Vstrecha-blog: Archive

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Feb 29th

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Van Morrison — Into the Mystic I have a...

Feb 28th

Regina Spektor — Hero Happy Monday!

Feb 27th

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Feb 23rd

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Feb 22nd

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John Michael Montgomery — Life’s a...

Feb 21st

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Feb 20th

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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...

Feb 17th

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(clip from) NEW SONG from John Mayer! jhnmyr: ...

Feb 16th

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Feb 16th

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The Beatles — When I’m Sixty-Four ...

Feb 15th

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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...

Feb 14th

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AWOLNATION — Not Your Fault Busybusy...

Feb 14th

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Feb 13th

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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...

Feb 10th

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Feb 10th

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Feb 10th

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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...

Feb 9th

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