Posted in life on December 30, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Okay. Time for the full-blown Puddin’ post.
This morning, I was at the doors of Petsmart just as they opened, to do the shopping for Pudding. This cat has it all–bed and blankies, alfalfa grass to nibble, jingly balls and bouncy balls and sparkly balls, Greenies treats, a laser pointer, a rhinestone collar… you know that [...]
Posted in life on December 29, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Ohhhhh my gosh.
This is Pudding. She is three and a half years old. I’m taking her home from the shelter tomorrow afternoon.
Posted in holidays, knit, knitting on December 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Merry Christmas, everybody! It isn’t seasonally relevant, but I finished a pair of socks today…
These are knit with the lace pattern from the Monkey Socks on Knitty. I did them toe-up, though, with my own Turkish cast-on and short row heels. I also did a picot hem, because that seems to be the thing to [...]
Posted in holidays on December 19, 2007 | 6 Comments »
It’s getting to Christmas Crunch Time, peoples.
Ah, Martha. How I adore your matching gift wrap.
My mother sent me a tree skirt–patchworked and heavily quilted, of course!
Clementines are in season!
And I have the bestest holiday centerpiece ever. Except when, at my Christmas party on Saturday, the sweet neighbor Rachel threatened to lift the dome… eeeeek!
Happy holidays, [...]
Posted in food, holidays on December 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Another baking recipe for you: because Christmas isn’t quite right without some kind of fruitcake, but I think that we all have our own very definite ideas about fruitcake. This is a recipe my mother has had for longer than she has had me, and it is quite lovely. Because it has more nuts than [...]
Posted in food, holidays on December 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Mmmmm. Holiday baking. Mmmmm. Christmas cookies.
The recipies for these cookies were published in the December 1981 issue of… oops. I don’t even know what magazine. In any case: I am printing these recipies verbatim for you, because they are the very best Christmas cookies in the world. Yes, they probably do need to be supplemented [...]
Posted in memes on December 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Teeni tagged me for the iPod meme!
The Rules:
1. Put your iTunes/ music player on Shuffle (use a stereo or a list of your favorite songs if you don’t have an iPod)
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT(this is in capital [...]
Posted in holidays, house on December 9, 2007 | 4 Comments »
My guest room is red and green (and a little blue), so in the summer it makes me think of strawberries and cherries and tomatoes… but in the winter, it must of course become a Christmas room. This year, my parents are spending Christmas at my house for the first time. The food and entertainment [...]
Posted in food, holidays, house on December 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
When I moved to this town, I figured that because it is (A) to the South, and (B) to the West, of where I was moving from, it would be warmer. Alas, I seem to have left some ungraspable factor out of my calculations, because, though the cold weather took its sweet time coming, it [...]
Posted in life on December 3, 2007 | 3 Comments »
After a night of raining and blowing fit to tear the roof off, today was clear and cold and sunny. It was the kind of day to be happy. What did I have to be happy about (besides, you know, the big, constant stuff)? My order of Chocolate Truffle Teas from MightyLeaf.com arrived! I found [...]
Posted in food on December 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
With ever so many apologies to Beatrix Potter…
… the dinner had been bought ready-made, in a box full of shavings.
There were two red lobsters, and a ham, a fish, a pudding, and some pears and oranges.
Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca went up-stairs and peeped into the dining-room. Then they squeaked with joy!
Such a lovely [...]
Posted in holidays on December 1, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Happy December, everybody! And oh, the weather outside is FRIGHTFUL. We had freezing rain this morning, so everything outside is a sheet of ice. I tried stepping out to get my mail, and it was an adventure… so I’m staying cozy inside for the rest of the day, getting things done.
The Duke of Wellington has [...]
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