tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69914654526513693922024-02-19T01:48:21.265-06:00aubergineJennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-89107384064940611592011-12-20T15:26:00.000-06:002011-12-20T15:26:40.047-06:00Give the Gift of Learning to Knit<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660033; font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 22pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Give Inner Peace<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Give Life Skills</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAk6dZuM4U06p20OdVzCIin4owJEzB4fTxQAgq5Oy3U_4-Lkivl9eid0u8Alw5fyPvPIfq6rOEqOJry12wW7w3LBiDfmCrCkFS6V0ENdAk07N9UJfQuJe6F4b-VHJwapQ88aTiC2lznGQ/s1600/ball+of+yarn+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</div>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-24470288042236477302011-11-29T13:41:00.000-06:002011-11-29T13:41:47.307-06:00Cashmere and Wool and Silk, Oh My!<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A cashmere sweater for $20? I've just unloaded a bounty of oh, so soft and cozy sweaters, hats and holiday goodies and there's more to come! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">~ Warm handknit hats for blustery days</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">~ Yummy, soft vintage and current cashmere and merino wool sweaters</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">~ Sweet silk camisoles to layer under sweaters</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">~ Handknit Christmas ornaments</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">~ Vintage holiday decor </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">~ Retro knitting needles </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana;">~ Yarn and spinning fiber </span><br />
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</span>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-9410986372713854522011-06-24T19:22:00.001-05:002011-06-24T19:27:58.136-05:00Home for Wayward Wildlife<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Aparently I am now running a wild animal refuge center. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">On Wednesday morning, I glanced in the compost bin to see two tiny trembling rats completely covered in mud. It has been quite dry in recent weeks and I have seen a rat climbing out of there at night. Not a bad place for a nest really; it's warm and full of food.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Mama Rat was clearly not anticipating the deluge of rain we had late Tuesday night that left her nest soaked and her babies in a swamp land. </span><br />
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</tbody></table> <span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I scooped the little ratties up on a big shovel and deposited them in a new nest of fresh pine shavings. They just sat and shivered for quite a while, but eventually took a few nibbles of the moistened cat / dog / chicken food mixture I offered them <span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(we were fresh out of rat food I'm afraid). </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">By afternoon they had dried out and fluffed up and are actually pretty cute. I now fully understand the reference to looking like a "drowned rat."</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">On Thursdsay morning, I checked the compost bin to be sure I'd found all the rats. No rats. There was a baby possum in there! This one I was not so eager to scoop up. Even at its small size, it still hissed at me. I left it there. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Friday morning there were no baby animals in the compost. Little possum must have found its way out by climbing the branches. The rats are happy in their temporary home until they are big enough to be let out.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I fully expect to to find a litter of kittens, skunks or racoons one of these days! </span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> </span>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-30192020249027427572011-05-06T11:27:00.000-05:002011-05-06T11:27:03.197-05:00O, The Chickens Have Been Busy!<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">O no, it is not a typo. Olivia, Olive and Odette have joined the urban flock and o do they have stories to tell. The blog has been silent for a while and there is much to say. I will take it in pieces. Today, the chickens. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: #20124d;">The middle of March was full of adventure, good and bad. There was fame, fortune and demise. My beloved Clementine made her film debut in </span><span style="color: #20124d;">a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/digindfw#p/u/33/oJoKOEz_1Nw"><span style="color: #38761d;">fab commercial for North Haven Gardens</span></a></span><span style="color: #20124d;">. She even got to sample some of the props. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Shortly before this, we had brought two new friends home to the coop, Olive and Olivia. They brought with them a nasty upper respiratory infection. Sadly, new Olive and dear Clementine were both lost to this ickiness. We took Olivia to<span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7ACGW_enUS397US397&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=a+%26+b+veterinarian+garland+rd&fb=1&gl=us&hq=a+%26+b+veterinarian+garland+rd&hnear=Dallas,+TX&cid=14156790176541135226"><span style="color: #38761d;">the chicken vet</span></a> for a proper diagnosis and were sent home with a prescription for ten days of chicken antibiotics <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(carefully measured and delivered by beak twice a day to 4 chickens). Olivia got well and the others <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(Celine, Sylvie and Coco) never showed signs of illness. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Once this saga had passed, we ventured out again to find new flock mates. We had a lovely trip to Burnet, TX to </span><a href="https://mobilechickencoops.com/Home_Page.php"><span style="color: #38761d;">Mobile Chicken Coops</span></a><span style="color: #20124d;"> and came home with Olive Deux and Odette. Both Olives are Welsumers who lay dark chocolate brown eggs. Olivia is a Japanese Bantam with long wings and very short legs. Odette is a sweet little Buff Orpington chicklette who promises to live out Clementine's film legacy and become a star herself. </span></span></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original Olive, with us only briefly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those empty spots will be filled up soon!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>To my fellow Yarnies and Little Red Barn groupies:</strong></span></div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">(and everyone else too)</span></span></div><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I recently learned that there is<em> no yarn shop in Waxahachie</em> (horrors) so I am going to open one in a downtown antique mall. If all goes well (and with a little help from my friends), the shop will open in early February! The shop will be starting out on a shoestring budget so I am looking for beautiful <strong>hand spun / hand dyed yarns</strong> to feature <strong>on consignment</strong>. Let me know if you’d like to feature your wares in the shop and we’ll work out a fair system. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I also would like to nominate the shop as a recipient of the<strong> </strong><a href="http://jacobsreward.blogspot.com/2011/01/its-january-lets-give-away-some-yarn.html"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9; color: #20124d;"><strong>JRF Yarn Storming</strong></span></a>. I know there are some unique and wonderful yarns in your stashes that other knitters would love to have (especially those who are far away from larger yarn shops). Let Cindy know if you’d like part of your de-stash to be contributed to the shop. Of particular interest are natural fibers, organic and specialty yarns (in other words, it won't be found at the Waxahachie Walmart)! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If anyone is interested in <strong>teaching a class</strong>, I would love to know about it. I can teach basic knitting skills to get people started, but I’d like to offer some advanced and specialty techniques, spinning and so on. There is a cozy space in the antique mall with chairs and a couch where we can have classes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you have odds and ends of <strong>needles, notions, books, patterns, etc</strong> that you’d like to be free of, let me know. I can purchase things at a reasonable cost and donations are appreciated. If you happen to see interesting <strong>vintage knitting or sheep related items</strong> at estate sales or thrift stores, would you let me know? If they are a good bargain, I’d love it if you’d pick them up and I’ll buy them from you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Save your yarn ends, scraps, feathers, lint, etc for <strong>Scraps for the Birds</strong>. A while back I received a large box of these from Cindy with the promise to donate initial proceeds to <strong>Ruthie’s Rags</strong> fund (and now also to the <strong>puppy transport fund</strong>). This will be the first charitable effort of the shop. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>The shop will feature:</strong></span></div><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: orange;">☼</span> </span></span>Locally made specialty yarns: hand spun and hand dyed from the fiber of locally raised animals</div><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: orange;">☼</span> </span></span>The Stash Basket: re-purposed yarns donated by area knitters. The selection will vary, but will always contain unique and unusual finds.</div><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: orange;">☼ </span></span></span>New and vintage knitting needles, notions, books, patterns and other supplies</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: orange;">☼ </span></span></span>Hand Knit accessories for you and your home. </span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: orange;">☼ </span></span></span>Scraps for the Birds: colorful bits of recycled yarn, fiber, fur and feathers in a mesh bag to hang in your trees for the birds to include in their nests. </span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: orange;">☼ </span></span></span>Charity knitting collection - we will offer suggestions of projects for you to knit and return to us to be donated to area charitable organizations.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: orange;">☼ </span></span></span>Knitting classes, groups and workshops: held at the shop or at our relaxing country property (with overnight accommodations available). </span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: orange;">☼ </span></span></span>Knick knacks: you never know what else may be available in the shop - often with a knitting, fashion, country or farm feeling - we are always on the lookout for special things.