March 18, 2021

UNLESS NOTED, ALL ON THE NEEDLES LINKS ARE RAVELRY LINKS

Sock madness

Senbonzakura by NATALIA VASILIEVA, Yarn Love Juliet in Fable-- DONE!!

Sian (shan) by Elizabeth Doherty, Three Irish Girls Springvale DK in Gatsby and Art Deco (june 2010)

Bautista by Celia McAdam Cahill, YakLux by Invictus Yarns 2020 NoCKRs colorway

On the SEWING needles:

A quilt/comforter!

New foam in the living room chairs.

Sktchy 30 Faces 30 Days class

Auction pair of jungle fauna

Abstract explorations

Mushroom polenta pie it looks like the sun

Pi day

St patricks day

East review next time Meera Sodha                       

Julia Turshen in conversation with Deb Perelman

Oven Roasted Peruvian Chicken

Fried Rice

Chicken Pot Pi (for Pi Day) from Barefoot Contessa

Mac & Cheese with (almost) Buffalo Chicken (needed WAY more hot sauce because I was timid).

New cocktail! We’re calling it The Franciscan.

I part Orange Curacao, 1 part Gin, splash of ginger allspice simple syrup*, garnish with cara cara orange.

*Ginger Allspice Simple Syrup: 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon allspice berries, 2-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped. Combine in saucepan & bring to boil. Cook till sugar is melted. Remove from heat & let steep for 30-60 minutes. Strain into a jar, cover & refrigerate.

Our favorites: Coconut Shrimp w/Spicy Orange Dipping Sauce, Pear & Almond Oven Oatmeal, Pesto Chicken Turnovers, White Chocolate Scones. 

We are now a Bookshop.org affiliate!  You can visit our shop to find books we’ve talked about or click on the links below.  The books are supplied by local independent bookstores and a percentage goes to us at no cost to you!

White Hot by Ilona Andrews

Spellbreaker by charlie n homberg

A Rule Against Murder By Louise Penny(audio)

Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley

Romancing Mr Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Snow by John Banville

Beheld by TaraShea Nesbit

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday