Just wanted to share the socks I made for my husband during Ravelry’s Ravelympics challenge (which, of course, was during the Olympics):
These are from a discontinued kit I got at KnitPicks.com, called the “sock cocktail”. It has a bunch of different patterns for the sock’s body, heels, toes, and cuffs that you can mix and […]
Just wanted to share the socks I made for my husband during Ravelry’s Ravelympics challenge (which, of course, was during the Olympics):
These are from a discontinued kit I got at KnitPicks.com, called the “sock cocktail”. It has a bunch of different patterns for the sock’s body, heels, toes, and cuffs that you can mix and […]
This is a nice interview with plant breeder Dr. John Navazio, which spawned some thoughts about seeds, saving seeds, and propagating plants that do well in your garden.
If you’re a relatively new gardener (and even if you’ve been doing this a while), this time of year you’re being inundated with seed catalogs. How do you […]
A friend showed me this article about the relation between taxes and population movement in the US. Basically, people move when taxes get too high. Businesses move, families move.
The states they leave are usually blue states, those that receive them are more likely to be red states. Good for the states getting them, right?
Not necessarily. […]
Things are going fairly well here. We’re finally thawing out from the blizzard on Christmas Eve, and temperatures are staying above freezing again, so I can get some work done.
I’ve been making bread more often. I found that if you use the Five Minute Bread recipe but divide it and put it in regular bread […]
If you have the means, please send money to a legitimate relief organization, preferably one that has a presence in Haiti already with people who speak the language. If not, please pray. They have a long road ahead of them. This is 9/11 on a national scale in terms of the destruction the earthquake has […]
Here’s a good article on poverty and feeding yourself. I especially liked the list of tips on how to eat when you’re suddenly down on your luck.
I know very well that when you’re being worried like a rat by economic problems (and the health and other problems coming out of that), it can be hard […]
This article really speaks to me. The blog it’s in is pretty interesting too; those of you who are fiber artists may enjoy it.
If you’re looking to stock up on food and other grocery items, Amazon.com’s subscribe and save
program is one I’m really coming to like. You can order whatever they have and decide how often to get it.
For example, I get a case of Kleenex (we have allergies) every six months. They send an email before they […]
