1 down - 1 to go

Ahhhh......

The feeling you get from binding off that last stitch

and releasing your hand knit sock from the needles

Oh......

The feeling you get when you realize

that you're only half way done

My in progress (still)

Abbey Road Socks in Tern - Boothbay Blue

Stay tuned for the complete pair.

Happy Spring!

Happy First Day of Spring!

This is what's blooming so far here in our neck of the woods.

What's in bloom at your place?

The Meltdown

After 2 months of continuous snow-cover, the meltdown has begun!

The snow is finally melting this week

revealing...........

GREEN!!!

Who knew those were under all that snow??

I've even started to hear some lovely songs

from these guys...

With all this growing and singing going on

can SPRING really be that far away?

Let's all do a "Springtime Dance"

and hope that the first picture turns into this

real quick-like.

Look around you and see if you can find some green wherever you are today.

Healthy Eating

In an effort to eat healthy, we had this salad for dinner.

While I'll admit to not being a fan of rabbit food salad as an entree,

this was quite good so I thought I'd share.

It is served warm and consists of a bed of Romaine lettuce,

thinly sliced pre-cooked chicken,

thinly sliced onion, and roasted butternut squash

all drizzled with a homemade tahini dressing.

I cheated on the chicken.

I used a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken from the grocery store

and simply warmed it once sliced.

The roasted squash is super easy and super tasty.

Simply peel and roughly chop a medium sized butternut squash.

Spread in a single layer on a cookie sheet.

Drizzle with a tablespoon or so of olive oil

Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper

and roast in a 425° for 25 to 30 minutes turning once about halfway through.

Tahini dressing

1/3 cup tahini

2 Tablespoons lemon juice

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1/3 cup water

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Place all ingredients in bowl and whisk together.

Served with homemade bread, it makes a delicious and nutritious dinner!

Winter Wonderland

I love how fresh snow transforms everything into a winter wonderland.

Don't you?

Ah to be a bird and get to enjoy the bird hot tub (heated birdbath) during a snowfall!

Off the Sticks

My fingerless mitts are done!

Just in time for today's 55 degree weather

Go figure.

RGIII mini-me hat

Lucy

My latest design

Get one here

or a pattern to knit your own here

Finished any awesome knitting projects lately?

Share them below!

Focusing on the good things

For 2013, we're trying to focus more on the quality of life

rather than quantity.

So...

We came up with the "Good Things" jar.

The idea is to write down a particular event that occurred that was

a "good thing"

and place it in the jar.

Something that made us smile

or feel good.

Something that enriched our lives

and made them better.

Something worth remembering

no matter how small.

You get the idea.

On New Year's Eve 2013

we will open the jar, read, and remember

all the good things that happened to us

over the course of 2013.

Could that be one in there already?

Wishing you a full jar of Good Things for 2013!