</span></span></span>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-60483599959914246122011-01-10T09:11:00.000-06:002011-01-10T09:11:38.291-06:002010 Harvest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l3po5Hqi8vuwTsM6uAkbEAK6ZMexRadYMlTtr_6V-Q3KrT9kctwR-9LtucGLyVXb2DoVQjCNa-RGbvHw-h2welC03bDI8WK4Jdyl4GHPKAuI8YqHSciT9JV-CNpLkEkAzd0TwCBazQo/s1600/P1060661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l3po5Hqi8vuwTsM6uAkbEAK6ZMexRadYMlTtr_6V-Q3KrT9kctwR-9LtucGLyVXb2DoVQjCNa-RGbvHw-h2welC03bDI8WK4Jdyl4GHPKAuI8YqHSciT9JV-CNpLkEkAzd0TwCBazQo/s200/P1060661.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This lovely, frosty, wet, cold morning seems the perfect time to reflect on my garden harvest for the past year and plan for a bigger one in the coming year. </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I had success with bell peppers of different varieties - standard and mini. They kept on going through the hot summer and into the fall (the last stragglers are out there under a sheet right now). The Basil did well; it has dried in the cupboard and is ready for winter use. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7hCz59kQryaFMCGgVeabV4AFhlqXKNY1NRt06yORkt6q0Jflwao29WMedt9CKvLYGU6Ob8uyUpaIPriOl_ud-NRQzmjsUgasB6sEQVBlyDY8TPReTqu0VpIVqeqb2f-Ut1S-iNyZ7Os/s1600/P1060255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7hCz59kQryaFMCGgVeabV4AFhlqXKNY1NRt06yORkt6q0Jflwao29WMedt9CKvLYGU6Ob8uyUpaIPriOl_ud-NRQzmjsUgasB6sEQVBlyDY8TPReTqu0VpIVqeqb2f-Ut1S-iNyZ7Os/s200/P1060255.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The big winner of course was eggs! Oddly enough, the "crop" that required the biggest initial outlay of both time and money ended up producing effortlessly with minimal further intervention on my part. </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The monthly egg tally:</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">May (the 1st month of laying): 4 </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">June: 25 </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">July: 43</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">August: 51</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">September: 53</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">October: 50</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">November: 45</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">December: 37</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Grand Total: 308 eggs</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Just like fruits, vegetables and herbs, chickens and eggs come in many varieties. This spring, a few new chickens will join the flock to bring variety to the harvest. </span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">In planning the food crops, I am enjoying the catalog from <a href="http://www.southernexposure.com/">Southern Exposure Seed Exchange</a>. The descriptions and photos are lovely and they offer a great variety of rare and heritage seeds. I will order some from them as well as shopping locally for seeds and starter plants. In December, I layed the foundation of a new garden, "lasagna" style with layers of leaves / newspaper / compost / newspaper / leaves / newspaper / leaves / hay, shavings, poop mixture from the chicken house. This will sit for a few months until I add several inches of soil and more compost before planting the spring garden. This should be an especially fertile garden which I hope will lead to much better yields than in past years. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpjYBjH0AJCsiva5TcRwjilzdP1DXBhQ1Hs24JvK1ax4PM764Uzz2OCrEGR6dv6XjbAxmKqfjJEaVRun0L3dmGg4iojFDwZwpp5haKwg4W__5PJEeJ3qEG_PeNWbK4lOJD9O0jFmQhFo/s1600/new+garden.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpjYBjH0AJCsiva5TcRwjilzdP1DXBhQ1Hs24JvK1ax4PM764Uzz2OCrEGR6dv6XjbAxmKqfjJEaVRun0L3dmGg4iojFDwZwpp5haKwg4W__5PJEeJ3qEG_PeNWbK4lOJD9O0jFmQhFo/s200/new+garden.bmp" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-5CuefvGECitLYpYRVvOkPLb6o80asjBmfM-gGaotZWhdd1KckKQYgVebqIq9nRxqzzQKr32nHb2Fh5hDJ7edQljF01KMfTuAw60-b7alb4f_HcdBYMavpzI3aRqJ1jqze7RrdRTzx8/s1600/untitled.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-5CuefvGECitLYpYRVvOkPLb6o80asjBmfM-gGaotZWhdd1KckKQYgVebqIq9nRxqzzQKr32nHb2Fh5hDJ7edQljF01KMfTuAw60-b7alb4f_HcdBYMavpzI3aRqJ1jqze7RrdRTzx8/s200/untitled.bmp" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here are <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1773858909911&set=a.1423871040433.2058284.1342451144#!/album.php?aid=2058284&id=1342451144">some more garden photos</a> from 2010. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Best wishes to all the gardeners for a bountiful 2011! </span></div>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-25981353918108979402011-01-06T22:46:00.000-06:002011-01-06T22:46:44.495-06:00Find Inner Peace - Learn to Knit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Knitting teaches patience and can be a mindful meditation practice.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Neurological research confirms that mobility and dexterity in the fine motor muscles, especially in the hand, stimulates cellular development in the brain, and strengthens the physical foundation of thinking.