T01:23:00.002-05:002011-03-21T01:24:51.961-05:00:(A bit down-in-the dumps today, but with new Pee-Wee and this, how can one be too sad? :)<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iPvU8FH6oL4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-20626966347771828732011-03-18T22:40:00.004-05:002011-03-18T23:04:55.546-05:00Peanut Butter Cereal Cookies!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphoJa55K9ph-5FYVQUtZqR69pdVpoMApRthYOPSHCeMSSm6dP5_6yoMLaqvPosdL4ZDSiB0cSOu-bTd6obsfHYaPVJ97annL6sRMnSUlnCTaT_qa8g7T6Olcqc4SBxnlva4jKYL8Nw80/s1600/PB+cereal+cookies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphoJa55K9ph-5FYVQUtZqR69pdVpoMApRthYOPSHCeMSSm6dP5_6yoMLaqvPosdL4ZDSiB0cSOu-bTd6obsfHYaPVJ97annL6sRMnSUlnCTaT_qa8g7T6Olcqc4SBxnlva4jKYL8Nw80/s320/PB+cereal+cookies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585631079238867618" /></a><br /><br /><br />I wanted to use up some <a href="http://breakfastbowl.blogspot.com/2010/08/pops-mixit.html">cereal</a> that we've had since the fall. We got them practically free after coupons. I wanted to make a s'more something using the graham, chocolate, and marshmallow cereals. So I did some googling. I did not want to do a no-bake recipe; if I'm going to indulge in cookie sweets, I want them BAKED! Following is a good recipe for whole puffy cereal: Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp (does that still exist?), Captain Crunch (which is the next one I'm doing!!), etc.<br /><br />1/2 cup Creamy peanut butter<br />1/3 cup sugar<br />1/3 cup brown sugar<br />1/3 cup room temp. butter<br />1/2 teaspoon baking soda<br />1/2 teaspoon baking powder<br />1 egg<br />1 teaspoon vanilla<br />3 - 3 1/2 cups cereal of your choice.<br />3/4 cup semisweet or milk chocolate (whatever chocolate you have around) chocolate chips<br /><br />Oven @ 325. Mix peanut butter, sugars, butter, baking soda, baking powder, egg and vanilla. Then, stir in cereal and chocolate chips.<br /><br />Spoon into balls and place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden. Put sheets on cooling racks until sheets are cool to the touch, and gently put cookies on cooling rack.eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-35265967419954411132011-03-15T16:58:00.012-05:002011-03-15T18:33:07.941-05:00Goodies in the mail!!Recently, (and on-going) I organized a knitters swap on the Ravelry group, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/tiny-owl-knits">Tiny Owl Knits</a>. It's where secret partners are matched up round-robin style and send packages to the person that they are assigned to "stalk" on Ravelry. I initially wasn't going to participate, but due to math error on my part, I thought I had to for the partnering to work. Oops. However, a sweet woman named Julie jumped to volunteer to send me items, and now I am soooooo glad I decided to participate because what I received in the mail was <span style="font-style: italic;">incredible</span>!
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<br />On top of a knitting carry-all that she <span style="font-style: italic;">handmade</span> is a scarflette with a beautiful shawl pin:
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<br />That's actually the WS! But it's so versatile that it looks great WS or RS:
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<br />And it's incredibly, incredibly soooffft! One of the softest things I've felt. I have considered sleeping with it. :p She sent the left-overs along with some recommended patterns. The mitts I've considered, as this yarn needs to be on contact with skin, due to the luxuriousness of it. I also was wondering if I'd have enough to make a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bedknobs--broomsticks">Bedknobs and Broomsticks</a>. I could try, and if it doesn't work out... frog it and make mitts. :D
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<br />Patterns and natural, handcrafted soap!
