We took a short trip to Kamiah, ID, to visit some friends and get some much needed rest. That is why we have another menu along this week. My design work and other knitting came with us, of course. I've passed the half way mark on Amira's cropped hoodie, so it may actually be possible for her to wear it to ballet by the end of this month! While hiking with our friends I brought it along, because it required no note taking or chart reading, as my prototypes and swatches did (I'm wearing some hand knit socks, too!).


Yarn Fairy Sock Fine in Righteous + Euro Yarns Athena in Primaries.
Also, I didn't end up cancelling my yarn club membership with Paradise, so here is the September yarn. They sent the Athena in addition to the club yarn, which is fun. This weekend, I get to try my hand at using a sock knitting machine to make a pair of socks, so I plan to use this yarn for a pair for a friend. We'll see if I cancel or keep on going. I'm tempted by another yarn club, and can't really justify spending the money on both.


©Geneve Hoffman Photography.
In case you missed it last week, Storey Publications has released their One-Skein Wonders for Babies: 101 Knitting Projects for Infants & Toddlers, with Saint Catherine of Alexandria in it (pages 68-70). And here's the weekly reminder to like Arabian Knits Designs on Facebook, if you haven't already. That's where I put updates and testing opportunities and other design news. Your liking it gets me more visibility with folks who may not know about my patterns and that helps. Thank you!

Still reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 25th Anniversary Edition to our kids.



Also posting to Keep Calm and Craft On, and Yarn Fanatic Party.


Here is the menu plan, as well. Some of these meals were what we ate while still with our friends. We had a great time with them. They had told us to come visit any time, and as our other vacation plans just didn't work out with all schedules (all the directors and managers at Rich's work were either out of town or out of country when we really wanted to go, then ballet was starting, and the college classes for Alexander, and our homeschool co-op), so we decided to shift our start date for school, and take this one weekend off so that only Amira missed only one ballet class, and there wasn't anything else for her or anyone else to make up when we got back. We were blessed to have Rich around longer, though, as he took the day before we left off as a preparation day, and has taken this week off to work on things at home and spend time with us. We got back yesterday just in time to eat a late lunch, get Amira and Yasmina ready to go to ballet and for me to head to my friend's going away party. Most of our week's schedule kind of looks like that.

Our garden is treating us better than we have treated it, and we've been harvesting loads of tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, summer squash, cucumbers, and okra. We're using that in our meals quite liberally, and were able to bring some with us to our friends' house, too, and share with them. Now, we just need to find our potatoes in the ground. And harvest the corn.

Below, I include our daily Bible readings which we use to read through the entire Bible each year. We read through all of the Old Testament and New Testament, reading the Psalms and Proverbs twice. Remember that the Psalms are according to eastern numbering in our daily Bible reading, also I Kings is the original designation, it is I Samuel in western Bibles (II Kings is II Samuel in the west, III Kings is I Kings, and IV Kings is II Kings, I Ezra is also called I Esdras in other translations, II Ezra is often translated as Ezra or II Esdras).

• Sunday - Feast of Saint Cyprian of Carthage Job 29-30, Psalms 38, Proverbs 8:11–16, Romans 12
  Breakfast: Egg Burritos, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Pizza
• Monday - Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross Job 31-32, Psalms 39, Proverbs 8:17–21, Romans 13
  Breakfast: Pancakes with Berry Syrup (we found a fellow selling berry syrups in the hills by the river and picked up four to try), Chorizo Patties, Bananas, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Stuffed Peppers, Rice, Green Hot Sauce, Harissa, Cucumber-Tomato Salad
• Tuesday Job 33:1-34:9, Psalms 40, Proverbs 8:22–26, Romans 14
  Breakfast: Vegetable and Cheese Scramble, Buttered Toast, Fruit, Grape Juice, Coffee
  Dinner: Nachos
• Wednesday Job 34:10-35:16, Psalms 41-42, Proverbs 8:27–31, Romans 15:1–21
  Breakfast: Mediterranean Omelets, Bananas, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Pasta with Tomato and Eggplant Sauce, Garlic Bread, Marinated Cucumbers and Onions
• Thursday Job 36-37, Psalms 43:1–9, Proverbs 8:32–35, Romans 15:22–33
  Breakfast: Breakfast Casserole with Bacon and Egg, Sliced Pears, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Vegetable Beef Stew, Egg Noodles, Cucumber Tomato Salad
• Friday Job 38, Psalms 43:10–27, Proverbs 9:1–6, Romans 16
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast with Sliced Bananas and Honey, Pomegranate Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Baked Potatoes with Cheese, Chives and Sour Cream, Salad
• Saturday - Feast of Saint Theodore Job 39-40, Psalms 44, Proverbs 9:7–11, I Corinthians 1
  Breakfast: Saint Phanourios Cake, Bacon, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Biscuits, Sausage Gravy, Sliced Tomatoes, Corn on the Cob

What is on your menu this week? If you want a recipe, ask and I will provide it as soon as I can. If there are any starred recipes, I will follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up.

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