food – mimimustknit

I had my first workshop ever last Tuesday. It took some time to get ready for – patterns printed, videos recorded and edited, projector tested, etc. I was nervous. “What if I really suck at teaching?” I asked myself from the moment I decided to do workshops. But I took a chance.

I didn’t suck. And the workshop couldn’t have gone better. The six ladies I had were amazing. They all caught on quickly, were patient and I’m pretty sure they had fun. Yesssss!

Introducing my first batch of students, ever.

Before:

After:

Look at the smiles! And look how much they got done. So impressed.

The crochet workshop on December 2nd is actually overbooked. I’m not too sure how that happened but I’ll figure it out. That’s 13 people! I hope I can manage it.

What else have I been up to? Let’s see…

I made a couple of these Ash Mittens by Rowan. Love them. Modified them big-time from the original pattern though. Knit with magic loop instead of on two needles with a seam (yuck). Modified the thumb and number of rows. I guess I pretty much did my own thing. I also have a completely new thumb method I’m itching to try out.

I made this giant mess in my living room trying to match up the colors of two balls of Charisma to make this scarf, which I’m not thrilled with. It’s not horrendous but I’m not in love with it. I got enough yarn at Michael’s to make four of these. I’m not sure what to do with the rest.

I’ve been trying out some new Paleo recipes as we’re pretty sure I’m celiac. I’m trying to get used to eating this way all the time and well, I’m kind of hungry all the time. I’m sure things will work themselves out. There are a tonne of great sites and blogs out there to help me find good “clean” food.

I also got some fun pictues from Mel showing off the Catnis Cowl I made for her last year. Thanks Mel! I love it when people are proud to wear my stuff.

I have a few more orders to finish before the holidays, which means I’m getting closer to being able to start my Icelandic sweater. Can’t wait!

Today, I’m excited because I’m actually getting requests for more workshops. Love it.

Well, that’s it for me for today. I’m off this weekend and joining the family at a big farmhouse on the water near Picton, Ontario for our 2015 Annual Christmas Family Vacation. I even scoped out the yarn shop in the area for my mom and my traditional yarn shop excursion. Yahoooo!

I know today is Wednesday. But, yesterday was Tuesday and this post is about yesterday. 🙂

I spent a wonderful day at home. I caught up on my episodes of Game of Thrones, worked on the monster truck (grrrr – I swear this is worse than the Dr. Who scarf) and when the rain stopped and the wetness was gone, I sat outside. For a long time. I listened to the birds. I almost got a picture of a really pretty woodpecker. I just sat for a long time, looking and smelling. Is that strange? The smelling part? I love the way it smells in the country – like wood, and rain, and fresh grass… and sometimes a little whiff of manure. Hihi.

I did yoga on the deck for the first time. I started doing yoga in November – it’s a little chilly here in November to be outside in tights and a tank to do stretchy things. But yesterday… was perfect. I loved that every time I looked up, I saw the peak of the house against the bright blue of the sky and the puffy white clouds. Then, when I did my warrior, I was starting out at the fresh green grass or the new buds on the trees. I felt a sense of giddy in the pit of my stomach. PEACE perhaps?

Then my sister came to spend the night. We sat on the deck and ate chicken, cherry tomatoes and pineapple. We talked about the last four+ months we’ve been apart. Then, after waiting what felt like an eternity, I got to see the pictures of her travels through the US and Italy. (Damn, I should have saved some to my computer so you could have seen how breathtaking it is in the mountains of California and the coast of Italy!) Seriously!! Her pictures made me want to sell everything and just travel. It’s a dream I know… Maybe. Someday.

She brought back Limoncello from Positano.

If you’re a girl, chances are you’ve seen Under the Tuscan Sun. If you’re a girl who’s even close to being as sappy as I am, it’s one of your favourite movies. You would then remember that Positano is where Frances’ lover, Marcello, lives and that the view is beyond breathtaking.

We had some. Very tasty.

We stayed up way too late chatting. Then went to bed and chatted some more. We’re sisters… we sleep in the same bed… maybe it makes us feel like we’re little girls again. I love it.

We got up at 5:00 am and did yoga together as the sun came up. Then she went off to work and I’m sipping some coffee, wondering what to do with my day.

I might work on my monster truck (ugh) and relax so that I can have a long nap before my night shift tonight.

Oh! I wanted to pass on this really awesome website/blog about Paleo eating. It’s called The Food Lovers Kitchen. I’ve only had a chance to spend a few hours on this site. I LOVE IT! They have a tone of recipes and they are simple, easy and don’t require all these strange ingredients I can’t find at my local grocery store (major points for the latter). Check it out.

What else….? I think that’s it.

Except that I’m really happy my sister’s home. 🙂

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