Knit one and knowing what to expect

Good Morning faithful readers!  Keep warm on you morning drive to work and be careful on those icy roads.  Here in north Florida we are a balmy 26 degrees and sunny!  I’m sure not eager to see my heating bill for the month of January.  Auxiliary heat has been on for 2 days now and is running constantly.  I think of the time I lived in Minnesota and wonder how I managed to go out and run every morning with temps way below zero.  Guess my blood has thinned quite a bit since then.

I envision making hand Knit throws for all of my guest rooms.  My mom has crocheted several afghans and throws for me, and there is nothing better to curl up with when reading, having a cup of tea, or taking a nap. I also envision hand knit scarves hanging in rooms for cold weather walks.  I knit hats and scarves and recently finished my first fingerless gloves.  I’m anxious to finish some small projects and start an easy jacket.  I love the merino wool from Morehouse farm and visit their website every day for the free pattern du jour and to look at their great patterns and yarns.  Their website is www.morehousefarm.com .  Knitting is also one of those activities that just lets you be with your thoughts as your hands are busy creating something beautiful.  Our lives are so full of noise and business, I find it very grounding to knit and let my thoughts flow where they will, work out a problem, or dream about finally having my inn.

While I do know a quite a bit about what guests expect when they visit an inn, I spend a lot of my time thinking about breakfast.  For myself, as long as it is homemade, I am happy with a good cup of coffee and a muffin or granola with yogurt.  However, I think a lot of people love the luxury of a multi-course hot breakfast served in their room or a lovely breakfast room.  I have the baked goods part down pat, but feel like I really need to get a few more hot dish recipes together and have several menus to choose from.  All this will come together I am sure.  I have never been great at omelets, and would like a few recipes for no fail egg dishes.  If anyone out there has a special breakfast dish they prepare and would like to share, I would love to have the recipe!  Or if you have a cookbook that you use frequently feel free to share the title of that also.  I am a fan of Ina Garten.  Every recipe I’ve tried of hers has come out looking good and tasting wonderful.  I plan to get some of her books, as she has many hints for entertaining that I could use.

Thanks for reading and remember to send along those recipes!  Have a great day and watch tomorrow for L.

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