Fresh from the Garden

Since I saw Jamie Oliver’s new At Home episode about peas & beans, I have been waiting to try the pea sprouts. (incidentally: what I wouldn’t give for that garden of his!) Turns out they are totally delicious & refreshing – they taste just like young peas.
Kira cannot stand to see us eat anything without her. She [...]

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Mail!

‘The Mail is good to me
And so I  thank the Mail
For giving me the things I need
A book

and some prep for emergencies.

The Mail is good to me.’
Based on a childhood favourite (which has somehow become censored in my memory from Lord to Earth — not sure how that happened…)

My Grandparents had [...]

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Thoughtful Friday

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
Marcus Aurelius

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Secret Pal 12 – Question #3

What would I consider the perfect amount of stash?
That is a difficult one – it varies for each knitter/crocheter…or just plain stasher!

For me it would be perfect to be able to start whichever project I felt like at any time because I had the stash for it. No need to take a jaunt to the [...]

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Weekend in Review

So this weekend was quiet. It began with a dreadful bout of stomach flu and a LOT of sleeping/napping. Before the flu hit I went to the garden centre and added this lovely to my backyard — it helps screen out the neighbours (nice as they are, it can be awkward staring at each other [...]

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Secret Pal 12 – Question #2

Only 3 more days of school left here in BC. This weeks question is: As a kid, what did you look forward to most about summer vacation/break/holiday?
Well there were a few things I loved about being home for the summer.
1. Unlimited reading time – most of which I did outdoors in the tall, tall grass [...]

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A Lost Thoughtful Friday

“Picture a box. You know something about boxes, don’t you John? Now picture a box that you can wish anything into. What would you say to that?”
                                                        - Benjamin Linus
 
If someone looked at me the way Ben looks at John Locke my insides would shrivel up!
What would you wish into the box?

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Awwww

The Hobbit and Freckles are getting married!
Story here.

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365

You already know I’m a joiner. Well, I joined the 365 Day Project.
My dog might like cameras. After she heard the camera click this photo of me reading outside on the 1st summery day in some time (it’s raining even now and about 6 degrees) her little head popped up from where she was napping.

I [...]

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Dose of Fibre

I thought it might be time for a little of the fibre here, you know, since I call it a knitting blog.
Here are the latest squares to arrive for Brandon & Denver. You’ll also notice a little seen guest – the sun! (cue angelic chorus)

Also appearing here today: Madame Defarge from Nefarious.

I had never heard [...]

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