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Fed up with inanimate objects
And I think I've used up about a year's supply of luck too ( Read more... ) -
There are benefits to the Oxfam shift
I got to look over the newly-shelved clothes today, and bought a few things to recut ( Read more... ) -
Owls, squeee!!!1!
Well, I couldn't actually squee in their presence, so I'm doing it here. As wellinghall mentioned, there were owls at the village fair today. http://www.raptorfoundation.org.uk/species.html was the parent organisation, although I think (if I understood correctly) that most of the ( Read more... ) -
Dying wool
I finally gave in and decided to play at dying yarn with food colouring. Since I was in a hurry I made an artistic decision to aim for uneven, semi-solid colours, or outright variegated patterns. Honest, ease of accomplishment had nothing to do with it.
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Stew
Fixing dinner tonight, it occurred to me to wonder whether my cooking is odd (or un-English). Basically, a pigeon stew, with stock vegetables (IIRC onions, carrots and celery only today) and red wine, but I've seasoned it with a mixture of spices (again from memory, juniper berries, nutmeg, caraway, cloves, a pinch of cinnamon, and sage), ( Read more... ) -
Try something new
Horsies finished, so I was looking for something on the Olympics to watch while I knit. High level rhythmic gymnastics is absolutely stunning. It's like a strange mixture of dance and juggling, and rather reminds me of the Moscow State Circus (I think for the athleticism of the girls). I'll definitely be watching this tomorrow. -
New toys
And some nice marketing ( Read more... ) -
Ouch
Woolly socks + hardwood floors = sore tail-bone.
Must remember not to do that. -
A talent of wool
Well, more like 30kg. Plus the stuff assigned to projects, plus some coned wool that needs washing, plus unspun, and small amounts of my handspun ( Read more... ) -
Lightbulb moment
I managed to tidy up my work-room a good deal without getting into a complete tizz or requiring constant micromanagement. The secret seems to be to do one simple thing at a time (like, say, picking up all the paperbacks and putting them away) rather than standing in the middle of the room going bububububu at the sheer overwhelming chaos. I'm ( Read more... )