SomerKnits

A bit over a week ago, my friend Crystal and I shared a booth at Shake Down in T-Town.   We set up our little booth about 10 o'clock in the morning.  I brought my winter knits as well as my summer ones because if I don't, invariably people ask.   Crystal's jewelry is all on the table with the green cloth.  Its a really cute little display case she has. It was so very hot outside.  I grouped all the cotton and summer accessories together so that people who were not interested in winter stuff wouldn't have to paw through it for the most part. And because it was World Wide Knit in Public Day I went ahead and brought all my stitch markers.  I figured there might be the occasional knitter wandering around. Next to our booth was Crystal's friend Gina who makes the most amazing fire pits. I love this dragonfly motif. And these paisleys.  Absolutely beautiful work. Briana of Bifftastica was just down the way a bit with her jewelry and purses. And there...

This was the view from my hotel room.  My very comfortable, very wonderful hotel room. More from the hotel room.  Really there wasn't much else besides conferencing going on, so I did the occasional admiring of the view. More. Other than the conference, I did manage to run down to the outlet mall on the border and get a bit of shopping in.  Oh and there was the wonderful dinner at Oceanaire Seafood.  Yum.  And the wonderful dinner at Roy's (Hawaiian fusion).  And a visit to my old friends Pinkberry & In & Out.  Dad and I managed to get up way early a couple mornings for some nice long walks along the water. Our conference had a party one night on this retired aircraft carrier.  It was a pretty good time and neat to wander around and look at the displays.   So, that was a super brief recap of San Diego.  It was actually a really good conference and I enjoyed most of my classes.  It was just too brief a time.   Sorr...

Today I blogged over at make:Tulsa about the Shake Down in T-Town festival tomorrow.  You can check out that post here .  But for those of you who don't really feel like popping over there for my pretty post, here are the basics: What: Shake Down in T-Town - a family friendly, totally free, shakespeare inspired festival open to anyone and everyone.  There will be a handmade market, food for sale, activities for the kiddos and more.  And lets not forget a totally free performance of As You Like It .  When: TOMORROW! The festival and handmade market place will be open noon - 7pm  The performance will begin at 7:30pm Where: Centennial Park, 6th & Peoria, Tulsa, OK Why: Because we can.  And you can too. Who: Obviously I will be there, but so will many of my make:Tulsa friends.  I will be sharing a booth with Crystal's Ball and Chain.  Other Tulsa Makers include Bifftastica, Gleeful Peacock, and Starflower Creations.  And ...

Eep, I did not take a picture.  But I promise it was good (I just finished eating it).  Besides, how well can risotto really photograph?  On to the super-quick dinner for 2. This is not a genius meal idea, but it was fast and tasty and I am full. I was starving and standing in my pantry thinking about how yummy and filling something like pasta  would be but also about how few veggies there had been in my day.  I always keep a few boxes of preservative free, no msg, yummy flavored risottos and rices in the pantry (I buy most of them at target) and I definitely always keep frozen mixed veggies in the freezer. So, you will need 1 box of Butternut Squash Risotto and about 2 cups of frozen mixed veggies or veggies of your choice. Start cooking the risotto according to package directions.  Defrost the frozen mixed veggies (I just run them under hot water then set them aside in a colander to drain).  When there are about 10 minutes left on the risotto...

But for right now, just let me mention that it is hot and humid here in Tulsa and I am still tired.  The conference I was at for work was great and so was the wedding in Kansas City on Sunday (congrats, Matt & Alli).  But since I have yet to get any of the pictures off of my camera I am going to hold off on the major updating.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend (we spent ours out at the lake) and a good last week (that would be while I was in San Diego) and a good weekend (Kansas City).  Can you tell I am ready to slow down for a few days? I definitely did get some travel knitting done, so I need to photograph that.  One piece I am working on is a bamboo and silk summer weight lacy cowl that I think will feel nice and cool against my skin.  Yep, I am actually making something for me!  Wow.  Even before I started my knitting business I was usually knitting for other people and only occasionally for myself, now its even less...