tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205873512009-11-13T11:33:34.686-08:00mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.comBlogger645125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-15516291223863880502009-11-13T11:32:00.000-08:002009-11-13T11:33:34.702-08:00

...and here's mine for this week: A new Cuisinart Elite 12-cup food processor! This replaces my old Cusinart Pro food processor, which has been put through its paces for the last 20 years or so. Over the years I have replaced the bowl and the blade, but it's beginning to really show its age. I'd like to thank the Husband for working so hard that his client gave him a gift card as a "thank you"

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-85335835312945356452009-11-11T15:16:00.000-08:002009-11-11T15:16:40.229-08:00

...the day has obviously gotten away from me. Another blog and run... Today's WIP is an update on the Queen Mermaid: She has one arm and the beginning of the second. I've started the treasure box that she holds just to get a little variety in the colors I am stitching. I'm getting really tired of the flesh-tone colors! That's all I can show you...I have a couple of things in the queue that

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...but it's all good. First off, my Loopy Ewe Sock club installment was waiting for me when I got home on Friday. Click the spoiler picture to see what was in the package. This is the last installment for the year. I have thoroughly enjoyed this club and will definitely sign up for the second year. The yarn and patterns have been a treat and the swag just puts the whole club over the top.

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...a random collection of pictures. November morning sky... Lavender... Rocoto chile peppers... And a preview of the shawl I took off the loom last night... I still need to do the fringe, wash it, and block it. I'll do that over the weekend. These are totally different colors for me and I love how it turned out. Up this weekend: I want to put away most of the kitchen cabinet items

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...because I have no significant progress to show. [Sigh] The only WIP that's shown any progress is this: Every year, I wait for the holiday cooking and baking magazines to come out so I can look for new recipes to use at Thanksgiving and Christmas. All the interesting ones are flagged with Post-Its. So far, most of the flagged recipes are for cookies (big surprise!), but some are for

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...yeah, not a lot done this month. Finished: Nothing! Started: 10/4 Rusty Dahlia socks (knitting) [Ravelry] 10/10 Simpatico Falkland yarn (spinning) [Ravelry] 10/13 River Rocked Shawl (weaving) [Ravelry] Worked on: Happy Pumpkin Scissor Fob by Shepherd's Bush (cross stitch) Paint It Red (quilting)  Queen Mermaid by Mirabilia (cross stitch) Works In Progress, did not work on: Wisteria

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-10692738678926390282009-11-02T15:21:00.000-08:002009-11-02T15:24:36.469-08:00

...that's all I can say at this point. We cooked our first meal in the new oven last night and it worked great! Nothing burned...yay! And things were done all the way through...no raw spots! Heaven! After 38 years of dealing with a dinky oven that wouldn't hold a 17-inch (read: standard) cookie sheet or a standard size roasting pan and eventually developed a temperature problem (350 degrees =

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-81976941012089066662009-10-30T11:46:00.000-07:002009-10-30T11:46:54.090-07:00

...we're almost ready for the 2 to 25 trick-or-treaters that will come to our door tomorrow night. I need to unearth a bowl or basket from the collection of kitchen stuff in the living room and then I think we're good. Because of the general disarray in the house, I have not put up my Halloween decorations. I usually put it on the coffee table, but that's been functioning as a desk for the

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-21969351761228271472009-10-28T10:57:00.000-07:002009-10-28T10:57:29.034-07:00

...the kitchen is still the biggest WIP. The electrician did his thing yesterday and we have power outlets for the new range and microwave hood. However, the Husband still has a little cabinet work to do before we can install the microwave hood, which really should be installed before we move the range in place. Bottom line: still using the old microwave for cooking (or getting take-out,

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-71883494099960079852009-10-26T14:33:00.000-07:002009-10-26T14:33:41.158-07:00

...that weekend went by fast! I pretty much lost most of Friday to the sinus headache from H3LL. Thankfully, it was mostly gone when I woke up on Saturday. My new range and microwave hood were delivered on Friday. They are sitting in the kitchen waiting for the electrical work to be done. The Husband got the dishwasher connected and we moved it into place. It was not fun...there is barely

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-54388467321862127882009-10-23T07:41:00.000-07:002009-10-23T07:41:10.316-07:00

...I'm home this morning, waiting for the electrician to come and do the rewiring for the new range. The range and microwave-fan thingy are scheduled to be delivered later today.  The dishwasher is still not installed because the Husband has been really busy with work ( you know, the thing that helps us pay for these new toys!). It looks like we'll get the installation done over the weekend.

