Episode 163

April 28, 2025

On the Needles 1:08

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NoCKRs retreat!

 

Succulents 2025 Blanket CAL by Mallory Krall, Hue Loco DK in Air Plant

 

Llama llama duck by Adrienne Fong, C W D: Handcrafted Products for the Mind, Body & Soul BFL Alpaca Nylon Sock in Sutro Baths

 

March Colorwork Cuff Club socks by Summer Lee, mominoki yarn sock fine 4 ply in aqua flash and teal blast, pink mini from Lemonade Shop Dunks– DONE!!

 

Would You Rather KAL, Gauge Dyeworks roundtrip sock, Vanilla is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher, Rye Socks panel from Tin Can Knits– DONE!!

 

Paul Klee sweater by Midori Hirose, Kelbourne Woolens Camper in strawberry heather, light pink heather, graphite heather, plum heather, gray heather

 

Professor Fungi gnome mkal by Sarah Schira, Canon Handdyes John merino sock in Lamplighter, Plucky Knitter Trusty Fingering in Heartbreaker, Yarn Love Juliet Sock in pizzazz– DONE!!

On the Easel 3:15

Daffodil Week!

White Flower Farm, Laurel Ridge Daffodils, Alexander Calder, Denver Botanic Garden

On the Table 22:55

Miso Brown Sugar Pineapple Upside Down Cake by Yossy Arefi (Have a Little Something)

 

Gnocchi mac and cheese from Washington Post Eat Voraciously

Ep 5: Grilled Cheese of The Recipe with Kenji and Deb

 

Miso Butter Glazed Turnips and Black Rice from Tenderheart

 

Tropical Carrot Cake with Coconut Cream cheese frosting

Spring Risotto with Ramps, asparagus, garlic, and parmesan

Spring Pea Fritters

On the Nightstand 33:10

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Quicksilver by Callie Hart

Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie (audio, duncan #6)

The Traitor by Ava Glass (audio) emma makepeace #2

Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

Maya & Natasha by Elyse Durham

My Mother’s Boyfriends by Sarah Schoech

Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley

 

Mid-read on: Paris in Ruins by Sebastian Smee

The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian

 

A Guide to Bearded Irises by Kelly D. Norris

Daffodils by Naomi Slade