week in review

I hope that this first full week of 2011 has treated you well. I confess by Friday I was quite tired and definitely ready for the weekend! :-)

Overall, though, I'm pleased with all I accomplished and the progress I made with my various projects. The sweater I am making for my husband's birthday---January 29th---is coming along. The back is done, and I have finished about one third of the front. This is the first sweater---or anything!---I've made for him, so I chose a supersimple pattern. It's free and you can get the pattern here. The yarn I'm using is Debbie Bliss cashmerino chunky in dark chocolate. I've never used this yarn before, and I love it so far. :-)

In my future project file, this week I've added this free download to print out and make a Moravian star. I went to university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, so I am very familiar with Moravian stars. Therefore, I happily jumped when I saw this posting. :-)

Let's see, in the kitchen I've been busy, too. I have some tempeh that I've been wanting to use, and this morning I found the perfect recipe to also satisfy a craving I've had of late. When I still ate meat, I used to say that I could become a vegetarian if it weren't for sausage. Alas, I became a vegetarian anyway, and yes I do miss an herbed patty with my eggs and pancakes. I have tried the commercially available veggie alternatives here, and they're ok, but I eat so little processed foods that when I do, I find them a bit salty. So when I finish this post, I'm heading straight to the kitchen to make these tempeh soysages. :-) I will post a review of how they turned out next week!

Also, January is National Soup Month, and in honor of my winter salad in a bowl, I am declaring this coming week Soup Week at Rachel Making Happy. I'll post a favorite soup recipe every day to help you celebrate this yummy holiday. :-)

My other creative project, which you can follow along at Rachel's 365 Project, is also going well so far. It seemed like I hardly took any pictures last year, so I thought signing for this challenge would be a good reason to dust off the old Canon. In my "Week in Review" posts, I'll be posting my favorite photo from the previous week. This is my selection for week #1:

I also took some well-focused shots of the same, but I liked this blurry one best. This could be why I'll never be a great photographer, but never mind. The subject, by the way, is a ceiling lamp we bought in Tangier eight years ago.

My other plans for the day are to give my office a bit of a reorg and tidy up---I always like to start a new editing project with a freshened workspace. :-) Also, I am also taking time this month to clean up my storage hard drives and my multiple backups, which have become unwieldy of late. It IS possible to have too many backup copies, trust me.

Off to make a cup of tea and get started on my soysages. Hope you are enjoying your Sunday = Funday wherever you are. And see you back tomorrow to talk soup! :-D