another Monday pattern

crock-testing

"A crock test is used to determine the amount of color that may be transferred from a sample fabric to another fabric by rubbing.
How This Test Works:
A sample fabric is fastened to the crock meter and then rubbed against a white test cloth. This test is done twice; first with a dry test cloth, then with a wet test cloth. The amount of color transferred to the test cloth is assessed by comparison with the AATCC Chromatic Transference Scale."

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another Monday pattern

-9 degrees

Inspired by my friend Kate, I made a terrarium on Sunday. I knew the weather was about to change so I took advantage of the thawed ground and the blooming violets in my backyard and dug some up to plant in this jar. I also took moss that was growing in the clawfoot tub in the back flowerbed and some lavender seedlings that I brought in at the first frost in autumn... The violets may have been angry that I robbed them of the last of the sunlight Sunday afternoon, but if they knew what was in store I imagine they'd thank me.

Monday pattern

A trip to Denver Botanic Gardens and the temperature dropping with unbelievable speed makes me draw flowers, I guess.

ach

some days...

This little guy appeared on a page of notes from a meeting I was in the other day...

monsters

brainstorm

After 4 days of the pipes in my house being frozen I've begun racking my brain for new ways to try to thaw them...

light reading (& watching)

These were books (and a video) on a bookshelf at a coffee shop I was hanging out at in California last weekend. I think my favorite is 'Myspace for Dummies'.

frozen pipes

stupid cat...

I guess it's no surprise that I have fallen for you, little Marley. The way you hang out under my car and then come running when I call you- you let me pick you up and then you purr while I pet you... Dammit- I don't even *like* cats...

a cake and an octopus

Sometimes instead of drawing I knit.

And sometimes I attempt to convert a sea-level UK recipe to an American one at 5430 ft, and then hide the mistakes with powdered cocoa and sugar...