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it’s the small things…..

ann falcone — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:41:42 +0000

so I finally learned how to make scrambled eggs.

yum!

Really delicious, eggy scrambled eggs! Until this revelation, anytime I made scrambled eggs they would be somewhat watery – try less milk, maybe half and half? – no matter what I tried watery eggs on the plate. Well, it turns out I was over cooking them. There is an entire science behind that all having to do with protein strands and heat, which I now partially understand thanks to the efforts of America’s Test Kitchen & Christopher Kimball.

I suppose I should give fairwarning – 2012 could be full of these riveting details. The girls got me a subscription to Cook’s Illustrated for Christmas and I have DVR’ed America’s Test Kitchen. Brace yourselves!

ann falcone — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:42:20 +0000

grand-dog

ann falcone — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:39:31 +0000

I was telling Cara that I started a blog post yesterday and suddenly got all tongue tied with nothing to say. She, in her infinite wisdom and with no trace of sarcasm suggested I talk about knitting. It’s nice having brilliant friends!

55 Christmas Balls

I have been doing lots of knitting for the shop but also managed to churn out a few of these adorable ornaments in time for Christmas. They are from the book 55 Christmas Balls to Knit and I can’t recommend it highly enough. As a matter of fact, the book has an accompanying video series – even though I don’t understand a word, it makes me laugh every time!

I tinkered with the pattern a bit, experimented with various increasing methods none of which seem to make a big difference. The one change I made that I am sticking with is casting on using Judy Becker’s Magic Cast On. The pig ornament was the first one I knit, so if you look closely at the bottom you can see that I hadn’t come up with that idea yet.

ann falcone — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:21:52 +0000

Ikea Carrot

Festivus

ann falcone — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:30:25 +0000

endurance & stamina

Feats of Strength!

JOHNFALCONE and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary on Tuesday! We spent the day at the Museum of Natural History on Tuesday and yesterday we were out in Greenport ….. planetarium, clam chowder & pies. Yes, plural – JF wanted apple crumble and I wanted cranberry pear.

Someone said that after 25 years we should be able to agree on pie. I say after 25 years, just buy two!

fun at Target!

ann falcone — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:58:42 +0000

speed bump!

ann falcone — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:12:54 +0000

as if house cleaning weren’t challenging enough!

no pugs were hurt during this filming ; )

ann falcone — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:06:55 +0000

It’s sad isnt’ it? I’ve been a finishing machine, but not a blogging one! And on top of FO’s, I’ve got NEWS!!

News first?? The biggest, bestest news – D#1 got a JOB. That’s right – she graduated from grad school in May, worked all through the summer while interviewing and was getting a bit freaked by the harsh job market. She had gotten herself set up with a waitressing/bartending job when one of her interviews called with an offer! Anyway, this week was her first week as a professional – she even has a desk plaque! She has been conferring with JOHNFALCONE over which health care plan to choose etc. Another great thing about her job?? It entails a good bit of traveling and that will have her in this area for extended periods of time!

Other good news in no particular order

we had very little damage either to our house or the shop from Hurricane Irene – just one tree down which was in the furthest spot in our yard at that.
my broken wing is feeling a bit better – Mr. Clean was great, but I have been doing this modified yoga move. No where near as sexy, but I do believe it is helping even more.
back to the shop — it is fantastic and doing really well! Lots of great yarns coming in and of course the customers are the best!
I have discovered a ~~terrible~~ wonderful thing - Jezebel’s Worth It column. I have been buying just about everything they said – and am going broke while agreeing that everything is as great as they say!

So here is another finished knit — I started this a YEAR AND A HALF ago and had just about turned my back on it. One of the aforementioned wonderful customers convinced me to get back to it. My photo shoot didn’t turn out as great as I had hoped, once the weather turns, maybe I’ll get a model shot ……

Bountiful Bohus

sleeve detail

Furrows Shawl

ann falcone — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:31:41 +0000

Furrows Shawl

Cowboy Cowl

ann falcone — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:53:20 +0000