big band, timing, and fall fruit
posted by soe 11:32 pm
I’m having a flighty day and have had a hard time remembering the things I wanted to consider for the three beautiful things from the last week. I remember thinking about them as they happened and thinking, wow, that would be great to include. But right now, I’ve got nothing…
Let’s see…
They must be here somewhere…
Okay, here’s one that will work:
1. We wanted to see Pink Martini play at George Washington University tonight but on Sunday the show was listed as sold out. Tuesday afternoon however offered up great seats! I’ve enjoyed both of their cds and it was excellent to finally see them in person. They’re wonderful musicians — particularly the pianist, the brass section, and the drummer on the traditional kit. Their singer is amazing. And they’re finishing work on a third cd!
That wasn’t on the original list though…
Oh, okay, here are two of the things I’d thought of earlier:
2. My cousin’s new baby arrived precisely when predicted by the doctors — last Sunday. Thomas Richard is blessed with very impressive timing, particularly because his day of birth is also his parents’ first anniversary. I’m betting Caroline and David won’t forget the date anytime soon, though. (And I offer congratulations to the whole family!)
3. The fall harvest season is upon us and last week’s market was bustling. I came home with a sampler of the first apples of the season (Jenny also sent a few of her harvest home from Utah with us). And I managed to score one of the last two pints of raspberries. I love that raspberries have two totally distinct seasons.
recent acquisitions
posted by soe 1:46 am
This is my September Sock-a-Month 2 contribution and the most recent finished objects in my collection.
Rudi’s boss had his first grandbaby last week, so I thought it would be nice to send along a gift. The pair is made of Cascade Fixation and is pretty much a straight-up Magic Loop adaptation of the Baby Fixation Socks. Rudi picked out the yarn from my stash and picked this pattern over another one. They are very quick to knit up (doable in a day, really) and immediately elicit “Awwwwwws” from all the women in my office because they are just so deliciously tiny. (And, yes, that’s a quarter in the photo for perspective.)
(Click on the photos to open them in a larger format.)
Also, as promised earlier, I offer you some recent fibery goodness as well as some of the other pretty things that insisted on coming home with us from Salt Lake:
Jojoba oil and aloe vera make my coat shine!
This is the yarn I bought at Black Sheep Wool Company. Pardon the contrast on this photo. Apparently Jeremiah has a taste for jojoba oil and I had to quickly step in to prevent him from unraveling the new yarn down to the core. He also liked that orange alpaca….
Pretty pottery
I bought these ramekins at the Avenues Street Fair. They came with a copy of a recipe for crème brûlée that I will need to try in the next few weeks (once I figure out what I packed it in).
Green Green Glass
These is one of the goblets I bought. They’re made from recycled wine bottles and are, as Jenn suspected, made by Green Glass.
Upon closer inspection
As Mum mentioned, my great-grandfather also used to do this sort of work. My grandmother owns a beautiful lamp he made out of a used wine jug that he etched with deer and that’s filled with green glass beads. However, I think Gramma might object if I tried to drink out of her lamp….