In My World

I spotted this little beauty of the grocery store shelf the other day and just had to try it.  Two of my favourite food groups:  Chocolate and Chai Tea.  I brewed myself a cup when I got home and I have to say its not bad.  Not as chocolatey as I thought it might be and it wasn't as spicy as chai tea usually is . . . but not bad. My favourite drink in the whole world.   Serving Size:  1 cup (275ml),  Calories:  35,  Fat:  0g,  Carbs:  3g,  Protein:  5g And of course, to make my new favourite drink, a Tassimo coffee maker.  This little beauty is so simple and quick to operate.  I use it 2-3 times a day.  I have this older model which I picked up through a buy, sell and swap group for a great price. Poor old St. Thomas' Kings Buffet.  They have had a rough time in the press and on social media lately.  They were recently closed down for a couple of days by the Health Un...

Just finished the second square for my oddball afghan.  Definitely needs to be blocked but I think it is pretty cool.  Pyjama Stripes is next.

I dabble in eBay from time to time.  Nothing serious.  A dollar here, a couple of dollars there.  Mostly craft supplies.  A few weeks ago I won an auction for double-pointed bamboo knitting needles.  I paid a ridiculously low price and the shipping was free.  I have always wanted bamboo needles and just couldn't afford them.  I figured that if they were crappy I wouldn't really be out much money.   They arrived the other day and they are lovely and smooth and polished and ready to use . . . until I looked at the labels . . . the sizes were all printed in Chinese . . . LOL . . . I have a measuring gauge for needles but what a pain that would be measuring them all the time. When I took the bundle of needles apart today to photograph them for this blog post, I found the numbers carefully etched into each needle.  Thank goodness.

Okay, before you even look at the following layout, keep in mind it was done about 15 years ago before I had a clue what I was doing. Now you can look . . .  . . . and here we are now . . .

Many many years ago I started making the very odd squares which make up the oddball afghan .  I finished 5 or 6 of the squares and then life got in the road.  After sitting in a basket for several years I must have given them away. Now, you know I promised myself not to start any big projects until the end of the summer.  Well, the end of summer is nearly here and I've always wanted to complete this afghan.  So it is now officially on my Dreaded To Do List. I just finished the first square, Flower Beds, tonight.  I'll be starting Ohio Star next. Wait until you see what other big projects I've put on my list.  Its going to be busy around here for a while.

Another great mystery knit-along dishcloth . . . I just love this pattern!!!!!

Another mystery knit-along dishcloth finished . . .