This should increase my Blip frequency… once I have climbed the learning curve
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Pebble Brooch
I could not resist buying this brooch that I spotted in Cream while I was in Stromness. The colour seemed perfect for my newly-completed Snowbird cardigan. I love it!
On reflection
I love it when an outing yields a surprise shot. Point and shoot at a young gull in Stromness harbour.
Flatbreads
Freshly baked flatbreads, topped with cumin and kalonji – these are for dunking into a baked soft cheese later. http://ajugofwine.wordpress.com/2013/08/26/flatbreads/
What’s Cooking?
Oh dear, struck by The Munchies once again http://ajugofwine.wordpress.com/2013/08/25/absolutely-not-necessary/
The year and the barley are both turning
“First the County Show and then winter…” an old farmer spake to me when we met at the GP surgery. Well, I took a walk in the afternoon and noted that although the barley is turning, it’s not ripenned yet, so please can winter wait a little while yet? (We also have the house rendering …
Decisions
Trying to work out if these yarns will go together. I think they are neither complimentary nor contrasting. In short – muddy. Will swatch and see what happens
Spelt and Linseed Loaf (and that dome)
Less good results today (the baking blog reveals why) but this Spelt & Linseed loaf is still very tasty and went down well with our lunchtime soup.
Crusty White Cob
Weekends leave time for experimentation and so I unearthed the baking dome that I scored on eBay at a truly astonishing bargain price. Why have I not used it before! It will be a permanent feature of my kitchen if these are the results that it produces
Currently Knitting
Vanessa antiopa sock from The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet Vol II by Hunter Hammersen. So much fun that I find it difficult to put down. Lochan yarn from Natalie Fergie at The Yarn Yard.