Rudders at Home

Paul’s birthday has come and gone, but it seems we’re still celebrating here in the Rudders household. Not only did the old man in the house get the robot he’s been pining over (now I just need to sit back and wait for him to build my robot butler…), but he got a special meal and birthday cake tonight.

I made him the Perfect Party Cake, from Dorie Greenspan’s book. And boy was it yummy. It also meant I got to you use my lovely cake stand that I got for my birthday last year.

It was lovely. So lovely in fact, that the birthday boy had two, rather large pieces. At this rate, there won’t be any for him to have tomorrow.

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Aren’t you a happy boy! And one year older! I hope you enjoyed your weekend away!

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It’s empty. Perhaps someone can send me another care package?

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It’s been cold here. Really cold. And we need a new boiler, because our current boiler doesn’t heat our house properly. No, I’m not freezing, but we’re not really warm either. There’s a definite chill in the air – in our living room, in our bedroom, certainly in our kitchen, and everywhere else we may be. It’s not entirely miserable, but not great, either. This does make one thing more enjoyable, though, and that’s my knitting. I’m very nearly finished with a pair of new socks! Check them out:

I’ve finally picked up my knitting again. I took about a five year hiatus from any sort of craft, mainly because I was so smitten with Paul and London that I didn’t have time, but also because these sort of things cost money. I finally finished a pair of socks I had on my needles for ages, and started these nice stripey ones. They’re rather pretty, and are moving along rather quickly for me. I’m halfway done with the second one on two circular needles, and am enjoying it. I had forgotten how much I liked working with this sort of stuff.

I bought this yarn on one of my first trips back to the States years ago, and I have another couple of skeins that I’d like to use up. Once that’s done though, I think I’ll try my hand at kilt hose. We’re in need of a pair to complete that section of the Kilt Project.

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It was with a lot of pleasure I received a care package from the States earlier this week. In it was all sorts of things, such as caribou and venison jerky, some photographs of my parents’ Christmas decoration, and packages of hickory nuts and black walnuts – these of which I will highlight later this week. Nearly best of all, though, were two items my parents mailed along – turtles and tablemats.

My mother quilted this beautiful tablemat for my living room tables. There were two of them in the package, and now I’m just waiting patiently for one for my coffee table. And a runner for my dining room table. No pressure, mom. None at all.

You can also see the lovely, gorgeous, yummy box of turtles that was sent along. The best part about these is the fact that Paul doesn’t like nuts in his chocolate, so this box of wonderful chocolate, pecans and caramel goodies is ALL MINE! I’m wondering how long I can make a pound of chocolates last…

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