Woolfairy

Finally some pictures!

First here are the socks with one still on needles



My very first sock on my now nice and toasty toes.



And last, Ez's new mittens on Ez himself.



Could he be cuter? He really likes his mittens. He wants to wear them constantly, and frankly it isn't that cold here. Today's high was 64 (although it was supposed to be 70) I have socks in the same grey as mine on needles for him now, and I tried them on him (at least around the ankles) so I know they will fit. I'm not crazy about the color, but I do love having handmade wool socks. Color will come next I guess.

Not much other than listening to A Mighty Wind over and over. DS loves it and requests it constantly. I have to admit that it is adorable listening to a 3 year old singing along to The Folksman's version of "Start Me Up." Actually more than adorable, it is down right hysterical. The other songs are mostly just adorable though.

Susan, I love Bookcrossing too. I have the Alerts Robot sending me emails whenever something is released. I've never had anything picked up although I have released a few, nor have I picked anything up, but I keep thinking about it just to have done it, KWIM? And a whole bunch were released at a Used Book Store not too far from DH's office and I am sorely tempted...

In other news, I cooked a lot today. Actually the last 2 days. Today I made pletzel (kind of a Jewish foccacia :) with onions and butter/non-hydrogenated margerine on top) and lipstick soup (beet and apple). The recipe for pletzel made 2 loaves, so I left one for our neighbors with heating instructions and DH looked at me like I was nuts when I told him. Is it weird to give homemade bread to neighbors just as a nice gesture? I thought it was a nice thing. Tomorrow's breakfast is homemade buttermilk biscuits and vegetarian sausage. And tomorrow's dinner is sukiyaki. I haven't had that in a long time, but we are trying to use up some of the stray ingredients in the house and it is something we both enjoy. I especially have a few vegetables to clear out before our CSA basket picks back up next week. We were on a 2 week holiday break with them which was good since we needed some time with the 4 heads of red cabbage that had gotten backed up in the fridge.

Speaking of the CSA, I splurged and got this season's 1st strawberries at the farm a few days ago. I can't believe how good the January strawberries were. Neither could the farm manager. Ez ate half a pint the 1st day!