pass the peas, please

so this is the time of year when i become obsessed with my garden. i've found that i can help ease the obsession by planting seeds that sprout almost faster than immediately. like peas. i planted the seeds on march 1st - and the seedlings already have real leaves and are climbing about 6 inches above the soil. 11 days, man! that's fast enough to keep me occupied. the rest are chugging along nicely. Other superfast sprouters are hollyhocks. i think i will put the peas outside this weekend - it's only been getting down to lows in the upper 40s around here, and a random frost or two shouldn't hurt anything. peas are toughies. these are mammoth melting sugar - i've also planted lincoln garden peas, but those haven't sprouted yet. i thought it would be good to stagger things a bit.

i've also been obsessing over knitting projects, but in a much more half-assed, scattered manner. i just finished part 1 of secret-baby-project (shhh!) - i'll cast on the second half tonight. i have stalled out on the grocery tote bag (1/2 done), the straps to keep the lid on the gerbil cage (1/3 done), and i ran out of yarn on my "sophisticated rustic sweater" (dammit!! i forgot AGAIN to bring the yarn info with me, so i can buy more. grrr...). i am also printing all sorts of interesting future projects. luckily everyone i know is growing babies, so i will be occupied for a while. baby things are fun - small = quick to knit, soft yarn, cute things that adults would be shamed for wearing (hats with ears, cardigans with frogs embroidered on them, stupid looking cardigans, etc.). my next challenge might involve more complicated shaping... knitting in the round, perchance? i have some leftover sock yarn laying around - maybe i'll try a sock?

and our PI PARTY is this friday!! yahooie! in honor of the date being Pi (or, the shortened approximated version of Pi) - 3.14 - i am hosting a pi party. the food, of course, will be pie. !! potluck style, so who knows what we're going to end up with. i am making frito pie, i think. i have leftover chili in the freezer, so that'll be easy... i'll post pictures of the aftermath.