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Opportunity

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Doing the NaBloPoMo (National Blog Post Month) has been a challenge to say the least.  My postings have been few and far between for well over a year.  When the opportunity to get back in the saddle came along, I decided to accept the challenge and post every day during November.

Todays post is about the Olive Oil Drip Catcher pattern I put in the My Designs page of this blog.  This little pattern has been one of my most popular.

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It’s a quick knit using a small amount of fingering yarn.  Although I haven’t measured the amount of yarn, I do believe it is under 20 yards.

And it’s useful.

Want to learn how to knit with double-point needles but don’t want to commit to knitting a sock?  Here’s your opportunity to try this pattern.

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If you don’t like the ruffle edge, just bind off before the increases.

Are you planning on gifting anyone with a bottle of flavored dipping olive oil or vinegar for Christmas (or Holiday of your choice)?  The Olive Oil Drip Catcher would be the perfect accompaniment, well, along with a loaf or two of great bread.

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And while I’m at it, I’m taking the opportunity to plug one of my favorite stores:  Olive My Heart in Hudson, Ohio.  Yes, they do ship!

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A is for apple…

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I have had a craving for apples all week.  The apple I have at lunch just isn’t enough but since I buy only enough apples to get us through the week, I can’t have more than my allotment.  Says me.

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Mr. Aitch isn’t home this evening so instead of raiding the apple drawer in the refrigerator, I chowed down on peanuts after dinner.

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I’m regretting that decision right now.

By the way……November is National Blog Post Month aka NaBloPoMo.  This means that bloggers are encouraged to post something every day for the month of November.  The post need not be long or prophetic.  It just needs to happen.

I’ve thought about it before but never committed.

I’m committed this year.  Well, I may be committed before the month is over.  =)

My Friday

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Some bloggers have a theme for each day of the week.  Not me.  I blog/post whenever I can or feel like it.  Right now, I’ve had two glasses of wine and the foresight to photograph two things that have significance to my life/day.

This is what I encountered this morning.  This photo was snapped with my phone about 100 feet from my house.  I think they were nibbling on the corn stalks wrapped around the street sign.

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You can only see three deer but there were more.  By the time I stopped the car and got my phone out, the deer got spooked and started to move away from my car.

If you want to know what those lighted numbers mean on my dashboard: It’s 62 degrees Fahrenheit. I have 400 miles-till-empty in my gas tank.  (Just got it filled up yesterday.)  It’s 7:37 am.  The airbag is disengaged in the passenger seat as no one is sitting there.

This second photo is taken at the dinner table after my second glass of wine.

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Don’t judge.

Yes, that’s my empty wine glass and twelve, count ’em, TWELVE wrappers from Hershey’s Milk Chocolate with Almonds and Toffee Nuggets.  In the background is the Mark Levin book, The Liberty Amendments.

I ate them all.

Mr. Aitch had none.

I just hope they don’t rebel.

Autumn treat

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In our housing development we share the land with wild turkeys, rabbits, squirrels, various other small animals, deer, and perhaps a bear.

The “beautification” committee uses seasonal plants and other decorative items around the street signs and mail boxes,  A typical autumn sight is corn stalks wrapped in colorful ribbon.

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Evidently the corn stalks are a tasty treat for the deer that wander through here in the evening and early morning.  Mr. Aitch saw one nibbling on this group of stalks on his way home from band practice last night.