Episode 179

Thursday December 4, 2025

On the Needles 3:44

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Succulents 2025 Blanket CAL by Mallory Krall, Hue Loco DK in Hens & Chicks– DONE!! And started joining!

Aal Ower Torie by Shetland Guild of Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and Dyers, Jamieson's of Shetland Shetland Spindrift in Vintage kit (8 colors: moorit, eesit, saphire, daffodil, madder, natural white, moss, nutmeg)-- DONE!!

Shire Hat by Hook Mountain Handmade, Cascade 128 (bulky) in White (restart cuz lace, the rip cuz added extra knit rows)-- DONE!!

Tentacula Cowl by Jenny Noto, Jems Luxe Fibers Monstrous Minis in Scylla

Gnandad’s Grand Adventure by Sarah Schira, Little Squirrel Yarn Oak Sock in Gnandad’s Adventure (skis!)

On the Easel 17:04

300 Hand-painted amaryllis blooms

Gouachevember

Planning for 2026

Staffordshire notes–calendars still available

On the Table 24:47

NYT Mortadella cookies

Thanksgiving recap

Wild rice pilaf

Smitten Kitchen Butterscotch Apple Crisp from Keepers

Green Beans with Carmelized Shallots and Dill

Three Color Chopped Cabbage Salad from DALS Weekday Vegetarian: Get Simple

Lunch pizzas with components from Good Things.

Good Things Review On the Nightstand 54:51

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The Last Voice You Hear by Mick Herron

Why We Die by Mick herron (audio)

Brimstone by Callie Hart

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch

Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle

A Merry Little Lie by Sarah Morgan (audio)

Everyone this Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson (audio)

The Anatomist’s Wife by Anna Lee Huber

The Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten Miller (I added to Eco-lit too)

Passive Agressive Holiday Palette