This made me smile… I did not have a lot of toys as a child, but the ones I did have were cherished and I took care of them. I have fond memories of the hours spent lost in my imaginary world with a favorite toy.
I still have my first teddy bear, it wasn’t new when I received it at the age of four. It belonged to one of my aunts, she was about 15 when she gave that to me, and it was my favorite bear for many years. I think the fact that it was given to me by someone who loved it so much made it even more special. Fast forward to the present, despite the fact that it’s obviously ‘well-cared for’ My daughter has claimed it and has a special spot for the teddy bear in her room.
This meal was all raw; avocado, tomato, onion and a variety of freshly ground herbs and spices. Although the meal was simple, it was delicious and quite satisfying. Leftovers can be wrapped in nori sheets and consumed.
My daughter loves wrapping raw veggies in Nori so some day soon I’ll surprise her with this in her lunch. My daughter eats healthy and does that without any prodding. But, why should I be surprised? She’s been consuming fresh produce since she came into this world, initially when I was nursing her and later she was introduced to a wide range of produce prepared in a variety of ways. So she knew that produce, grains and legumes are delicious and nutritious.
Knitted washcloths; 3 Checkered and 1 seed stitch washcloth
Two of the facecloths will be gifted to a coworker. I’m her ‘Secret Santa.’The rest are staying at the house! These aren’t the first dishcloths and washcloths I’ve knitted. I did make some last year, but one day they disappeared! Of course, I knew where to look, in my daughters room. I found them on the beds of a few of my daughter’s Monster High dolls. I didn’t mind her using them, but I told her she needed to ask me first. Since that time she has.
Newly added to my yarn stash; 16 skeins of Sugar N’ Creme yarn and four skeins of Paton’s Classic Wool
Yarn sales are awesome
The above photo shows all the yarn I caught on sale recently. While I normally don’t purchase yarn from craft stores, AC Moore had a sale on Paton’s Classic Wool and Lily’s Sugar N’ Creme Yarn; 4 for $5. I use Sugar N’ Creme along with Peaches for knitting washcloths/dishcloths. That day, I purchased 20 skeins of yarn. By the way, Paton’s Classic wool felts wonderfully. I have a few felting projects that I’d like to do within a few weeks so the sale came at the appropriate time.
Rewinding the yarn…
You know… I might go back and purchase more cotton before the sale ends. Once my gifts for my coworker are complete, I’ll pull out my yarn winder and rewind all the yarn. If you want to know why I rewind the yarn, check out my reason for doing just that in the post I wrote about my Boye electric ball winder.
Knitting washcloths/dishcloths are the perfect small project to try new knitting techniques
Since the cloths are so small they make the perfect tool for trying out new techniques. When I’m playing with new stitches/techniques the items made are usually made into something doll size so I can give to my daughter, but now since I have a great supply of cotton, I’ll be trying a few techniques with the various washcloths that I knit. The Principles of Knitting: Methods and Techniques of Hand Knitting has many wonderful stitches and I plan to try a few on the various cloths that I make.
Knit two washcloths/dishcloths weekly?
Since I now have so much cotton yarn, I really have no excuse not to honor my commitment of making to handmade cloths (washcloth or dishcloth) per week, right? If I hold to that commitment, I should have a nice collection of both in about six months.
While I juice daily, I haven’t gone on an extended 100% juice cleanse in about two months. Recently, I’ve been thinking about going on another one and I finally think I’m ready to begin. I most likely will begin my cleanse on the first day of the week, which would mean I’d be starting this Sunday. If that’s the case, I most likely will reschedule some of my advance posts so I can share some of the juicing recipes I use throughout the week. It will be similar to my past juicing regime, so they’re will be plenty of greens and very little fruit.
