Creative Juices

I still have a full month of vacation from work and I'm getting a little bored. I have some upcycle projects in the works to help me get over that: clothespins and candle holders that will become cake plates as soon as I find the right plates.

A Beautiful Shawl

I'm having a horrible flare up today but I still had enough strength to finish the picot edge in this shawl. It's my latest masterpiece.

Pozole Verde for Father's Day

Chicken pozole verde is not a common dish in my home; usually I make red and with pork. But since I decided at the last minute to make it for Father's Day I figured chicken would cook faster. 

Pozole verde is basically chicken soup with puréed green ingredients to color and slightly flavor the broth. In this case I puréed spinach and cilantro with garlic. I forgot the tomatillo! Uyy! But it was fine.

End of Spring Semester

I passed my two classes. I swear going to school at my age is like having another full time job. I'm so glad that I had enough time in my sick leave bank so that I could take those 2 days off per week. I was able to get my homework done on those days. 

Introduction to Topographic Maps

I am so glad that I found this video. I used it to study for my Geography test this Monday.

Filet Crochet

I went looking for a simple crochet pattern for a table runner the other day because my knitting student wants to make one for her daughter. I wound up finding this Spanish video on YouTube from "LaboresAngelika."

It's supposed to be a tablecloth if I decide to make and attach more squares. For now, I think I will keep just this one and move on to doilies.

Gradient Crochet Thread

Ooh! I purchased the last 4 skeins of this Katia crochet thread on clearance. The first thing that popped into my mind was to make a sample doily because the thread is so thin. I found an easy pattern from Crochet Jewel on YouTube and now I can't stop because the results are so awesome!