Have
Tea & Scones
with Laura Aylor
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| Devonshire Cream |
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| Hot Tea |
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| Cinnamon Scones |
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
Hot Tea and Scones by Laura Aylor: 3 Luxurious Little Cowls
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Nostalgia...
For quite some time now my blog posts have all been work related. The last one to be remotely personal was probably this past Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool Fest, but that too, though loads of fun, is still work related.
To remedy I'll share my Easter Weekend. I feel as though I need to document it. We drove out to Youngstown, Ohio to spend Easter with my cousins from my father's side of the family. Being the youngest out of five I never met the cousins on my mother's side, though my older sibs claim they have. But we grew up visiting this branch of our family tree, they'd host an annual Fourth of July Family Reunion and we always made the 7 hour journey from Chicago.
Here's the gang. My Aunt Ethel was married to my dad's brother Uncle Andy. They had 7 kids and my mom and dad had 5, so we were always closet to this particular family. Andy and my dad were from a family of at least 7 children, though with the infant mortality rate there were more. Presently from my mom and dad's generation there are only three Aunts left, my mom, Aunt Ethel and Aunt Metz.
I'll just touch upon some of the highlights...My dad's family was directly from Slovakia, his parents and oldest son immigrated to Youngstown in the early 1900s, and they were Catholic. One of the traditions from their Slovakian/Catholic church in Youngstown is to have their Easter Baskets blessed. We went to the ceremony to have our Aunt Metz's basket blessed, the first time I had heard about or seen such an event. Some of these baskets were works of art covered with traditional Slovakian embroidered clothes and flowers.
Next we got to visit Aunt Metz and deliver her special basket. She's well into her 90s and still kickin' it. Well her kickin' days may be behind her, she had just left rehab that morning to return home, she is recovering from her second broken hip, but she's as sharp as a tack and loads of fun to talk to about ancient family gossip! I consider myself lucky to still be in touch with her.
Sunday was all about the food! We gathered at my Aunt Ethel's home and feasted on traditional Easter fare! For the very first time I had my cousin Carol's famous Orange Jello. How have all these years gone by with my never having heard of it or tasted it? A delicious concoction of orange jello, Mandarin oranges and orange sherbert! I was sad when later that night as we were putting away leftovers I didn't have room for even one last bite. Maybe I'll get her to email me the recipe.
But the highlight of this trip was looking at old photos, lots I had seen before but I discovered a cache that I had never seen. They were of Kay Francis' wedding day back in 1963. Kay is the oldest cousin from my generation and she has since passed away. I spied a woman I swore was my mom and upon closer inspection a girl that may or may not have been my sister and a little boy who could have easily been my oldest or youngest brother.
Upon speaking with my Aunt Ethel and reading the back of the pics, thanks to my cousin Mary who had cleverly wrote who everyone was, it turned out to be my mom and dad, oldest brother George, my sister Jackie and brothers Gordon and Eric. I hadn't been born yet. Also in the photos were my dad's dad, Aunt Jay, and cousins Murph and Ted. Next trip I hope to photocopy these pics.
Anyway that's what made me insist that we all gather to pose for the photo you see above. Future generations will marvel at how young, or old, we all look and who is still alive and who has since long passed away.
To remedy I'll share my Easter Weekend. I feel as though I need to document it. We drove out to Youngstown, Ohio to spend Easter with my cousins from my father's side of the family. Being the youngest out of five I never met the cousins on my mother's side, though my older sibs claim they have. But we grew up visiting this branch of our family tree, they'd host an annual Fourth of July Family Reunion and we always made the 7 hour journey from Chicago.
Here's the gang. My Aunt Ethel was married to my dad's brother Uncle Andy. They had 7 kids and my mom and dad had 5, so we were always closet to this particular family. Andy and my dad were from a family of at least 7 children, though with the infant mortality rate there were more. Presently from my mom and dad's generation there are only three Aunts left, my mom, Aunt Ethel and Aunt Metz.
