20120923 Why Do?

20120919 To some, the decision to make or not comes just by a look at the ingredients.
To some others, it may take making one to find out.
To this one,
the urge to make one is too strong that the lack of baking powder was substituted with

 sodium bicarbonate
and the lack of molasses or honey was ignored.
The butter was melted in the microwave, 1/4c. liquid it became
and the whole place smelled of cow.
Was it the beer?
It smelled of plastic.
Maybe I should have used imported beer instead of Taiwan beer for this recipe?
I really want to post the recipe here, but couldn't find it now..
must have been that disappointed.
Oh well, sometimes the fun of making comes purely from an expecting spirit
I call 'hope'.

20120916 Following Instructions

Following instructions is one tough lesson to learn,
a never ending cycle,
specially when learning involves the prerequisite
of understanding the system of formalized symbols and signs
 to be able to understand
and get on to the basic,
if 
and 
only
if

along the course
of this enjoyable journey,
one can focus 
on the end,
to which I doubt.


Is it the urge to create?
Could it be the fear of being locked?

You know your answer
as well as I do mine.

20120915 To Warm A Neck

I finished this item yesterday and gave it to my
BS teacher.
I had another person in mind while making
this
but so unsure
as to how much she would appreciate
the style
until a good fortuitous turn came.

The airconditioner was too much
at 26 degrees C for our BS teacher to cope
and she started coughing.

She took a little towel out of her bag
and tried to wrap it around her neck.

I took this work in process out of my bag
and asked her if she can try it out.

I had a nice time watching this piece
working its effect on her.

The thread that wrapped around her neck
for the warmth she needed,
the extra length that fell down
for some adornment,
the color that enhanced her skin color,
and
the dangling ball of thread
that proved it an unfinished task
all telling me,
it's for her.

Working on more stitches
and a simple embellishment of several beads,
I handed it to her yesterday
to both our delight.

20120902 Insatiable

Looks absolutely perfect for a middle pull,

 save that it won't budge.

Finding not a place to prod,
I felt enmeshed before am trapped.

No more twirling, I've done enough.

Deliberately missing the important step,
I opted for this by now prosaic stitch.

Deeming my eyes be on the ball
until a triangle becomes it all.

Restless, as this stitch summons a try,

My needle went to ply.

20120901 Beauty in the Night

A spill in the kitchen
led me out to the
balcony for the mop.

 A fast growing plant
by the corner
led my sight to what's on top.

 Someone up there
knows I shouldn't miss this sight.

As promised it glows,
this beauty in the night.