Snow Day
Today we had a snow day, which was nice. They actually called it right after school let out (although it took an hour or more between Dave getting his call and me getting mine), which was kinda confusing; why not call it before school let out, if you were going to make the call so early, so that an announcement could be made? Even if you called it when the high school and middle had already dismissed, the elementary schools could have still made the announcement and saved us the hassle of the snow chain (although I suppose anyone who was out would have had to be called, and you wouldn't know if that was the person you have to call unless you know the person you call which I don't). Still, it was nice to know early whether we'd be getting up in the morning.
Today I shoveled the stairs/driveway/walkway, roasted garlic, and made soup. More specifically, I made matzoh ball soup, and was less than pleased with how the matzoh balls turned out. I didn't use seltzer or baking soda or any of those things. I did make the matzoh blend last night and left it in the fridge. I tried to use a simple recipe. I tried not to handle the mixture too much. They were a little too dense in the middle, which makes me nervous about being cooked through. I suppose I could have cooked them longer, but 40 minutes seemed long enough. Most of them were floating and they had puffed up considerably. I will probably have to try the seltzer thing or something else to make them less dense.
Last night I decided to try needle tatting, without the benefit of a tatting needle or the appropriate thread. It came out alright, some twisting in the pattern I followed, but now that I've done it once I can probably do it better next time. I want to make some tatted lace flowers to put on a headband for my mom - she cut her hair and has been borrowing my sister's headbands and it looks really cute, so I wanted to make her something she could wear. Here's a link to my post on the MiseryCompetition blog with some pictures - http://miserycompetition.blogspot.com/2011/01/like-i-need-another-hobby.html - I'm too lazy to upload pics to photobucket right now to put them in this post. I will have to find someplace I can get a tatting needle set from and some colored thread of the appropriate weight, maybe a yarn store (I'm assuming that the standard craft stores probably don't carry needle tatting supplies). I could also learn shuttle tatting, I suppose, to get the full perspective on the whole lace-making art. We'll see. I really don't need a new hobby to have more unfinished projects of.
I hope everyone is having a good start to the year. Maybe I'll get better about posting, reading, and commenting. Maybe not. We'll see.
Today I shoveled the stairs/driveway/walkway, roasted garlic, and made soup. More specifically, I made matzoh ball soup, and was less than pleased with how the matzoh balls turned out. I didn't use seltzer or baking soda or any of those things. I did make the matzoh blend last night and left it in the fridge. I tried to use a simple recipe. I tried not to handle the mixture too much. They were a little too dense in the middle, which makes me nervous about being cooked through. I suppose I could have cooked them longer, but 40 minutes seemed long enough. Most of them were floating and they had puffed up considerably. I will probably have to try the seltzer thing or something else to make them less dense.
Last night I decided to try needle tatting, without the benefit of a tatting needle or the appropriate thread. It came out alright, some twisting in the pattern I followed, but now that I've done it once I can probably do it better next time. I want to make some tatted lace flowers to put on a headband for my mom - she cut her hair and has been borrowing my sister's headbands and it looks really cute, so I wanted to make her something she could wear. Here's a link to my post on the MiseryCompetition blog with some pictures - http://miserycompetition.blogspot.com/2011/01/like-i-need-another-hobby.html - I'm too lazy to upload pics to photobucket right now to put them in this post. I will have to find someplace I can get a tatting needle set from and some colored thread of the appropriate weight, maybe a yarn store (I'm assuming that the standard craft stores probably don't carry needle tatting supplies). I could also learn shuttle tatting, I suppose, to get the full perspective on the whole lace-making art. We'll see. I really don't need a new hobby to have more unfinished projects of.
I hope everyone is having a good start to the year. Maybe I'll get better about posting, reading, and commenting. Maybe not. We'll see.