Flight of the Mockingbird

From this day forward, this journal is becoming just that. A journal. A personal journal where I type my thoughts, feelings, hopes, dreams, etc.

Due to this change, all entries from here on in are to be completely friend locked. If you would like to join my friends list and learn more about me, please comment here as to who you are, how I know you, etc so I can feel comfortable letting you in to this part of my life.

Thank you so much!

Signed,
The Management

And now for part two of supporting Virginia (and supporting my own depression issues) by following along with her homework.

As described by Virginia, "And now I got part two of my homework. This is where everyone else comes in. You have to tell me what you like about me. ... So yeah. Tell me what it is you particularly like about me."

So there you go, people. That is the assignment. I'm going to screen all comments so no one has to worry about 'oh, I don't want to do that but so many others are' and also will turn on anonymous so if you don't want me to know who said the things and just to know that they are felt, then it will be so.

http://www.gerber.com/photo/?entryid=127226&/#/detail/

I entered Johann into a contest with Gerber that, if he wins fully, he could win $25,000 which would be an amazing start to his college fund.

You can vote daily (I'm going to try and remember to) but I do ask friends that you at least vote. It doesn't -have- to be for Johann. But helping a child with their education, especially when a lot of people lately can not now nor will they be able later to afford such a thing, I find to be very important. So vote once, vote daily, it doesn't matter.

If you want to, you could also post this link to your own page in hopes of helping Johann's chances, or someone else's.

Thank you all for at least reading this far. And thank you to any who might vote for him.

Spinny/knitty/whatever at my house tonight. Come one, come all!

Bachelorette cake:



Chocolate butter cake with a goat's milk creme fraiche and raspberry filling topped with contreau mousseline butter cream and decorated with chocolate ganache. It was definitely one of the big hits of the party.

Yes, I even do bachelorette parties. I can bake for any occasion! To hire me, just email me with what you want.

Spinny is at my house tonight. I'm trying to get people who don't usually come but are interested to come. It will be nice and relaxing, I hope. Hopefully Johann feels better by then.

I am looking for old decks of playing cards that are missing a few for a full deck. I have a craft project I'm planning on doing with them. The more the merrier. If you have any and can get them to me by the end of the month/beginning of next month, that would be FABULOUS!

Last night: Linzer cookies with a fall theme and black raspberry or apricot jam filling



Tonight: Challah bread

I need to find my old post of making/giving gifts to the first six people that posted. I need to remember who they were because I have partial gifts sitting around and if I could remember who I was making them for, things would be a lot easier.

Tonight: I totally forgot I was having a baking get together tonight. We are going to make linzer torte. Oh, but to make the pie or the cookies, I just don't know.

Goals: Finish my practice shipwreck shawl. Spin some new yarn up. Possibly try and card the cotton so I can spin that. I have plans for that cotton! Have a few new knitting projects I want to do.

Anniversary: It was amazing. Chris surprised me by taking me out to Washington County. We stayed at the Bunker Hill B&B and did two full days of the cheese tour. We wanted to take it slow, so we did three farms on one day as well as pick your own raspberries (we picked 4lbs) and a little garage sale-ing. We also went to Harvest Fest and enjoyed an amazing home grown dinner. On Sunday we finished up the last two farms and then popped into Slyboro for cider tasting and purchasing as well Locust Grove Smokehouse for some delicious meats. We came home with, about, 15-20 different cheeses, a leg of goat, a huge chunk of fresh corned beef, and then some smoked things from the smoke house.

My biggest find during the weekend was at harvet fest. They had a large silent auction going on. At first glance, nothing tickled my fancy. But the second time through, I saw that Battenkill Kitchen was giving away a basket that, inside, boasted a ticket to the very small class/lecture given by Rose Levy Beranbaum that also included a signed copy of her book. Yeah, I bid on that basket. And I won. But the class is sadly when Winter Night's is, so I am gave the ticket to my mother to thank her for baby sitting over the weekend.

Overall, it was amazing. I got a lot of progress done on my knitting and had a splendid time.