Life's a Stitch

I wanted to share with you a neat knitting story that appeared in my comments on Tuesday. I made a scarf for my friend, Rosie, for her 50th birthday. It was made from Anny Blatt Honeymoon, now discontinued. Rosie wrote:
“I wore your scarf when I subbed in the autistic program at Westover School in Stamford, CT. One little boy looks me in the eye, touches the gorgeous silk and angora scarf and spoke. He initiated the words OOOH Scarf, Feels Soft. That was a milestone on his academic chart.” That makes me smile.
Now, for the recipe:

An unoriginal name for a wonderfully simple and delicious recipe

1 bag cranberries

2 peeled pears, cut into cubes

zest and juice of one orange

1 cup sugar (less if you like it less sweet)

1/2 cup port

Throw it all together in a pot, cook until cranberries pop. Serve warm or cold. It’s great over brie, melted in the microwave, or over cream cheese. Enjoy!

What a day it was today. Chuck is home for the third day with a high fever and hacking cough, the girls were driving back from WA and the car died 42 kilometers from home; presumable the clutch. I know it’s 42 kilometers because the towing company charges $40 + $2/km and I know what I paid. I went to drive the 45 minutes to pick them up and there was an accident on the highway so I couldn’t reach them. The nice tow truck driver delivered them to North Vancouver with the car. Then I dropped a pitcher of orange juice and a plate of roast beef on the kitchen floor and called two friends for sympathy to find neither one home. Calgon, take me away! I had a two year old once, who responded to that with “If you’re going with Calgon, I’m going, too.”
Here’s a last minute finished object – the drop stitch Tartlette scarf, a quick, quick knit. They should all be this easy!