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have ewe any wool have ewe any wool wednesday january 01 2020 happy new year 2020 happy new year this year i m doing things differently here are my plans for the year write down what i am thankful for every day continue being mindful in all areas what i do what i spend and what i eat live every day to the fullest and enjoy the little surprises each new day brings focus on my accomplishments rather than dwell on my failures seek balance do something special for someone else as well as for myself looking forward to a very happy and positive new year posted by jinann 11 19 am 0 comments tuesday january 01 2019 happy new year out with the old in with the new time to focus on positive changes for the new year this year i m striving to focus on mindfulness mindful eating eat when hungry not just because minimize snacking between meals and after dinner try not to eat after 8 pm whenever possible drink some water then reassess when i think i need a snack mindful lifestyle try to get plenty of rest even when tempted to stay up late take time to stretch to start the day work in some yoga every day even if it s just 10 minutes try to maintain 10 000 steps per day when feeling overwhelmed close my eyes and meditate for 2 minutes mindful behavior don t procrastinate just do it leave the kitchen clean every night sort mail every day only work on or have out one project out at a time tackle at least one odious task each day reserve some daily me time new years tradition black eyed peas just for dh i ve made a big pot of black eyed peas for good luck in the new year i m not a huge fan of black eyed peas but he s a southern boy and its traditional to eat them on new years i ve also made him a nice cherry pie i ve found that if i add enough veggies herbs and spices they are much better tasing i soaked the peas overnight then added some sautéed onions red pepper celery and garlic i added some bay leaves dried parsley and ground coriander seeds for some additional flavoring the main flavor bonus i added this year was a very meaty smoked ham hock from lothar s our local butcher the hock had lots of delicious smoked meat to further flavor the peas of course since i love spicy i had to add some cayenne pepper to my bowl and top it with fried jalapeños mmm nice hearty way to start the new year posted by jinann 12 47 pm 0 comments monday december 31 2018 another one bites the dust good bye 2018 another year has come and gone time to put negative influences behind and never look back time to look to the future full of positive thoughts posted by jinann 7 32 pm 0 comments sunday august 13 2017 valiant warrior quilting once again i participated in the valiant warriors quilting event sponsored by joshua s hands it s a fabulous event all the materials and the sewing machines are supplied you just needed to show up willing to help no matter what your skill level or talents there was something for everyone to do as you can see there was an awesome variety of pre cut fabrics to use for strip quilts there were plenty of sewing machines in the front room as well as in some of the interior rooms there were several machines on the other side of the room as well many of the more experienced quilters either brought their own machines or would take the quilts home to work on them there this time i worked on the modified strip quilt instead of a straight strip quilt it has sections that are horizontal as well as vertical the first one i did a couple of years ago only had the horizontal stripes the way this pattern alternates directions makes a simple quilt top really look elegant i love how this new pattern is laid out it was a lot of fun i learned so much from the experienced quilters they are soooo incredibly patient i had only ever hand pieced a quilt before working on my first machine sewn quilt top the first time i participated in the valiant warriors quilting event a couple of years ago the experienced quilters were giving me tips on how to sew it together the best way to minimize the time it takes as well as to produce the least waste of the material and thread i am so happy to be be able to do something for our service men and women that have been wounded while serving our country these quilts are sent to the hospitals caring for the valiant warriors here s a picture of some of the many quilts that were finished during the 10 day event august 4 13 i eventually plan to learn some of the other processes including prepping it with the batting and backing stitching it together and ultimately learning how to use the long arm machine to quilt it there should be plenty of opportunities to do this as the station stitchers another joshua s hands charitable activity are quilting year round plus in january 2018 there will be another valiant warriors quilting event so many opportunities posted by jinann 10 11 pm 0 comments friday july 14 2017 tour de fleece weeks 1 and 2 july 1 14 i got off to a really good start with the tour de fleece