"Oh the grass is green Everywhere but under me"

I haven't been feeling very chatty or very crafty lately. I have been working on stuff for some friends and am either waiting for official photos or am waiting to ship the gifts off before I can share. In fact this afternoon I have to put the finishing touches on a couple of things before I mail them tomorrow (I keep saying this so we'll see).

Tomorrow I also need to start another hedgehog. I swore I would give this pattern a break (the loop stitch it uses eventually turns me into whiny knitting girl because it's a bit slow and odd), but it's too cute and it's been requested by JB as a gift for someone. After that I'm back to trying to clear out my queue and backlog or WIPs (story of my life).

January was a bit of a book month which continued into this month. Currently I'm a quarter of the way through the Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes and half way through The Golden Compass. This had lead to a bit of a Sherlock kick and really hasn't helped my obsession with period fashion. I'm already planning out summer sewing projects that in no way involve my poor unsewed winter wardrobe or the two summer refashions I started last year.

I think the biggest thing is the rekindling of my farm!love. I can't stop thinking about spring and gardens, baby chicks and canning. I keep catching myself staring at the ceiling grinning like an idiot. It doesn't help I've recently picked my clarinet back up again. I've missed it so much, but all the practicing seems to be bringing out my dreamier side. Oops.

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Teaser Tuesday - April 14th

"My mother would never let the hearth die in her home," Margret said. She felt Agnes turn to look at her, but didn't meet her gaze. "She believed that as long as a light burned in the house, the Devil couldn't get in. Not even during the witching hour." Agnes was quiet. "What do you believe?" she asked eventually. Margret extended her hands towards the flames. "I think a fire is a useful thing to keep a body warm," she said. - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Teaser Tuesday is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading . For other contributions click here .

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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. ...

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