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Knitting and gardening reduce the risk of dementia in later life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"></span></span></div><span style="color: #4c1130;"></span>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-14229225723043404182010-11-07T09:45:00.000-06:002010-11-07T09:45:53.579-06:00A Whole New Family<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A few days ago I learned that I have a whole family that I've never met. What a wonderful surprise! As an only child raising an only child, our family is small and I've often missed having the boisterous holiday gatherings that larger families have. Growing up, we had large gatherings of relatives from my Mother's side of the family <span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">(which is rooted in TX)</span> </span> that were always organized by my Grandmother. Granny passed away in the '90's and that bunch hasn't gotten together since. Another branch of my Mother's family used to have a family reunion every year, but that too has fallen by the wayside. We do still see several of them throughout the year and that is nice. We are making more efforts recently to stay in touch. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">My Father's side of the family had all been in New York and we used to visit when I was younger. When my Father's twin sister and two brothers passed away, he lost touch with their families. Recently he heard from his niece, my cousin, in California. It turns out that she has three sons around my age with scads of grandchildren around Claire's age! Poof, instant family! Thanks to Facebook, we have been able to instantly connect, see pictures of each other's children and learn all about our lives. </span><br />
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</tbody></table> <span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I've never doubted that I'd stay connected to my Mother's family, but my Father's family was a mystery. It is such a great feeling to know that my Father still has a large family after all and they will be around to be Claire's family too as she grows up; what a blessing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">So to all my family: I am grateful to have you in my life and I vow to stay in touch in the years to come. I hope you will all do the same and that our children will grow up knowing a larger extended family than we did! </span>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-90393552915125773792010-09-21T10:33:00.000-05:002010-09-21T10:33:38.890-05:00Poinsettias for the holidays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://list-of-birthstones.com/birth%20flowers/Pictures%20of%20birth%20flowers/poinsettia%20plants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" qx="true" src="http://list-of-birthstones.com/birth%20flowers/Pictures%20of%20birth%20flowers/poinsettia%20plants.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The holidays will soon be here and it's time to consider your decorating. Poinsettias are both traditional and beautiful. This is your opportunity to order in advance and be prepared. Claire is selling Poinsettias in 6" pots in red, pink or white to raise money for her participation in the <a href="http://www.thechildrenschorus.org/">The Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas</a>. The Chorus is planning a major tour (possibly international) in 2012 which will cost as much as $3000 per child (yikes)! Proceeds from Poinsettia sales go directly into Claire's account to help offset the tour cost. Each plant is $12 (of which $5 will go to Claire's account). That's a lot of pretty Poinsettias! Please order for your home and workplace. Ask around to friends, shops, offices and so on. Orders are due by November 1st and will be received on December 4th. Post here or email me with your order. Thanks for your support! </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Let's send Claire on tour! </span>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-42160567710644789622010-09-06T14:38:00.005-05:002010-09-06T21:27:13.970-05:00Chassé Shrug<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is a simple, quick knit for adults or children. When my eleven year old daughter was ready for something a little more than simple knitting, but nothing too complicated, we came up with the Chassé Shrug. This shrug is made in one piece with no seaming. It includes the new skills of using double pointed needles, ribbing and a simple cable. The sizing is custom, based on the size of the person and can be used with any yarn. It is written with the beginning or child knitter in mind. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Claire is an accomplished young ballerina who is going en pointe this year so she is upgrading her dance wardrobe. This simple shrug will be a nice addition.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">sts - stitches</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">in - inch </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">CO - cast on</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"># - number</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">/ - per</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">x - times</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">dpns - double pointed needles</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">K- knit</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">P - purl</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">cbl ndl - cable needle (you can also use an extra dpn)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Notes:</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You can use any yarn for this pattern. Depending on size of yarn and length of sleeves, you will need 1 - 3 skeins (balls). </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You will start at the bottom edge of the right sleeve, work across the back and down the left sleeve all in one piece, no seams. