February 2012
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John Michael Montgomery — Life’s a...
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FO: Hats two ways - Stripey Winter Hat & "Fair...
I also made a couple of hats as Christmas presents. I really like making hats, since they work up pretty quickly (as compared to say, an afghan or a sweater :)
The first of these was for my sister’s boyfriend, who is (sadly) a Gamecock fan.
Pattern: the hat portion of Galen’s Manly Scarf & Hat Project: on Ravelry
I worked it up in garnet and dark charcoal, for South Carolina...
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(clip from) NEW SONG from John Mayer!
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The Beatles — When I’m Sixty-Four
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Adventures in Cooking: Cabbage Soup
I seem to have almost completely neglected to take pictures of this endeavor. In my love to cook all things Russian, I once again turned to Smitten Kitchen, where Deb had posted a recipe for Veselka’s cabbage soup. In Russian, it’s called щи (shchi, though the first letter is pronounced so quickly that the ‘ch’ sound is almost nonexistant).
This went together almost...
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AWOLNATION — Not Your Fault
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Ravelry Christmas Ornament Swap
Pattern: adapted from Matrioska bookmark Project: on Ravelry
Before Christmas, I participated in an ornament swap (see the Seasonal Swappers group on Ravelry if you’re interested in joining future swaps!).
I think these matroshka (Russian stacking dolls) turned out pretty cute, despite the fact that
each one is slightly different since I had a hard time following the pattern...
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Adventures in Cooking: Gluten free cupcakes!
First foray into gluten-free cooking! This will date how far behind I am with these posts, but these were for a friend whose house I was staying at for a weekend visit just before Christmas. Whenever I stay with people I always try to bring them a little something to say, “Hey, thanks for letting me crash on your couch.” I feel a teensy bit bad bringing baked goods for these particular...
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M.I.A. — Bad Girls
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Gotye — Somebody That I Used to Know (feat....
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January 2012
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Adventures in Cooking: Apple sharlotka
The title should really read Failures in Cooking, because that’s what this was. An absolute failure. I didn’t even take any pictures.
(My dinner was tasty, though. Here’s what that looked like:
Basically, everything with fresh dill.)
So. Back to dessert. I was using this recipe for Apple sharlotka from the lovely Deb of Smitten Kitchen. I always leave some margin of error...
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FO: Minnesota Mitts
Pattern: All for One Family of Mitts Project: on Ravelry
in progress…
First in my Christmas present series! These were for my cousin (along with the Doctor Who cross-stitch you saw), who goes to the University of Minnesota. Apparently I matched the color pretty well. (Yay!)
Y’all, these were so comfy and so warm, I almost didn’t give them away! I’m definitely...
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Adventures in Cooking: Carrot & Cilantro soup
Snagged this recipe from one of my mom’s Country Living magazines. I don’t really read the rest of the them, but man do they have some tasty-sounding recipes!
This one turned out as tasty as it sounded, though I have a couple of tips.
1. You see there in that list of ingredients where it says “1 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed”? You can buy them at the grocery store 2...
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Taking Back Sunday — Liar (It Takes One to...
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Adventures in Cooking: Thanksgiving Pecan Pie
For Thanksgiving, my dad requested pecan pie. Mom was just going buy one until I swooped in & saved the day said I had made one before. Which I (of course) did not save the recipe for.
After doing a bit of internet searching, I settled on this recipe for Southern Pecan Pie. I didn’t want any fancy variations, and I definitely didn’t want to have to roast the pecans (I did this for...
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Relient K — Sadie Hawkins Dance
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Kansas — Carry on Wayward Son
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December 2011
13 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Young The Giant (24)
Joe Pug (14)
Relient K (11)
Alabama (8)
Mannheim Steamroller (6)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
Childish Gambino (18)
Joe Pug (17)
Young The Giant (12)
Matt Maher (7)
Sufjan Stevens (2)
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Vienna Boys Choir — O Come, O Come Emmanuel
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The Strokes — Vision of Division
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The Beatles — Ticket to Ride
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
Young The Giant (13)
The National (12)
The Weepies (6)
Rascal Flatts (2)
Tim McGraw (1)
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Jason Mraz — A Beautiful Mess
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