Brief Thoughts on Life and Gardening
1. While I was reading some of my earlier blog entries (i.e. Nov. 2003, etc...) I suddenly realized I felt like I was reading someone else's blog. Huh. Weird.
2. I am SOOOOO excited about the Arts & Crafts Show on Saturday!! I submitted the first ever scarf I knit (okay, I knit one way back when I was like 14, but I totally had to relearn). And it's beautiful and cool - and I managed to not drop or add any stitches. I've learned that no matter how meditative knitting might be, I absolutely cannot knit when I have a migraine coming on. Nope, nope.
Anyway, the Show will be so awesome! Oh, I submitted some rice bags, too - and it seems everyone is pretty psyched about them. Too bad I couldn't get my act together to make more. (sigh)
3. The people who lived in our flat before we did have returned for a few months. They love the garden, so in exchange for their gardening services Mark is going to help them get their laptop set up. Woohoo - we all feel like winners. Getting others to barter comes so easily to me :-) I wonder if their reappearance will strike fear in the heart of our downstairs neighbor. They never really got along (go figure).
4. I've been asked to teach jewelry making to a few people - exciting! I haven't done it in awhile, but I've been wanting to do it and simply was not motivated... (see n. 2 - is this endemic?)
Comments
I think you will have fun with the jewelry again. I did. I made earrings with Mary Kochevar for our Elegance Refreshed. In the bargin, the Women's Center bought all my supplies, so whatever was left over I got to keep. Great compensation, in my mind. We had a great time, everyone loved their earrings and I got a ton of supplies for my efforts. All earring supplies, but that's okay. As a matter of fact, maybe I will make earrings for Saturday night's Ayyam'i'Ha party -- one pair for each women and a few spare for guests. That sounds like fun, no?
I hope to see pictures from the Art's and Craft show? Or at least, your scarf. Of course, now you can start another one, since you have more yarn.
Posted by: Nannie | February 24, 2005 10:16 PM
lol, speaking of arts and crafts. Rachael recently was made a beautiful necklace and earings by kristen. You guys are like four pears in a fruitbowl at home!
Posted by: Mendon | February 25, 2005 04:03 AM
Nannie, I'm afraid you need to refresh my memory on how to start...
Posted by: Mara | February 25, 2005 11:45 AM
And I'll try to remember the camera.
Posted by: Mara | February 25, 2005 11:46 AM
How to start knitting? Make the loop on you finger and slip the needle in from the bottom, make another, etc. That is the easiest way to start. I bet you can find pictures online or borrow Edward's book.
Posted by: Nannie | February 25, 2005 04:40 PM
Speaking of gardening. I did some research and discovered that the cucumbers that I enjoyed so much in Israel are kidma cukes. I am having trouble finding seeds here. Do you think they might have seeds somewhere there that you might send me? They were the best cucumbers I had ever ever, ever eaten! And I would love to try growing them. I mean, if one is going to go to the trouble of having a garden, why grow what you can easily buy?
Posted by: Nannie | February 26, 2005 08:27 PM
I'll work on the seeds.
Posted by: Mara | February 27, 2005 09:56 AM
I am trying like crazy to find Kidma seeds too. Please e-mail me if you find a source. Best tasting cukes I have ever eaten.
Posted by: vollie stone | January 5, 2006 07:36 AM