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Determine how many stitches to cast on by using this formula: # sts / in x desired length = # CO sts (to do this, knit a small test swatch and using a ruler, count how many stitches are lined up within an inch). </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To determine CO length, measure around the largest part of your arm. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pattern: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">CO appropriate # of sts divided evenly on 3 dpns (</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F1El_m_A-M"><span style="color: purple;">video here</span></a><span style="color: purple;">), place a stitch marker near beg of round. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">K1, P1 rib for 4 rounds</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Begin cable pattern (determine where your cable should be by finding the center of your round and counting 3 sts on either side. Place 2 stitch markers to separate these 6 sts when you come to them). This way your cable goes up the center of the sleeve and across the center of the back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Round 1: K to where 1st marker goes (place 1st marker), P1, sl 2 sts onto cbl ndl and hold in front, K 2 sts from left ndl, P1, (place 2nd marker), K to end of round (</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Ji1sGDYBA"><span style="color: purple;">video here</span></a><span style="color: purple;">)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rounds 2-6: K to marker, P1, K4, P1, K to end of round</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rep rounds 1 - 6 until sleeve is desired length (we made 3/4 length sleeves, you may prefer wrist length) </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At beg of next round, transfer sts to straight ndls in order to knit back of shrug flat.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Continue as follows:</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Row 1: P2, K to marker, P1, sl 2 sts onto cbl ndl and hold in front, K2 from left ndl, K2 sts on cbl ndl, P1, K to last 2 sts, P2</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rows 2, 4, & 6: K2, P to marker, K1, P4, K1, P to last 2 sts, K2</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rows 3 & 5: P2, K to marker, P1, K4, P1, K to last 2 sts, P2</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Continue until flat portion covers back between shoulders (get someone to hold it up for you)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Left Sleeve:</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At beg of next round, transfer sts to dpns (divided evenly as before).</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Continue cable pattern as for 1st sleeve until 2nd sleeve is same length as 1st, ending with round 1 of pattern.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">K1, P1 rib for 4 rounds</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">BO all sts</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We will add photographs as we go along and also will note any corrections.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"></span></span>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-4250935713059540202010-08-19T15:35:00.001-05:002010-08-19T15:43:21.464-05:00I Hate to Cook<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aubergine-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0446545929" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;" width="1" /><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well, not really, it's not my first choice for leisure time activity but I enjoy it sometimes. Claire is a budding pastry chef and keeps our kitchen humming. On vacation, I was reading a <a href="http://www.moremagazine-digital.com/more/201007?pg=74#pg74">humorous article</a> about one woman's kitchen adventures. She mentioned the <em>I Hate to Cook Book</em> by Peg Bracken, published in 1960 (the only cookbook her mother had owned). I didn't think much of it at the time, but while perusing the shelves of The Book Nook in Rockport, I saw this charming little book (of course I will always find both the yarn shop and the used book store wherever I travel). It was meant to be. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvtbfFm91wrdBNMzWuI0obIh-eOLOTjHBhKAErdiPVwOmsWhbeAzitgP68hXBdXGF6KNOIou3GQ0vjsN8JlzRa5Np8rSDgF_2Kn6uPDZsJ1UwC1jpgCMN3i-rbjIqlfPKq2kb8bIEVHQ/s1600/P1060098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvtbfFm91wrdBNMzWuI0obIh-eOLOTjHBhKAErdiPVwOmsWhbeAzitgP68hXBdXGF6KNOIou3GQ0vjsN8JlzRa5Np8rSDgF_2Kn6uPDZsJ1UwC1jpgCMN3i-rbjIqlfPKq2kb8bIEVHQ/s320/P1060098.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> <span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The book's illustrations are by Hilary Knight, who also illustrated the delightful <a href="http://www.eloisewebsite.com/hilary_knight.htm">Eloise</a>. This alone was reason to own it. Reading about the 1960's housewife who had better things to do than cook is the real charm. The chapter titles include <em>The Leftover - or Every Family Needs a Dog, Potluck Suppers - or How to Bring the Water for the Lemonade, </em>and<em> Desserts - or People are too Fat Anyway. </em>There's even a helpful <em>Household Hints</em> section - "If your veils or lace collars get that tired look, you can crisp them by ironing them between two sheets of waxed paper."