Fridge chemistry

It seems -- this has happened at least a couple of times now -- that if I leave the Trader Joe's organic heavy whipping cream in the fridge long enough, it becomes clotted cream. It doesn't sour or otherwise go bad -- it just thickens in places into something the consistency of sour cream. Kinda nifty, if I ever get around to opening a tea shop in town (Hal has the name picked out already: The Duchess of Kent). On the other hand, apparently one can clot one's own cream on the stovetop, and that is probably quicker. Still, interesting discovery.

Knitting As Compulsive Behavior

I was down at the yarn shop the other night, browsing colors for the heck of it, while waiting for Hal to meet me there, when I overheard a beginner asking about how long it would take to do the cabled fingerless gauntlets that she was looking at. The shop assistant said something like, "If you're really dedicated to practicing, you might be able to do this in a year or so of knitting." Now, as it turns out, the woman actually wanted to know how long it would take someone who was already knitting at that level to finish the project, but ... A Year!?! Surely not. I haven't actually tackled cabling yet, but other than that, there's nothing particularly amazing about them. I suspect I would be willing to give them a go pretty soon, and I've been doing this for just a couple of months. Am I a freakishly bold beginner? Am I knitting Too Much? Are most people really that slow on the uptake?

Anyway, I have finished a couple of more things: a hat, and a sock. ( Pictures behind the stained glass curtain )