random things learned (or remembered) this weekend

[saffronhare]

In no particular order:

• Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat beer is yummy. I didn't expect to like it, but YAY.


• Beef/Mushroom/Barley stew freezes well and then reheats well, too. Leftover win!


• Catching up with old friends online is a fun and relatively safe way to weather the infrequent lonely spots of a long weekend.


• Double-crochet is a groovy groove to get into, and it's a blessing when a project doesn't end up being more complicated or time-consuming than one thought it'd be at the outset.


• Pumpkin pie on the day after Thanksgiving is super-yummy, even if one didn't consume any turkey or stuffing, and especially if the pie was made by fionnabhar.


• Fixing the upholstery on a sofa is a lot like a boob job: adding stuffing for firmness and lift, and then hiding the stitches.


• Words like "cheerful" and "trouble" can still apply to me, even though I'm a real live JoCo soccer mom now.


• Jack hates brooms with the passion of a thousand suns, and would Destroy Them All if he could. Which makes sweeping things a whole lotta fun.


• My parents are pretty nifty people.


• Absence really does make the heart grow fonder.

Comments

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

You crochet?!?!? Would you consider doing a barter commission for something? I need a pair of zill covers. Here are a couple patterns:

http://crochetme.com/patterns/zill-finger-cymbal-muffs (I like this one for the coverage)

http://shala-beads.livejournal.com/114817.html (I like this one for the pretty)

Lemme know if you're interested. I can sew, bake, give a discount on a bellygram...

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Yes. I crochet and knit, but not quite so fabulously as others.

Those look like amazing little projects! I've been looking for some way to practice working in the round.

Lemme give those patterns a try and I'll get back to you? If I can't do it, then I know some folks who certainly can. :)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Keen. Thank you!

[diermuid.livejournal.com]

Absence really does make the heart grow fonder.

Wow, the squee-tastic way you answered the phone when I was finally in a decent service area really picked up my spirits, and the smile didn't fade for the whole rest of the way. ;-)