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiESAoOZlTCnC5VpJSoVbLBbS5lNpCu5xebzAsXRJdYgFSTExEU_Hl_e6qjcO89srTUXDqvjmpEmRwsKDxrcd-_TnU4tzJepLMl4Yy2sS0wip0SSGvQpk0PuWJTGohXyxRmR8nWA-ajxM/s1600/P1060100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiESAoOZlTCnC5VpJSoVbLBbS5lNpCu5xebzAsXRJdYgFSTExEU_Hl_e6qjcO89srTUXDqvjmpEmRwsKDxrcd-_TnU4tzJepLMl4Yy2sS0wip0SSGvQpk0PuWJTGohXyxRmR8nWA-ajxM/s320/P1060100.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This morning I happened upon <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/books/19cookbook.html?_r=1&hpw">this article in the New York Times</a>. It appears that the author's daughter has revised and reprinted the book for its 50th anniversary. What great timing that I discovered this book this summer; I am so glad that I have the original on my kitchen shelf! So, I'm trying something new - after much wasted time trying to understand it, I think I've set up an account with Amazon so that if you are inclined to purchase <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hate-Cook-Book-50th-Anniversary/dp/0446545929?ie=UTF8&tag=aubergine-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The I Hate to Cook Book: 50th Anniversary Edition</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aubergine-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0446545929" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;" width="1" />from them, I will earn a small commission. If this works and I make a little money, I will invite you over for dinner and Claire and I will cook an authentic meal from the original book! </span>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-5649041010888807432010-08-19T13:08:00.000-05:002010-08-19T13:08:41.773-05:00To Market<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As planned I went to White Rock Market last Saturday to look at bicycles. I didn't find the right one, but am planning to see more that they keep in storage. More tales of The Knitted Bicycle to come. Other than a bicycle, I expected to purchase some nice fruits and vegetables. Like these:</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div align="left"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;">Little kitten is home now, named Nikolas (Nick or Niko for short), he has settled in quickly and gets along well with the rest of the crew. He even has <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=100001390105282&ref=ts"><span style="color: #20124d;">his own facebook page</span></a> which Claire is kindly helping him update.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Taking inspiration from </span><a href="http://www.magdasayeg.com/home.html"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Magda Sayeg (Knitta Please)</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, knitting street artist, I am beginning to clothe non traditional things with knitting. Bicycles travel and are highly visible so what better place for some mobile stitches. Claire has the most groovy '70's bicycle, it all ready has great rainbow stripes on the frame and seat, so I added some to the handle bars. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-tUAjQN2dlW9lKCIg-56uU8Ecbnc5W9vNrAobsGSsAsQyhOVaLlqzDfi6-7B6ZpPkI3rjEFAB_EaeOXyM0-nnCnXlUTQLILzazyx56b_z36oiNWqHSouF6eKN06RZb_M1JmkU7UBIAQ/s1600/P1060165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-tUAjQN2dlW9lKCIg-56uU8Ecbnc5W9vNrAobsGSsAsQyhOVaLlqzDfi6-7B6ZpPkI3rjEFAB_EaeOXyM0-nnCnXlUTQLILzazyx56b_z36oiNWqHSouF6eKN06RZb_M1JmkU7UBIAQ/s320/P1060165.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At the next <a href="http://www.whiterocklocalmarket.com/index.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">White Rock Local Market</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"> I</span> will be shopping for one of Fred DeMetrovich's fabulous restored vintage bicycles for ME, so my next project is a helmet cover. I am starting with my horse helmet, which I will wear in lieu of a bike helmet (must be different). I am essentially making a giant hat for the helmet (photos in the next installment). A bike helmet is an odd shape and requires further study for design and shaping of a helmet cover. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">My last non traditional knitted object was a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/jkstuart/random-rib-steering-wheel-cover"><span style="color: #cc0000;">steering wheel cover.</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span>It has held up well to daily use, although constant sun exposure has faded it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBIB-OI-LBj7eV6MQbuAx1o2w2U1G-qCL3Nn9w39umRExAt-8Z18gNv_NLNy1V6JNCw4IeP1jelXrTID_eBNs_j23pqqKZQrkia68cfSdYp5zi0MPSZKjgMhO2Yof9WecKUPZXFD3t10/s1600/P1030934.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBIB-OI-LBj7eV6MQbuAx1o2w2U1G-qCL3Nn9w39umRExAt-8Z18gNv_NLNy1V6JNCw4IeP1jelXrTID_eBNs_j23pqqKZQrkia68cfSdYp5zi0MPSZKjgMhO2Yof9WecKUPZXFD3t10/s320/P1030934.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">More Knitted Bicycle accessories coming soon! </span></div>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-56456797618824142862010-07-13T16:28:00.000-05:002010-07-13T16:28:38.545-05:00Berry Pickin'<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We went to gather blueberries from East Tx yesterday. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-64TdwWsWSJrJvKP5Mfz-4kvScOeeR4NM-TIUyPLBIBCDGxriveDKt5nAsl5F6XRsUglMo0tGdwKkBCQSWG4lzw1tJiGyuQ7Yu0GQrQEoJ2iRb-ImgusL5Otbg8iI69Y6YdiaLwrw5Y/s1600/IMG01006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-64TdwWsWSJrJvKP5Mfz-4kvScOeeR4NM-TIUyPLBIBCDGxriveDKt5nAsl5F6XRsUglMo0tGdwKkBCQSWG4lzw1tJiGyuQ7Yu0GQrQEoJ2iRb-ImgusL5Otbg8iI69Y6YdiaLwrw5Y/s320/IMG01006.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No,not here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The blueberries came all the way from <a href="http://www.blueberryhillfarms.com/">Blueberry Hill Farms</a> in Edom, TX, but we only had to drive to Richardson. It was all a bit clandestine - people coming and going from a non-descript office building under the DART tracks to get their berry fix. Well worth it though, we got to savor the results of a trip to the berry farm with no bending and reaching in the hot sun, no extra miles on the car and no delivery charges. Only $20 for a huge gallon bag of hand picked the same day, fresh, organic, juicy, wonderful berries. They said they'll be back with more (let me know if you want some - I can hook you up). </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We have gone to pick our own blueberries for a few summers now, but it didn't look like we were going to make it this year. I was so excited when I received the email that the berries would be coming to us instead. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYicvOu3ABNjFhp2nUY7PNM5NOKuas2s516WGvRRoE2-sjStlr1jvOP4yn4bxwrgFYR5z_E7Djt0MRdk9BaxnA8ztj61UBtMFd2GknamuLK5etXnHFQsL_FkrTfbBOXmgbeXYM0cVl-A/s1600/P1050983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYicvOu3ABNjFhp2nUY7PNM5NOKuas2s516WGvRRoE2-sjStlr1jvOP4yn4bxwrgFYR5z_E7Djt0MRdk9BaxnA8ztj61UBtMFd2GknamuLK5etXnHFQsL_FkrTfbBOXmgbeXYM0cVl-A/s320/P1050983.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The cats got lucky and polished off the last pouch of moist food in the cupboard (it was actually puppy food, but don't tell anyone). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'd best be off to stock up before there's a mutiny at dinner time! </span></div>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-1695537121261373442010-07-05T13:59:00.000-05:002010-07-05T13:59:50.749-05:00STORM<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There's nothing like a hurricane to put some excitment into a trip to the beach. A week or so before we planned to head down to the South Texas coast to Rockport, a large mass of clouds appeared in the weather forecast. Pretty soon these clouds were named Alex. One of the storm tracking models put landfall right on top of us. We weren't going to let that discourage us so off we went. The first few days of vacation included plenty of time watching the Weather Channel. The day before the storm hit, things got wild. </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">These folks didn't need a pier, they fished in the street: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QKcFtMRfMuygkvfsA3Lxad0i8Q1vdnwqYDCV0g5PNDla8WJRwlghlwIX82LbKK4LrRfrmrsIU8SqKLQccStin1lUj-5m35K4WK6OuEXkvWSdzjCWKqCTVvLdhpk3Y0DKfkuDnA4Hj_k/s1600/P1050786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QKcFtMRfMuygkvfsA3Lxad0i8Q1vdnwqYDCV0g5PNDla8WJRwlghlwIX82LbKK4LrRfrmrsIU8SqKLQccStin1lUj-5m35K4WK6OuEXkvWSdzjCWKqCTVvLdhpk3Y0DKfkuDnA4Hj_k/s320/P1050786.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. . . the pool . . . the beach . . . backyard bbq . . . the smell of sunscreen . . . water . . . sand in your </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">toes . . . sunshine . . . fireflies . . . green grass . . . sunflowers . . . ice cream . . . straw hats . . . </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">lemonade . . . sprinklers . . . air conditioning . . . sandals . . . flags flying . . . watermelon . . . long </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">days . . . childhood memories . . . </span></strong></div><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>A happy first day of summer to everyone!</strong></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-86259906919240213652010-06-15T21:39:00.001-05:002010-06-15T21:42:09.987-05:00Furry Visitors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsiWh7Xv8dIv4VbUhALZPDBH1v5zNI9LETdCsIlr7eHbMJKc8qsRM6jY8mkBID3TOtweHAhcPnCWmFdhWN2XGvJ1-bKZRjFnwaSRZI4b60mmFDDUJjg_s2D8yEk07Y85fH6OEedKmQX0/s1600/P1050695.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsiWh7Xv8dIv4VbUhALZPDBH1v5zNI9LETdCsIlr7eHbMJKc8qsRM6jY8mkBID3TOtweHAhcPnCWmFdhWN2XGvJ1-bKZRjFnwaSRZI4b60mmFDDUJjg_s2D8yEk07Y85fH6OEedKmQX0/s200/P1050695.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqvrQU021MSJ5fF-sgtCZsVduRxe1tgZnrRKyd_1BjnuwloMUwr492bcH5YItZ6miZ-WdMqRIiJoTkWo5KwAmV7tS_yMKGSQjvwxb_76MrXgBmxGZwYX0OGEiDRv9IS701zdPZDtY8Tk/s1600/P1050693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqvrQU021MSJ5fF-sgtCZsVduRxe1tgZnrRKyd_1BjnuwloMUwr492bcH5YItZ6miZ-WdMqRIiJoTkWo5KwAmV7tS_yMKGSQjvwxb_76MrXgBmxGZwYX0OGEiDRv9IS701zdPZDtY8Tk/s200/P1050693.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This morning I was in the kitchen preparing blue eggs for breakfast when I heard "Mommy, two big dogs just ran across the front yard; I'm going to go see them." Next thing I knew, we had Marley and Ruby in the backyard while calling the numbers on their tags. A man answered. "Oh. we're in Pittsburgh, " he said. Immediately, visions of two extra dogs for the next week ran through my mind. I thought quickly and asked if there was a sitter. Yes. He called home. Their daughter was just getting up and would come right over. Whew! Meanwhile, the girls had a great time playing with them. Our dogs (inside) were barking madly wanting to come outside and get in on the fun. