tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723Thu, 16 May 2013 21:23:08 +0000Getting FitKnitty in the KitchenHealthcare FieldmQn PhotographyGoing GreenWicked GrosscontestsvacationsSmitten KitchenClifford the Big Black Dog101 CookbooksYarn Alongetsyhealth and body imageSallyHP KnitstravelMomCentralMother Talk Book ReviewsnetflixFamily FunPepperberrySole SistersMom Central Blog ToursTaxachusettstoddlersGoodReadsElementary Dear WatsonDo it HerselfGiveawaysCloth DiaperingPolitical Viewpointsclothing and fashionBudgetday tripsOBBCanine CareKnitty ReviewsKnitty Recommendsmanifest destinyparentingpre-schoolersravelryfreak and geeksKnitty CreationsOther Than A MotherbreastfeedingLionBrandHome Sweet HomeKnitty in the BedroomLiteraturepotty trainingKnit AlongsinfantsSocial InterestHoping that humor and sarcasm can get me through this thing they call motherhood.http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)Blogger561125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-441059637151072882Thu, 16 May 2013 21:23:00 +00002013-05-16T14:23:08.868-07:00It's been almost nine months since the babe joined our family, so it's easy to calculate how long it's been since I've had a full night's sleep. But time waits for no man, so I've been busy knocking projects off the to-do list that never ends (or maybe just magically re-sets with new tasks once it dwindles to a certain level). The big boys were a little envious of the transformation their old http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2013/05/rock-bye-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-3369891220431786034Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:00:00 +00002013-04-13T13:00:41.867-07:00The other day H proclaimed 'I have to do everything around here!' Really? Because I just asked you to put your pajamas in the laundry basket. Then it occurred to me that H and Charlie are plenty old to start having some regular responsibilities. They actually like to do things like dust and vacuum the couch cushions, though apparently putting an article of clothing in a basket ten feet away is http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2013/04/what-chore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-8218019318315290064Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:17:00 +00002013-04-04T22:18:45.917-07:00Do it HerselfOBBKnitty in the Kitchen Like a lot of people, I store almost all of my spices, oils, vinegar and other cooking and baking supplies in the teeny tiny cabinet above the range hood/microwave. Who doesn't love leaning very near an active gas burner to reach the back of said cabinet and have multiple bottles of basil or cumin fall all over them? I know it totally makes my day. Alas, I have been searching for the perfect http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-spice-of-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-6963272101205185373Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:33:00 +00002013-03-24T15:02:43.770-07:00Other Than A MotherKnitty CreationsKnitty in the Kitchen In just two short weeks, I'll be heading to a girlfriend weekend (including time with my big sis, who I haven't seen since our adventures in Aruba last December) in Portland with zero children-the first time you leave any baby is always bittersweet, but I'm definitely ready for the rejuvination that you can only get when you spend restful time with people you love. Absence makes the heart grow http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2013/03/mind-your-beeswax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-870598276401981172Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:16:00 +00002013-02-15T12:16:49.912-08:00Knitty CreationsKnitty in the KitchenH is such a busy, crazy, wild boy that I often forget just how sensitive he is. He loves to create, especially if it's for somebody specific.  Last week, he came home from school, excited to show me the book he'd checked out from the library. I saw the cover and he explained that this would be the valentine we'd create for his teacher. Charlie has two classroom teachers, so we'd actually be http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-way-cookie-crumbles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-2110238792050922407Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:44:00 +00002013-02-12T11:47:18.808-08:00health and body imageKnitty in the Kitchen*(and if you don't get that reference, you aren't a pop culture ho like I am...Newlyweds, anyone?) image courtesy of angsarap.net About six months ago, our local butcher started taking orders for seafood that has been amazing! Once a week, we get an email with what's available on Monday, place your order and pick up your fresh and bursting with the beauty of the sea vittles on Friday. This http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2013/02/so-is-it-chicken-or-fish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-2361335064113125666Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:00:00 +00002013-02-12T14:40:40.378-08:00Knitty Creations Progress! If you've never heard of English style paper piecing quilts, they are awesomely tedious but also produce absolutely beautiful, and seemingly effortlessly aligned, quilt squares. When I was pregnant with H, my mother-in-law gave me a sampler kit that was perfectly timed for my short stint of bedrest. It produced this little sampler. I enjoy tasks that are the opposite of tedioushttp://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2013/02/she-sells-sea-shells.