When Life Hands You Lemons... Make Lemon Curd!

And scones to go along with it... Yum! I made these this morning. (You would need approximately five lemons to actually make this or 1 cup lemon juice....) Here is a recipe for lemon curd that is *somewhat* similar to the one I used. Except you would use 1 cup lemon juice and sugar, and only 3 Tbsp of butter. And, I cut that in half. Are you totally confused now? :P The scones are raisin scones *reminiscent of Ireland*. Here is one raisin scone recipe. I can't remember the one I did (I did the lemon curd last, so it is still fresh in my mind... but not for long... :P) Here is another one. This one sounds kinda like the one I used, but I also sprinkled sugar on top of them after brushing w/ the egg white.

I have been very, very good with my projects lately. Only working on one at a time, until it is finished. I actually feel better doing it like that. Otherwise I get even more *ADD* feeling (not that I am, but...) if I get a bunch going at the same time. This is a pair of socks for our six year old. While I was doing the socks/slippers CAL/KAL last month, he really wanted a pair. I did make him a crocheted pair of socks. But I had been wanting to knit him a pair too. Actually I want to knit them all a pair. I found a 'recipe' for his size socks in the book 'Folk Socks' by Nancy Bush. It's very similar to the one I have been using. I was surprised to find a regular pair of socks in this book. The label is missing from the yarn, but I know from a previous post that it is 'Wildfoote' in the 'Master Grey' colorway. I got it at the LYS in Traverse City, MI when we still lived there. (In Michigan, not Traverse City~~ don't I wish?) Last night I was finishing up sewing in the loose ends on the first sock; and I said, 'I have a surprise for you Eon'. 'What?' I showed him the sock. I said, 'Did you know I was making this for you?' (no) He kind of smiled. I said, 'Try it on'; so he did. He said, 'It feels like a real sock. It's not all bumpy on the bottom. Like this sock.' (The other sock he had on.) Then later on, he said; 'Will the other sock be done by bedtime?' LOL!! (It was bedtime right then.) I got it started, though; as you can see...

I have the yarn and pattern planned for the 16 (almost 17!!! :0) year old's socks. I was looking through Ravelry one day, to see if I could find any ideas. And I stumbled across some Earl Grey Socks. (That will take you to the actual pattern, not the Ravelry site.) I thought those would be perfect! He loves Earl Grey tea, and would like those socks too. Easy peasy. I still have to think of something for the 12 year old, though. Sigh... If I know him he would probably like something plain, all one color. We'll see...