It’s nothing much, about 20 miles of gently rolling hills, but the Portola Loop is one of my favorite short rides–and I haven’t been able to ride it for a LOOONG time on account of my knee injury. So it’s wonderful to know I can bike it again.
It’s all part of a campaign to [...]
This one is my “mindless” piece: it’s a commercially spun laceweight alpaca yarn (Misti Alpaca) that I’m knitting up out of a Japanese pattern. It’s a pentagonal shawl, with a pentagonal peony repeated six times (one center motif and five pentagons surrounding it). I may knit the whole shawl, or I may just [...]
Read full post here…make a really ROCKIN’ jam. The balsamic vinegar adds depth and the basil a hint of spiciness, enhancing the strawberry-ness of it all. (Don’t use much of either–a tablespoon or two of the balsamic vinegar, and one or two small sprigs of basil. Take out the basil as soon as you think [...]
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