palin & pakistan

Quote of the day from Stephen Colbert: "Palin thinks people from Pakistan are called alpacas.It's true that they both make lovely sweaters..."

Mr. Muggles Part II

One more post for the night because I just found a good Muggles article. Yes, I'm obsessed with Heroes (however, not as obsessed as some!). Matthew Inman uncovers why he thinks that furry little creature we call Mr. Muggles is the most powerful hero. I think the true power of Muggles will come out this season...The new motto will be, 'save Mr. Muggles, save the world."

new knitting books

I've added some new knitting books to my home library.

Knitting Lace Triangles by Evelyn Clark is just spectacular. Clark makes lace seem so simple and allows you to completely design your own shawl. The book is spiral bound, which I also love. I highly recommend this book if you like to knit lace.



The Knitter's Book of Yarn: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn by Clara Parkes has a wonderful overview of the various types of yarns available to knitters these days. Parkes,of the Knitter's Review, has compiled patterns for each of the different yarns she describes. There are a wide variety of patterns in the book, from sweaters to lace bread basket doilies, socks and shawls. Overall, an excellent purchase.


Last weekend the hubby ran some errands while we were vacationing in Nags Head, NC. He decided to stop by Knitting Addiction to buy me gifts (how sweet!) He wanted to get me Knitting Around by Elizabeth Zimmerman; however, the owner doesn't carry Zimmerman and asked him what I like to knit. He said lace, and she hooked him up with some new Alpaca lace yarn (photos to come) and Lavish Lace with Hand-Painted Yarns, an interesting book by Carol Noble and Cheryl Potter. Like Clark, Noble has a great way of explaining how lace is constructed. This is a wonderful book, and I can't wait to make one of the lace scarves for a Christmas prezzie!

mr. muggles is my hero

My new t-shirt

http://heroeswiki.com/Mr._Muggles

two finished objects

This past weekend was awesome and at the same time, REALLY bizarre. I'm still in disbelief that KKidd, Anne, Leslie & I met Madeline Albright at Besty's in Richmond, VA on Saturday. What a treat! She's such an awesome lady. The best part of our chance encounter was that we spent the morning dressing KKidd up to look just like Sarah Palin! For a sneak preview of KKidd as Sarah posing with Madeline Albright see Mah BLAWG. There's more to come on this as I have tons of pixs outlining the transformation of KKidd into Sarah Palin...Freaky and fun!!

Despite my bizarre weekend, I did manage to do a little bit of knitting. I also finally downloaded pictures of recent finished objects...Enjoy!

1. Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono from MDixon Knitting in Lion Brand Cotton Ease. I made this for a baby shower last weekend. Isn't it cute??!

2. February Lady Sweater in O'Wool:

Although I need buttons for the Feb. Lady Sweater, I still struted my stuff in the cool weather this weekend. I LOVE this sweater!

getting around to it

Wouldn't it be great if your digital camera could use blue tooth to connect to your computer without having to plug in cords or pop out memory cards? Seems simple enough, no? I love my camera and I love taking pictures -it's that downloading part that really gets me...sigh...Since I don't have this new invention that I speak of, I'll have to go back to the old fashioned USB cord and begin to post all of the knitting projects I completed over the past few weeks. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, here is the last of our summer garden. We've had 4 cantaloupe this year - these fruits taste better than any I've ever had from the store. They're also incredibly easy to grow. Yum!

The Hubby's So Called Scarf

Doesn't the hubby look dapper in his new So Called Scarf? Now, if the weather would just turn cold, he could wear it!

I really enjoyed this pattern. It's super easy, but the resulting herringbone pattern looks rather complicated.

I used 2 skeins of
Malabrigo Worsted in "Midnight."

The scarf is pretty long (6') and I haven't blocked it yet (honestly, I'm a little afraid to block the Malabrigo as the color is so beautiful I'd hate for it to fade).

Next up - my February Lady Sweater.

Finally

Whole Foods opens in Richmond. For 4 years, the hubby and I have traveled to Charlottesville and back to Raleigh, Cary and Chapel Hill to get our Whole Foods fix. I happy to say that as of this week, we now have our very own store in Short Pump! Thanks to Crazy Aunt Anne for capturing this moment of pure joy last night as I ran through the store like a mad woman trying to take it all in right before the store closed at 10pm. I don't care if anyone calls me a crazy consumer (and in Richmond someone might accuse me of not liking Ukrops - gasp!), but Whole Foods rocks. (oh, and we also get a Trader Joes this month in Richmond! How will I control myself!? Organic foods, grass fed beef, hormone free chicken, organic wines!)

It's political

I'm so upset that I may alienate some of you, but are Americans really serious about even considering this crazy woman, Sarah Palin, for office? She finally hit a nerve with me.

Resources (more to come)
Time Magazine's Article on Palin
Anne Kilkenny's Letter on Palin
Wasilla Keeps Librarian, but police chief is out
Librarians Against Palin

Farmland Vegetable Pie

This pie took us close to 2 hours to make (and on a school night too!), but was well worth it! We drank wine, chatted, chopped vegetables - lots of veg - and kneaded bread. We ended up with this gorgeous pie:



The process: