Sunday, March 1, 2015
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Merlin the Magnificent
After losing his four buddies, poor Spot needed a new friend. Welcome Merlin to the family. He is fitting in well and adapting to the new family and routine. I expect we will have many wonderful memories together!
Monday, May 12, 2014
Missing Oscar
Goodbye to my sweet Oscar. With me for the past 16 yrs and passed today at age 18. I will miss him dearly.
Oscar 1996-2014
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Swirling thru my Thoughts
I recently purchased the book Knit, Swirl! by Sandy McIver and after looking through it I decided I wanted to knit one of the sweaters for my mom. I think she'll be able to pull off this style and after showing her the book, she was game. I've been searching for just the right yarns and I decided to use this as an opportunity to try out some yarns from KnitPicks and Webs that I have been curious about but never seen in person. I think. I'm going to end up doing a Sheer Beauty style where every other welts a lace weight sheer yarn so I bought a couple of colors of pretty Alpaca blend lace weight and I'm trying it with a a few other options to see what appeals to me and to Mom.
The first swatch is in process and I will update as I make progress.
The first swatch is in process and I will update as I make progress.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Caffeine Crawl - St. Louis
I spent the day yesterday traveling around the city of St. Louis and learning about coffee. The Caffeine Crawl was a well organized event and the different coffee shops were great to check out. We started at Kaldi's Roasting Facility and learned how the beans get their start. This was the only downside of the event in that there were too many people I the space and you could not hear the presentation but seeing the equipment was cool.
Next we broke into groups of 25 and headed to the different shops. Our Route started at Comet Coffee near Forest Park Community College and this was a cute little place. The people were friendly and the coffee was good. They also had some interesting ways of brewing a cup of coffee.
Next stop Kakao Chocolate and really all I can say is yum. Oh, and they had a fabulous window decoration going on!
Next we went to Sump where the coffee theory was just over my head. While I can appreciate it, I'm just not that into it.
Our next stop ended up being my favorite of the day, Northwest Coffee. Here we got to learn about the roasting process but since we were a smaller group we could all hear it and enjoy. The barista kept the coffee flowing and even offered lattes and espressos to our group. I felt more welcome and comfortable here than anywhere and their outdoor fire pit was just perfect for the chilly afternoon.
The last stop of the day was Kayak's Cafe and here we learned about a single cup brewing process that was interesting but more than I'm really willing to invest in time and process for a cup of coffee. The shop was nice and had some great looking food too.
The tour ended back at Kaldi's Roasting Facility and they had all the makings for a fun after party. Unfortunately I couldn't stay but I expect the good times continued. This was a fun way to spend the day and the planning of the event kept it on track so a win all the way around.
Next we broke into groups of 25 and headed to the different shops. Our Route started at Comet Coffee near Forest Park Community College and this was a cute little place. The people were friendly and the coffee was good. They also had some interesting ways of brewing a cup of coffee.
Next stop Kakao Chocolate and really all I can say is yum. Oh, and they had a fabulous window decoration going on!
Next we went to Sump where the coffee theory was just over my head. While I can appreciate it, I'm just not that into it.
Our next stop ended up being my favorite of the day, Northwest Coffee. Here we got to learn about the roasting process but since we were a smaller group we could all hear it and enjoy. The barista kept the coffee flowing and even offered lattes and espressos to our group. I felt more welcome and comfortable here than anywhere and their outdoor fire pit was just perfect for the chilly afternoon.
The last stop of the day was Kayak's Cafe and here we learned about a single cup brewing process that was interesting but more than I'm really willing to invest in time and process for a cup of coffee. The shop was nice and had some great looking food too.
The tour ended back at Kaldi's Roasting Facility and they had all the makings for a fun after party. Unfortunately I couldn't stay but I expect the good times continued. This was a fun way to spend the day and the planning of the event kept it on track so a win all the way around.
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