January 2016 – Page 2 – Ruth E. Hendricks

52 in 2016- Week#2- Minimalist

The second week in the 52 in 2016 Challenge.

I took the photo today (1/11/16)

No archives allowed.

Minimalist.

Lone frozen pea on the kitchen windowsill.

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 by Ruth Categories: 52 in 2016, PhotographyTags: -, 52 in 2016, kitchen, minimalist, pea, photography, postaday, windowsill 15 Comments

Knitting Socks – with a little help from experts

This post started with Steve bringing me a bowl of beanie weanies for Sunday night supper.

I looked at the color of the bowl, the sock I was knitting, and the teal of my new robe from Christmas. ( thank you, V- it is very cozy)

I try to keep the blog IRT for the most part.

The last sock yarn I used was for a Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure Pattern (thanks for the Chocolate and Cherries yarn,Toni).

Then I thought of all the references I am using to tutor myself to knit socks again. Reading about the knitting is good preparation.

I’d started a pair of socks simultaneously on two circular needles about two years ago. (Thanks for the yarn, Molly) but bought new size one double point needles yesterday to knit them singly.

I used to worry about “SSS- second sock syndrome.” Listened to Alicia and Natalie on a Mastering the Knits Podcast talk about socks and yarn and more socks and felt inspired.

Also, my long time friend, E, brought me a Christmas gift. A book –Knit Socks! –shaped like a sock -by Betsy Lee McCarthy

The two books have exclamation marks in their titles.

Additional References pictured above

-The glare of the Round white OTT light -so I can see on a winter night

– Susan B Anderson “How I Knit My Socks”

Susan’s Blog link
-Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Knitting Rules!

Yarn Harlot link

January 11, 2016 by Ruth Categories: knitting, PhotographyTags: Betsy Lee McCarthy, food, knitting, knitting socks, socks, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, supper, Susan B. Anderson, winter, yarn 17 Comments

Silent Sunday

January 10, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Cooking and Eating, PhotographyTags: cooming, cutting board, kitchen, photography, postaday, tomato seeds 13 Comments

Painting the Curb Yellow

Someone forgot to brush away the dried leaves before painting the curb.

January 9, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Pittsburgh PhotographyTags: caution, city, nature, paint, photography, postaday 9 Comments

Portuguese Orange-Olive Oil Cake

Did some research for a Portuguese dessert and this cake came up in two places. Recipe for Orange-Olive Oil Cake.

I went across the Allegheny to Labriola’s and bought a new Zoe Olive Oil as recommended in the recipe. Fresh eggs. And five navel oranges were five dollars at Whole You-Know.

Zested three oranges and squeezed four to get 1 1/2 c of juice.

Used a tube pan as I did not have a light colored bundt pan. Baked it 1 1/4 hours.

Make it at least a day before serving. I did.

Will let you know what the verdict is after Friday night dessert. I usually don’t make a new recipe to share, untested.

I put it on a glass cake stand after it cooled.

January 7, 2016January 8, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Baking, Cooking and EatingTags: baking, dessert, orange-olive oil cake, oranges, photography, Portuguese dessert, postaday, recipe 22 Comments

Gift from a Friend

Thanks J. I’m home again.

I received your parcel. Lovely!

I love the gift of the blue glass vase and the accompanying book of sketches, watercolors and recipes from Provence.

So cool that you met the author/ artist Mary Ann Miller, too. Travels with a Blue Vase website shows her other books and it would be hard to chose between Paris or the third one of Britain and Ireland. Guess I’ll have to get them both.

I look forward to putting fresh flowers in the blue vase and photographing them.

Are you going to take a trip with the sketchers? Or a class in a local cafe?

Thanks again,

Ruth

January 6, 2016 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: flowers, friendship, gift, Mary Ann Miller, postaday, Provence, travel, Travels with a Blue Vase 9 Comments

One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four

Some circles.

All piled up in the produce section.

There were other shapes besides Circle, too.

Do you like yours baked, boiled or mashed? Or sweet ones, instead?

January 5, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Cooking and Eating, food, PhotographyTags: circle, cooking and eating, food, photography, postaday, potatoes 12 Comments

52 in 2016- Week #1 Reflection

The other day I was reading Say it With a Camera blog. Mike Hardisty’s accomplishment of 52 in 2015 intrigued me. I read about how to participate in the weekly themed challenge. The part that appealed to me is you have to take photographs during the week of the theme- no archived shots. I read the rules of the group and signed on the participate in the 52 in 2016 Challenge and Day 1 of Week 1 is Monday January 4th.

I like the idea of a new goal in photography. Actively working on something different. A challenge.

Week #1 theme is reflection. Today I was watching my grandson Charlie while his mom, Laura, was packing away the Christmas tablecloth and cleaning up the kitchen. She had just polished the electric kettle and I was standing there in her kitchen and thought, reflection.

January 4, 2016 by Ruth Categories: 52 in 2016, PhotographyTags: 52 in 2016, challenge, childhood, family, Mike Hardisty, New Year, photography, postaday, reflection, Say it With a Camera, Week #1 26 Comments

Circle: Charlie’s First Christmas Tree

Cheri Lucas Rowlands presented the Weekly Photo Challenge

Circle “you might consider what this familiar shape represents: the cycle of life and death, infinity, perfection, and more.”

As I pulled down Laura and James’ driveway, I saw the Christmas tree at the curb, ready for pick-up.

Charlie’s first Christmas tree.

He was six months old on Christmas Day.

I put the emergency brake on, got out and saw the blogpost photo for the weekly photo challenge.

Update Monday afternoon : So I went and bought a saw at Loews this morning and cut a slice off the bottom to make an ornament for next year’s tree. Thanks Julia for the idea.