Golden Snood Finished!

It’s Done and it’s Stylin’!

I finished the golden snood and I think it used about a third to a half of an RHSS skein. Sorry Turqua but I think I have a new favorite snood!

I have a tiny amount of RHSS Gold left now; the skein, when balled up, fits in my hand!

So I’m not entirely sure how one is supposed to put on a snood, but this is how I do it:

1. Pull the snood onto your head like a beanie.
2. Stuff the hair on the back of your head into the back of the snood. For long hair, I find it easier to hold it like I’m going to tie a pony tail, fold the tail part in half, and then stuff the entire tail into the back of the snood.
3. Scoot the snood back on your head like it’s a hairband.
4. Move around the snood/hair so its not lumpy.

That’s all there is to it!

The pattern on the snood is spellbinding. If it were multi-color, I’d have to call it a Kaleidoscope Snood!

And a Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday!

I can’t believe the year’s already drawing to a close. These last couple of months have certainly been a whirlwind of holiday activity with Thanksgiving, visiting my folks, Christmas, and even my birthday. I even forgot to post this yesterday.

It felt like just the other day that I was starting up this blog but it’s been four months already! I’d had reservations about starting a blog in the first place because of questions like “What if I can’t come up with content?”, “How often should I post?”, “Will people like what I write?”, and the dreaded “Does anyone really care?”. I came to the conclusion that if I want to write, I should. If people see my blog and like it, it’ll be a pleasant bonus!

Another issue I had when starting my blog was the direction I would go. I initially planned this blog to be a place to post crochet and knit patterns that I made. However, I haven’t really made any recently. So now, as you know, I’ve been posting food that I make or games I review, and if things go well in 2019, I’ll add some drawings and maybe try to move to a different web host.

Christmas Time!

To get ready for the holiday, I made amaretto fudge (recipe)! I haven’t tried making fudge on the stove before but the final product was extra creamy. I pushed about a cup of leftover chocolate chips into the top, let it set in the fridge, and the Cat cut it into one inch pieces. The two tablespoons of amaretto are subtle but stand out more if you savor each piece or eat more than one.

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The Cat made some quick cheeseburgers with red onion, jalapeno, and Roma tomatoes. Looks like we forgot pickles and lettuce this time.

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We found out one of the local grocery stores sells fresh mozzarella for cheaper than we usually pay so we snagged some and made mozzarella, Roma tomato, and basil sandwiches with olive oil and balsamic. The mozzarella didn’t disappoint with its buttery cheesiness matched by the savory tomato and the freshness of the basil.

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The Cat reheated the leftover curry from last week with a can of coconut milk. Splendid over rice that can soak it up. I think I overate!

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On Christmas Eve, the Cat made my current favorite dish: spaghetti and meatballs topped with some Parmesan and mozzarella.

I also had a shot of butterscotch schnapps with a cup of cream soda = instant adult butterbeer! Warning: it’s very sweet. Very, very sweet.

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For Christmas, the Cat made a lot of mashed potatoes with roasted garlic (recipe; we only did two heads of garlic), butter, and milk mixed in. I made a key lime pie for dessert.

At my folks’s dinner table, I loaded up my plate with a bit of everything: turkey drumstick, green beans, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes with gizzard gravy, baked ham, and stuffing. I cleaned my plate.

And then came time for presents! For my family, I got a handmade Christmas ornament, some hand lotion, and some snacks. The Cat got a decorative desk plate. I got a baking set, a sweater, a camera easel, and a drawing tablet. I haven’t broken-in the baking set or tablet yet.

And a bit of after-present dessert. My folks gave me most of the pecan pie to bring home in exchange for most of my key lime.

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For my birthday, the Cat went the extra mile and fried chicken for me! We used this copycat Chickfila recipe except we skipped the marinade and combined the wet and dry ingredients into a batter. The batter is double-able! I bought two sauces I wanted to try and mixed half of the chicken with each of them. They were fantastic! Served with rice and steamed broccoli. I preferred the Panda Express Beijing sauce which had a good sweetness, strong garlic and ginger flavors, and a surprising amount of kick. The Cat preferred the Tsang General Tso Sauce which strongly reminded me of steak sauce: a bit sweet and ketchup-y with little to no heat.

