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A quiet day. Mostly knitting. This will be a headband.
r is also for: raspberry
I freeze most of the raspberries that I pick. They are great for smoothies and baked goods during the winter. The recipe for this bar cookie is here and it's a good one.
It's just the right amount of sweet.
r is for remaining
Probably the last of the Swiss chard and parsley from the garden. Another cold snap heading our way.
and then there are chickens (Mom and Dad's) in a Row.
Sunrise 7:31. 32 degrees F, humidity 81%, winds NNE 5 mph.
Sunset 4:22. 40 degrees F, humidity 73%, winds NNW 6 mph.
I've been sorting through fabric and have gathered all the fabric I've dyed with plants. Elderberry leaves, sumac, indigo, onion skins, pomegranate skins, red cabbage, blackberries, hazelnut leaves, apple leaves, avocado pits, black beans, marigolds. I believe the bottom piece of fabric was dyed with elderberry leaves.
Bus stop by the library. This building is the old city hall, now a museum. It's cold and everyone is looking for a warm place to sleep...
Hazel likes stacks of blankets, stacks of fabric, the clean laundry...
That would have been yesterday...
I glued parachute man back together. He's on the rebound... (I couldn't help it, he's on a spring.)
And I covered the chicken pen with plastic. Hoping to keep the straw dry longer.
There was a test run today. Constant rain this afternoon. It looked pretty good tonight when I went out to close the coop up.
One egg too.
The chickens love fresh straw
I finished most of the cowl yesterday while sitting at a holiday sale. Carding, spinning and then knitting.
Finished this knitting project too. It will become a small pillow.
And then to keep me out of trouble...
Some new wool to play with. From Schoonover Farm.
Cause that's what happens when you sit next to temptation all day long.
love...
with a tinge of worry.
Playful.
Frustrated, tired, cranky. I wanted to have this finished by Friday and that is not going to happen.
Reminding myself that just because you can do something doesn't mean you have to.
And that makes me feel much better.
Mood?
Content.
Call it a seed, a stone, the moon, a hole, a circle, a window.
The same shape, but call it by a different name and the story changes.
The current bus project. It's really too long for the needles it's on though and I've been dropping stitches taking it in and out of the backpack.
Time for it to become a home project.
Spinning yarn for a cowl. The new bus project.