~ off topic ~
I overslept this morning. This, after (re)commiting to a morning workout routine involving squats. Resolving to perform squats in the morning, every morning, after not doing a single squat since you were in capoiera five years ago, can be a somewhat traumatizing experience. Even if you think that your legs are strong and fit and in-shape, squats will make them really hurt and will make you have great difficulty walking with ease. So, this morning when my alarm woke me for my morning workout, I opted for the snooze button. I overslept significantly, prepared some scrambled eggs, and hobbled to the coffee shop.
Incidentally, I make fantastic scrambled eggs.
In the way of food preparation, I've been making some delicious items. Last week, I made this pinapple-mustard glaze which was WONDERFUL. Initially, I made it for a seared ahi tuna steak, but found that I made a sufficient amount of glaze to continue to use with multiple food items. Josh had the opportunity to enjoy it with some free range chicken. I still have about two cups worth that I'm plotting to use somehow this week. This weekend, I made a mushroom-apple curry over basmati rice, which was a tastey summer meal. Josh enjoyed multiple servings. For dessert, I made a peach pie, which I continue to enjoy at the end of the day, over an episode of Voyager.
In knitting knews, I've become greatly irritated by the price of natural fiber yarn. I will spare you the titillating details behind this, but would like to direct your attention to my new plot (which is new to me, not new to the world) of recycling used sweaters from thrift stores for the yarn. Over the weekend, I purchased three sweaters of various natural fibers for about $3 each at a thrift store. I have been perusing a number of online tutorials, such as this one to guide me in this process. And I am about to begin. Several tutorials mentioned washing the yarn AFTER it is unravelled, but I greatly loathe the chemically-perfume they spritz over thrift store sweaters, so I chose to wash the sweaters first. They are currently drying and I estimate that tonight or tomorrow I will be able to begin taking them apart. Which is very exciting. As a result of my tendency to go totally bananas at the oddest intervals, I even purchased a yarn winder and swift (which was something of an investment) because, even though I've never done this before, I've decided that recycling used sweaters for yarn is something that I will be doing for the duration of my existence, so I'm really SAVING money by investing in expensive tools. See how that works? Anyway, it should be arriving in the mail today. Which is exciting. And because of my love of online shopping, I couldn't stop there! While I was at the whole 'yarn winder and swift purchasing', I decided to throw in a copy of Barbara Walker's Knitting from the Top which I figure I must have if I am to call myself a knitter.
So, I've got loads of stories to share about all of the fun I've been having. Bike rides, a pool party, hiking...but I'm not feeling it right at this very moment. Sorry to disappoint, maybe later.
I have been trying to stay out of thrift shops in the interest of not purchasing things I don't know I need until I see them. But in the interest of yarn conservation, it might be worth a look at the sweater section.
Posted by: donna lee | July 4, 2008 12:07 PM