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFH6j4ctvCVnHop-QojGTN8jWP_2neB5XnV3v2pcseWEggzHczI1GhWtWOpY5XRwm_W3oolBwtrRgEifTsLv6yzrtEuTW9OxC9S73LEcRkYTQNa84d8M9UlGd6vauu6SeKlHbkySot6Qg/s1600/swap03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFH6j4ctvCVnHop-QojGTN8jWP_2neB5XnV3v2pcseWEggzHczI1GhWtWOpY5XRwm_W3oolBwtrRgEifTsLv6yzrtEuTW9OxC9S73LEcRkYTQNa84d8M9UlGd6vauu6SeKlHbkySot6Qg/s320/swap03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584430087081166370" border="0" /></a>In the second picture, on top of the bag is Koigu!!!! My first Koigu ever! I've never had Malabrigo, either... it's a shame, but I'm waiting for <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/malabrigo-yarn-merino-worsted/stashes?search=polar+morn">one particular colourway</a> on that one, anyway. Along with Koigu, is some similar-hued Mountain Colors handpainted yarn, so that I can extend the Koigu into knee socks, as those are mainly what I wear!! :D
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62v4OVXaq1VFSNxEHsR2fBLCgQ3h_n9aX-NM6CEEgBdeLFKFIXaXfGYShoQKxFsWN-tzxPA9sr3Qzc6RCYfWxnvW38vnwnhmEfjwdKHn14H8thwtRskZdVdHChyphenhyphenZGu970jb-shZ08f0Y/s1600/swap04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62v4OVXaq1VFSNxEHsR2fBLCgQ3h_n9aX-NM6CEEgBdeLFKFIXaXfGYShoQKxFsWN-tzxPA9sr3Qzc6RCYfWxnvW38vnwnhmEfjwdKHn14H8thwtRskZdVdHChyphenhyphenZGu970jb-shZ08f0Y/s320/swap04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584430091732698642" border="0" /></a>On the bag here, is a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/tiny-owl-knits/1539693/">Mr. McTweedy</a>!! He is up high, on a shelf, next to a tin. I panicked and shoved him at my partner, saying: "Quick.. get him up high! Higher than beverages!!" He is recycled and amazing. <3
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuq8zAvaYxo9ivVXKpFn8_fXxr4hZ3WzwgKzvmEReH7ST0W1LH7NPs79w76w83BQFqDM4HrFmaas9Nly6w_3ToDs6RqV8MVHUndYKBhPnrITAunj-0ArU8tAuZo9oULatPRxkgAikR6k/s1600/swap05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuq8zAvaYxo9ivVXKpFn8_fXxr4hZ3WzwgKzvmEReH7ST0W1LH7NPs79w76w83BQFqDM4HrFmaas9Nly6w_3ToDs6RqV8MVHUndYKBhPnrITAunj-0ArU8tAuZo9oULatPRxkgAikR6k/s320/swap05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584430428740414322" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUxdtRQnNt5c4uW-cyZlEoWwIIIMFL64ynCCRKglLR5-JT3XUMELomyM0PyJEwIDiWFFsbdJL116YaFyB22AcEKTVt2XYATWV8Nbdkr2nmaqZUhb5EqEJ8gMlyXE3NfbV-V1MWh8Vf5M/s1600/swap06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUxdtRQnNt5c4uW-cyZlEoWwIIIMFL64ynCCRKglLR5-JT3XUMELomyM0PyJEwIDiWFFsbdJL116YaFyB22AcEKTVt2XYATWV8Nbdkr2nmaqZUhb5EqEJ8gMlyXE3NfbV-V1MWh8Vf5M/s320/swap06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584430432357645618" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Also, in the box was hand-dyed and hand-spun yarn from Julie! The handspun is amazing, and I cannot think of how to properly treat it. Maybe a B&B for that? I need something that can bring out the amazing twists and bursts of colour. It's like a carnival in the middle of the forest!
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xTAa2XOLtZ9smzmxtklByWBmNkUCkj-KyMERB93dj3aemxR7XNx8vFoPcjE0esMxz-Qk7ooiWxB9nzsFofSlrmwkDM135h1bQa4EXRNoyXEs8oBYA_cFYahcmThi1ZxRTJZg4ueTI8A/s1600/swap08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xTAa2XOLtZ9smzmxtklByWBmNkUCkj-KyMERB93dj3aemxR7XNx8vFoPcjE0esMxz-Qk7ooiWxB9nzsFofSlrmwkDM135h1bQa4EXRNoyXEs8oBYA_cFYahcmThi1ZxRTJZg4ueTI8A/s320/swap08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584430447679149810" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpWVGrR_cnV0XykUpgdS27GkF-1gh-aOWdu8jTjdLPVHw1cD2bVJh0vLUIlvuK807yGWBbsk3uO8XXf7WB47k7q6JdauNA3aaViTwiG4KAWjmBA8zOk0omx7Iidx4dhnRPvOgLrHarQ8/s1600/swap09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpWVGrR_cnV0XykUpgdS27GkF-1gh-aOWdu8jTjdLPVHw1cD2bVJh0vLUIlvuK807yGWBbsk3uO8XXf7WB47k7q6JdauNA3aaViTwiG4KAWjmBA8zOk0omx7Iidx4dhnRPvOgLrHarQ8/s320/swap09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584430450067819362" border="0" /></a>The hand painted yarn came with some beads that are orange, yellow, and gold. I could <span style="font-style: italic;">swear</span> they were named sunset (or sunrise?), but now I can't find that anywhere for the life of me. Maybe I named it? The handpainted yarn is primarily the dominant teal colour, which has been my colour this winter, but with hints of pink and orange at the bottom. Oh, did I mention it was tweed? Yeah!
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODxXS_G1KlPj525Lz0Y62THIXon1xrt-OcxpeJUZ236PeCqure-0kiKQU7O_SEVA5kAagkJsjp_VSRcg-cO74-bXrFyBHeARhzUqMIfNS0zCRfyrwYjo4-u3jcyZo43ybc-si2i68bDc/s1600/swap24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODxXS_G1KlPj525Lz0Y62THIXon1xrt-OcxpeJUZ236PeCqure-0kiKQU7O_SEVA5kAagkJsjp_VSRcg-cO74-bXrFyBHeARhzUqMIfNS0zCRfyrwYjo4-u3jcyZo43ybc-si2i68bDc/s320/swap24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584436642829279122" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sCgOy97OhUqpk2XJcOA_92X_q50Pg0YTrgZALpm8ApYrt4Ba4mgQrM4khBD_vfp1wYYFm5NzPjBwHQRmVBWfYk3SisH6l8Ja96l4Di4B9iE7PbGX7m3CzRr7SLPIPgObMe93vj6KWo0/s1600/swap23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sCgOy97OhUqpk2XJcOA_92X_q50Pg0YTrgZALpm8ApYrt4Ba4mgQrM4khBD_vfp1wYYFm5NzPjBwHQRmVBWfYk3SisH6l8Ja96l4Di4B9iE7PbGX7m3CzRr7SLPIPgObMe93vj6KWo0/s320/swap23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584436634668851346" border="0" /></a>Inside the bag...
