10 days of (trying to be) deliberate

I wish I could say, after 10 days in the new year, that I was seeing all sorts of life-changing things happening thanks to my new found “deliberate” mindset.  Not that I expected to, but I just want to make sure it was clear that nothing magical had happened yet. I think about the word ...

Half a pair of mittens

I did’nt look like I was being very productive today:  I was camped out in my bed, with my laptop and my knitting pretty much all day long.  I only emerged to: Shower and get dressed and eat my breakfast Use the facilities (several times) Eat dinner ** (a meal that Mark prepared) Try Mark’s ...

Now I Need Mittens 2

Pattern is Winter Leaf Slouchy Tam (<–Ravelry Link).  Yarn is Cascade Cash Vero DK, a Merino/Cashmere/Acrylic blend.  The pattern was pretty straightforward, and the yarn is so yummy to work with.  There were a couple of spots where the written pattern was slightly different from the chart, but it was minor stuff and I just ...

Moving On 4

No burned food today:  we ate leftover ham, so no opportunity to screw anything up. I was hoping to get the Super Secret Quilt done, but my border problems caused me to step back and realize that I really need to get some customer quilts done, so it’s been pulled off while I ponder and ...

Challenged 6

The worst part wasn’t that fact that I had burned the damn muffins.  No, the worst part was having to clean the damn pans afterwards. Thankfully, the honey glazed spiral cut ham that I made was like candy and turned out just fine. I’m thinking an early bedtime is in order today.