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A good book.

No, not THE good book, but a good one nonetheless.

I have a recipe book. A huge one. It's actually a really messy three ring binder full of papers -- some in protective sleeves, some not. This book is so vitally important to what I do that I periodically retype all my handwritten notes and keep digital copies in multiple electronic locations in case a flood destroys my studio, my computer, and my external hard drive.

I am going to walk naked through the halls of my high school. What I really mean is that I am going to show you a "before" picture of the book.

But before I do, take a moment to remove your Evil Hat of Judgment and open your mind to the possibility that I am one of those creative types, and this sort of thing doesn't bother me. That much.

This is the book. My husband usually refers to it as "that giant white binder," a name which does not accurately reflect the value of what's contained therein.



Can you see how papers just get stuck in here? Everything IS in alphabetical order to make things easy to find.  What I mean is, everything is not in alphabetical order, which makes it hard to find things.



I shall now remove all the loose pages that need to be converted to an electronic format, printed, and inserted into a nice protective sleeve.

It's not so bad, right? RIGHT?




Fine. These pictures were just a tad horrifying. I usually don't go this long between book makeovers, but with the new studio, it's gotten put on the back burner.

I decided to spend the better part of an afternoon organizing. And putting copies in my fireproof safe that's installed behind a portrait of my great grandmother in the mezzanine level ballroom of my summer home. And storing copies in multiple digital formats, lest anything happen to my paper copies.

Here's the after:



Ah. That feels better. A little. I like that it's now alphabetized. But it lacks the creative flair of the "before" version.

A.A. Milne once said, "One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries." I have that on a bookmark.
One more gratuitous parting shot:




By the way, do you like my vintage wallpaper? It's straight out of 1964. And I have six more rolls stored in the mezzanine level ballroom of my summer home basement.

And the winner is…

I told random.org to choose a number between 2 and 54. I said I wouldn't let myself win, so that eliminated comment #1. I meant what I said and I said what I meant... and stuff.



Random decided the winner is lucky number...



#28! And let's see who #28 belongs to...



Janet! Congratulations!

As an aside, I am also not a fan of the 24/7 ESPN. There's just not enough yarn in football.

We'll have another contest soon. :)

Weekend contest!

It's a beautiful weekend here in Washington, DC. The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, there are only 59,000 cars on the Beltway, and school's out for the summer.

To celebrate, we're giving away a skein of Brennan on our new Kells Sport Merino. This is a soft, machine washable (on gentle, please!) yarn with a lovely drape. Brennan is a medium brown with a golden undertone.

A-HA! Here's a picture:



We'll send this to you, no strings attached. Leave a comment answering the question below, and we'll randomly draw an entry on Sunday morning.

Here's the question: What are some of your pet peeves? Good luck. :D