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Europe Vacation 2016 - Part V - Munich
I do love to procrastinate, but waiting a year to post about the last leg of my European vacation is a rather long time, even for me. (Well, it's not my crowning achievement; I actually planned a last post for my trip to Australia back in 2008 that I kept meaning to write yet never did ( Read more... ) -
Wool wishes
Things have been quite busy around here as the fiscal year draws to a close. I've finally finished the last of my assigned overtime, so my work schedule is now back to normal ( Read more... ) -
The heat is on
I have been really slacking in my updates recently. For a couple of weeks, that was because I didn't have much to say. I've still been getting hours of overtime at work, and then my reduced time off was spent harvesting from the garden and then preserving, which doesn't make for much in the way of update material.
Then wednesday_10_00 arrived August 14 for an ( Read more... ) -
Prep and preservation
I had the best intentions of spending the whole weekend cleaning. Once I started on the kitchen, though, I realized that I had a lot of garden produce building up and not a lot of freezer space left. So I turned to harvesting whatever was ready and canning it for shelf storage. I spent Saturday making 12 cups of plum/rhubarb jam and 6 cups of grape ( Read more... ) -
Four day frolic
I've just finished up a four-day weekend, which I mainly spent cleaning the house. After a moderate amount of filing, a lot of recycling, and a serious game of Closet Tetris, the guest bedrooms are now at least presentable. I still have several boxes of things that I moved into my bedroom to sort through and tuck away, and the living room is ( Read more... ) -
I can see (the floor) clearly now
I've been working steadily on unpacking, and I'm down to about half a dozen remaining boxes of things that need sorting, filing, and tossing. I also managed to finish the beta prototype of my newest game design late Sunday night, so that's progress ( Read more... ) -
Berries, beagles, beans, and bathrooms
Well, the heat wave I mentioned in my last post did a real number on my blackberries. Anywhere that the berries were exposed to the sun, they burnt to a crisp right on the vine. The ones on lower branches, in the shade of the foliage, managed to survive...but those are the ones the beagle can reach... I will still get some to harvest (I've picked a ( Read more... ) -
Everything's coming up berries
It has been a busy couple of weeks. First, I've been whittling away at the stacks of boxes in my bedroom. It's not done yet, but it's looking much better. Second, my neighbor helped me pick up my bamboo door, and I've been varnishing it. I finally put the last coat on today, so it'll be ready to bring in the house tonight ( Read more... ) -
The best packed plans
This past weekend, I had all the best intentions of settling down to unpack and organize everything in my bedroom ( Read more... ) -
Ironing out the details
I spent my time this past week trying various experiments involving adding iron to my natural dyes. I didn't always get the results I expected, but there are a number of interesting effects to explore.
These three yarn examples show some of the colors I was able to get. First I dyed yarn using eucalyptus leaves (bottom right), which resulted in a ( Read more... )
