Still here, for now

Has it really been 2 weeks since my last post. I am still here but leaving for a few days in Disneyland and Vegas. It's been a few years since I have seen Mickey and though I go to Vegas a couple times a year, we have not taken our step-son. So Vegas with a 13 year-old will be interesting.

I have a knitting project with a deadline so figuring out what to knit on the plane is a no brainer.

Hubby and step-son are camping this week so I had time alone to what some trampy movies- Where the Truth Lies and The Othe Boleyn Girl, make pepper jelly that never set and knit! I also tried to go veggie for the week. Not long I know but it has been super easy. I have been eating off a fennel-tomato bake for a couple days and last night made some bruscetta. Tonight, pasta tossed with the remaining topping and some white beans. Nothing like going from the whole food veggie-ness of this week to Disneyland food and Vegas drinks next. Oh well, I proved to myself that it can be done and after vaca, I may start it up again.

domesicated frogger

I have been on a huge cooking kick lately. I made strawberry jam a couple weeks ago and last week made 2 batches of homemade ice cream. That continued last night when I whipped out a batch of lemon-ginger ice cream. YUM!!! Basically it is vanilla ice cream with lemon zest, grated ginger and chunks of crystallized ginger mixed in. We got the ice cream maker for a wedding gift and it has taken us 5 years to really use it. So easy to do and fun to come up with new flavors.

To top that off, I made sauteed red cabbage yesterday and cold cucumber soup on Wednesday for dinner. Getting our box of veggies delivered every other week is really making me try out some new things.

On the frogging front, I started Wisp in Kureyeon Sock Yarn 2 nights ago and frogged it this morning. It wasn't as wide as I would have liked. I am going to cast on more stitches, more loosley tonight.

and we're off...

No, not off the needles. I have a case of startitis. I have 2 project still going- a Granny square blanket and a chevron scarf. I really want to start something new but my goal is to get everything off the needles before I do that. I am about half way there on the scarf and I don't really count the granny squares. They are more like a change of pace and a break from knitting.

I noticed how much yarn I really do have and how long that would really take me to use. Terrifying, which led me to the startitis. What to do?

Aside from that, I got a Wii fit the other day. It is fun but I really wonder if it will help me lose some weight. Something is better than nothing. I have notice how stiff and non-flexible I am so it will help there.

One more set free

Just finished these this morning. Honestly, I don't remember the last pair of socks I knit. I love these! The colors are great. It's Regia 4259.

It's almost there

Last night I knit alittle more than I should have but I finished Josephine! All I need to do is go buy a ribbon for the tie. Knitting an i-cord just doesn't sound fun.

What to finish next? I am thinking the socks so I can start new ones by vacation in a few weeks. Maybe by then my needles will be completely free and I can have a good case of startitis.