Escaping from the heat yesterday, we hit the coast. Kids had fun, Keith thought it was "too cold" haha
Monday, June 30, 2008
TourdeFleece
Almost time for Tour De France to kick into gear. I'll be pedaling along this year in Tour De Fleece!
As a rookie, my goal is to put in enough quality spinning time to actually learn to get a consistent yarn. I have a few rovings all set and lined up to go.
My twisted stash
Some more yummy roving..
There's more HERE
In anticipation, I'm just getting it out and fondling it daily.
As a rookie, my goal is to put in enough quality spinning time to actually learn to get a consistent yarn. I have a few rovings all set and lined up to go.
My twisted stash
Some more yummy roving..
There's more HERE
In anticipation, I'm just getting it out and fondling it daily.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
She Plurks
Just another random internet time suck. It's a Plurk. I'm thorlac on Plurk
Go there, sign up, add me as your friend. :)
You can also follow me on Twitter
Basically, places I can just blatantly report regularly about how i'm not doing anything. And nobody is listening.
Okay, okay... I work, I work...
Go there, sign up, add me as your friend. :)
You can also follow me on Twitter
Basically, places I can just blatantly report regularly about how i'm not doing anything. And nobody is listening.
Okay, okay... I work, I work...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Not Raw
I thought perhaps today would be the day I attempted that fast. Nothing but water all day. i made it until about 2 o'clock, and then my head started throbbing, and I started getting the migraine tunnel vision, and it was caffeine or die.
I opted for the caffeine. Not ready to die.
My goals this weekend are to make a dent in the AAMI work, help Keith cut down a lilac, make some $$ and get a couple of new projects on the needles.
I also want to go to the beach. I wonder what will win?
I opted for the caffeine. Not ready to die.
My goals this weekend are to make a dent in the AAMI work, help Keith cut down a lilac, make some $$ and get a couple of new projects on the needles.
I also want to go to the beach. I wonder what will win?
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Camping and Knitting
So, we went camping at Rock Creek.
You just have to love Rock creek. Warm, dry dusty Rock Creek... And all the Canada Geese
Frisbee with Geese
Swimming with Geese
And of course, the hikes along the creek, complete with fir cone races.
And I got my Woolgirl Sock Club 2008 Reina socks done in Georgia's Inspiration
And worked some more on my Glutton for Punishment Socks of the Seven Deadly S(p)ins club.
Not much camping happening this year. too many major house projects to attend to. Siding, windows, gutters, driveway, deck, raised garden beds... We may only get to the siding, windows and gutters this year. I think we need to find our gumption though. I think raised beds and maybe even the deck could also make it through this summer.
Make a wish...
You just have to love Rock creek. Warm, dry dusty Rock Creek... And all the Canada Geese
Frisbee with Geese
Swimming with Geese
And of course, the hikes along the creek, complete with fir cone races.
And I got my Woolgirl Sock Club 2008 Reina socks done in Georgia's Inspiration
And worked some more on my Glutton for Punishment Socks of the Seven Deadly S(p)ins club.
Not much camping happening this year. too many major house projects to attend to. Siding, windows, gutters, driveway, deck, raised garden beds... We may only get to the siding, windows and gutters this year. I think we need to find our gumption though. I think raised beds and maybe even the deck could also make it through this summer.
Make a wish...
Friday, June 20, 2008
Raw?
I'm considering doing a 7-day detox on raw foods. Though I doubt I'd ever go totally all raw all the time, a 7-day detox seems like a good sample, and there is one here with The Raw Divas Summer is a particularly good time to do this, since there are so many fabulous fresh fruits and veggies to choose from. I'm still a little wary of the "green smoothie" thing but I'm not 6 years old here, I can try it. The Divas also have some recipes for some raw smoothies, salads and soups in their Health in High Heels newsletter Have to say, they sound pretty yummy.
Last night, decidedly NOT raw. We had to defrost our chest freezer this week, as next week I'm acquiring some meat packs from Thundering Hooves (beef and pork) and we'll need the room. We have quite a bit of fish in the freezer, including some halibut from last summer that wasn't very well sealed and slightly freezer burned on the edges. I trimmed off some of the burned bits, and I made a Fish Stew with the rest. We also had an abundance of frozen corn from last summer, some of which also went in the stew.
In the fridge, I had half a papaya ever ripening, so I also baked up some Papaya bread (though Charlotte won't touch it because it has "nuts in it." I think it's awesome.
Next up: Planning for camping food - and probably delaying the raw detox thing until we get back next week, dunno, sure would simplify the camp menu...