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">All ended well with a short walk down the block back home. The big lesson learned is that animals should always wear collars and tags with their names and cell phone numbers! Or in the case of our dogs,<span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><a href="http://auberginetexas.blogspot.com/2010/02/operation-dog-necklaces.html"><span style="color: #351c75;">beaded necklaces</span></a> with said information. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDa9wqX4Dkf6LfYKeYA7_iSJ9qZL_f4XTsYa_CXKiqa9-j2XRNdULTJraWOfliMoIwHwm80m3EkfVS4TwQ_-aLTQV5ublQqHR2XW0s9nF22Fmq9eWivirTg4mbYvmyunF5LZGHZqcWFtc/s1600/P1050696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDa9wqX4Dkf6LfYKeYA7_iSJ9qZL_f4XTsYa_CXKiqa9-j2XRNdULTJraWOfliMoIwHwm80m3EkfVS4TwQ_-aLTQV5ublQqHR2XW0s9nF22Fmq9eWivirTg4mbYvmyunF5LZGHZqcWFtc/s320/P1050696.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-44621202871684649682010-06-14T13:03:00.001-05:002010-06-14T13:05:30.671-05:00Flag Day<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Today is Flag Day, commemorating the adoption of our flag in 1777. Yesterday we went to a Flag Retirement Ceremony at Flag Pole Hill put on by </span><a href="http://oldwornflag.com/index.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Old Worn Flag</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;">. Here's some </span><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/061410dnmetflagretire.1b255b3.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">news footage.</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"> It was fascinating to learn the customs and procedures for respectful destroying of flags that are no longer fit to fly. A grommet from each flag is cut off to keep, then the blue star field is cut away from the stripes, separating the Union from the Colonies. It is no longer considered a flag at this point and the pieces are separated and burned. </span><a href="http://www.scouting.org/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Boy Scouts</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"> were there in force to honor 100 years of their organization. A traveling Liberty Bell made an appearance and we got to hear </span><a href="http://www.anniebenjamin.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Annie Benjamin</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"> sing songs about our nation. There was even a bright orange Lamborghini. It was all very patriotic and a great way to kick off the summer season leading up to the Fourth! </span></span><br />
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</div>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-85817940544751343362010-06-13T18:31:00.000-05:002010-06-13T18:31:31.000-05:00Blue Egg<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqJGv3mKjuCDnaEVTb6vxrHHfIBLwWrLUhvIKCiKgZG8P8HyDMF2oA-IK3uNQYV5tsm-n3ze3HJq24CzSAppgXP0D8_-cwHygIJovHWgk9J9ppsXjQ4KJaiZd_6wlgzECfKi9BXysTHs/s1600/P1050683.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqJGv3mKjuCDnaEVTb6vxrHHfIBLwWrLUhvIKCiKgZG8P8HyDMF2oA-IK3uNQYV5tsm-n3ze3HJq24CzSAppgXP0D8_-cwHygIJovHWgk9J9ppsXjQ4KJaiZd_6wlgzECfKi9BXysTHs/s200/P1050683.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"I haven't the patience." Knitting teaches patience. It can even be used as a mindful meditation practice. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I am offering individual or small group knitting lessons for adults and children. Talk to your friends about joining you. We will arrange a time that works well for all parties involved. We can meet in my home or yours or at a bookstore or coffee shop. Beginning materials and resource list are provided. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The first session will consist of four lessons (one and a half hours each) over two to three weeks. Cost is $75 per person, per session. Follow up sessions consist of three lessons for $50. Leave a comment here to let me know you are interested and we'll communicate privately about details. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>"Recent neurological research tends to confirm that mobility and dexterity in the fine motor muscles, especially in the hand, may stimulate cellular development in the brain, and so strengthen the physical foundation of thinking." </em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>"Knitting teaches children success through persistence, concentration, control, follow-through and mastery and improves fine-motor skills, hand-eye coordination and brain development." </em></span>Jennifer Kate Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692324490304182255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991465452651369392.post-55735629659512068352010-05-09T12:34:00.001-05:002010-05-09T12:35:29.013-05:00A Very Small Omelette<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We were given another little egg yesterday so today we made a small omelette with a little salt and pepper and a sprinkle of cheese inside. Farm fresh and delicious; nothing from a grocery store can top this! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Clementine and Sophie came home with us last Sunday from <a href="http://www.polishfarm.com/">Bageniece Farms</a> . They are getting the hang of our routine all ready and the other chickens seem to have accepted them. </span><br />
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