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I find them homes. I know a few farmers who are always looking for barn cats. Plus we have a rescue center here in this very small town.tamarque said:
Lace Party Aug 13 to Aug 28 WIP and Hawaii with Babalou
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From me also!Normaedern said:
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How beautiful! Love that color!annweb said:
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Julie, your WFR is lovely! You pick the best colors.
Absolutely. And that is exactly what I was doing with the lace & cable pattern in a heavy worsted wt and it lead me to see it in a vest. OTH, I have done 4 or 5 swatches with a yarn used successfully for my gd's sweater in the Spring but cannot seem to make it work for a dress with an open stitch pattern: the yarn has too much texture and sheen to it and now have a lot of this yellow dk wt cotton. Need to completely erase all thoughts and approach with a new mind. Such are our little challenges and successes.linda09 said:
My typical problem: worked this cable and lace swatch in a great deep teal color but only have this one skein. WEBS still has the yarn line but I cannot find the ball label. Usually am very careful to save these wrappers to the point of having multiples of them, but wouldn't you know that with only 1 ball the fool wrapper vanished! Will call WEBS very shortly and see if I can get them to envision what color I have. Their online color renditions are not accurate at all so what's a gal to do? Drive to WEBS? Oh, no. That is dangerous! :sm22: :sm22: :sm22:
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Puffins are so comical. I love them :sm02: :sm24:britgirl said:
Sue--how special to see that Puffin colony up close and personal. They always strike me as some kind of special bird and would have loved to see them, too. Your pics of the sun rise and your gd are wonderful. You really seem to be an early morning, sunrise gal. It is such a wonderful time of the day. I am sure those morning walks with gd will remain with her as special memories. And yes, it seems contradictory to spend more on the shipping than the cost of the book. Have done that a few times myself, but they are always good deals, especially if they are knitting books. Nice to have you back.
JanetLee--glad to know you have resources for the kitty rescues.
Ronie--that was a great yarn buy from Craftsy. It will be such a pleasure to knit with it.
My first order just arrived. That was very quick. It is from Alpaca Direct and consists of 100% pima cotton yarn in 4 colors. Looks like I will make me a summer tank top.
JanetLee--glad to know you have resources for the kitty rescues.
Ronie--that was a great yarn buy from Craftsy. It will be such a pleasure to knit with it.
My first order just arrived. That was very quick. It is from Alpaca Direct and consists of 100% pima cotton yarn in 4 colors. Looks like I will make me a summer tank top.
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You are all so kind with your compliments ,thank you .
Welcome "home "Sue .The pics are great .Good to have time with GD .
Having knitted Mustard Seed so quickly I am now without any knitting .Next clue for the BON a few days away .I think you and I are in the same thinking mode Tanya .
I am wondering if DFL actually spotted that link you posted .
Welcome "home "Sue .The pics are great .Good to have time with GD .
Having knitted Mustard Seed so quickly I am now without any knitting .Next clue for the BON a few days away .I think you and I are in the same thinking mode Tanya .
I am wondering if DFL actually spotted that link you posted .
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Seems like the last couple of weeks I've been in and out, but more OUT then in. Goodness, my head is spinning and I can't remember who posted what. All I can recall are a number of beautiful pieces, gorgeous photos (all making me wish I was there to see for myself), frustration with rodents and slugs, and a promise to provide a recipe for the pear/almond tart I made for last week's get together. So if I didn't specifically respond with praise for all the gorgeous things, please forgive me and know that I've been enjoying all the sharings. Here is the recipe that I promised. Since the published work provides the metric as well as American measurements, I thought that would be good to include here. This makes a wonderful, light tart. Yummy....
Pear & Almond Cream Tart – taken from 500 Greatest-Ever Cake Recipes, Martha Day, editor.
Note: Tart can be made with nectarines, peaches, apricots or apples.
Serves: 6
Need:
350 g/12 oz shortcrust or sweet shortcrust pastry
3 firm pears
Lemon juice
15 ml/1 tbsp peach brandy or cold water
16 ml/4 tbsp peach jam, sieved
For Filling:
90 g/3.5 oz/ generous ½ cup blanched whole almonds
50 g/2 oz/ 4 tbsp caster sugar
65 g/2.5 oz/5 tbsp butter
1 egg, plus 1 egg white
Few drops almond essence
1. Roll out pastry and use t6o line 23 cm/9in flan tin. Chill. For the filling, put the almonds and sugar in food processor or blender and pulse until finely ground but not pasty. Add the butter and process until creamy, then add the egg, egg white and almond essence and mix well.
2. Preheat a baking sheet in oven at 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Peel the pears, halve them, remove the cores and rub with lemon juice. Put the pear halves, cut side down on a board and slice thinly crossways, keeping the slices together.
3. Pour filling into the pastry case. Slide a palette knife under one pear half and press the top to fan out the slices. Transfer to the tart, placing the fruit on the filling like spokes of a wheel.
4. Bake tart on the baking sheet for 50-55 minutes, until the filing is set and well browned. Cook on wire rack.
5. Head brandy or water with jam. Brush over the top of the hot tart to glaze. Serve at room temperature.
Pear & Almond Cream Tart – taken from 500 Greatest-Ever Cake Recipes, Martha Day, editor.
Note: Tart can be made with nectarines, peaches, apricots or apples.
Serves: 6
Need:
350 g/12 oz shortcrust or sweet shortcrust pastry
3 firm pears
Lemon juice
15 ml/1 tbsp peach brandy or cold water
16 ml/4 tbsp peach jam, sieved
For Filling:
90 g/3.5 oz/ generous ½ cup blanched whole almonds
50 g/2 oz/ 4 tbsp caster sugar
65 g/2.5 oz/5 tbsp butter
1 egg, plus 1 egg white
Few drops almond essence
1. Roll out pastry and use t6o line 23 cm/9in flan tin. Chill. For the filling, put the almonds and sugar in food processor or blender and pulse until finely ground but not pasty. Add the butter and process until creamy, then add the egg, egg white and almond essence and mix well.
2. Preheat a baking sheet in oven at 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Peel the pears, halve them, remove the cores and rub with lemon juice. Put the pear halves, cut side down on a board and slice thinly crossways, keeping the slices together.
3. Pour filling into the pastry case. Slide a palette knife under one pear half and press the top to fan out the slices. Transfer to the tart, placing the fruit on the filling like spokes of a wheel.
4. Bake tart on the baking sheet for 50-55 minutes, until the filing is set and well browned. Cook on wire rack.
5. Head brandy or water with jam. Brush over the top of the hot tart to glaze. Serve at room temperature.
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That would be USD, our $ is only .75 of yours now, that's why it came up $13 for me.tamarque said:
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Annweb, that's shawl is beautiful
Sue, lovely photo & cute GD.
Happy Birthday, Chris.
That yarn form crafty s beautiful, I'm glad you didn't post sooner or I might have been tempted to break my yarn buying fast???? Such pretty color combos.
Well, need to get off here & get my crabapple jelly made. I think the last of the juice should be dripped out by now.
Sue, lovely photo & cute GD.
Happy Birthday, Chris.
That yarn form crafty s beautiful, I'm glad you didn't post sooner or I might have been tempted to break my yarn buying fast???? Such pretty color combos.
Well, need to get off here & get my crabapple jelly made. I think the last of the juice should be dripped out by now.
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