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvDwNkNMtTHvlCz2qsgi2l4i0LgTF9D9kOCfLvvEoXtuwL8a-_lxe173oqoryPP9xo4YU2LcwAFlYx6zakIb6-MkhSdEopubJ8SjXoRaLXdk4puYit737vKtuM744LvKFYqUluSSblyw/s1600/swap26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvDwNkNMtTHvlCz2qsgi2l4i0LgTF9D9kOCfLvvEoXtuwL8a-_lxe173oqoryPP9xo4YU2LcwAFlYx6zakIb6-MkhSdEopubJ8SjXoRaLXdk4puYit737vKtuM744LvKFYqUluSSblyw/s320/swap26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584437104206584306" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsgkXcxTzDtmEbclRfG5sarxuJ5s6MZ0Ghsg0rxrGwps4X8qEoqur-ZnXijaRdLAFRLlxTpbgj5SNXLQBNnX0zeqMZA_chX_NABq6TuPNsc-XYu03b7x7tEYuRqsFdsL2GBZyRawv2T4/s1600/swap18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsgkXcxTzDtmEbclRfG5sarxuJ5s6MZ0Ghsg0rxrGwps4X8qEoqur-ZnXijaRdLAFRLlxTpbgj5SNXLQBNnX0zeqMZA_chX_NABq6TuPNsc-XYu03b7x7tEYuRqsFdsL2GBZyRawv2T4/s320/swap18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584431424785094514" border="0" /></a>...were two other bags! A larger bag for straight needle projects, and a smaller bag for sock knitting and thinner yarn projects!
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz63whW1mIm59jsYLG1y8_48Jw8p3TKBDk0imwcWW4nVvKEpNy5EoxwXC2NYdIha0YUZgBS5j49PhciT04Zl8Bb3QL5ip_JJJ7u1MiOk-KgAxIlKFDnZ5MqgqlnvNt1ACWW1olhlAElTo/s1600/swap25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz63whW1mIm59jsYLG1y8_48Jw8p3TKBDk0imwcWW4nVvKEpNy5EoxwXC2NYdIha0YUZgBS5j49PhciT04Zl8Bb3QL5ip_JJJ7u1MiOk-KgAxIlKFDnZ5MqgqlnvNt1ACWW1olhlAElTo/s320/swap25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584437100829517010" border="0" /></a>
<br />Inside the large.
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<br />Also tucked away in the bag was a beautiful DPN wallet:
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBnoNHD-RJ0cVdMTDMGqnlsvycsKdFi_JErYKB3RkLhwvqyyzXVW3YvZJl98VFfiFnJB7cYGWL01piqm6NNvrJc3uI7GD3d1vsa4-xp5ZeAixCAQj38qL9GO3yLE9XmamkPPpVUL-GzU/s1600/swap13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBnoNHD-RJ0cVdMTDMGqnlsvycsKdFi_JErYKB3RkLhwvqyyzXVW3YvZJl98VFfiFnJB7cYGWL01piqm6NNvrJc3uI7GD3d1vsa4-xp5ZeAixCAQj38qL9GO3yLE9XmamkPPpVUL-GzU/s320/swap13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584430927442259986" border="0" /></a>Whose cover was a repurposed leather book cover!
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<br />Inside:
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQPdEyWQhGojUB2kV7Apk0gOE4YCyBwEdd7jgmMGpeD_CLXDUuumcOwpc7Z9vpf08jkMrcNq2IyZZTfWVUmZ1f7TUQJE7QMBG1kIj1WZpQyjG84eYYVuIzAAPZxFLIvl1derpyfdHm9o/s1600/swap14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQPdEyWQhGojUB2kV7Apk0gOE4YCyBwEdd7jgmMGpeD_CLXDUuumcOwpc7Z9vpf08jkMrcNq2IyZZTfWVUmZ1f7TUQJE7QMBG1kIj1WZpQyjG84eYYVuIzAAPZxFLIvl1derpyfdHm9o/s320/swap14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584430938127763538" border="0" /></a>
<br />What's this? a bookmark?
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxhu6UqPgeyHrCkYVZnpZhNeV5vxT5zhpYa3QR3_MfLEhdCLFxBhG5FHQ8M8Lk10MVqHB871zEBNzf6JJ_MgBvb6sL2SB6TtVnSOUQBfFP_orf9MaJaXGVqaHpKyR7GLKPz_iZW_oPJ4/s1600/swap15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxhu6UqPgeyHrCkYVZnpZhNeV5vxT5zhpYa3QR3_MfLEhdCLFxBhG5FHQ8M8Lk10MVqHB871zEBNzf6JJ_MgBvb6sL2SB6TtVnSOUQBfFP_orf9MaJaXGVqaHpKyR7GLKPz_iZW_oPJ4/s320/swap15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584431411127425058" border="0" /></a>No! Beautiful rainbow scissors!! I'm always losing mine, so these are perfect, and special. It's like that last tapestry needle..cling to it for dear life!
