half-heartedly apologizing for another pictureless entry
Glum right now and feeling guilty about wasted writing time. I had a bad writing day today. Managed to do a bit of revision on a short story, but wrote exactly one new paragraph on the novel. I spent most …
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The scourge that is squash
Wait…so in the comments of the previous post, I’m getting the feeling that you guys suggest I scale back the zucchini a wee bit? Point taken. I’ll plant one zucchini plant (okay…sow seeds, actually, and thin back to one plant) …
Swatching for vegetables
Here are the garden maps I made this weekend. I feel like I’m going public with my wonky first knitting. My last attempt at vegetable gardening was at 6 years old, and you can imagine I had a good deal …
And here’s why it’s worth the effort…
I made oatmeal honey bread yesterday. It was my first time making this particular bread. (The recipe is in the Tassajara Bread Book.) Thumper has always liked whatever bread I make, but he’s absolutely nuts for this one. Seeing me …
Still here
I meant to blog sooner than this. I had every intention of returning from our trip and jumping back into some kind of regular blogging. But then there was the craziness of re-entry, and then the craziness of everyday life, …
Home
Were back. Settling back into our Portland life after a weeks return to the frozen east and our mothers homes. I wasnt sure what to expect from this trip. I figured one of two things: either my creeping homesickness would …
And we’re off…
Take care, everybody. I’m going to do something rather out of character and leave the laptop home this time. Comments closed while I’m gone, to thwart the evil ^$#*(&) spammers.
Behold! A red blob!
It’s not much to look at yet, is it? But there you have it, the beginning of the next Trilce. I’m using Lamb’s Pride Bulky this time, in the Spice colorway. I was able to match the gauge I got …