Pathetic amount of knitting

Precious little that is not school related how gone on in my life recently; I had to run an errand into Ikelenge last Monday, and that meant I didn't have any time to do anything other than plan and work. About all I've managed are these two dishcloths (one of which saved me from blowing a gasket during a staff meeting),

and two more little stars. I wanted to use every little bit of this white up, and I had just a smidge of green left, and it turns out it was a good idea to combine the two things.

I also finished the box pleat hat and remembered I had a nice button I could use on the top. I'm not wild about this hat, but all I need it to do is to keep me from freezing in Germany for a week, and it will do that. I wonder if I tried to do this again with a little tighter fit of the body if I'd like it more.

I have a few knitting goals for myself before I leave, so we'll see how that goes with the other great tasks of packing up my house, classroom, finishing a term, and putting on a show!

I've done a bit of cooking this fall; the last weekend I was off I tried the Smitten Kitchen sour cream and pumpkin puddings; I liked not having to make the crust, and the way the sour cream went with it.

I also made some pumpkin soup,

and tried making pizza bread which didn't go super well. Lessons learned!

Parting shot: My little Java cat!