January 4, 2024

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Roam by Dawn Barker, Rainbow Peak Yarns super sock in Luminosity II (Lula Faye Fibre)

Ilha by Orlane Sucche, SugarPlum Circus sock in Scorpio

Christmas is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher, Lollipop Yarn Quintessential in We Need a Little Christmas (started December 2022, yarn 2016)-- DONE!!

Zemy’s 2023 advent by Tricia Weatherston, Sincere Sheep Coastal in Firsts (made here club 2021) – so close!! 

Gingerbread House Socks by Helen Stewart, NNK hand dyed yarns DK 8 ply sock in Gingerbread House– DONE!!

Make gnome mistake by Sarah Schira, christmas tree in snow by Jeannette Murphy, Cascade Yarns Heritage Sock in Snow, Porter Wool Co Fingering in Huntress– DONE! And DONE!

Snow Matter What by Sarah Schira, christmas tree in snow by Jeannette Murphy, Cascade Yarns Heritage Sock in Snow, Porter Wool Co Fingering in Huntress– DONE!

Montage Hat by Helen Stewart, Three Irish Girls Springvale DK in Atlantis– DONE!

ADVENTuresome Wrap by Ambah O’Brien, Canon Hand Dyes Victorian Gothic Advent set

Weather or Knot Scarf by Scott Rohr , HolstGarn Coast in Butterfly, Black, Charcoal, Silver Grey, Wisteria, Freesia, Passion Flower

15,639 yards in 43 projects view details

Field Guide series?

Nate’s big painting

Q1 project

Calendar SOLD OUT! Thank you to all who purchased one!

23 Podcast paintings

~100 other paintings and sketches for 2023

Polenta Lasagna With Spinach and Herby Ricotta Recipe - NYT Cooking

Rustic Cauliflower and Tomato Gratin from the Wimpy Vegetarian

Whipped feta with honey from Dinner a Love Story

• The one I used is for paid subscribers only but this one from It’s Not Complicated is pretty close

Gado gado– Ali Slagle idea, peanut sauce from East by Meera Sodha

Flourless Sea Salt brownies from Skinnytaste Simple

New empanada press

2023 WINS: temple lunches, teaching my boys how to cook, leaning into lentils, kale, & quinoa.

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Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey 

Murder at Midnight by Katharine Schellman

U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton (audio)

The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu (audio)

System Collapse by Martha Wells

So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree

Second Best by David Foenkinos, trans by Megan Jones 

Queen Hereafter by Isabelle Schuler

Menewood by Nicola Griffith

Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (audio)

Goodreads: 190 books

The Book of More Delights by Ross Gay

Grimoire Girl by Hilarie Burton Morgan

Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin

Cacophony of Bone; Circle of a Year by Kerri ni Dochartaigh

I keep track in my analog planner–84 books in 2023!

Knitting

• 3 sweaters with yarn from pre-2022 stash
  • 3 full sweaters: 2022, 2023 x2 (stitches)

Kits

• Cross stitch

Repeat knitting stuff– pre2022 sweaters

Kits

• Cross stitch

Lobsters in sweaters!

Weather or Knot scarf

23 podcast illustrations

Over 100 sketches, paintings, etc.

Gallery stuff didn’t sell, but I’ll keep trying.

Big Q1 project 

Field guides?

Follow mu curiosity

& hopefully a fall Open Studio!

New ingredients: preserved lemon? ✔  What else?

Make homemade gnocchi ✔

Temple lunches were a success.

Taught the boys some cooking basics.

Entertaining

Using recipes from substack

Keep exploring kale, lentils, quinoa, and beans (aka fiber & plant protein)

Continue temple lunches!

Storygraph challenges: 5/10 reads the world, 7/10 genre 

• Argentina: Eartheater

West Portal Books Irish Book Subscription 

• Foster by Claire Keegan

I actually aimed to read a little less if it meant painting more.

Storygraph again

Irish bookclub again

Tacoma library extreme reader challenge (Cortney loves the structure of this list!)

Also, it’s okay to DNF a book.