I’m so excited to receive these beautiful journals from Shetland Wool Adventures and can’t wait to dive into them. Journal 1, Journal 2 and Journal 3 have so many wonderful articles, wonderful photos and beautiful Shetland inspired designs (I’ve linked each Journal to Ravelry). I have plans to make the Brough Shawl, designed by Donna Smith and in Journal 1. I’ve loved this shawl design since I first saw it and think I have just the right yarn for it in my stash.
Our little container garden area is coming along nicely and with the warmer weather that is here everything is really starting to grow, and we are getting ready to have our first round of strawberries!! I’ve already started cutting Rosemary, which is hanging in our kitchen to dry, and cilantro for a few southwestern dishes I like to make. It’s so wonderful to be able to go out my back door to cut fresh herbs for baking and cooking.
I’ve been reading quite a few books over the last two weeks too. Right now I’m reading Closed Casket by SophieHannah, The Herbal Apothecary by Dr. JJ Pursell, Alchemy of Herbs by Rosalee de la Foret and Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide. That’s a lot of books and reading for me, but I’m loving them all and learning so much from my herbal books. I’ve even started my version of an apothecary cabinet (took over one side of our kitchen cabinets) and have been filling it with dried herbs, flowers and more. I also enrolled in Rosalee de la Foret’s online class, Apothecary: Beginner’s Guide to Crafting Herbal Medicine and learning more about how to use herbs for medicinal uses.
I’m still knitting, and even spinning a bit too. I’m currently working on the heel to my sock and have plans to work on my shawl too. I need to finish spinning what’s on my wheel and start spinning my Shetland for this months breed study. So maybe I’ll have time to spin a bit this weekend, we’ll see.
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I’ve got a sock to finish this weekend for my daughter and then want to get back to my handspun Shifty sweater. And I had two holds come in from the library, so I have a lot of reading to do!
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Sounds like you have fun projects and yeah for new books to read!
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I am also a fan of those Shetland journals. Enjoy. I have a second sock (at the heel) and a hat on my needles and my reading has been good. It is 30 degrees this morning so still lots of reason to water all the woolly things here.
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I am really enjoying them Juliann, they are so interesting and so beautiful . Fun projects on your needles. Burrrr…. That’s cold! We were 55 this morning and it warmed up quickly, beautiful day so far. Stay warm and enjoy wearing your woolies 😊
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I am a bit envious of your greenery outside! WE have more snow however, the daffodils are sprouting anyways.
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At times I’m envious of your snow, you can wear wool! I miss seeing daffodils 😊
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You have really made the most of your gardening space. The colorful pots make it super pretty.
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Thank you so much! We have a tiny area and love the ability to put it to good use.
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There is something to be said for container gardens, really. Even if you have the space for beds, containers look so pretty and can even come inside if you want to make the season last.
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That is so very true and it makes it much easier to change out things too.
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Agreed. And can we talk about the ease of weeding.
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Yes indeed!
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