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-822589178100008311Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:43:00 +00002013-02-10T15:43:35.401-08:00 About six months before we moved from Massachusetts, we decided that when we got to Walla Walla we'd get a dog. I started obsessively (shocking, right?) scouring the interwebs for dog rescues and other ways to get my mitts on a pooch that was a puppy no longer, was socialized, housetrained and didn't have a history of abuse. I talked to a number of breeders who advertised that they sometimes http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2013/02/edgar-peaceful_10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-2409999959543451793Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:50:00 +00002013-01-05T13:53:30.338-08:00PepperberryetsyKnitty Creations 'Pheonix' red baby alpaca, photo by Knitcessity Whew! It's January, finally! The holidays this year were a blur of yarn and activity. The majority of November and December saw my kitchen counter piled with an assortment of wooly, cashmere goodness and my newest obsession; bulky baby alpaca. Knitcessity on etsy has the most gorgeous colors available for a really reasonable price! Last year we http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2013/01/shes-crafty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-4052027568253750242Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:20:00 +00002012-10-29T12:22:38.455-07:00 Every pet owner knows that chances are, their pets will not outlive them. When we made the decision to adopt an eight year-old dog, we did so knowing the risks. Honestly, when we first got him I was far more nervous about my ability to not be crawling out of my skin at the thought of pet hair all over our house than I was about, what seemed like, the very far-off prospect of dealing with his http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/10/give-us-this-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-7343702754123609862Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:43:00 +00002012-10-26T10:55:05.639-07:00 No, I haven't suddenly become a crazy baseball fan. But this post is related to socks, and cursing, so there you have it. Earlier this month, I joined a knit-along for a pair of Caret and Chevron Socks, which I was knitting top-down. I love trying new things like knitting while sleep deprived, or seeing if working from the wrong chart will still result in the correct pattern for your size. (http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-curse-of-bambino.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-3437081351703961473Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:28:00 +00002012-10-21T16:33:49.895-07:00 Every food blog and health site you look at today will have at least one recipe that involves the use of kale. A hearty, deep rich green that comes in a few different varieties, it's full of beta carotene, Vitamins K and C and a reasonably good source of Calcium. Additionally, it contains sulforaphene which is a chemical with anti-cancer properties; especially when chopped or minced. However, http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/10/superkaleifragalistic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-7943807010284724967Mon, 15 Oct 2012 03:02:00 +00002012-10-14T20:42:08.320-07:00 This week I purchased a half-box of organic emperor plums through a facebook group for local produce and gardens. People post their abundance, and you have the chance to buy fairly inexpensively before it's going, going, gone. I clearly had no idea how much a half-box of plums would be. Nor do I have a cache of plum recipes that I've been dying to use. Or really even know how to process plums, http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/10/why-so-glum-sugar-plum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-7828669138382386657Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:50:00 +00002012-10-09T08:50:42.135-07:00 Since I'm all caught up in my knitting queue (who'd have ever thought I'd say that?!), I started to make a holiday gifting list. There are a few people I'd love to make a pair of socks for, but I wanted them to be something other than a standard pair of socks. Serendipity intervened and my inbox had a message from Knitting Daily. The next knit-along was going to be a pair of socks and the poll http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-sox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-4944707876017514604Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:59:00 +00002012-10-05T12:13:14.229-07:00I must admit that I really don't like that song...but it fit, so I gratuitously used it anyhow. And now it will be in my head for the rest of the day. As summer seems to finally be losing its death grip on fall, I've picked up the needles again. I have had the candle flame cowl (which I've dubbed ramona, because if I can't have xx babies, I'll have xx cowls) resting on some big ole size 11 http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/10/cowl-me-maybe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-2079728893252085057Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:27:00 +00002012-09-23T16:32:13.686-07:00 Baby Number three has joined our world, which means I have been adjusting to a new speed. My mom came to stay with me for two weeks, and ended up staying for almost a month-I must have seemed pretty pathetic. With an unexpected c-section, school starting and a kiddo in soccer for the first time, the help was more than welcome. I was oh-so-happy I had prepared all of those freezer meals and hadhttp://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/09/pesto-chango.