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<br />Speaking of tapestry needles!
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEwSps0LPyVdaSRRfJVR1iJzQvi6DRpI__moSVqnkjEWTqTYG6Sehz7bxkFY4M9eORrOW3_2t3cKqaosByV1V9kXj6zG6xMutMezOeMLQf86YsvfgrkYEDuGdp4sZaBo6rU8QveIaGmk/s1600/swap16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEwSps0LPyVdaSRRfJVR1iJzQvi6DRpI__moSVqnkjEWTqTYG6Sehz7bxkFY4M9eORrOW3_2t3cKqaosByV1V9kXj6zG6xMutMezOeMLQf86YsvfgrkYEDuGdp4sZaBo6rU8QveIaGmk/s320/swap16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584431416048654002" border="0" /></a>And what's in this pocket?
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhXlSPBU0-_gttkiAZYSgOwpQzPsEoPmsUUyiYo6eYcdcUq3IcomjYK9hu8X2p43z2poIjvaMBQBwg8Wko8__-isTEY1wm0VjD0m08YPS66FViGp3Kkw7Kug8bOyz1WnEm0btK5lsIr0/s1600/swap17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhXlSPBU0-_gttkiAZYSgOwpQzPsEoPmsUUyiYo6eYcdcUq3IcomjYK9hu8X2p43z2poIjvaMBQBwg8Wko8__-isTEY1wm0VjD0m08YPS66FViGp3Kkw7Kug8bOyz1WnEm0btK5lsIr0/s320/swap17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584431418482039266" border="0" /></a>Owl stitch markers, she made herself! They're so lovely! And I'm working on a project right now that is using up all available stitch markers AND some waster yarn-turned-stitch-marker. Yay! :D
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNRn8lDeiAIcIDcTFUAVanI-2_yND7KTYIYpL8QIfQCpHHaz1Kt_WRZOJHVdSNv38VBqx5PzRZuLTB5WQIN9BP8kH5gL82X8Ucbe10BakzAWPR24G_Lq8ttVzPNXKFmAlvP41n29HBGQ/s1600/swap27.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNRn8lDeiAIcIDcTFUAVanI-2_yND7KTYIYpL8QIfQCpHHaz1Kt_WRZOJHVdSNv38VBqx5PzRZuLTB5WQIN9BP8kH5gL82X8Ucbe10BakzAWPR24G_Lq8ttVzPNXKFmAlvP41n29HBGQ/s320/swap27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584437114161904658" border="0" /></a>I had to move some of my DPNs in already. :)
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYD0CawtQ7bNSktA-tz99MWIjCFmRbAi-zJR7jdun8R5OCtWKrAwIJjDs81o4VQFEpBsN01_zt82n3A1EwxMpUzWFVsimbtFwF1XG7bLEo_1QIO1R4lGgHtPqFry8ewJG_B8Wy27Sg0oo/s1600/swap19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYD0CawtQ7bNSktA-tz99MWIjCFmRbAi-zJR7jdun8R5OCtWKrAwIJjDs81o4VQFEpBsN01_zt82n3A1EwxMpUzWFVsimbtFwF1XG7bLEo_1QIO1R4lGgHtPqFry8ewJG_B8Wy27Sg0oo/s320/swap19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584431427012209010" border="0" /></a>Julie also noticed my <span style="font-style: italic;">favourite</span> spice, cardamom! I usually only use it in sweet things, but she gave me advice (and rice) for a savory dish!
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<br />Caffeine was also included, and appreciated! She says she's picky with coffee, so I am totally looking forward to it! She also sent chocolate covered coffee beans
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpGyfeWQFVg_-kPxrrE0wpUrgG4EgrEQMYoduKz7VjItoqluInB4phu8iSEPZitMTa0843Lv_cSWvisUsMRx0jGwYCeptXPYucaJiGycqCf_hsVhwybkea5BhFygONQIGVpxuWfCdnbw/s1600/swap21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpGyfeWQFVg_-kPxrrE0wpUrgG4EgrEQMYoduKz7VjItoqluInB4phu8iSEPZitMTa0843Lv_cSWvisUsMRx0jGwYCeptXPYucaJiGycqCf_hsVhwybkea5BhFygONQIGVpxuWfCdnbw/s320/swap21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584436602042702018" border="0" /></a>And she even found a vintage handkerchief that fits the teal/brown theme! For those that don't know, I have amassed a large collection of handkerchiefs for everyday use. I find it's less wasteful than napkins or kleenex, and much, much prettier. I'm very hygenic with them, and am constantly washing them. However, this will probably go in the special hankies box with my great-grandmother's. :) (Tulips, too! Perfect for this time of year.)
