That’s right, folks, on June 17 and 18, my son and I will be vendors at the Mystic Realms Fantasy Fair at the Bannock County Fairgrounds in Pocatello, Idaho! We’ll have a 10×10 booth, which we are working hard on making its appearance authentic.

Looks pretty modern still. Got a lot of work to do.

My son will sell the Galaxy Rabbit paintings that he has become known for, as well, as other night-sky-themed art:

I, of course, will sell hard copies of my trilogy

and the character art that you can see on my Art page.

I don’t own an authentic medieval or Renaissance period costume, but luckily, the organizers have dubbed it a “fantasy” fair rather than a “medieval” or “Renaissance” fair. This leaves wiggle room for vendors to dress as fae, mermaids, pirates, or … ahem … cave women …

Come if you can!

Full Rainbow

On May 29, 2023May 21, 2023 By Jennifer MugrageLeave a comment

The natural kind. From the natures.

Further Chicken Update

On May 15, 2023May 7, 2023 By Jennifer MugrageLeave a comment

Farm Adjacent Girl

On May 1, 2023April 30, 2023 By Jennifer Mugrage2 Comments

I don’t really feel that I’m outdoors unless I can smell Roundup or cow poop.

Spring in the North

On March 27, 2023March 23, 2023 By Jennifer Mugrage2 Comments

Snow Geese I

We were visited by these Snow Geese on their way north. I took this video out my bedroom window on the third day of spring.

Ragtag Bonnet

On March 13, 2023March 10, 2023 By Jennifer Mugrage5 Comments

Also known as the Stashbuster Bonnet. But this one just felt like it should be named Ragtag to me. Perhaps I was thinking of the book The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning.

Believe it or not, I made this bonnet using this ribbed bonnet pattern. Here are the changes I made:

Instead of knitting in 3×3 rib, I used moss stitch (I love moss stitch! so textury!) for the first four inches, then switched to stocking stitch for the next three inches before doing garter for the back.
As before, I knit for seven inches instead of six before joining in the round. (Again, big head.)
I also made the bonnet larger from ear to ear by casting on an additional six stitches. I decreased these as I ended the moss stitch section. This created slightly longer ear flaps.

The most striking thing about the bonnet, its “bag of rags” look, came because I used a variety of odds and ends of yarns in my stash, including a dark brown wool, a dark green wool, a dark blue blend, a couple of ombre balls, and even a leftover ball of glittery navy blue (used sparingly). The result is more or less the color story that I was going for. It was inspired by a hat on Pinterest made from a ball of yarn that wavered between shades of gold, brown, and grey. Making my own edgy colored hat was a lot more work, because I had to keep stopping to twine the ends of the different colored yarns together. When I get time, I’ll definitely knit this hat again, but “cheat” and buy a self-striping ball.

For now, I absolutely love this and I also love how it helps me pull off the “witchy lady” look that I am going for as I age. As you can see, it’s still cold here. A poor old woman needs a warm wool bonnet to wear when she toddles out to gather a few sticks for her meagre fire.