My balcony garden is just as eager as I am for the growing season. Behold, my immortal chives: I planted them from seed the first Spring I lived in my current apartment, about 9 years ago, and I haven’t touched them since, except to harvest and occasionally thin out. Good thing I love chives! — [...]
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Why CAN'T I do it all?
29
Mar
I love Tom Lehrer’s songs, and this one is dear to my heart. My Dad was a science teacher, and he would play a recording of it every year for his students. Video from HallofWisdom Happy Monday! 0 Share and Enjoy™:
Tags: chemistry, funny, Monday Pick-Me-Up, music, The Elements Song, Tom Lehrer
28
Mar
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March 31 is my first Podiversary! I can’t believe it’s been a whole year already! Thanks, listeners, for making this so fun Patterns Mentioned: A-Line dress (Ravelry link) Kimono Top (Ravelry link) 3-hour sweater (Ravelry mods I’m using) Oh Balls (Ravelry link) Norfolk Ramblers Bunting (Ravelry link) Library Book: 101 Knitting-To-Go Projects Mishaps and Lessons [...]
Tags: 101 Knitting-to-go Projects, 3-hour Sweater, A-Line dress, Bunting, Kimono Top, Knit Misadventures, knitmisadventures, Knitting, Meme, Nina Kimberly the Merciless, Norfolk Ramblers, Oh Balls, podcast, Podiobooks, Raintree Nursery, Wren Ross
25
Mar
Haiku Book Review: Meme
Published in Haiku Book ReviewsThoughts as charactersboth abstract and pragmatic,Molly inspires. 0 Share and Enjoy™:
Tags: books, Haiku Book Review, Meme, review, Rob Cummins
22
Mar
I’ve always enjoyed silliness, and Monty Python provides it in spades. The silliness got ramped up to a new level, however, when they recreated their famous Camelot using stop motion animation with Legos™! Video from ludohke Happy Monday! 0 Share and Enjoy™:
Tags: Camelot, funny, Lego, Monday Pick-Me-Up, Monty Python, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
21
Mar
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Here I am again! Some knitterly goodness coming at you from our (finally) upgraded internet connection! Patterns Mentioned: 3 hour sweater (Ravelry mods I’m using) A-Line dress (Ravelry link) Norfolk Ramblers Dashing mitts Grandmother’s favorite dishcloth Kimono top (Ravelry link) Mishaps and Lessons Learned: When picking out knitting to re-do something, make sure you pick [...]
Tags: 3-hour Sweater, A-Line dress, Dashing Mitts, Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth, ketchup, Kimono Top, Knit Misadventures, knitmisadventures, Knitting, knitting needles, Norfolk Ramblers, podcast, Sparkpeople, Wren Ross
12
Mar
Hunting the most elusive prey: my dyelot
Published in UFOs and StashIt has been many months since I lost hope. It was the last one in the store today. I is the same dyelot. I could never feel more triumphant than I do right now. 0 Share and Enjoy™:
Tags: Dream in Color Classy, dyelot, Knitting, shopping, Yarn
9
Mar
This month’s Featured EtsyBlogger has a shop after my own heart. Vicki from Dizzy Dragonflies sells hand dyed yarn! And there is much to be drooled over! Over at her blog, I was fascinated to see the yarn dying process in action. She also has some darn cute fur-babies Show her the love! 2 Share [...]
Tags: DizzyDragonflies, Etsy, featured blogger, Yarn
8
Mar
Do you remember TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes? I always looked forward to seeing Dick Clark and Ed McMahon when they aired these wonderful shows and showcased the cream of the crop of the golden age of TV outtakes. Even commercials couldn’t escape having their blunders shown to the world. How can you resist, though, [...]
Tags: funny, Monday Pick-Me-Up, TV, TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes
4
Mar
Sanity Saver #1: Clip your keys
Published in Sanity SaversOnce in a while, I discover a tiny little trick that makes my life so much easier, and keeps the insanity at bay. I decided that if these tricks help me, they are bound to help many others out there, so I present a new category to you, which I call Sanity Savers! After being [...]
Tags: ADD, ADHD, keys, Sanity Savers, tips and tricks