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New Beginnings

January 4, 2010 By Carole

In the spirit of “begin as you mean to continue” I spent my time this weekend, the first of not only a new year but also a new decade,  doing the things I love the most.

mondo cable pulli start

I knitted, of course. This is the start of the Mondo Cable Pulli in Beaverslide. The yarn is yummy and the pattern is well written and I’m enjoying knitting this.

rhinebeck pencil roving

I also did some spinning. This is pencil roving from Rhinebeck that JessaLu threw at me suggested I buy. It feels good to spin again!

I started my Project 365 set on flickr.

rummy score

I kicked Dale’s ass playing rummy. I’m going to pay for posting this (he’s a very sore loser, you know) but it’s so worth it!

I watched some Women’s College Basketball. The Tennessee Lady Vols rocked against Oklahoma.

fresh baked white bread

I cooked. I made delicious chicken chili and crab dip and I baked homemade bread. I love baking bread and the yeasty smell that fills my house when I make it. Mmm.

I finally made homemade pasta. It was fun and the results were delicious! I made fettuccine and then threw together a sauce with baby spinach, mushrooms, garlic, bacon, wine and heavy cream. Yummm.

Let  me see . . . I know there was something else . . . oh yeah . . . I finished Flyingdales . . . on December 30th. wOOt.

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Comments

  1. Kathy says

    January 4, 2010 at 6:23 am

    Yay for finishing it!! Can’t wait to see it!

  2. Julie says

    January 4, 2010 at 6:43 am

    Sounds like you had a perfectly wonderful weekend!

  3. Laurie says

    January 4, 2010 at 6:44 am

    Fine fine new year’s start!

  4. Manise says

    January 4, 2010 at 7:31 am

    You my friend are on a roll! Woot is right!

  5. margene says

    January 4, 2010 at 7:38 am

    You were quite the busy bee all weekend and your house must have smelled good for every minute of it.

  6. jill says

    January 4, 2010 at 8:03 am

    Awesome way to spend the week. Love the final score at cards!

  7. Kim says

    January 4, 2010 at 8:13 am

    What a nice start to a new year and a new decade. 🙂

  8. Beth says

    January 4, 2010 at 8:30 am

    Wow, you were busy this weekend! I love the spinning. Pencil roving is fun to spin, isn’t it? Congratulations on the rummy victory!!! 🙂

  9. Judy says

    January 4, 2010 at 8:35 am

    Sounds like a very satisfying weekend. Can’t wait to see your sweater.

  10. Donna says

    January 4, 2010 at 9:36 am

    The pasta sounds like it came out yummy!

    I like the colors of that pencil roving. I can see why Jess “suggested” it to you!

  11. Hillary says

    January 4, 2010 at 9:38 am

    Wow what a full weekend! It all sounds great though and i can’t wait to see the new sweater.

  12. Sara says

    January 4, 2010 at 10:00 am

    Great on the finish! And, on making pasta!!! That must have been fun. The bread looks awesome! And, I like the knitting and spinning – but, then you knew I would.

  13. Wool Winder says

    January 4, 2010 at 10:07 am

    You’re off to a great start!

  14. Nora says

    January 4, 2010 at 10:29 am

    Happy new year, Carole! You’re off to a great start. The Mondo Cable is next on my sweater list! Love that you’re knitting it, too!!

  15. Knitnana says

    January 4, 2010 at 11:47 am

    You seem to be very good at a$$ kicking for a variety of games….Hmm…Bejeweled Blitz comes to mind.
    😉
    Happy 2010!!!

  16. Stephanie says

    January 4, 2010 at 12:22 pm

    What a great idea! I love all of the things you got done. It makes me wish I was more productive.

  17. JessaLu says

    January 4, 2010 at 12:45 pm

    I was only looking out for your best interests… ;o)

  18. Norma says

    January 4, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    BUSY and productive new year already!!!!

    Mmmmm, I love that yeasty (and non-yeasty sourdough) smell, too. I used to bake bread weekly, but sadly no more.

  19. Sylvia says

    January 4, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    Ah, the NEW pasta attachment for the Kitchenaid — it’s excellent. The old (first) version was the one that wasn’t so good. That’s a gorgeous sheet of noodle!

    I really did think I should start the year as I meant to go on, but it’s so rare to have DH home that I ended up lounging on the couch with him instead, reading, writing a bit, knitting, and smiling. Today I am doing the Carole thing of setting up the year to come (scalloped potatoes in the oven, knitting, etc.).

  20. Doris says

    January 4, 2010 at 1:23 pm

    I love the smell of homemade bread! Sounds like a great weekend.

  21. Kym says

    January 4, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    Perfect way to start the new year!

  22. Jo-Ann says

    January 4, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    As busy as you were, that’s how lazy I was, LOL! Now that you’ve mentioned that yummy bread smell, however, I am going to have to drag out the bread machine soon. Trying to think how to work your a$$kicking into the conversation on Thursday, hehehehehe!

  23. elizabeth says

    January 4, 2010 at 3:17 pm

    I’m so glad that one of us was victorious in our card-playing. I kept picking the wrong singles to discard and SB ended up winning, but I’ll get him next time!

  24. Cookie says

    January 4, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    Woo Hoo!

    You’ve been busy. You’re so lucky to have Jessalu in your corner.

  25. dale says

    January 4, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    who did the math? I thought it was closer than that…

  26. lisa says

    January 4, 2010 at 7:04 pm

    Congrats on the rummy score! (I got a lovely spinning stool… now for the time to sit and spin!)

  27. Birdsong says

    January 4, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    Life really should be about favorite things…

  28. Sarah says

    January 4, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    Wow! You’re rocking the new year!

  29. Teyani says

    January 5, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    oh how wonderful! from the knits and the spin to the yummy sounding food – and hurrah for finishing flyingdales!!

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