it's a cold wet day today

i got a slightly cranky woodstove that i think decided to finally start, but i had to baby it.
(twists of paper with smallish bits of bark, twigs and slivers of wood in them)
and small split logs with the bark down to the flames. i can now hear the very welcome snap and pop of the fire
it's sort of chilly but not too bad in the studio today.

i made supper last night as mostly is usual, stew- which in light of today was a very good choice.
browned that stew meat i got two months or so ago, and added a bunch of dried veggies (rehydrated)

• potatoes
• sweet peppers
• broccoli
• celery
• carrots
• then fresh onions and garlic
• parsley and coarse ground mixed colored peppercorns
• some paprika

it was pretty good!
bernie said it smelled good-THEN said it tasted as good as it smelled...... so he's got that for lunch today too, so do i- and with a biscuit topping maybe supper too....but i'll add more veggies such as corn and peas to it if i turn it into a pot pie for tonight (and that IS looking like what is going to happen- with a cream gravy/sauce)
i should bake as well
but i don't know if i feel for it

i started a new knitting project last night, it isn't what i had thought at first, i THOUGHT i was a shawl is a very scalloped pointed border that was knit in one..... it turns out that it is a blocked in border. not exactly what i was expecting but if i don't like it i will reknit it with a pointed knitted in one border.

ok i am going to end this now as i forgot it
oops