Susan had invited me to join herself and some others (Sarah, Liz, Pam, and Becky) at Starbucks for some early morning knitting and chit chat. So I ventured, all by myself, for the first time, downtown...(and didn't get lost, not even once!) It was such a great time, that time literally flew by. Before we realized, it was well past lunch time, and I had managed to get several inches done on the Badcaul re-knit. A lot of progress in just one day, but I can thank the new US1 Addi Turbo for that. Good bye Inox Express and your horrible joins. It should be a requirement, that only Addi Turbos be used for the magic loop method ...smooth sailing from here on! I also got to fondle Susan's STR Sock Of The Month Club goodies. I so wish I had been able to join in on that,...maybe next time when they open up memberships again. Just a bit too pricey for me right now.
Then Saturday night I set about to make some muffins to take to Loren's. We had planned all week on driving down to the farm for a visit and the kids had been talking about it for days. Cassidy was especially excited to possibly bottle feed the recently born lamb . However, Loren called early this morning to let us know there was a bit of a nasty tummy bug in the house. I always appreciate it when folks give us a heads up on an illness so that we can try to avoid it. So we've re-scheduled our visit with Loren and her family for next weekend.
At the very least it will give me a chance to tweak the recipe (Carrot Oatmeal Muffins with Cream Cheese Filling), since they could be so much better. A bit more coconut, omit the raisins, sweeten the filling just a tad, maybe increase the pineapple or include some applesauce. But as you can see, we're still enjoying them the way they are!
I'm so glad that you ventured out to meet us at Starbucks. Looking forward to knitting with you again soon!
Posted by: Susan | March 27, 2006 at 01:18 PM
Oh you had to post a pic of that mound of muffins :-). Well we are looking forward to trying out the tweaked recipe this Sunday and I think the weather will be a bit nicer too. Tummy bug has flown away and we are all happy and healthy.
Posted by: Loren | March 27, 2006 at 01:39 PM
Uh...that isn't Conner is it? Because this kid has WAY too much hair.
Posted by: Laura | March 29, 2006 at 01:16 PM
That's a great sock! Tiny cables? How to you like toe up patterns? I haven't tried one yet.
Posted by: Neva | March 29, 2006 at 02:48 PM