GAL #3

As I promised, here is Superman:

Front

Back

There the was the first picture attempt, with help...

GAL #2 and Golden Tumbleweed Award

The Latest Square:

For those that do not know their chemistry,  this represents Caffeine.   As for Superman?  I had a problem with the pattern.  It was frogged (unwound) and I just started it over.

Golden Tumbleweed Award

What is the GTA?  It is my award for those that deserve the "Really?!  What were you thinking?"

First Place goes to Cox Communications, for their television ad.  The Neighbors across the street live in a living history museum, don't use electricity. and communicate with smoke signals.  (1800/1900s).  Why?  Because they don't use Cox.  I wish they would retire the series of comercials.

Second Place goes to our own Governor's staffer.  As a new campaign poster,  Brian Sandoval, Governor, Neveda.  Why?  Because it is spelled Nevada. 

P.O.P.

Time for a couple more pictures from the garden.

I decided to harvest some of the pods. 

Hard to see, but my smaller plant has another bloom.

Slow Cook Friday

This week's slow cook Friday is Chicken Curry:

Chicken strips
Mushrooms
Bell Pepper
2 Chilies (Large)
Onion
Snow Peas
Yellow Curry Sauce (Trader Joe's) 

8 Hours on low.  Will Probably put on rice.

GAL #1

I need to post the first square for the GAL.  What is a GAL?  It is a Geek-A-Long.  It is just like a Knit or Crochet A long, but each of the squares represents a different geek interest.  My first square?  Doctor Who, of course.  This is the first of two, because I plan to do the alternate one as well.  Each block is done in double knit, which means you see the knit stitch (Public side on most knit projects) on the front and back.

This is the front.

Here is the back.  This is knitting as one large project, not knit the front and back separate.  If you do understand DK, yes I did change the chart, so that the words are revered, instead of mirrored.  Several of the square will get this done.

I am currently 11 rows into the Superman Block.

The patterns are on the designers' Blog @ lattesandllamas.com

P.O.P.

More pictures from the garden and knitting.

My Pepper is still growing.

This is my larger pea plant that went into the ground.  It is the one that has the large leaves.  I'm not sure how many pea pods there are.

This one has one lone pod.

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New slippers.

The "Other" model, aka me.

My first Geek-A-Long square is near completion, now that I can use the blue from my slipper.  Pictures soon.

Dyeing and Update

Today was Dyeing in the Front Yard. I did not get pictures this year but I will photograph yarns next week. I had several different samples of yarns that went into natural dyes.

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I looked at my bean plants today, as one got bent by the wind. I discovered the are not bean plants. They are pea plants. Each of the two has at least one pea pod growing.

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Those upset with the late Spring, it was over 90 degrees F. today. I'm at the Bullring/Short Track where it is 95, with 20+ wind, with gusts over 30. Feels like late Spring already. Glad it will drop back down next week.


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