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| Easter Sunday in Youngstown, Ohio Top Left: Carol, Me, Julieanne, Cleo, Jessica, Aunt Ethel, Paul and Andy Bottom Left: Ajit, Mary, Zoe and Tom |
Next we got to visit Aunt Metz and deliver her special basket. She's well into her 90s and still kickin' it. Well her kickin' days may be behind her, she had just left rehab that morning to return home, she is recovering from her second broken hip, but she's as sharp as a tack and loads of fun to talk to about ancient family gossip! I consider myself lucky to still be in touch with her.
Sunday was all about the food! We gathered at my Aunt Ethel's home and feasted on traditional Easter fare! For the very first time I had my cousin Carol's famous Orange Jello. How have all these years gone by with my never having heard of it or tasted it? A delicious concoction of orange jello, Mandarin oranges and orange sherbert! I was sad when later that night as we were putting away leftovers I didn't have room for even one last bite. Maybe I'll get her to email me the recipe.
But the highlight of this trip was looking at old photos, lots I had seen before but I discovered a cache that I had never seen. They were of Kay Francis' wedding day back in 1963. Kay is the oldest cousin from my generation and she has since passed away. I spied a woman I swore was my mom and upon closer inspection a girl that may or may not have been my sister and a little boy who could have easily been my oldest or youngest brother.
Upon speaking with my Aunt Ethel and reading the back of the pics, thanks to my cousin Mary who had cleverly wrote who everyone was, it turned out to be my mom and dad, oldest brother George, my sister Jackie and brothers Gordon and Eric. I hadn't been born yet. Also in the photos were my dad's dad, Aunt Jay, and cousins Murph and Ted. Next trip I hope to photocopy these pics.
Anyway that's what made me insist that we all gather to pose for the photo you see above. Future generations will marvel at how young, or old, we all look and who is still alive and who has since long passed away.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Introducing Bargello Knits from Patty Nance
Bargello Knits
Celebrate Color this Spring with
Patty Nance's
new eBook Bargello Knits.
Bargello Knits details
Patty’s amazing new colorwork technique "bargello" that uses the power
of self-striping and variegated yarns to create brilliant color
patterns. Every knitter knows the irresistible beauty of variegated
yarn and the difficulty of figuring out how to knit with it, Nance
shares her ingenious method in 28 gorgeous designs!
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| Shell Game Coat |
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| Basic Socks 2 |
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| Zig Cable Zag |
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Feather Soft Scarf by HeartStrings
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| Feather Soft |
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Introducing History on Two Needles by Annie Modesitt
This Spring take your knitting to an entirely new level with Annie Modesitt's fresh take on knitwear classics in her eBook History on Two Needles.
In other news out On the Hudson KAL ended and we had 3 winners.
1st: $25 Gift Certificate to Sandrasingh.com Won by Jossroll
2nd: $15 Gift Certificate to Sandrasingh.com Won by Swangard
3rd $10 Gift Certificate to Sandrasingh.com Won by Nysssa
Congratulations to all three and thank you to everyone who enjoyed this KAL.
For years, Modesitt dreamed of a design collection based on iconic works from art history, she blends several of her great loves into these 17 patterns. This eBook is available for instant download from my website after purchase, follow the links after payment.
These are 3 of the most beloved patterns, take a look you'll find more projects to love!
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| Black Prince Hood |
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| Pembroke |
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| Minoan Surplice |
In other news out On the Hudson KAL ended and we had 3 winners.
1st: $25 Gift Certificate to Sandrasingh.com Won by Jossroll
2nd: $15 Gift Certificate to Sandrasingh.com Won by Swangard
3rd $10 Gift Certificate to Sandrasingh.com Won by Nysssa
Congratulations to all three and thank you to everyone who enjoyed this KAL.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Mindie Tallack Giveaway Winners
Thank you for entering...
Our 3 Lucky Winners!
Indulgence on Ravelry
Please email me at sandrasingh@sandrasingh.com to claim your prize.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
6 New "Season-less Knits" from JOJI
Stylish, comfortable, unique describe JOJI's new collection. Knit one of these timeless garments today and enjoy wearing it the rest of Winter & into Spring.
All of these patterns are sold as PDF downloads, just follow the links on my website after purchase.
Visit JOJI to see all her collections.
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| Oh la la |
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| Even Flow |
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| Lemongrass |
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| Meridien |
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| Autumn Blush |
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| The way from Brighton |
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