Niskayuna

[redbird]

cattitude and I went to Niskayuna with his sister and her husband, to have an early Thanksgiving celebration with his father.

Nancy got out her phone so I could look through Ravelry for a sweater pattern I like. Even with help, it felt like there was just too much there; after looking at dozens of patterns that fit a fairly broad search string, I decided I liked a pattern she had added to her queue a while ago. We then looked at another site, and I picked out a yarn I like -- cotton, in royal purple -- and ordered it, for delivery to her address. Nancy likes knitting sweaters, and already has more than enough for herself, so offered to knit me a sweater, if I bought the yarn. Shopping for the yarn in person might have been better, in theory, but I was pretty sure that if I didn't select pattern and yarn while we were talking, we'd be having this conversation again in 2023, having first had it in September of last year.

Otherwise, the visit was low-key and pleasant, although we got up very early to meet them at Alewife, where they picked us up. Dinner was roast lamb and potatoes, which Nancy and Crit brought with them and cooked, and an apple pie Cattitude baked on Friday. We left his Dad about a quarter of the pie, but made sure to bring the glass pie dish home with us.

Cattitude's father is still keeping his house chillier than I find comfortable; I brought a hoodie, but forgot Adrian's advice to wear or bring long underwear.

Comments

[thistleingrey]

Ravelry feels like a lot to me, too. Sometimes that's helpful in sinking a bit of time into browsing other people's pretty things, but finding suitable patterns is often a slog. Partly it's inconsistent metadata--there are closed-list tags that designers can use, but some don't, despite releasing well edited patterns. I usually end up looking with my preferred filter constraints, then again more broadly without them.

[otter]

I'll be roasting lamb for Thursday, along with a turkey breast. Do you have a preferred herb combo for lamb? I know that rosemary is common, but not sure that is the route I'll take.

[adrian_turtle]

I really like garlic and thyme for lamb. Or mustard and dill.

[otter]

:)

[redbird]

I'd use rosemary and garlic, most likely; I think Crit just used salt and pepper.

[otter]

:)

[sine_nomine]

FWIW, my mothet always rubbed with salt and pepper, then used a knife to cut tiny slits to insert slivers of garlic directly into the meat all over. Roasted, and served eith fresh lemon wedges.