Sista Sista

Project 365: Day 215

Jessy came over tonight for dinner, birthday hat designing/collaboration and RomCom movie watching. The only thing wrong with the night was that Jessy thinks our house is too cold so she kept her coat on the whole time she was here.

Voter

Project 365: Day 214

I voted! Minneapolis used Ranked Choice Voting for this election, which made the preparation process a bit different than usual. This system combines the primary and the election into one ballot. There were many more candidates, so I had to do far more research than usual. I voted after work but was only the 467th person to vote at my precinct.

On a side note, one of the mayoral candidates is named Joey Lombard and he ran under the party of "Is Awesome". Which meant his part of the ballot read as follows:

Light in the AM

Project 365: Day 213

Daylight Saving Time = Great in the morning, Sucky in the evening.

Rhinebeck Haul

Finally! Time to show you my Rhinebeck haul. In no particular order...

4 skeins of American Wool from Wild Apple Hill Farm sold by Orange Clove Primitives. These skeins are intended to become a pair (or two) of felted slippers.

Two sampler bags of Simpler Thyme soap. One bag is from Becky as a housewarming gift. Thanks, Becky!

Sock that Rock - Mediumweight sock yarn in Farmhouse from The Fold

A bag of merino fiber for use in felted bead jewelry, thrummed items and felted soap. I don't remember which booth this came from.

A cute DPN (or crochet hooks) case made by Go Monkey Design.

A Debra's Garden sock/lace needle gauge pendant.

Creatively Dyed Yarn Woodbrook yarn in Dan, selected by Jamie to become a Christmas gift for her. She wants a stocking hat and she is one of the few people that I take knitting orders from.

Oasis Yarns Seduction in Ruby - sold by Seaport Yarn. This is already on my needles on its way to becoming a Lacy Baktus. It is so soft!

There is one more thing that I bought, but it is the mail being exchanged for the correct size. I'll have to show you that one later.

No Plans

Project 365: Day 212

This past week was full of plans, yesterday was full of to-do list tasks and today was the day of no plans. I spent it with Fanny, Christmas knitting projects, a blanket, some snacks and The Office on streaming Netflix.

Busy Week

I had plans every night this week, which meant that the clothes piled up on my closet floor, the mail stacked up on the counter and the Project 365 posts went neglected. It is time to catch up!

Libby and Wine
October 29, 2009
Project 365: Day 209

Libby and I met in college and have been friends since. Although, the past few years we have both been busy, living in different cities and haven't kept in constant contact. When we got together to have dinner and wine at the Riverview Wine Bar on Thursday, it was like we had seen each other last week. Well, except for that we had a ton of things we needed to catch each other up on! We were so busy catching up that I forgot to take a photo at the bar, so I took a photo at home instead.

Bad Boys, Bad Boys
October 30, 2009
Project 365: Day 210

On Friday night, Sally and I got to use the tickets I got through the Twin Cities Free Night of Theater. We saw Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys of Dance at the Ordway in St. Paul. The show was divided into two distinctly different parts, with the second part being my clear favorite. Before the show, we ate dinner at a restaurant Sally recommended called Shish. I enjoyed the dinner, the show and, of course, Sally's company. Thanks to the Free Night program, we both got to see a show that we would not have been likely to buy tickets for, but both liked. Also, I totally need to explore St. Paul some more! There are lots of great places to eat, theaters and stores that are uncharted territory for me.

End of Season
October 31, 2009
Project 365: Day 211

This morning was cold and there was a biting wind blowing. But, that didn't matter to me, because I had a very important errand to run. Today was the LAST day of the Midtown Farmers' Market for the year. Paul and I bundled up, grabbed our cloth bags, stopped by the ATM and then went to the market to stock up. I did manage to clean out the root cellar last weekend and am going to test it out this fall/winter. I am hoping to use local onions, squash, apples from the market and potatoes, carrots and squash from my dad to help keep our favored locavore diet going just a little bit longer into the Minnesota winter. I also bought a nice, dense loaf of rye bread and a jar of marmalade for immediate enjoyment, some cauliflower for the Life Changing Cauliflower recipe, some leeks and kale for soup and some homemade caramels because it is Halloween and I wanted to eat some caramel with my apples!

I am going to miss our weekly trips to the market during the long dormant season. But, Paul and I are going to be planning our own garden over the winter. We aim to be ready to prep and plant our very own garden when spring arrives.

Jack-O

Project 365: Day 208

I just got home from a fun evening of pumpkin carving. Genevieve hosted Joey, Mark, Jerri, Zoe and I for dinner and Jack 'O Lantern making. Now I will have something to set outside to attract the trick or treaters on Saturday!

Hardy Mums

Project 365: Day 207

Pretty much all of the other plants in the yard have gotten pretty beaten up by the snow and frost that we have already gotten here in Minnesota. Not these mums! They look just as happy and healthy as the day I bought them. I enjoy this last little bit of summery plant life that greets me on the front step each time I come and go from the front door.