Category: To Occupy my Time

Baby Blanket

Here’s the baby blanket I made for my friend who is due soon.  I think it turned out fairly well, though my problem with variegated yarn is that I never really love how it meshes together.

The pattern is a baby blanket pattern I got off of the Internet years ago and I like it because it’s very hard to lose track of where you are, thus ensuring good results.

Though I didn’t love how the variegation worked out, this yarn was silky smooth and is machine washable, so I can recommend it.

They HAVE run their course.


Hey look!  The Oregonian wants to know if Ziggy and Family Circus have run their course.  Really?  Do you  need to ask?  In fact, while we are on the topic, here’s a list of  other daily comics that have run their course:
Hagar the Horrible
Blondie
Wizard of ID
Hi and Lois
Peanuts (sorry to say, but it’s true)
Garfield
Freshly Squeezed

Oregonian readers are blessed with two full pages of daily comics.  How about making them all comics of note, not warmed-over plots that have been recirculating for years.

Radio. No static.

It’s been years since I’ve had crystal clear radio reception.  Or even good, solid radio reception.  We have lived in this house for six years and the floor of house above us that is not ours blocks the really good radio reception.  It wasn’t bad until my stereo receiver died.  The next receiver I bought did not get very good reception at all.    Before, I just had to construct a coat hanger antenna and not stand in a specific place and things weren’t too bad.  With the new receiver all I could do was try to ignore the static.

Enter this little gem.  I spent way too much money on it, but I’m flush with my tax return and this was my big splurge. It sits on the shelf next to the stereo (it can even sit sideways) and suddenly my NPR reception is a beautiful, beautiful thing.  It’s also quite pretty and simple.  I love it.
 

Ka-shard-ee-ans

For some reason, my  mind refuses to pronounce the “famous” reality family’s name correctly.  I don’t think I’ve ever seen them in anything but print media, having never seen any of their reality shows. Still, just from that exposure I can probably give you a pretty full synopsis of their lives. Here they are dominating 3 of 4 magazine covers in my checkout line at the grocery store.
 

Cupcakes part deux.

I once again made Mississippi Mud Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting.  One dozen of them are for the school auction.  The other dozen are for the Kenton Library Staff.
 
And here’s what happens after you try to put the auction cupcakes back in the refrigerator after their picture. A shelf collapses, sending the box careening toward the floor.  This happened after I had flooded the remaining frosting because I was done frosting the cupcakes and there’s only so much marshmallow frosting one person can eat.  I cleaned everything up and made it all pretty again, though.  And someone paid $20.00 for my cupcakes.