{"id":32,"date":"2010-08-08T20:01:33","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T01:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/08\/no-apologies\/"},"modified":"2010-08-08T20:01:33","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T01:01:33","slug":"no-apologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/?p=32","title":{"rendered":"No apologies."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>I realize I have been absent for a nigh-inexcusable amount of time.  But, in keeping with my thoughts on the subject, I am not going to spend the first two paragraphs of this entry giving the whys and wherefores of my long-goneness.  If there is something in all that expanse of time worth expounding upon, suffice it to say I will do so when the mood takes me.<br \/>\n<P>So today, the greater urge to cook overcame the threat of heat and humidity lurking outside (might have been the two ACs going in the apartment, too.  Maybe.) and I made something.  I&#8217;ve also had a serious sweets craving for the past few days as well, and since Neimah had brought home a handful of lovely Fuji apples from a catering gig that weren&#8217;t going to get eaten otherwise&#8230;<br \/>\n<BR><BR><br \/>\n<center><a href=\"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/blog2\/images\/IMG_0049.JPG\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/blog2\/images\/IMG_0049.JPG\" width=\"200\"><\/a><\/center><br \/>\n<BR><BR><br \/>\n<P>Caramel Apple Crisp, \u00e0 la mode. I sort of made it up as I went along, paying attention to the major crisp components of fruit and crumble, but with a few little tricks and additions.  I would post the recipe, but that brings me to another little announcement:<br \/>\n<P>Within the next couple weeks, I hope to have another website up and running.  You can consider it my online garage sale. \ud83d\ude42  I plan to post lots of recipes, knitting patterns as I come up with them, and any finished creations that don&#8217;t really have a place to go.  I will certainly post a big splash here as soon as I get it ready to go, so be on the lookout.  There will be some free downloads as well as paid stuff (and the recipes in particular are going to be a good deal, like a buck apiece).  So there&#8217;s that.<br \/>\n<P>In other news, I played Dungeons and Dragons for the first time a week ago.  It was AWESOME.  I have reached a personal plateau of geekdom.  I don&#8217;t really know where one goes from here.<br \/>\n<P>There&#8217;s been lots of knitting going on since February.  I can&#8217;t even begin to recap it all, so if you want a look, check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\" target=\"top\">Ravelry<\/a>.  Currently, I&#8217;m working on a sweater apiece for the Banana and my Nanny Jo, a silk lace shawl for me, and a pair of plain ole socks in a not-at-all plain Noro yarn.  It&#8217;s been too long since I knitted socks.  I missed it. \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<P>I&#8217;m also on a serious Harry Potter kick, which I blame entirely on the trailer for the new movie.  I reread all the books, rewatched all the movies, am considering rereading all the books AGAIN, and now browsing Potter-inspired knitting patterns (mostly socks) on Ravelry.  I am truly sick.<br \/>\n<P>But I seriously want some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/durmstrang-socks\" target=\"top\">Durmstrang Socks<\/a>.  Can you blame me?<br \/>\n<P>On the menu\/blogoverse tomorrow: Roasted beet and jalape\u00f1o soup.  And just to whet your appetite&#8230;<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\n<center><a href=\"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/blog2\/images\/IMG_0050.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/missaudrey.net\/blog2\/images\/IMG_0050.jpg\" width=\"200\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I realize I have been absent for a nigh-inexcusable amount of time. But, in keeping with my thoughts on the subject, I am not going to spend the first two paragraphs of this entry giving the whys and wherefores of my long-goneness. If there is something in all that expanse of time worth expounding upon, suffice it to say I will do so when the mood takes me. 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