i spent a couple of days playing with my drop spindle before i got down to my more major spinning projects spinning my two braids of merino in the pansy colorway and about 1 1 2 lbs of purple encased coopworth wool the purple is gently encasing the natural colored coopworth i started with the merino july 4th i really got down to spinning on my wheel and became a spinning fool i had two braids of this gorgeous merino in a pansy colorway my favorite pansies are the purple ones with the bright yellow eye in the middle just looking at this colorway makes me smile it s such a happy color and truly makes me think of pansies i spun the first braid during the first week of tour de fleece i treated each braid differently i m thinking that if i make a scarf or shawl with the singles i create plied together the long color pattern will repeat about every 1 4 length of the finished yarn then in each of those fourths there will be about 5 shorter repeats of the colors of course that s only if i split each just right i split it into about 16 20 strips down the entire length of the braid i found it very easy to spin nice and thin and the spinning itself went rather fast i couldn t wait to start on the second braid week 2 i spun the second braid i decided to split that braid into 4 strips that ran the entire length of the braid much thicker strips than the ones i created from the first braid the thicker strips weren t quite as easy to spin as i had to be conscious of the amount of fiber i fed in else it would be too thick the previous braid was soooo easy to spin by comparison i was a bit surprised when i was done spinning it looked like the two singles were wildly different on the bobbin both braids weighed the same and i believed that my spinning was just as thin or at least close however as you can see the two bobbins are clearly different in size of course i wrote off the huge difference in the two bobbins as being almost 100 caused by the yarn that was on the bobbin when i started i had quite a bit of orange singles on the bobbin that i didn t wind off before starting to spin i assumed and you all know you should never assume that was the reason that my second bobbin looked so empty it had been spun on an empty bobbin so there was no previous yarn to plump up the results posted by jinann 10 30 pm 0 comments saturday july 01 2017 staying cool on a very hot day july has started out quite hot and miserable what better way to keep cool than doing a yarn crawl my friend lisa and i headed off to hit a couple of yarn shops needles in a haymarket haymarket va and hunt country yarns the plains va a cupcake and sandwich shop cupcake heaven and cafe haymarket va and a coffee roaster weird brothers coffee herndon va it was an awesome day at needles in the haymarket i found the most awesome project bag in purple of course i purchased it with the birthday my mom had sent me i also found a really cool coffee mug perfect for me of course to keep our energy up we dined on sandwiches and a cupcake at cupcake heaven while there i opened some birthday gifts from lisa two fabulous knitting books classic knit shawls and knitting short rows at hunt country yarns my big purchase was some kauni ex yarn to craft the beautiful autumn leaves shawl by anna stoklosa made with knitted leaves this yarn morphs from greens through oranges and maroons just like the leaves in the fall so it s the perfect choice on the way home we stopped at weird brothers coffee in herndon where i enjoyed a delicious cappuccino and purchased some whole bean coffee it was sooooo much better than starbucks and it s veteran owned i got to meet both the owner and his daughter very nice people i m a big supporter of eating and shopping locally all in all it was a perfect day in spite of the horrendous heat and the pop up thunderstorm posted by jinann 5 43 pm 0 comments friday january 01 2016 happy new year 2016 happy new year one and all this is the year of reductions long overdue and definitely necessary lose weight yeah i know i say that every year one of these years i ll succeed financial obligations reduce debt spend more carefully work down my yarn and fiber stash use it give it away and definitely reduce purchases reduce clutter ideally i d like to eliminate it but since i m a realist and i know myself so well i know that s probably not possible so i ll settle for a reduction reduce my expectations realize that my happiness comes from within and i should not expect others to share the same values outlook or priorities here s to a happy and prosperous new year posted by jinann 3 35 pm 0 comments about me name jinann view my complete profile links google news nature s yarns the weather channel knitting blog links lizard knits knitty blog polliwannablog javajem way past my bedtime tidewater knits knitting highs and lows crazy lanea vicki hanna knitterly anne s blog vikingmama s 2006 2009 creations and purchases www flick r com this is a flickr badge showing 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