Deb Space

I was recently in California for a wedding.

As part of my travel ritual, I try to make it to the nearest yarn shop, in this case Monarch Knitting in Pacific Grove, California. The wonderful people there are always so helpful. They helped me find the pattern and the yarn for my wedding shawl. Here’s a detail below.

They have also introduced me to my latest favorite yarn, Regia’s Design Line by Kaffe Fassett. If you take a look here or here, you’ll get a peek of what all those fabulous colorways look like knitted up. I’ve been knitting with Regia for years and love their other colors, too, but this line hits home for me.

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The turkey is swimming in the brine!

Three pies are done!

The cranberry sauce and cranberry chutney are done!

One soup is made, the other prepped!

I chopped most of my veggies and herbs are chopped and nestling either in containers or baggies.

My husband has got tomorrow’s (today’s, really) schedule down to the minute. (There is room for a nap if we stick to it.) Now if we can only control the oven’s temperature. Big if…

This is my first Thanksgiving as a married woman and the first one in years that I haven’t done with my usual co-pilot. That means that I had to make my first pumpkin pie solo. It went really well until I realized that I forgot the cream. Ooops. (Who wants that fattening stuff anyway? It tastes awesome without the cream.) If it’s a little dry I found a recipe for a “hot brandy sauce” so I’m not worried about that.

Scott and Boo! are big fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaaneers. Just wait until I have the right shade of blue and white in the stash, and then it’ll be a “Go Giants!” sweater.

For Toby because she asked about it!

Every city in Japan has its own candy. Since I spent the most time in Kyoto, I collected the most candies there.

These pretty blue crystals were the first package I picked up. The shapes remind me of sea urchins even though the colors remind me of the sky. These crystals also came in pink and if I remember correctly yellow.

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Winter is coming.

I saw the first flurry this morning.

I need to knit more socks!