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JCBerMwd72ty5P9L6Nrpun7xll7HPYPl_wpNPyzoS8zoa1acdu96Wk9_53eSRcZa5yxJK-nYdokiMBiHWzRRLVS6xrpnk0mikkt0V3R5gE-Yj-PFtrgPup6P_xOwo-KBMQA13lMfRlc/s1600/swap32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JCBerMwd72ty5P9L6Nrpun7xll7HPYPl_wpNPyzoS8zoa1acdu96Wk9_53eSRcZa5yxJK-nYdokiMBiHWzRRLVS6xrpnk0mikkt0V3R5gE-Yj-PFtrgPup6P_xOwo-KBMQA13lMfRlc/s320/swap32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584449666394699922" border="0" /></a>A pair of vintage earrings were in the bag, too; urging me to repurpose them into something else. I'm thinking chunky buttons for something like <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/celtic-cable-neckwarmer">this</a>.
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<br />And of course, a sweet and lovely card!
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<br />The package was so incredible, my cat threatened to steal the bag.
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<br />I gave him the box, instead!! :D
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<br />eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-63702593136579536282011-03-12T01:02:00.003-06:002011-03-12T01:18:21.347-06:00Thoughts...Watching this classic 'Kids in the Hall' sketch this evening, and re-enacting it with my partner got me thinking...<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1pKXMcfx1d8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />..about dominant eyes. Yes dominant eyes. When "crushing a head" I close my left eye to give ample room for my right, dominant hand to crush. Wouldn't my left-handed boyfriend be the same, given his love for using his left hand? Nope. He closes his left like me, and claims it feels more natural to do so. I'd always thought, and joked about often with him, that left-handed people were just <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080313234023AAI4UQP">mirror twins in which one twin got absorbed in the womb</a>. But the fact that he has the same reactions I do wonder if some left-handed people just trained themselves to be early on. Either way, it would be fun to ask my mirror twin grandmother (left handed) and her twin (right handed) to do this experiment. Though, perhaps with a microscope instead of 'Kids in the Hall'? I'd like to see what the natural inclination is for people, which is the dominant eye?eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-78831491063347745592011-03-06T12:44:00.010-06:002011-03-07T12:58:17.063-06:00Mojito Cake!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cFY6kYc788wZVygpCqOcIWI-T9mxd1IDuymtBIrjELEeSmO6N4fOz9gL-y9H6XgW_IKDa-mB-DWwhVKJd9iS4euZCqjr-N-MXQsvP3ALJ4WWX_DAUQu9m-kBJP2sd8dbElinaROjtX8/s1600/mojito.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cFY6kYc788wZVygpCqOcIWI-T9mxd1IDuymtBIrjELEeSmO6N4fOz9gL-y9H6XgW_IKDa-mB-DWwhVKJd9iS4euZCqjr-N-MXQsvP3ALJ4WWX_DAUQu9m-kBJP2sd8dbElinaROjtX8/s320/mojito.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581406542082855874" /></a><br /><br />(No, those are NOT marshmallows; they are dessert mints. You know, mojito...mint? I couldn't find fresh mint leaves. I really need to start growing some.)<br /><br />Adapted to US units of measurements from, <a href="http://www.domesticsluttery.com/2011/01/baking-for-beginners-mojito-cake.html">Domestic Sluttery's Mojito Cake!</a><br /><br /><u>Cake Ingredients:</u><br /><br />-8.82 tablespoons butter (1 stick and a sliver ~ room temp)<br />-3/4c superfine sugar (I put granulated sugar in a food processor for a bit - when you do this, add about 1/2c or more for the glaze later)<br />-2 eggs ~ room temp<br />-1/4c rum (I used light from from the Conch Republic)<br />-zest of 2 limes<br />-1.4c of self rising flour<br />-1 tsp of baking powder<br /><br />(I did not have any self-rising flour, so using the old adage of <span style="font-style:italic;">1 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt per 1 c of flour</span> to make self-rising flour, I added 2 7/8 tsp. baking powder, 5/8 tsp. salt, and 1 1/4 c all-purpose flour, total. If my math is too confusing for you, go ahead and use self-rising flour.)<br /><br /><u>Glaze Ingredients:</u><br /><br />-100ml water (between 1/3 and 1/2 c if your liquid measuring cup does not have ml)<br />-1/2c superfine sugar (from above) <br />-3 tbs. rum <br />-juice from the two limes you zested earlier<br /><br /><u>Frosting Ingredients:</u><br /><br />-8 tbs. (1 stick) butter ~ room temp<br />-1 1/4 c confectioners sugar (to start)<br />-juice from 1 lime<br />-altoids mints<br /><br />(optionals: green food colouring [I used moss coloured food paste], thin slices of lime, mint springs for decor. I could not find any so I used green and white dessert mints. [I really, really need to just grow some mint.])