2022 DAY 2

Day 2

Cold and rainy here on day 2 in Portland, Oregon. But not super cold like the last few days. Not freeze your new garden pipes cold, like yesterday. My bad, I should have insulated the above-ground pvc pipe to the new system. Luckily, we installed a shut-off valve. Whew. but that was yesterday. And today brought a bit of rain, which will most likely freeze tonight making the roads nice and icy. A good reason to stay in.

Today, I donned my hippy shirt and did hippy things. Namely, make yogurt and sauerkraut. Well, started both. Yogurt will be ready tomorrow, and the kraut, in about a week. We go through a lot of both of them here.

For those of you who have never made sauerkraut, I made a couple of 1-minute videos. Super simple. Super cheap. And super delicious. You need 1 head of cabbage, and about 4 TBS — roughly, of coarse salt. And a half-gallon jar with a wide mouth. Here are two 1 minute videos on a simple way to make it.

For those of you new to this blog …I am involved in a 100-Day Challenge, put on by Wool& — Same dress. 100 days. Details are on tracywearswool.com. I am also taking the same 100 days to make some additional positive changes to develop daily habits in writing, art, knitting and eating better. I will also be not buying anything but essentials, and giving away an item for each of the 100 days.

JANUARY 2 , 2022 – DAY 2

I finished Hello Habits. It is his second book, the first one is Goodbye Things. I highly recommend both!

I like to listen to audiobooks while I knit, but it comes in paperback, too. Today I grafted the toe of my sock, and started the second

This afternoon, I ventured into a new area… animals. I grew up drawing horses, but don’t think I have done one since Junior High. But I think I may be drawing more in the coming days….

I also started some yogurt in the Instant Pot — which is super simple and super easy. You just need milk, and about 2 tbs of commercial yogurt with live cultures. More tomorrow.

Today’s giveaway was a glass apple paperweight.

Thanks for joining me on day 2 of my #tracywearswool & new habits journey.

Stay tuned for the next 98 days!

OH.. and I signed up for Duolingo — so I can proudly… Quien es mas guapo, Titus o Rainey?

Hasta, folks!

–Tracy

As part of the challenge, I will be posting my daily outfits on blog posts as well as social media with the hashtag #tracywearswool — please follow along — and see all the creative stuff that I get into!