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-2593209147102797780Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:00:00 +00002012-08-21T06:00:12.444-07:00 Tomatoes still warm from the sun, yum! I love these mini colanders from World Market, at only  $1.99 each and in really fun colors, they're perfect for everyday use. I know I've said it before, but I love summer. I love BBQ's, mowing the lawn, family road trips, Fourth of July, hot days spent by a cool pool and kids running and playing in the sunshine. But, most of all, I love summer food. http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/08/summer-lovin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-1139221910744476280Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:00:00 +00002012-08-20T06:00:13.970-07:00 Before planting, they were just big ole sandboxes This has been the year of outdoor projects. In the fall we had our patio extended, so that we could have room for both seating and a table, and take advantage of the gas line to which we could pipe in our grill. We also added a pergola, so our back patio looks like this now, and I love the extra living space! In the spring, J was scheduled http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/08/from-your-own-backyard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-4571624484069245633Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:03:00 +00002012-08-19T09:22:29.421-07:00 When I first thought of using what was supposed to be the formal dining room as a sitting room, I always envisioned creating a large gallery wall that incorporated family photos and photos of places we'd lived. After finally finding the perfect shade of gold to paint the room, I took down the photos I had up and lovingly placed them in my closet, with the intention of completing said wall http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-peanut-gallery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-5370428617426896667Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:10:00 +00002012-08-14T22:16:01.243-07:00 Taco-Filled Pasta Shells, courtesy of Taste of Home In an effort to extend my fingertip of control, I created a massive 'Before Baby Numero Trois Arrives' list. I even broke it down into tasks to accomplish versus things to purchase. I know, I know; ridiculous. But, it's what makes me feel some semblance of order in a chaotic time. In our best efforts to have a Fall or Winter baby, we landed http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/08/feel-freezer-burn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-8090214043895505609Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:19:00 +00002012-08-08T12:26:45.031-07:00 The cluster of hanging lanterns that doubles as a mobile pays homage to our new town; they remind me of the Balloon Stampede's Night Glow. When we started thinking about adding another cherub to our brood, one of the things that made me the most excited, shallow as it may be, was the idea of having an actual nursery for the first time. A room that was designated solely for the care and http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/08/nursery-rhymes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-5480552414073876788Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:12:00 +00002012-07-27T18:27:30.319-07:00 Four long months since I've posted anything, and it feels like walking into a hoarder's house; you just don't know where to start. To make it seem more manageable, I did what I do best and made a list of post inspirations and I'm gonna be checkin' it twice until I get them written and post-dated. From that list there should be new content up until about the time Cherub #3 enters the stage.http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-month-of-sundays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-6551236894022696661Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:42:00 +00002012-04-16T12:42:44.355-07:00pre-schoolersparentingFamily FunGetting FitIt seems that life has a way of rushing in and swooping me along the swift path of productivity, and I often don't notice it until I find a little lull and have a minute to appreciate just how busy I've been. At the beginning of this school year, because it was such a rough school year last year, I tried to keep our after-school commitments to an absolute minimum. This Spring, seeking some http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/04/voluntary-commitment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-4923875370036480235Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:14:00 +00002012-04-16T12:15:35.562-07:00Sole SistersToday, I posted here. Read all about my newest running 'challenge'.http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/04/sole-sisters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626321529058308723.post-1902800330950704472Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:30:00 +00002012-03-30T11:31:29.412-07:00SallyHP KnitsKnitty CreationsI was so excited when my friend posted to my facebook account this morning that she'd seen a post about me on Our Humble A{Bowe}d. If you've been eyeing my newsboy caps, head on over to see how you can win a custom cashmere cap of your very own! There will be two winners, so don't miss out!http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2012/03/gimme-giveaway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sally HP)0