Cherry Garcia
Mom, this is the thing I was trying to knit at the beach. I had to buy a 16 inch circular needle for this. It’s kind of weird looking, but it keeps your neck warm!
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cherry-garcia
Hibiscus
My hibiscus is doing well.
Hibiscus on front porch
New Back Porch
It’s nice to have another way out of the house! Thanks Chris and Doug!
New back porch
Topsail Island, NC trip
Recently went to the beach with my parents and Alice. Had a great time. Here are some pics.
Beach House
Spiral Staircase
Doing some weird hand thing.
Another weird hand pose.
High Tide
Three girls at the beach. I look like a ghost compared to my Mom.
Me, Dad, and Alice
On the porch after swimming in the ocean.
Mom and Dad relaxing at the beach house. I think my Mom is knitting here.
Cool little bog islands. I've never seen anything quite like them before.
New Bag
Finally got this bag done. It’s not perfect, but I think it turned out fairly well. I’d never knitted an attached I-cord before. The idea is to use it to bring in vegetables from the garden.
http://www.purlbee.com/elisa-nest-tote/
Wondering about Cassis………
I keep a cat calendar on my desk at work. A few weeks ago there was a cat that looked very similar to Cassis. It was a Burmese. I started reading about Burmese and found that Cassis has many if not all of the personality characteristics. For anyone who has met him, you know that he is extremely social (unlike the other two). He is also very vocal and loves to play “fetch” with toys. He sometimes brings the toy back to you around 20 times!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_(cat)
Cassis and Zoe relaxing
Good Stew Recipe
This is really good. It would be good for a cold winter’s day, unlike today!
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1879979
The Men of the House
Cassis (left), Chris, and Hogan (right)
New Kitchen Shelves
We went to Lowes and bought these. I have so many cool kitchen gadgets that this works out well!
Kitchen shelves
More shelves
Very good!
This is great! I’m not a huge fan of tuna, mostly because there is mayo involved in tuna salad. Until I read in RR’s issue this month that she uses lemon juice and EVOO in place of mayo. So I found this recipe. Enjoy!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/rachaels-tuna-pan-bagnat-recipe/index.html