Can’t have a birthday without a cake! The Cat bought me a simple frosted chocolate cake and it was delicious.

Since I love tacos, the Cat also got me a taco plushie that I’ve named Pachelbel or Paco for short. His long name may or may not be Pachelbel the Tacobel.

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No matter how this year was for you, I wish you all a happy new year and I’ll see you in January!

Cheers from both of us,

-Corgi and the Cat ❤

 

Post-Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving, and if you went out shopping for Black Friday, I hope you survived!

Cheers,

-Corgi

Post-Post Hurricane

The panic over the hurricane is finally smoothing over in my area. There wasn’t any major flooding, the trees have been trimmed and/or picked up, and the power outages have been fixed. The local Walmart is finally getting restocked but the bread aisle is still a bit bare.

The Cat and I prepped by buying a lot of fruit punch (the store was out of water) so now we have lots of punch! We chilled out by having some special food this past week: hard shell chicken tacos with tomato, black olives, romaine lettuce, jalapeno, sour cream, and a touch of “Mexican Style” cheese; and fried chicken sandwiches with romaine lettuce, tomato, red onion, and pickle. The Cat found the secret ingredient for fast food fried batter: confectioner’s sugar AKA powdered sugar. While he was frying, the whole house smelled just like a Wendy’s or Burger King. Mmmm.

I ❤ tacos

I also ❤ fried food

Other News

 

The Halloween secret bag has been scrapped.

I’ve playing an Action Role Playing Game called Path of Exile. It’s got a bit of a learning curve but if you find a good guide for the kind of playstyle you enjoy, it’s quite smooth to play. I don’t play hardcore because I tend to die. A lot. I’m currently playing a life-based Righteous Fire/Scorching Ray Juggernaut as my main (guide I used), but I also have a Consecrated Path Juggernaut (guide I used). I might also make a Blade Vortex character of some sort or look into a different character. I really enjoy the looting aspect and setting up a little shop, but I gotta admit that my stash space gets limited quite quickly!

Leveling a Juggernaut: Goldrim hat and a Tabula Rasa chestpiece — I look like a rugby player

Righteous Fire Juggernaut checking out an NPC decoration that didn’t make it in a lab trial

Looting forever,

-Corgi

Post-Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael, a category 4 storm with wind speeds of over 150 mph, landed less than 100 miles from where I live. The Cat and I stuck around and the grocery panic was about the same as other storms hitting this area: bread, chip, Gatorade, water, soda, and frozen food aisles swept almost clean.

Chip aisle at the local Walmart

Apparently a category 4 hurricane hasn’t hit the panhandle of Florida since the 1850’s. Panama City was at the center of the hurricane and was hit very hard. If you want to help, please visit VoluteerFlorida to donate or volunteer.

-Corgi

 

Mining Corg

I admit it. I’ve spent all week playing Minecraft.

At first it made me really motion sick even in third person but after a few days of nausea, I felt something change in my inner ear and now I’m not motion sick anymore. I can even play in first person and watch other people play in first person as long as the frame rate is decent.

I found a nice mod pack called “Chisel It Up” that has quite the following. It allows players to work in 1/16th of a block with these tiny blocks aptly named “bits”. I’ve been tinkering with it and determined that I’m going to make a really nice Rivervale from Everquest. Hobbits! Halflings!

Earlier this week, I made part of Plane of Knowledge (Everquest) but decided I didn’t like it. The ratio was wrong! Everything was made much larger than it should be. With the new mod pack that also has different lighting options, I can opt for more compact buildings without worrying about an entire layer just for lighting using glowstones. I’m also planning some control block shenanigans to get the port stones working.

There are little cows, horses, sheep, and chickens roaming about.

Nerdily,

-Corgi