<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ready? Set? Bake!</span><br /><br />Set oven to 325 degrees. With a mixer, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. In another bowl, beat together eggs and rum. Slowly add rum mixture to butter mixture with a mixer until fluffy. Fold in zest, flour, and baking powder. Pour into cake pan, and cook for 35 - 40 mins. (Check after 30)<br /><br />For the glaze, put water and sugar into saucepan and stir until translucent. BTB RTS, (Bring to boil and reduce to simmer) for 5 - 7 minutes. Let cool all the way and then add the 3 tbs. rum and lime juice from zest. (yes, the rum is <i>not</i> cooked away. Woo-hoo!<br /><br />When the cake is done and completely cool, poke all over with a fork, and use a pastry brush to "paint" the glaze all over the cake. Then, make the frosting:<br /><br />Add 1 1/4 cup of confectioners sugar to butter and mix. Gradually add lime jucie until you get a frosting consistency. You can always add more sugar if it gets too thin. Once the frosting is a good consistency, ground up some altoids (I used 17 total) in a mortar and pestle or food processor. Add some to icing. Just keep tasting until it's perfect!<br /><br />Frost and decorate with sliced limes or fresh mint leaves, if you have them. :)eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-63625609908884091312011-02-28T12:23:00.006-06:002011-02-28T14:07:43.135-06:00Rain...Odd we have been getting thunderstorms in the midwest recently. It's a bit early for thunderstorms and tornadoes, but unfortunately, the south from TN all the way to the panhandle of Florida have been geting tornadoes. Now, thunderstorms (not tornadoes, of course) I find calming and lovely, <i>if</i> you're inside and will be for the rest of the evening. What's lovely with the rain and low rumbles? Poetry. Especially bittersweet poetry.<br /><br />Following, are some lovely poems to read during a thunderstorm:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/tonight-i-can-write-the-saddest-lines/">Tonight I can write the saddest lines ~ Puedo Escribir </a><br /><br /><blockquote>Tonight I can write the saddest lines.<br />Write, for example,'The night is shattered<br />and the blue stars shiver in the distance.'<br />The night wind revolves in the sky and sings.<br />Tonight I can write the saddest lines.<br />I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too.</blockquote><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xWnM45HLe_A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/Shel-Silverstein/19767">Forgotten Language</a><br /><br /><blockquote>Once I spoke the language of the flowers,<br />Once I understood each word the caterpillar said,<br />Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings,<br />And shared a conversation with the housefly<br />in my bed.<br />Once I heard and answered all the questions<br />of the crickets,<br />And joined the crying of each falling dying<br />flake of snow,<br />Once I spoke the language of the flowers...<br />How did it go?<br /></blockquote><br /><br /><br />And sometimes, bittersweet can be too sad, especially on a gloomy day, and one needs simple poems, expressing the beauty of ordinary things, and a contentment easily won:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fouragesofsand.com/2008/11/the-orange-by-wendy-cope.html">The Orange</a><br /><br /><blockquote>At lunchtime I bought a huge orange<br />The size of it made us all laugh.<br />I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—<br />They got quarters and I had a half.<br /><br /><br />And that orange it made me so happy,<br />As ordinary things often do<br />Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park<br />This is peace and contentment. It's new.<br /><br /><br />The rest of the day was quite easy.<br />I did all my jobs on my list<br />And enjoyed them and had some time over.<br />I love you. I'm glad I exist.</blockquote><br /><br />Because coziness and contentment that comes from being safe from the rain and thunder, is easily won.eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-64833460113265849722011-02-25T22:56:00.004-06:002011-02-26T18:22:16.771-06:00Small break..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yzd9oBZ_EyH1tz7ikPFTJcoi0wv12TbYs6h1Ygtnd949WQI5mwAMAMKIvp3k6Y1AdaJTbEyBW-a0GRD_Gi9HhxIOInHI0TtVTg4loZk-AZW9b0e7NFnk_DGWDlXlLq5wFjjW6T9jjW8/s1600/trip1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yzd9oBZ_EyH1tz7ikPFTJcoi0wv12TbYs6h1Ygtnd949WQI5mwAMAMKIvp3k6Y1AdaJTbEyBW-a0GRD_Gi9HhxIOInHI0TtVTg4loZk-AZW9b0e7NFnk_DGWDlXlLq5wFjjW6T9jjW8/s320/trip1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577857827376419106" /></a><br /><br />I just got back from a break from the internet; I dog-sat for my family while my dad and step mom were on vacation. They live out in the country where it's COLD but cozy, crazy but calm, and there's plenty of time but no internet.