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...as well as a construction zone. We now have our new dishwasher sitting in the middle of the floor, waiting for a part so we can install it. The old oven and range top are also in the middle of the floor, waiting to be taken away. The electrician is scheduled to do the outlet work for the range. The dining area now houses all the stuff from the cabinets that the Husband is modifying. It's a

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-71449529546471006682009-10-19T14:40:00.000-07:002009-10-19T14:41:06.116-07:00

...not exactly what we thought we were doing this weekend, but it's all good. More about that in a bit. Pacific International Quilt Festival report: As expected there were many beautiful quilts, some spectacular quilts, and a few that were off the mark. While I appreciate all of the effort that it takes to produce a traditional quilt, I am more inspired by innovative or art quilts. I

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-73044014683968877852009-10-16T11:29:00.000-07:002009-10-16T11:29:33.357-07:00

...and it's time for a sky picture: This was taken the morning after the big storm. I live the combination of clouds. There's something about an October morning that is so appealing... I'm taking this afternoon off as the rest of my comp time for working last Sunday. I'll go directly from work to the Pacific International Quilt Festival. The Convention Center is only a 15 minute drive from

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-89934643004640938752009-10-14T14:04:00.000-07:002009-10-14T14:04:04.374-07:00

...after that huge storm yesterday, everything is damp! We've had a few rain showers this morning, but nothing like yesterday...it was wild outside. I took yesterday afternoon off as part of my comp time for working on Sunday. I used the time to work on my cross stitch mermaid and do some weaving. First though, here's the spinning I did during Saturday's Spin-In: This is Simpatico, a

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-49347478074225255602009-10-12T14:36:00.000-07:002009-10-12T14:36:47.430-07:00

...we're supposed to get rain tonight. I don't think it's going to wait that long! This was taken early this morning. My weekend was short, as I put in some extra hours on Sunday for work. So I made the most of my Saturday! I decided to make lemon scones for the Spin-In and serve them with the Daughter's cream-cheese-pumpkin-butter spread. The scones came out OK (they would have been better

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-14328187326177254902009-10-09T09:45:00.000-07:002009-10-09T09:45:42.229-07:00

...because I have a ton of work to finish by the end of the day. Today's Eye Candy Friday is the Falkland top I will be spinning tomorrow. It's time for Spin In and I'm realy looking forward to it! In honor of Autumn and Halloween, I picked this: This is Simpatico from the Yarn Wench. Up this weekend: Spin In tomorrow! And then sleep, cross stitch, and quilting, in no particular order!

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...and Socktoberfest!  I haven't made much progress yet, but I've started! The actual color is a bit more rusty, but it was hard to capture this morning.  One thing about Sundara's patterns that I like is that she frequently does not include ribbing in the cuff. You cast on using two strands of yarn and then go right into the cuff pattern using one strand. The two-strand cast-on gives you the

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-46484384609896568212009-10-05T11:32:00.000-07:002009-10-05T11:34:27.886-07:00

...there is nothing significant to show you and I'm sure you're getting tired of garden shots! Which is not to say that I didn;t works on anything over the weekend. I went to Eddie's Quilting Bee in search of thread for the Paint It Red quilt and I found something that I thought would be perfect: a variegated thread in shades of red, with the darkest shade being very close to black. I also

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-4308315200460776892009-10-02T12:02:00.000-07:002009-10-02T12:02:44.289-07:00

...it's been a week and next week promises to be really busy at work! Just fair warning: the blog may suffer while I try to meet some release deadlines for a client. Today's eye candy is from (surprise!) the garden. The Husband is harvesting the cHile peppers now. Here is this week's haul. Habanero chile peppers Scotch Bonnet chile peppers Still Life with Chiles (There are a few more

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-59853554592558901742009-10-01T14:14:00.000-07:002009-10-01T14:14:11.854-07:00

...yeah, well I didn't get a chance to post yesterday and today all you get is a recap. At least I have some pictures for tomorrow! Finished:9/5/09 Under the Sea socks (knitting) [Ravelry] 9/13 Paint It Red quilt, top completed 9/29 Sandwiched and ready to quilt (With quilts, I figure there are two finishes: one for the top and one for the quilting!) 9/30 Spooky Wrap (cross stitch) Started:9/

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-16539954327539327152009-09-30T13:41:00.001-07:002009-09-30T13:41:20.216-07:00

...a little busy at work today. I'll try and post later, but might not make it until tomorrow.

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-36060603364888278162009-09-28T11:41:00.000-07:002009-09-28T11:43:34.203-07:00

...as weekend forecasts go, it was pretty much spot on. When it's hot, I either get focused on one thing and work on it to the exclusion of everything else, or  I have the attention span of a gnat. I experienced both of these reactions over the weekend. Rather than do a blow-by-blow of each day (which would really show my attention span problems!), here's a list of what I did over the weekend:

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-33313323570247335262009-09-25T11:03:00.000-07:002009-09-25T11:03:22.168-07:00

...cuz the next one is in October! I know, that month went by too fast! Today's Eye Candy Friday is brought to you by the letters P and T. Peppers—just two of the many we have on various plants... Pomegranates—we have several ripening on the tree... Tomatillos—we still have some on the vine... Tica—just because she's cute (and she knows it)... Up this weekend, your guess is as good

mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022802191967598936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587351.post-55992446394351541832009-09-23T13:02:00.000-07:002009-09-23T13:02:45.730-07:00

...because Peacock Majesty is going back into hibernation. I'm just not into samplers right now. I still think this is a beautiful piece and I will eventually finish it, just not right now. The mermaid's tail continues to take shape. I'm still trying to decide what's worse...hundreds of singleton stitches or large sections of the same color. The singletons are challenging and take a great deal

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