Episode 186
Monday, March 30, 2026
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Sashiko class with Amanda embroideredpanda at Love Fest Fibers
Cougar Ridge Socks by Lori Wagner (52 Weeks of Socks Vol 2 from Laine Publishing), Forbidden Woolery/Fiber Co in Mystery Man
Scultura by Cecelia Campochiaro, AVFKW Floating in Ripple Effect
No Pressure shawl by Stephanie Lotven, Invictus Yarns Unafraid Sock Blank in Mauve Segue
Simple Baby Cap 2 by Susan B. Anderson, plus Umbilical Cord hat by Jennifer L. Jones (S&B), Cascade 220 Superwash Wave in Spectrum – DONE!
Vesna Tee by Ksenia Naidyon/Life is Cozy, Shel Designs Finito Fingering in Tutti Frutti and Shel Designs Suri Silk Lace in seafoam
Vacation sketching: green monkeys, butterflies, frogs,
Caribbean Sea and sky.
Bouquets to Art exhibit
Alphonse Mucha exhibit
Cartier exhibit in capitoline museum
Parma tour with Via Rosa and Jenny Rosenstrarch
Dining in Barbados with ChefP!
Bajan Roti
Chicken curry
Fried chicken with cauliflower & ginger mash, and kale/parm chips
*Tempura flying fish!
Banana “bakes” and cinnamon sugar beignets
Coconut whipped cream with sugar cookie crumble, and mango coulis.
On the Nightstand 46:32
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The Queen of Swords by Jazmina Barrera, trans by Christina MacSweeney
The Librarians by Sherry Thomas
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman
The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. Anderson
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson (audio)
The Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruen Reyes Jr.
The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
She Made Herself a Monster by Anna Kovetcheva (I think the cover art is Artemisia Gentileschi!)
The Killing Stones (Jimmy Perez + Willow Reeves Book 1!!!) by Ann Cleeves
Kin by Tayari Jones
