Episode 129
Friday, November 24, 2023
On the Needles 1:48
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Roam by Dawn Barker, Rainbow Peak Yarns super sock in Luminosity II (Lula Faye Fibre)
Vanilla is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher, Knit Picks Felici in Beyond the Wall– DONE!!
Christmas is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher, Lollipop Yarn Quintessential in We Need a Little Christmas (started December 2022, yarn 2016)
Ilha by Orlane Sucche, SugarPlum Circus sock in Scorpio
Explicate by Hunter Hammerson, Hue Loco Merino Sock in Blue laced red wyandotte–DONE!!
On the Easel 14:51
Gouachevember
Calendar prep check here for shop updates
On the Table 21:15
Monster Cookies | Cup of Jo
Crispy Honey Balsamic Glazed Brussels Sprouts - Caroline Chambers
Paper Plane
Wild Rice and Mushroom Pilaf Recipe
Ad hoc chicken pot pie with the BEST crust! (used icy cold vodka instead of water).
Carmelized Shallot gravy
Yellow Curry Chickenturned into Handpies with leftover crust from above.
Cocktail from Episode 61
New cocktail! We’re calling it The Franciscan.
I part Orange Curacao, 1 part Gin, splash of ginger allspice simple syrup*, garnish with cara cara orange.
*Ginger Allspice Simple Syrup: 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon allspice berries, 2-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped. Combine in saucepan & bring to boil. Cook till sugar is melted. Remove from heat & let steep for 30-60 minutes. Strain into a jar, cover & refrigerate.
And an epic quantity of green beans!
On the Nightstand 36:36
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Goodreads best of 2023 voting
T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton (audio)
Malice by Keigo Higashino, trans by Alexander O. Smith (audio)
Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel (audio)
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel (audio)
Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy, trans by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (this link goes to a different version)
Under the Smokestrewn Sky by A. Deborah Baker/seanan McGuire
Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
The Keeper’s Six by Kate Elliott
48:00
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum
August Blue by Deborah Levy
Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop, trans by Sam Taylor
Aliss at the Fire by Jon Fosse, trans by Damion Searls
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Mrs. Porter Calling by AJ Pearce
The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar
All Wrapped Up 1:09:19
Needles
Weather or Knot Scarf Kit – The Yarnery
Faux suede tags, handmade, this is the back
Knitting cady yarn bowl Uncommon Goods
CABLE KNIT LEATHER BANDS FOR APPLE WATCH birdie parker
Nudge Brass Counter
Budget version counter
Handmade: knitting tags
Easel
Caran D’ache Bi-color set of colored pencils (unfortunately, I cannot find the set I have. Here’s an example).
Klee Marble Pencil Set from LACMA
Blackwings!
Leuchtturm1917 sketchbook
Talens Art Creations sketchbook
Hahnemuhle Bamboo (lightweight paper) sketchbook
Field Notes small sketchbooks
Blick Acrylic Portrait Set
Charvin Acrylic Portrait set
Handmade: sketchbook ideas
Table
Snacking Bakes by Yossi Arefi
Substack subscription
State baking dish, serving dish, platter, historic map trays
Diaspora & Co spices also, check Whole Foods
Lucky Iron fish
Big Sur Elote Salt or Maldon bucket!
Handmade: giftable spice blends
Nightstand
Demon Copperhead
Everyman’s Pocket Classics: Scottish Stories, Garden , New York, Detective
Literary women book locket necklace
Tequila Mockingbird (10th Anniversary Expanded Edition): Cocktails with a Literary Twist
Museum Book Shops: MFA Boston, SFMoma, DeYoung/Legion, The Met, etc.
The Simple Art of Rice by Danica Novgorodoff and Joseph Johnson
Here We Go Again by Tiffani Thiessen
The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (boo! Not out till April!--sorry friends).
Day by Michael Cunningham
America’s Test Kitchen 2023 & others.
Handmade: bookmarks!