The Serendipitous Pioneer

The color of my morning has been red.  I went out and finally weeded the flower beds along the stairs.  I hate weeding those but they do look so much better.  Then I planted the ten red geraniums I had gotten at the farmer's market.  I love having those.  They remind me of Grandma and the fake ones she use to keep on the front step in a hanging basket.  They had to be fake because that was a total sunblock spot.  Anyway my happy red flowers are out and I feel happy.  Then I replaced one of the two blueberry bushes that didn't make it last winter.  Although now I may need a third one as someone seems to have run over one with the lawn mower.  Gotta figure out how to make them more noticeable. After doing all of that in what I thought was perhaps an hour but was actually two I decided to check on Ravelry mystery knit along to see if the first clue was there and it is there.  Woohoo! I cannot wait to start that as I have a very yu...

Remember a while back when I said I was knitting bags and would open an etsy shop at some point????? Well some point is nearly here.  :D  I just need  springy weather to take real pictures of them.  The weather is starting to cooperate so it is getting closer. Here are some of the market bags that will be going up on the site.  I haven't quite finished the felted bags as they all still need their linings made but I imagine in the next couple of weeks...... Those are a few of my babies.  Hey, it was a long winter and I wasn't sure what else I wanted to knit.  Besides so long as I was knitting, canning, baking or something productive nobody asked me how the dress was coming along.  Clever, aren't I?  I plan on selling on etsy and then maybe here in the community at a craft fair or two.  I would really like to get about ten more felted bags ( I will post pics later) done.  If I could do that, then I could see about renting a space ...

Came a shameless brag. This my new bootie people.  Three weeks of cross fit and for the first time in my life I can see a behind in my jeans, while I am the one in them.  WOO HOO!  I know everyone is sharing my joy right now. And you were dying to see my butt.  So yes, even though the last few weeks have been rough I have kept up with the getting fit resolution and the no store bought bread goal.  Next week since that is going so very well I will begin...................Menu planning goal. I am a huge proponent of the meal planning.  It really does help me stay on budget and it also frees up my time.  Not to mention the food just tastes better when I am not winging it every single night. On my sweet needles at the moment are still my second sock and bags.  Bags and bags of bags.  I am trying to build up an inventory so I can open an etsy shop.  I figure this will feed my need for creativity and hopefully in a small way pay for i...

Yep that has pretty much been as productive as I have been since the last post.  Sad isn't it.  You really can't see the colors but the thicker wool is a wonderful skunky strip with black, whites, and greys.  The sock yarn is red.  We are focussing on this lovely sock because.......well most of the week was a disaster. Let me explain.  First there were electrical issues.  By that I mean it was like half the house was in brown out conditions.  And of course that half wasn't divide in half or even floors so it knocked out my fridge on one side and floor of the house and the boiler on the other side in the basement. So the heat had to be turned off, in winter in Minnesota.  Good thing it was before the clipper.  That was resolved after a very cold night.  So it seemed well and good but then the next morning I am happy to have power and go down to wash clothes.  I realize my socks are suddenly wet and look down over the clothes. the...

Go on admit it, you didn't think I would finish by them did ya?  That's ok.  I was on that boat, too!  Especially after that little virus made me more susceptible to my allergens.  I do a great impression of a white rabbit who has been punched.  So very unattractive and annoying.  But in spite of it all the second sock got done in record time.  Twenty four hours.  Yeah, I am bragging which is also unattractive but I am so chuffed. On a sad note, I killed the sourdough starter.  While I was sick it was too neglected.  I will start it again today.  Depending on how much yeast I have I may also make another batch of bread.  Today feels like a make something day.  I should probably channel that into something like say a wedding dress.  No really.  It is daunting at best but I need to get a mock up made so that the girlie can see if the pattern modifications meet her expectations.  I think making your daugh...

Yet another round of the plague seems to have hit the house.  Or maybe I just can't seem to shake it but the elephants are sitting on my chest again.  And I am achey.  And my eyes are running.  And my nose is red.  Feeling sorry for me yet??  Yeah don't bother I am going to be this way til summer.  It is the joy of living in the Northland.  The plague comes and stays every winter.  LOL!  You had wondered where it wintered didn't you? Yesterday was my birthday!  It was great and I got more yarn.  Yep, I know you are so shocked but really I was down to dishcloth fibre for my knitting needs.  Needs, people! I need to knit to stay sane.  So Stir is getting some socks.  He wants wool Wisconsin socks.  See........... I even got some for me.  Well the worsted weight part I still need the second strand for it so I will show that off later.  Stir's require for me to get cracking as I want him to have ...