Yarns
I saw this concept on another blog and thought it was a creative way to share what I’m reading along with what I’m knitting (my two favorite hobbies). Two yarns: a book and a project. My daughter gave me 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami for Christmas. His book The Windup Bird Chronicles is definitely on my top 10 list of best books read ever. Murakami’s books are like Roberto Bolano’s books in that while I’m reading them I have no clue what’s going on, can’t really describe the story to anyone who asks, and when I’m finished with the book I’m still not sure I understood everything that occurred within it pages but love the book all the more for that. In one of the early chapters of 1Q84, a character describes a...
A Call of Duty Christmas
You’ll have to listen to through to the end of the podcast to hear “Call of Duty Christmas” by The Energy Commission courtesy of MusicAlley (my favorite Christmas song this year). In this podcast, I do a taste test with two of my students, Emily and Caiti. Caiti is the phenomenal photographer whose work appears on my blog and lot of other places on the internet – you can find her photos at caitiborruso.com. Emily is one of her many subjects, a vegetarian, and another one of my students. The recipe we test is 10 Minute Brownes from Students Go Vegan Cookbook by Carole Raymond. Here’s the recipe: 1/4 cup canola oil 1 cup semisweet vegan chocolate chips 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 3/4 cup sugar or natural sweetener 1 teaspoon...
Let’s Do Lunch!
I know, I haven’t been as faithful to the whole #reverb11 challenge this year, but I try to responsed to those prompts that inspire an immediate blog post. Today’s was such a one: Lets do lunch! - If you could have lunch with anybody, who would it be and what would you like to discuss? As much as I’d love to lunch with @aplayfulday, @caithnesscraft, and even @hoxtonhandmade if she’d have me, I know if I only had one chance to choose a lunch companion, it would have to be an author. The prompt didn’t say living so for about 30 seconds I flipped through my list of favorite authors over the centuries, but as much as I loved the novels of every author I thought of, I didn’t think any of them would be much fun at lunch....
Business as Usual
What with the hectic holiday season and the time dedicated to the last podcast episode, I haven’t kept up with #reverb11. However, when I received today’s prompt in my email, I realized that ever there was a prompt I should respond to, it’s this one: Teaching Moment - Sometimes we find teachers in the most unexpected places. Who surprised you as a teacher this year, and what did you learn? I came to teaching from industry in January 2003 and started in my present position on my birthday that year. When I tendered my resignation, so many people told me I was making a mistake. I’d made it to middle management before the age of 40 after a 5 year hiatus as a full time mother, held a high stress yet highly rewarding job at a logistics...
Chicks with Stix & a Crucifix
Podcast #3 is up and here are the show notes as promised! Apology to @HoxtonHandmade: Rogue’s Spruce Gin Gin with a Scent of Christmas – review from The New York TImes Books (and a Play): Top Girls Wikipedia page Pope Joan the book Pope Joan the miniseries Mama Nina’s, Bethlehem, PA Knitting n00b: Hybrid Mittens Kinky Boots Monmouth Hat pattern (I added 10 extra stitches to the CO because I like my hats loose and that addition made it perfect!) Monmouth Hat history with an alternative pattern My Monmouth Hat: Hattitude by Cathy Carron Yarngasm Podcast And here’s a pic of Amanda with her amazing knitting piece of art: Giveaway! Comment on this blog post and enter to win a holiday gift package from Funkychunks!...
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