Some progress happened this week. A few more rows on the Hinterland Pullover. Mindless knitting goes faster, of course...except that it doesn't, because it isn't as interesting. When I have a meeting or a Zoom call with the kids, though, I can get a few more rows done.
I published my pattern for Pauly's Stripy Pullover a couple of weeks ago, but I wanted to see if I could make the transition to the ribbing look smoother, so I'm making a new one. It's working, so I plan to publish an update to the pattern.
I have the sashing strips for the T-shirt quilt all sewn to the strips of blocks, so now I have to finish sewing the rows together. It's going quickly...when I get to it.
We had four bananas that were getting a bit...ripe, so I made oatmeal banana bread.
Usually when I have a couple of overripe bananas, I either make my banana-oat waffles or use them in a smoothie. Four was a bit much, though, thus the banana bread. (Recipe below.)
As is the case each week, I made a loaf of sourdough bread and bed my starter, which responded by expanding in its jars. I rarely use purchased yeast anymore.
Saturday we participated in the local gun-safety march. It was raining, but we met at Drake park, where at least the ducks and geese were happy.
The rain was mostly just a drizzle, and we wore our parkas. We had umbrellas with us in case the rain got too heavy.
I meant to get selfies of us, but we were late getting there, and as soon as we had finished signing petitions, the march took off. We passed people sitting and eating at sidewalk restaurants. I did manage to catch Dusty in one photo, though. He had a great time.
Rocky rode in his stroller. He was wearing his red fleece jacket. The back and sides of the stroller have mesh windows, so you can see Rocky, labeled here, "Dog." That's my foot in the lower part of the photo.
Sunday was our last day to sing as a choir. We had a baptism and confirmation, so the bishop was there. Our bishop lives in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and drove over on Saturday.
Later that afternoon, the choir had a party. We met at one of the choir member's homes. They have a lovely lake with ducks.
I should have taken photos of her lovely quilting studio. She makes art quilts and has a long-arm quilting machine. The workshop was impressive to say the least.
The grandkids and their activities are always fun to include. Here's Johan with Louis. I don't know where Soren was; probably home with Dad.
The other grandkids were in Florida with their parents this past week. They saw all the sights: Disney World, Epcot Center, Universal Studios and Disney Springs. They will remember this trip forever.
I have looked at so many of their photos showing where they went, my feet hurt!
If you have a few minutes and are willing, please go to Amazon and B&N and search for "Emil: Stories from The Doll's Storybook by Peggy Stuart" in Children's. Every click on the page for the book makes it more likely they will keep a good supply in their warehouse and stores. If you are outside the US, you may have a separate website for these retailers. If you have a copy of our first book, Mariah: Stories from The Doll's Storybook, it would help if you left an honest review on the websites, especially if you bought from them.
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What's on my needles: Still the Hinterland Pullover, a few more rows done, and the emPower People Kerchief, removed from the dog stroller 😆. (I guess that's progress!) First sleeve of the blue and white Stripy Pullover for Pippa.
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hinterland-5
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/empower-people
What's on my loom: No progress.
What's on my sewing machine: T-shirt Quilt.
What's in my hoop: Whole Cloth Quilt, no progress.
What's in The Doll's Storybook: Rolling Into Summer Camp. Emil gets a letter from Pen Pal Holly, who is at summer camp with her human child. The camp is special for children who need to use a wheelchair to get around. Holly included photos.(I was able to get permission from Boise Parks and Recreation to use their photos from a similar program they have for kids who use wheelchairs or otherwise have challenges making regular camp impractical.)
What's in The Doll's Storybook: Rolling Into Summer Camp. Emil gets a letter from Pen Pal Holly, who is at summer camp with her human child. The camp is special for children who need to use a wheelchair to get around. Holly included photos.(I was able to get permission from Boise Parks and Recreation to use their photos from a similar program they have for kids who use wheelchairs or otherwise have challenges making regular camp impractical.)
What's on my iPad/iPhone: Still listening to The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone on the Audible app.
What's in my wine glass: Sancho Garcés Rioja Tempranillo from Spain. Nice. Different.
What's my tip of the week: Here's my recipe for Oatmeal Banana Bread:
Ingredients
3 ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup slow-cooking rolled oats
1/4 cup oat bran
1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Spray a bread loaf pan with cooking spray.
Place bananas, eggs, maple syrup, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and oats in blender. Blend until smooth.. Add in whole wheat pastry flour, Mix until just combined. Pour batter bread pan. Bake for 50 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Where are my books: The stories in each book first appeared in the blog and they are reproduced with few changes. Emil: Stories from The Doll's Storybook is now available for preorder from booksellers world wide. The link for Book Baby is here. The three stories are Best Buds, Getting What You Want, and The Boys Cook Dinner.
Mariah: Stories from The Doll's Storybook is also available. The three stories in the first book are Being Little, Besties, and Distraction.
If you don't get free shipping from Amazon or B&N, buy from the BookBabyBookshop, because 50% of the price goes to St. Jude. Other booksellers pay much less.
Note: This blog post was produced on the iPad and the MacBook, using the iPhone for some photos and some photo processing. No other computer was used in any stage of composition or posting, and no Windows were opened, waited for, cleaned or broken. No animals or dolls were harmed during the production of this blog post.
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