March Madness

Episode 186

Monday, March 30, 2026

On the Needles 1:40

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Sashiko class with Amanda embroideredpanda at Love Fest Fibers

 

Cougar Ridge Socks by Lori Wagner (52 Weeks of Socks Vol 2 from Laine Publishing), Forbidden Woolery/Fiber Co in Mystery Man

 

Scultura by Cecelia Campochiaro, AVFKW Floating in Ripple Effect 

 

No Pressure shawl by Stephanie Lotven, Invictus Yarns Unafraid Sock Blank in Mauve Segue

 

Simple Baby Cap 2 by Susan B. Anderson, plus Umbilical Cord hat by Jennifer L. Jones (S&B), Cascade 220 Superwash Wave in Spectrum – DONE!

 

Vesna Tee by Ksenia Naidyon/Life is Cozy, Shel Designs Finito Fingering in Tutti Frutti and Shel Designs Suri Silk Lace in seafoam

 

Bay Area Yarn Crawl 2026

On the Easel 19:39

Vacation sketching: green monkeys, butterflies, frogs, 

Caribbean Sea and sky.

 

Bouquets to Art exhibit

 

Alphonse Mucha exhibit

 

Cartier exhibit in capitoline museum  

 

On the Table 31:09

 

Parma tour with Via Rosa and Jenny Rosenstrarch

 

Dining in Barbados with ChefP!

Bajan Roti

Chicken curry

Fried chicken with cauliflower & ginger mash, and kale/parm chips

*Tempura flying fish!

Banana “bakes” and cinnamon sugar beignets

Coconut whipped cream with sugar cookie crumble, and mango coulis.

On the Nightstand 46:32

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The Queen of Swords by Jazmina Barrera, trans by Christina MacSweeney

The Librarians by Sherry Thomas

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman

The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. Anderson

The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson (audio)

The Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruen Reyes Jr.

The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers

 

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

She Made Herself a Monster by Anna Kovetcheva (I think the cover art is Artemisia Gentileschi!)

The Killing Stones (Jimmy Perez + Willow Reeves Book 1!!!) by Ann Cleeves

Kin by Tayari Jones