Thursday 7 May 2009

Back to normal.





After the glitz and glamour of the past wee while, things have gone back to what passes as normal in Mog Towers. A horrid cold and general feeling of post wedding flatness has caused an outbreak of domesticity and comfort food.

A trip to the Arbroath Charity shops unearthed a strange machine which has come to be known as the cookie pooper. The results are small but very tasty indeed and they may be the cutest biscuits I've ever made.

There has been dyeing and knitting too - a stripey pair of socks, the shades of spring sunlight in the garden and in progress, a Baktus scarf made from onion dyed handspun Blue Faced Leicester. The colour is less vibrant than usual on account of the mordant being copper rather than the usual alum but I am enjoying the subtle shifts of colour.

11 comments:

thistledowns wool & cotton said...

hope you are feeling better. i love those socks. cheery color and they look so soft!

Jacqui said...

love the socks and hope you are feeling better. my Mom has a cookie press - it is just gobs of fun!

Heather said...

I am smitten with the picture of the socks. It looks like a garden snail peeking out of her shell. Your Baktus will be beautiful!

Cindy G said...

Oooh Spritz! One of my favorite cookies.

Love the subtle scarf colors, and they coordinate so well with Magnus.

soxchik said...

Great cookies! I could never get them to look nice. I always had mutants cookies. Nice stripey socks too.

woolydaisy said...

mmmm! biscuits and tea! LOVE LOVE LOVE the socks! bet they look cute with your shoes.

Lyn said...

The socks look like a fern unfolding! Love Magnus, all that knitting worn him out!
Love
Lyn

Anonymous said...

Such a sweet picture of your kitty!

Karin said...

Yum. The food and the yarn ...and your projects.

Must make a baktus.

Hope you feel better!!!

meg said...

Isn't that dangerous, leaving knitting needles so close to a feline? I know mine finds the tips irresistable.

iaminchennai said...

its as if Magnus knitted the whole thing before falling asleep... lovely picture... Those cookies look great... dying to see a cookie press.