Last night, decidedly NOT raw. We had to defrost our chest freezer this week, as next week I'm acquiring some meat packs from Thundering Hooves (beef and pork) and we'll need the room. We have quite a bit of fish in the freezer, including some halibut from last summer that wasn't very well sealed and slightly freezer burned on the edges. I trimmed off some of the burned bits, and I made a Fish Stew with the rest. We also had an abundance of frozen corn from last summer, some of which also went in the stew.
In the fridge, I had half a papaya ever ripening, so I also baked up some Papaya bread (though Charlotte won't touch it because it has "nuts in it." I think it's awesome.
Next up: Planning for camping food - and probably delaying the raw detox thing until we get back next week, dunno, sure would simplify the camp menu...
Thursday, June 19, 2008
I has needs
Like eggs.. which leads naturally to me needing my own chickens, like these
who will need their own chicken house, like this one I found on craigslist
which makes me want to work on the yard. I have some plans for some raised beds in the front, and again Craigslist saves the day. These are from Naturalyards .
They have boxes like these at Charlotte's school and these would be awesome in our front yard as well. I was thinking one about 2 x 8 along the driveway, then a flagstone path between it and another 3 x 8 box more in the yard.
All this planning doesn't really get me the eggs I need for today so I can make this Papaya Bread I also need walnuts, but I'm not so crazy as to think I need to plant a flippin walnut tree. That would just be going too far.
who will need their own chicken house, like this one I found on craigslist
which makes me want to work on the yard. I have some plans for some raised beds in the front, and again Craigslist saves the day. These are from Naturalyards .
They have boxes like these at Charlotte's school and these would be awesome in our front yard as well. I was thinking one about 2 x 8 along the driveway, then a flagstone path between it and another 3 x 8 box more in the yard.
All this planning doesn't really get me the eggs I need for today so I can make this Papaya Bread I also need walnuts, but I'm not so crazy as to think I need to plant a flippin walnut tree. That would just be going too far.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Food Experiments: Baking Bread
Okay, so I set to baking bread this week. Using the Artisan Bread in 5 minutes a Day book (which is totally awesome by the way) I went ahead and did the batch of basic bread dough and made three loaves. The first:
The second looked pretty similar, and was eaten equally quickly.
Last night, i finished up the dough and made this beauty..
And today it is being gradually consumed by children...
Today, I have started a new recipe of dough, using olive oil, and will attempt to incorporate some olives before baking. By the way, after attempting bread on a cookie sheet, I loves loves loves my stone. ($15 at Bi-Mart)
The new dough is rising.
Now, I'm going to take a stab at Kalua pig, rice, and macaroni salad. And I need some eggs, so I can try this papaya bread...
The second looked pretty similar, and was eaten equally quickly.
Last night, i finished up the dough and made this beauty..
And today it is being gradually consumed by children...
Today, I have started a new recipe of dough, using olive oil, and will attempt to incorporate some olives before baking. By the way, after attempting bread on a cookie sheet, I loves loves loves my stone. ($15 at Bi-Mart)
The new dough is rising.
Now, I'm going to take a stab at Kalua pig, rice, and macaroni salad. And I need some eggs, so I can try this papaya bread...
Going Domestic
Between finishing that sweater (too short in the sleeves and the body - no matter how HUMONGOUS it seemed on the needles), baking bread all week (turned out kinda good), and really starting to dig in with composting, gardening, buying more locally and organically... Will i recognize myself?
I'm still working, but I'm changing my schedule around so I'll have a little more time during the day for all these lovely domestic pursuits. I was asked today, do I consider myself a feminist? Not really. I don't want to be everything. I don't really want it all. Just the good stuff. Thanks to the feminist movement, now I *have* to work just so we can get by as a family. Sure, my husband could work two jobs, so I could not work at all, but I think I'd be more miserable that way. I like pulling part of that financial load, just like I appreciate him taking on some of the household necessaries. Like laundry, shopping, cooking and bathroom cleaning, to name a few.
I'm still working, but I'm changing my schedule around so I'll have a little more time during the day for all these lovely domestic pursuits. I was asked today, do I consider myself a feminist? Not really. I don't want to be everything. I don't really want it all. Just the good stuff. Thanks to the feminist movement, now I *have* to work just so we can get by as a family. Sure, my husband could work two jobs, so I could not work at all, but I think I'd be more miserable that way. I like pulling part of that financial load, just like I appreciate him taking on some of the household necessaries. Like laundry, shopping, cooking and bathroom cleaning, to name a few.
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