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While my husband and I were out and about over the weekend, I stumbled across this fabulous find.  A HUGE bread box.  The very best part was the price---three dollars!!  Can you believe it??  I know, I think they mispriced the item.  I've seen less desirable bread boxes for $20. I washed it with just dish detergent and let it air dry.  So of course I'm not going to keep bread in it, that's just silly.  I thought it would make an excellent candy box.  (candy is a staple in this house, just one piece with put a smile on anyone's face). Once I brought it home, I then had to think of where to put it in the kitchen because it really is large.  I rearranged the cook book nook to make room for the box.  Lovely! What have you found on your outings? Joining Lady Cordelia

See that?  Yep, there is some sparkle in those socks.  Sometime last year I was shopping at a yarn store with my daughter and she picked out this yarn for socks.  It is definitely not something I would pick out.  However, I have to admit it is fun to be knitting with socks that twinkle-and the striping pattern is way better than I thought it would ever be.  Ravelry notes are here .  My other knitting project is the hawthorne sweater  which I started in January.  I want it out of my project bag.  I am nearly done with the body of the sweater then it's on to sleeves!!  As I knit this I pretend I am knitting something for spring...Oh and I finished my Destiny shawl , maybe a big winter storm will arrive and I will wear it?  Well there is next year, I suppose. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand  is my current read and it is surprisingly good.  It is not your average romance novel.  There are many subplots that keep me wanting to read more about the village that he lives in.  The fir

Saturday night, I casted off over 400 stitches, phew!  I started to time it but then forgot to check my finish time....oh well.  Trust me it was quite a while.  I am sure you recall this is the Color Affliction Shawl .  It is a fantastic knit.  The construction is all garter stitch with increases occurring at each end.  Also the designer throws in some short row shaping. It is the short row shaping, garter stitch and three different colors that make this project FUN.  I have a deep appreciation for garter stitch.  In my youth it was the ugly stitch. Not any more, it is classy and completely under appreciated. I used finch yarn made by Quince and Co , which by the way has incredible customer service. I received the yarn quickly and it was wrapped in tissue paper-love that! Finch is fingering weight and has a slightly higher twist than my usual array of yarns.  It has a wonderful springiness when knitting.  I love the way the color is slightly muted.  I wish I could buy

sunrise This weekend was one of the best for no particular reason. Friday, I waited for my husband to get out of work early so we could go to the library and then pick up some Chinese food, which was beyond delicious!  I also borrowed more books than I can read in my allotted time.  That's okay, I like to stretch myself. I can renew at least once :) Saturday we had a lazy morning, I sat and read.  I am amazed that my reading comprehension improves significantly when I am awake.  Why oh why do I not do it more often?  This week I am trying to read every morning because it's good.  There was some thrift stores visited but I'm saving that news for Thursday-gotta keep everyone in suspense. Saturday evening we made homemade pizzas that were delicious.  dough, sauce.....mmmmmmm, I always have mushrooms and olives.  Then we watched Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan -Fabulous!!!   My favorite quote by Kahn "He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him". Spok

(Frodo wishes you a wonderful weekend!) Joining Amanda

Today I am flashing back to the late eighties....I hope I'm not dating myself.  My husband and I used to live in Ohio, which by the way, has fantastic flea markets!  We would always go on a Saturday and spend many hours walking around.  In the building were the "regulars" and their stuff never changed much. But outside!!  Outside was just like a garage sale all in one big opened field!  On a sunny day, you could lose yourself browsing.  My husband was always on the look out for vinyl records.  I was just looking.  I had nothing in particular in my mind. These spice shakers were discovered by me for a whole $3 dollars :D  That is including the little shelf they sit on.  I have hung them in my kitchen in six different homes (we moved around a lot back then). And that completes my flashback to the eighties.... Joining Lady Cordelia

I am sure the first thing you noticed is that I am reading a different book.  Yes, I finished The House at Riverton  and once again Morton wrote a brilliant novel.  It was even her first novel.  She has a talent of weaving a tale and carrying the reader along with interest.  What sets her apart is she has some incredible twist to the story line and the ending leaves you shocked, sad and blown away.  Yep.  It's a good book. I started to read Major Pettigrew's Last Stand  and it's too early to tell whether I like it or not.  So stay tuned in for next week's yarn along.  I'm confident I'll still be reading the book since I read at a snail's pace. My cowl  is complete and I'm thrilled with the results.  It's my own design and if you like, you can print out the pattern from my blog.  I'm continuing to love and savor the destiny shawl .  The pattern is so much fun to knit---and it's garter stitch!  Who knew different colors of garter stitch

I finished this little cowl a couple of days ago.  After soaking I have been very impatient for its photo session.  The cowl took forever to air dry.  Well forever for me. I loved knitting with Blue Sky Alpaca , it was soft and squishy!  The cowl knitted up quickly since it was on size eight needles, instant gratification-what could be better? As a treat, I have made this pattern available for free to all of you lovely readers.

This weekend was filled with: -shopping again for the other child -daily walks on the dirt road, enjoying the signs of spring -making lists for me -making lists for my son-"stuff" he needs to get done once back on campus -bringing out my spring decorations.  (love my mom's salt and pepper chick set!) -a new banner because Laura Emily mentioned it would indicate spring :) -saying goodbye to two back to back spring breaks. I had fun but let's bring one the mundane -almost finishing my book -windows opened and fresh air pouring in How was your weekend? Joining Amanda

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