<br /><br />I spent a lot of time knitting, cooking, baking, watching movies, antique shopping, starting to learn embroidery, and taking pictures!<br /><br />I'll put each section of pictures into separate posts here in the near future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbh5PgNAFavl4PHpF2GvWyDCGYG0SX4Me6KLDuW53h2ATVoVgiY1nK5i8KAQn7QMTj4E-2YTuxZBAw6uo7eXEYh0g2UVCCqrsOATI-UiHmsSgMcsBitdV9237JFl4lC9LDsuVumB8oIw/s1600/trip2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbh5PgNAFavl4PHpF2GvWyDCGYG0SX4Me6KLDuW53h2ATVoVgiY1nK5i8KAQn7QMTj4E-2YTuxZBAw6uo7eXEYh0g2UVCCqrsOATI-UiHmsSgMcsBitdV9237JFl4lC9LDsuVumB8oIw/s320/trip2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577857829502228930" /></a>eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-41815196342683559822011-02-14T19:51:00.004-06:002011-02-14T20:15:23.747-06:00Happy VD!Today, we went out and bought a hook to hang the hanging pot I bought last summer at a garage sale, so that my spider plant could branch out and <i>breathe</i>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_qrTcvjuIOMMTHWDZH7fkse7g3KMqns_Ka4zEoMvVZW6SlkY9TKFwe6bWM7kcKZ15sftlk03AhiOswOe2XO7yYZU_GIkyKsc0ioWCoGQMlf8sGAfa9tSFJiGiC9DgKPRW8aDOO0tfOU/s1600/spidey2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_qrTcvjuIOMMTHWDZH7fkse7g3KMqns_Ka4zEoMvVZW6SlkY9TKFwe6bWM7kcKZ15sftlk03AhiOswOe2XO7yYZU_GIkyKsc0ioWCoGQMlf8sGAfa9tSFJiGiC9DgKPRW8aDOO0tfOU/s320/spidey2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573731306519586194" /></a><br /><br />While we were out, James bought me a Campanula<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30eipn6Kk5RkqCRWV-wLbtsdFP2z0tBWpXnQxt5hyphenhyphenwQmVlKyd17M8XuUWRfWUNR2VdGqURXT0r5aQuTeU16ltazs0zUtkbjWVzHQK_zqzaxZsYfMHKCMOhvBqaiM5kuxTNblFfp-eSM8/s1600/campanula.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30eipn6Kk5RkqCRWV-wLbtsdFP2z0tBWpXnQxt5hyphenhyphenwQmVlKyd17M8XuUWRfWUNR2VdGqURXT0r5aQuTeU16ltazs0zUtkbjWVzHQK_zqzaxZsYfMHKCMOhvBqaiM5kuxTNblFfp-eSM8/s320/campanula.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573733132766208210" /></a><br /><br />to fill in the empty hole left by the moved spider plant on my window-sill. I hope I can keep it alive!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorgQoeZyRvUwii0xPUjHTKtGpFgxzwGNMeQupnhKB9HLKl_X6dD2wHBNoTvlCvktaXaBZD0aeATTUW7-OGDReZ5aOdc3msM0SmeH-t8fWqukidd4PdTo9kLuXv1lV4txPn4l5eHRKiWw/s1600/purpflow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorgQoeZyRvUwii0xPUjHTKtGpFgxzwGNMeQupnhKB9HLKl_X6dD2wHBNoTvlCvktaXaBZD0aeATTUW7-OGDReZ5aOdc3msM0SmeH-t8fWqukidd4PdTo9kLuXv1lV4txPn4l5eHRKiWw/s320/purpflow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573731312675618738" /></a><br /><br />When we got back from the errands, I received a lovely Grecian owl coin, in the mail, from two lovely ladies from the Tiny Owl Knits knitting group!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YlAt8gv54H5figh5t_QiUJIbk5_hLWO_C9w8SzlwcEehUUqCJv7aTXLz1CXPo0vip9ppQdB47nwM0ilikcgANCxEWLWAP79T2HcOpSB4ANVFVp-PobdEMj8IrTn8OYSqf527pEHdev0/s1600/giveahoot2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YlAt8gv54H5figh5t_QiUJIbk5_hLWO_C9w8SzlwcEehUUqCJv7aTXLz1CXPo0vip9ppQdB47nwM0ilikcgANCxEWLWAP79T2HcOpSB4ANVFVp-PobdEMj8IrTn8OYSqf527pEHdev0/s320/giveahoot2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573731293822865890" /></a><br /><br />Finally, I cooked pink chicken with brown rice soup for my partner for Valentines Day dinner.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMKEXilpLFuNvVE2exFK-2ZEzdBY3QI_I8How3Q1A7cIdl-FEYdi7M0XHUhZ4njQjQZEDwAKtkslNi3PrTI67rEiP3ZQ0Kfnr5SM15xxi9WyIPFlsZPtAPKSsfAmH0HtVOYxlNaLc5FA/s1600/vdsoup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMKEXilpLFuNvVE2exFK-2ZEzdBY3QI_I8How3Q1A7cIdl-FEYdi7M0XHUhZ4njQjQZEDwAKtkslNi3PrTI67rEiP3ZQ0Kfnr5SM15xxi9WyIPFlsZPtAPKSsfAmH0HtVOYxlNaLc5FA/s320/vdsoup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573731290463987346" /></a><br /><br />A very good day! :)eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-82678068247806336572011-02-13T09:30:00.002-06:002011-02-13T09:33:18.416-06:00Vintage ImageI took pictures of a scrapbook my great-great grandmother made. There are images from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. I love this book, and have it displayed next to my autographed Kill Bill sword. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26348671@N04/sets/72157626034535930/">linky to pics!</a><br /><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5439446051_f0a5e5ba1c_z.jpg">eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-21863250773000048502011-02-12T15:09:00.003-06:002011-02-12T15:16:38.976-06:00Blingy RingyToday my family heirloom ring, that I received for graduation, was returned to me resized!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBL7S2J2yFMbUUr5Q7_HL9uaQTaX2_9dhHeRdV2700fYu1z69pY2BvRxSnJ0IMoAmrh66IAEcoJigNASl4Slh3eACmYNgOIpzGHTJcDSSp0t8LcAAcl4wMGN_QnUp8gpTGl8jXi-UkuY/s1600/ringy3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBL7S2J2yFMbUUr5Q7_HL9uaQTaX2_9dhHeRdV2700fYu1z69pY2BvRxSnJ0IMoAmrh66IAEcoJigNASl4Slh3eACmYNgOIpzGHTJcDSSp0t8LcAAcl4wMGN_QnUp8gpTGl8jXi-UkuY/s320/ringy3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572914531823018610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkJ0UJZFAF4QsjJtq8_a2CpAKmVarj6U1HaURNW2Iulfd-oo8sDGYJ2Irniew4QJb8UrvfxGWKJcGdydM6bF2DD7NjCGVGrxbZF8rAGZrsKN6ByWBTCZDNK_jfjdyykuA78aEHzFRxW0/s1600/ringy2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkJ0UJZFAF4QsjJtq8_a2CpAKmVarj6U1HaURNW2Iulfd-oo8sDGYJ2Irniew4QJb8UrvfxGWKJcGdydM6bF2DD7NjCGVGrxbZF8rAGZrsKN6ByWBTCZDNK_jfjdyykuA78aEHzFRxW0/s320/ringy2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572914526167404226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPO-T9MrZWPLiEpYRsPeVM-RcaWoZ732ELawCcWdHJZhTu-jiMT63WZIIIcsXRA8zP4NyspmwzaxnAOp87clPwzp6zRcaoYLhxgjML_PKLME8Ae5S-ACiQTiTG4IggLP5nuiHdB_AxZtM/s1600/ringy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPO-T9MrZWPLiEpYRsPeVM-RcaWoZ732ELawCcWdHJZhTu-jiMT63WZIIIcsXRA8zP4NyspmwzaxnAOp87clPwzp6zRcaoYLhxgjML_PKLME8Ae5S-ACiQTiTG4IggLP5nuiHdB_AxZtM/s320/ringy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572914520000594882" /></a>eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704125293731357513.post-28562113729657915082011-02-12T13:23:00.005-06:002011-02-12T13:29:00.651-06:00More Random PicturesMy partner got me early valentines presents! Scott pilgrim stuffed dolls, and a pixel vase with flowers!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWtb1rYCMOMDflFz2Q-1IzsRokVb-qrM39sMBviPUXYx6aM3loBtMk0nH-EkSfrDeJwYV5Rm8z22Dj3iDBWSv_F5LJl7qsHp2uVhhpAPZsZP1KDsAul7PQ1F6rXi4ul2fT6Nc30C1Pp4/s1600/vday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWtb1rYCMOMDflFz2Q-1IzsRokVb-qrM39sMBviPUXYx6aM3loBtMk0nH-EkSfrDeJwYV5Rm8z22Dj3iDBWSv_F5LJl7qsHp2uVhhpAPZsZP1KDsAul7PQ1F6rXi4ul2fT6Nc30C1Pp4/s320/vday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572886324023526354" /></a><br /><br />Our kittycat has decided that he wants to be homeless and live in a box<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJC6Yfhyphenhyphen131rnY2acKE5pG6VvQorD6e5N24Xdgq5iPWDZkJ7t5Rd8aFvx8S88NNOxVVfozRXJE-7U4mgFxDX3yC8JvLUc53TPgNbaL4ST9GqLceQsapHv1_kL0gS_Flv6sooHKMjEDE8/s1600/homelesscat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJC6Yfhyphenhyphen131rnY2acKE5pG6VvQorD6e5N24Xdgq5iPWDZkJ7t5Rd8aFvx8S88NNOxVVfozRXJE-7U4mgFxDX3yC8JvLUc53TPgNbaL4ST9GqLceQsapHv1_kL0gS_Flv6sooHKMjEDE8/s320/homelesscat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572886330915615746" /></a><br /><br />I've been making an effort to create a more feminine wardrobe with more skirts and nice blouses; this also extends to house/night wear:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9QaBAodQkbq1zJM0W2xPotGv0-gTV5zMcmyBcWIQZwGVcUJAonV3b-xuXHzEdA-cJ1hl_KA-aYQKiNBOv-FmQ_9AyjNXG6RHzDieA22hW2CZM7iJraLEgY0BPo6PPJ0elWN1DiHLjA4/s1600/nightgown.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9QaBAodQkbq1zJM0W2xPotGv0-gTV5zMcmyBcWIQZwGVcUJAonV3b-xuXHzEdA-cJ1hl_KA-aYQKiNBOv-FmQ_9AyjNXG6RHzDieA22hW2CZM7iJraLEgY0BPo6PPJ0elWN1DiHLjA4/s320/nightgown.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572886337520421250" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGusgSFjr2Z8WiZ3w715s64b0jqCyM-yJdLmxugEkS_7SrKXdgIl6_YvMTGgyl_rVPXbGhQ5YOa5OXvHJ8J62qyJYHC7bgkY9mnyBiATDh6w2ivaLbsQJBIEc3Sdym1mlVDq77yD7P3I/s1600/nightgown2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGusgSFjr2Z8WiZ3w715s64b0jqCyM-yJdLmxugEkS_7SrKXdgIl6_YvMTGgyl_rVPXbGhQ5YOa5OXvHJ8J62qyJYHC7bgkY9mnyBiATDh6w2ivaLbsQJBIEc3Sdym1mlVDq77yD7P3I/s320/nightgown2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572886345676478146" /></a><br /><br />This is a find that was 25% off at Salvation Army, so it only cost $2 at most. I've been shopping there and Goodwill for my clothes lately; people get rid of some good, lacy, flowy skirts. I reap the benefits. Can't beat $2.50 for a skirt.eyeslikesugarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881285415760357940noreply@blogger.com0