Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I finished it. Started at 8:30 this morning, finished at 10:30 tonight. Several breaks in between to catch my breath and process. I wanted to know but I didn't want it to be over. I will reread this book a million times.

Happy Reading!

Beware of The Clap

Am I crazy to think I can make Clapotis out of two skeins of Koigu?? 'Cause that's all I've got...


I've really been wanting to cast on for something new but haven't. It's been so hot here and that causes me to be really lazy. All I've done lately is read (I've finished all 6 Harry Potter books now) and look at blogs.

Today I did manage a pattern repeat on Branching Out. That puts me up to a whopping 17 repeats. I think I started it last fall. Someday I will actually finish the project.

Let me know what you think. I will probably have casted on for the Clap but I'd love to hear everyone's opinion.

It's raining, it's pouring

And my stash is growing!

I've acquired a few new items over the last month. Take a peek.


A copy of Charmed Knits, Last-Minute Knitted Gifts, and Casts Off. Also, two skeins of Jaegger laceweight in a light blue and a skein of alpaca in purple.

It's been raining here for several days so I haven't ventured out much except for work. We did catch a Royals game last night while the rain stopped for the evening.

I finished HP Book 5 and started Book 6 this morning and am eagerly awaiting the 5th movie and 7th book in July. In the meantime I knitted a few rows on Branching Out that I started last year.

Home and Garden improvement

Saturday the hubby and I went down to a really nice nursery near our house, Heartland Nursery. We picked up this bird bath that I had looked at previously when he was out of town.


We also found these cool glow in the dark garden decorations. I love how this one looks like a planet and this one looks like the man in the moon. They glow with solar light. It'll be interesting to see them glow as the already hot summer goes on. One of my favorite things about our house is that we can sit in the backyard on a summer's eve and just enjoy it. The duplex we rented previously was directly against the interstate and if you sat out back you got blown away by the wind and noise.


We've also been doing some small home improvements. See my new dining room chandelier. Much better than the old brass one. I like the pineapple motif.


There has been some knitting off and on. I'm trying to reread all of the Harry Potter books before book 7 comes out in July. I'm on book 5 and making headway to book 6.

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