I realized I’d neglected updating this for February.
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January was supposed to be about turning off the computer monitor when not in use.  I hate to say I was not perfect, nor even 90, 80 or 70% good on this;  I’d guestimate about 50% success rate.  It’s still not yet a [...]

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It’s hard to come up with an idea for a small change.   We’ve done a fair amount of things already:

solar panels
tankless water heater
tore up our lawn, replaced primarily with natives
growing some of our own produce in earthboxes on the roof
replaced nearly all bulbs with CFLs
use cloth napkins instead of paper
shop for produce at the FM
buy [...]

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Summer  Knitting and Related Goals

finish Curtis’ socks (the first sock needs some surgery, have yet to cast on for the second)
finish Helene (currently on the foot of the 2nd) 
Done!
finish Anniversary Socks
finish all the other socks I start!  (Lizzy, Rivendell)
continue designing & then knit my Mollusca fair isle vest
design & knit some sort of [...]

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One of the things I’ve felt guilty about is that, with how our house & lot is set up, our backyard is just basically a concrete dog run.  Actually, I don’t feel guilty about that, that’s just how it is. But it is where Rigel goes out to go to the bathroom.

(ETA pic, and boy [...]

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Knitting/Spinning

Finish Dave’s Scarf
Finish the other major knitted Christmas present
Finish embroidery on Slinky Ribs (otherwise finished & blocked)
Finish Gathered Pullover (I’m just finishing up the center motif, working top down)
Finish washing merino
Finish yak dehairing
Finish carding BFL
Card yak
Finish the other major knitted Christmas present

Home stuff

plant rest of wildflower seeds
plant native bulbs
harvest as needed
set up fountain

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Well, they’re up, but there’s still a few more inspections etc to go before they’re running.
More views on flickr.
Other stuff that happened Friday:
The oleanders are finally gone!  We planted two Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’, one Ceanothus ‘Cynthia Postan’, and two Heteromeles arbutifolia (Toyons) in their place.  We also bought a few more plants for different areas [...]

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We’re going to see alpacas Saturday!  Despite my best attempts at convincing other friends to come along (i.e. bribes of lots of winetasting), it’s just going to be me and Dave this weekend, heading up to Santa Ynez for the day.
For alpacas, I’m planning on visiting Silver Sun Alpacas and Ranch of the Oaks.  Any [...]

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The tankless heater is in! It’s amazing just how small it is…it’s about the size of our electric meter box. Considering how tiny our “backyard” is, getting rid of the old heater has made a big difference in the space back there.
I’d told John, the owner of the company, that one thing I [...]

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The Eyelet Cardi is blocking as I type this!  I picked out a vintage pearl button for it from my tin o’ buttons.  I still haven’t picked out what I get to cast on today, though.  Or what WIP I’m going to tackle next.  (Logically, it should be the other of the planned Christmas presents.)
Yard [...]

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….to letting myself cast on for a new project. I’ve finished one of the WIPs (handspun hat) and should finish Flutterby this morning (or at least have it blocking by lunch time, which, to me, counts as finished). Pics to follow.
I know, that only adds up to two FOs. But who’s counting [...]

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