Tag Archives: christmas

Knitter’s Festivus (Belated Wrap-up)

By monnibo | Published: January 13, 2012

Back in December we had our annual Knitter’s Holiday Swap. This is the third year our local knit group (via Ravelry) has celebrated the holidays with handknits. Louise (aka ladybugaloo) spoiled me rotten! She knit me the Broadstreet Mittens out of Malabrigo and gave me a package full of goodies including a gingerbread man soap, a button that says “chinchillin’” and has a picture of a chinchilla, sticker that says “knitters have balls” now adorning my laptop, lipbalm from Rocky Mountain Soap Company, and a polka dot project bag. I spoiled Jesse (aka canadiantreefrog) and because I kept unravelling and Continue Reading »

Posted in Crafts, FO, Knitting, Swap | Also tagged festivus, Knitting, knitting swap, swap, vancouver fibre swap | 2 Responses

Long-Overdue Book Reviews: Persepolis, A Christmas Carol, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

By monnibo | Published: October 28, 2011

These book reviews have been lingering for a while, so I figured I’d smoosh them together and call it a post. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens I’m embarrassed to admit that I read this nearly a year ago during last winter (2010). I had just gotten the Sony eReader and tried downloading some free books from Gutenberg.org… well you all know how that ended. But technological/syncing issues aside, I didn’t really enjoy the experience of reading on an eReader. Therefore, my low opinion of A Christmas Carol is probably coloured by the fact that I did not enjoy the Continue Reading »

Posted in Books, Reviews | Also tagged a christmas carol, book club, book review, charles dickens, douglas adams, ebooks, ereader, graphic novel, marjane satrapi, memoir, persepolis, sci-fi, the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy | 1 Response

The Vegetarian Collection by Canadian Living (cookbook review)

By monnibo | Published: January 20, 2011

The thing that makes this cookbook, Canadian Living: The Vegetarian Collection, so accessible for non-vegetarians, is that (I believe) these are all recipes originally published in Canadian Living magazine, which is not a strictly vegetarian audience. I am no master chef; I am willing to take chances and try new things in the kitchen, but I’m also lazy and don’t want to have to hunt for obscure — and expensive— ingredients. I think Canadian Living was very smart (marketing-wise) to compile a bunch of magazine recipes into a book. While you may clip something out of a magazine if you Continue Reading »

Posted in Books, Cooking, Food & Drink, Reviews | Also tagged book review, canada, canadian book, cooking, magazines, recipes, vegetarian | Comments closed

Tag Archives: christmas

Knitter’s Festivus (Belated Wrap-up)

Long-Overdue Book Reviews: Persepolis, A Christmas Carol, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

The Vegetarian Collection by Canadian Living (cookbook review)

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