The Shawl

Just finished a shawl for myself.  The air conditioning at work gets so cold, so I decided to make this and keep it at my desk.  I got a little daring and put a few stripes in it.  I love how easy it was to make this Boneyard Shawl by Stephen West.

Rested.....

Just came back from a 7 day cruise to Mexico, Belize and Honduras.  It was good to sit back, relax and read book.  Left the yarn and needles home because it was too hot to knit.  I usually knit less when it gets warmer.  Maybe I'll pick up sewing again.  Gotta clean out that sewing room first.  Ugh, that's a big chore that has me procrastinating.

Fiber Festival

Yum!

I'm always looking for new dinner recipes.  My sister sent me this one.  Not sure what the name is but I'll call it Shrimp Pesto.  She was actually at the grocery store and one of the employees was preparing this for taste testing.  She liked it, tried it and then sent it to me.  It was good.  Wasn't too sure about the grape tomatoes.  I'm not down with eating warm tomatoes.   I'll try this again but maybe with broccoli or some other vegetable.

 

Recipe:

-16oz package (frozen) of gnocchi

-1 container of grape tomatoes

-1 package of large pre cooked shrimp (peeled and deveined)

-8oz jar of Classico Traditional Basil Pesto (or whatever you choose)

-shredded Parmesan cheese

 

Cook gnocchi as directed on package.  In large skillet/sauté pan, combine gnocchi, grape tomatoes, shrimp and pesto.  Heat through and sprinkle with shredded Parmesan cheese.  Enjoy.

Happy New Year!

New Year Ravelry family. No resolution list here. I'm just grateful to live to see a new year. Here's the first project for the year. It's the Storm Cloud Shawlette.

A New Year

Happy New Year Ravelry friends. I'm not the type of person to make New Year resolutions since I can never seem to keep them. I know what I would like to achieve for this year. So forget the lists, forget the resolutions. If it happens I'll share it on my blog. No more stressing.

My New Toy

Knitting is one of my favorite hobbies. I also love to read. Since I take a bus to work everyday, that's when I do most of my reading. However, I'm not thrilled about having to drag a bunch of books around with me. Hence, my Christmas gift. Now I can take all of my reading material and place them on this one little device. I love my Kindle Wi-Fi. Yeah!