…. about Bitchface/Fat Cat curling up on my lap that makes Tiny Kitten want to curl up on top of her, but it happens almost every time it gets cold. Bitchface is not amused. Neither am I, really, because I have to keep leaning back to keep Tiny Kitten balanced …
2012 Reading Challenge Lorena has completed her goal of reading 35 books in 2012! hide 60 of 35 (171%) view books So, then. This is the second year I’ve done the Goodreads challenge. I used to be suuuuuuuuch a reader when I was a kid/teen. Even in my early …
Everything in this kiln firing is for me… in a way. I am making the mugs as a gift, the owl ornaments were all family gifts for Christmas (and I kept one for myself, because I hadn’t kept any of the others), and the plates are for Tim and I …
A long time ago (but not in a galaxy far, far, away) Sharon and I used to listen to this knitting podcast by an expatriated American living in Wales. One episode was about humor and knitting (involving such gems as how to knit a snatchel). There was always a song or three …
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve been listening to the audio book in the car, and I have to start off with what many people over on Audible have said — it was really, really hard to warm up to this …
I bring you… NEW PAJAMA BOTTOMS! OK, technically I’m not bringing them to you, because they are mine and I am keeping them. But Tim got me a lot of cloth for Christmas that I want to make new jammy pants from, and I figured I should start by making …
OK; so, the day I took this, I was also wrapping Christmas presents and madly painting and glazing the last of what I wanted to get fired in the kiln before Christmas, and who needs a picture of that, right?! And I felt I’d done enough cute cats-and-dogs-snuggling-together pictures in …
One thing I like about this time of year is catching up with Aunt Gay and Uncle Joe. Since they got home right before Christmas, we’ve had dinner with them three or four times – most recently at Chopstix, surprisingly not closed for the holidays this year. And I’m already …
Last Thursday, we had the last Third Thursday Spinners at Wild Iris Books, at their University Avenue location. They’ve been kind enough, since Hanks closed, to give us a space to spin on the third Thursday of the month. It’s not always the same place in the bookstore, and sometimes …
1. Get in mah belleh!, 2. Sharing the kitchen, 3. Good people, 4. Sparkles, 5. Looooooot, 6. Tree bread, 7. Barbara, 8. Coffee cake, 9. During, 10. Before, 11. I am ridiculously easy to buy for, 12. Merry Christmas to all!
I don’t think I got a chance to post about this before Christmas (I actually fired the kiln twice last week but don’t tell my boss because I’m supposed to be on vacation!) but I got the last of the Owl Christmas Ornaments painted and fired. Over at HaldeCraft, I …
OK, technically this was taken two years ago, her face is much more gray now. And since the Codeine makes her silly, she probably really says “Merr….. ….. …. whut?”. But the thought is there. I love y’all like she loves me. May your cup runneth over on this, and …
I am looking for a word, that will help describe some changes I’m thinking of making to my yarn club. I am looking for a word like “kit” or “set,” but a fancy word that describes getting something that used to come in pieces, all together. Bonus points for literary references. …
Worldwired by Elizabeth Bear My rating: 3 of 5 stars While this was a satisfying ending to the series, it wasn’t my favorite book of the three. I think that may be because a handful of characters were killed off and new characters brought in, and the new characters were …
If you don’t understand the giant metal chicken reference, go read this. I’ll wait. A scant part of the road trip I took Monday with two friends was work related; my monthly supply run to Florida Clay Art down near Orlando. When I had posted last month about seeing the Pioneer …
Scardown by Elizabeth Bear My rating: 4 of 5 stars Second in the series, this book did not disappoint either. The main character, some of her parts rebuilt, does not lose any of her irritability. (Best of both worlds! Not in pain, but still with bite!) There’s not much for …
Are you looking for my recipe? You can find it here. It’s that time of year again, the time of year when my house smells sooooooooooooo delicious. At the time I took this photo there was a third tray still in the oven. It happened that the Chex cereals were …
Kisses! Ten cents!
I know a lot of my friends live for Halloween. They like the costuming, and the scary decorations, and the Season of Pumpkin Everything. A few of my friends find Thanksgiving to be their holiday of choice. Family, food, food, more food, and food – that is where it’s at, …
I spent a good portion of yesterday in my office, Hill Street Blues on Hulu, straigtening things up (or as I like to call it now, UnFucking), and painting/glazing ceramics (I’m going to try to be ready to fire the kiln on Tuesday, with the last of the owl ornaments). …
Do you know how I know my schedule is under control right now? I had time to spin yesterday, for the first time in I-don’t-know-how-long. Next you know I’ll have time to warp my loom, whatwhat?! I try to tell myself to spin for 15 minutes a day. Not for …
Hammered by Elizabeth Bear My rating: 4 of 5 stars My first pick-up of a Goodreads recommendation based on my science fiction shelf, liberally peppered with women authors and/or strong female characters. This book did not disappoint! I do love me a cranky, achy older female main character with an …
