Ramblings from White Mountain
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 19th, 2017
Now I can work on something else. My next project is to inventory and organize my yarn so I can get all those plastic storage tubs out of the upstairs bedroom, and while I’m at it I’ll unearth my various unfinished knitting projects and put them into a work basket so I can finish them. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 18th, 2017
I soaked the shawl yesterday and pinned it out on some insulations boards I laid out on the king size bed upstairs, on top of a bunch of towels. I didn’t get it quite square. It ended up being 57 inches square, and 81 inches across the middle from corner to corner. A thinner yarn […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 15th, 2017
Today a pellet stove we had ordered last week showed up, and got installed. We still buy some firewood assuming we can find anybody to deliver it (that’s getting harder every year), as we have a cook stove in the kitchen and definitely still want to use that. We’ll buy pellets for the entire winter, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 12th, 2017
I finished two important tasks. Friday afternoon I made my first ever batch of Josta Berry Jelly. It’s pretty much impossible to describe the taste of this jelly, but here goes. The first thing you taste is the sweetness of the jelly, and then the complex flavor and tartness of the fruit hits you like […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 8th, 2017
Today I made a pie, and some salsa. I have some other things on my cooking agenda but I kind of ran out of energy. Tomorrow 🙂 I’m going to make some coleslaw, sweet rolls, and cream of celery soup. Then I can rest on my laurels the rest of the week.
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 5th, 2017
When am I ever going to finish this? I wonder the same thing. I’m almost done with the 10th ball of yarn. So I will end up using a hair over 10 balls of yarn, when this is all completed. I had hoped to block it this weekend, but alas I did no knitting this […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 22nd, 2017
I’ve completed 85% of the pattern rows on my project, and I’m now to the point where knitting is less mind numbing and more just plain knitting. I’ll be finished sometime in early March, if all things remain equal. Then the fun part… blocking the shawl to its finished dimensions. Have to say, I can […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 14th, 2017
Last night we had one of those really pretty sunsets, and I was lucky enough to take a few pictures before it disappeared. And then poof, it was over. I am almost ready to start on the 7th ball of yarn, but today I did no knitting. So it will remain almost 🙂
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 29th, 2017
Ended up taking most of this last week off from knitting, except for the stray row or two. This weekend I’ve tried to make up for being a slacker. So I figure, given my propensity to get distracted, this will take me another two or three months yet to finish. The way the pattern works […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 22nd, 2017
After a couple of weeks with below zero temperatures, suddenly having above freezing temperatures feels amazingly warm! So we had blueberry pancakes made with wild blueberries, and some spiced josta berry sauce and a bit of maple syrup on the side because the josta berry sauce is very tart. I took a break from shawl […]