First things first

An O that was F’d a few months ago

Marsha — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:19:29 +0000

Last spring, I set out to knit a pullover sweater for Sylvia. I had a few balls of Noro New Ruby in a vibrant (but not blinding) color, but the yarn had been discontinued years ago, and there was no way I’d have enough for the whole sweater. So I used the New Ruby for [...]

Holiday music

Marsha — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:22:59 +0000

I love the stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love the lights and the decorations and the smells (cookies!) of the holidays. It annoys me to no end when retailers start pushing holiday wares and exuding forced Christmas cheer early in the fall, when we haven’t celebrated Halloween (or even Labor Day, in some cases!) [...]

Free lunch: Make your own yarn without a spinning wheel

Marsha — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:52:31 +0000

Turn old bedsheets into yarn. This tutorial has great pictures and clear instructions to make the whole process look easy-peasy. Turn old newspapers into yarn. This method does require a spindle… Recycle old sweaters (from your closet or thrift stores, for example) by taking them apart and using the yarn for something else. This site shows you [...]

Boogie boogie hedgehog

Marsha — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:27:54 +0000

In my house we are crazy for cheetahs and hedgehogs. I doubt there’s a lot of “cute cheetah” footage out there. But hedgehogs? Oh yeah. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK0l2tqFDvM

The ultimate

Marsha — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:18:35 +0000

This right here makes me want to see the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in person. Look what happened this morning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXJnOjAGR24 (You know how much I love these things.)

CSA wrap-up

Marsha — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:43:22 +0000

The CSA season ended two weeks ago. Here are pictures of our last three pick-up boxes. It still feels weird not to be going to the farm on Wednesday afternoons. It was sort of like getting a surprise present each week. I knew I’d be getting a box, but I didn’t know what would be [...]

Quick change

Marsha — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:27:54 +0000

So those purple coneflowers I wrote about a few days ago? Brown and whithered the day after I posted that picture. In a “holy shit, winter is almost here” the trees all dropped the rest of their leaves, which then went into bags for the compost-truck pickup. (Our three-bin composter is huge, but we can [...]

The view in my yard a few days ago

Marsha — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:56:46 +0000

Recycling, politics-style

Marsha — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:09:02 +0000

If you showed your political colors via a pumpkin, your sign can go into a compost bin when it’s no longer needed. But if you opted for one of those lawn signs, composting is not an option. You could, like a few homes I see in my area, continue to display your sign. At this point, [...]

Huh

Marsha — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:45:48 +0000

Apparently, I’m a dude. How about you?