Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm taking a couple of days off from the '30 Days of Knititng' meme for the holiday. Before I go and leave you all hanging (trust me my stash isn't that interesting) I figured I'd do one more post. Sort of a 'which of these don't belong' type deal only not as all of the following go together.

Let me set the scene first. It's a late fall/early winter afternoon, gray and a bit rainy. You have a fire going or a row of candles laid out on the table beside you. You're sitting by the window looking out at the fallen leaves and the deep blue of the mountain in the distance. You're sitting in a rocking chair with your favorite blanket and a cat purring nearby. You have the stereo on, a cup of your favorite tea steaming next to your latest book and a basket full of yarn and a new project freshly cast on. This is where the following comes in.

The Civil Wars: Barton Hollow (above) is the first single off their new album. If it's anything to go by February can't come soon enough. Their free EP released after their show at Eddie's Attic is my favorite album at the moment. (youtube, website)

Firefly Chai: Behaving myself means cutting out caffeine, which was a serious problem until I found this herbal chai from Mountain Rose Herbs. It's perfect anytime of day and it's a perfect match to the winter around here.

Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier: The movie itself (based on the book) is a thing of beauty but the book will blow your mind. Frazier's attention to detail is amazing. He pulls forth the tiniest of character beats with refreshing honesty. His description of the landscape and the people who live there bring the book alive. It's one of the fastest reads I've had in recent history.

Hemlock Ring Blanket: (Rav link) Knit from a modified vintage doily pattern, beautiful and perfect for cold days.

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Earth Day aka "Green Love" 2008

Leafy Tree Pendant from OneElf Earth Day’s fast approaching and I’m super excited. My ‘hug a tree’ shirt’s ready and waiting and I’m impatiently counting down the hours. Yes I’m a giant geek, but it’s the one day where spreading the green love is totally socially acceptable. Although I will still try and refrain from yelling at people who chuck plastic bottles in the trash; I will not refrain from rolling my eyes at people who look at me funny when I remove perfectly good rolls of wrapping paper from the trash. It’s going to be fun. However since it is Earth Day I know everyone’s being berated with things like ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ and ‘turn the water off when you brush your teeth’. Important, yes, but I think there’s a bit of a bigger picture that gets missed in all that, so I’m going for something different. I’m not going to talk about it, at least not today. Today I’m talking about worms. Yes, I’m finally writing a real entry about something, and yes it’s about worms. ...

12 on 12: September 2015

I had forgotten to do my 12 on 12 on the 12th this month so when I went out on Saturday I was only all too willing to get a bit snap happy. The day started out back in my old neighborhood at the annual library book sale. I stocked up and then we headed to my favorite places to shop: the farmers market, Trader Joes, and Wegmans. After that, we stopped off at the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park since Saturday was also the Smithsonian's annual Museum Day Live . The park was beautiful, we had a nice walk and even ran into a wedding party. We took the long way home and had a great time meandering through the country looking at old barns, cows, and windmills.

Oh Canada… thank you for your awesomness

I’ve gone and fallen in love with Flashpoint . I hadn’t intended to. It started out a lot like most other things with me watching a couple of episodes with *insert favorite actor here* (Pacale Hutton, in this case, for those of you who are wondering). The episodes were good, really good, but I chalked it up to the amount of glee I had over cop uniforms and the CN Tower. I’m really not hard to please when it comes to all things Canadian, but then I watched another episode. I had an hour before bed, no biggie, but one turned into two, I feel in love with the characters and I was hooked. And since it’s been awhile since we’ve had some Canada <3 on this blog, here’s a bit of Toronto themed goodness. Sources (clockwise from top left): A Wintery Day in Toronto , Toronto Throw Pillow , The Birds , Transportation Collage of Toronto .

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