January 8, 2010
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Butter melt
Ya know its cold when your butter don’t melt, LOL. I usually put the stick of butter (yes, good ole real butter) in the micro for 10 seconds to soften it so I can spread it on whatever but lately its been on some of the home baked goodies customers have given me during the holidays (pumpkin bread, zucchini bread, banana nut bread, humming bird bread/cake – OMG my favorite – I gotta get that recipie, and some fudge). I love baked good sweets and I’ve been trying to be good so I’ll have my cup of coffee in the morning and a slice or two of something with butter (okay, I know that isn’t the healthiest choice but, I GOTTA HAVE IT
) so hence the softening of the butter in the micro for 10 seconds. Well, that ain’t happening since its been so cold. It’s taking 3 go rounds in the micro for it to soften 
. My coffee doesn’t even stay as warm for as long as it used to in the mug and I’ve been wearing my scarf around the house (thanks Sandy and Sandies mom 
). So all I’m saying is hell to the no, YES ITS COLD! I will be so glad when spring gets here. It was supposed to snow last nite but we just got cold rainy drizzle. I’ve been hearing these birds out singin in the morning so that is a good sign that they are moving back. On the knit horizon is still more pattern swatching/experimenting and I think I’ve injured my thumb joint. LOL, the joint where my thumb meets the hand is so sore. So maybe I better slower it down some or use less enthusiasm when making my stitchs, Ha. Well, here’s the latest swatch called the Dew Drop pattern. Oh, by the way, I’m getting most of the stitch pattern info from those Barbara Walker stitch pattern books. I treated myself to one each time I went to the MSWF for the past 3 years. They are pricy (30.00 bucks is pricy to me)and I bought one each time I went so now I got 3
. I think there are 4 volumes that she did. Anyway, they are LOADED with stitch patterns. I like to just thumb thru them at nite and see what can be done with yarn, its so cool. Okay so here’s the dew drop pattern sample:
It’s an easy pattern repeat and it doesn’t curl in on itself. Wouldn’t this be cool in orange
Okay, off to go fluff a blanket that has turned into a ball in the dryer and then take the dog for a walk and get ready for work. Then tonight I’ll see mom and do her toenails. TTFN
Comments (4)
Yep $30 is pricey but so worth the boodles of patterns! I have my Big Book of Knitting and a bunch of the Knitting Over the Edge and Beyond the Edge books! They are just wonderful to look over and get inspired! Love that dew drop!
Hope you and your mom have a great visit! Try and keep warm! I just read that the flu is making the rounds again out there with all the nasty weather and everyone being wet and cold and cooped up! Take that Vit Ccccccc!!!!
love the stitch! that is great, and drop stitch = easy so even better. hope you are well sir!
*misshawklet/holly
Butter isn’t as bad for you as you’ve been lead to believe.
Some people who have heart problems also have cholesterol build-up in their veins and arteries, and butter has cholesterol in it, therefore, butter must be bad for you. That’s the faulty logic of some researchers who really don’t understand the human body.
Most of the stuff they tell you to use instead of butter (because it has lower cholesterol) inhibits the production and use of thyroid hormone. Since thyroid hormone is the best thing to lower cholesterol, substituting doesn’t lower cholesterol. Butter has cholesterol, but doesn’t inhibit thyroid hormone, so the cholesterol you eat doesn’t build up in your arteries.
The original test for thyroid function was a cholesterol test. If cholesterol is high, thyroid function is low.
They don’t do that test anymore for thyroid function because they want to sell patients Synthroid (which they can charge more for) rather than natural thyroid hormone. Synthroid won’t lower your cholesterol, so they get to make more money by selling you something to deal with the cholesterol. Natural thyroid hormone WILL lower your cholesterol.
Also, they don’t tell you that one of the major substances that will keep you young is cholesterol. It helps keep skin supple and soft, helps lubricate joints, etc. It’s just not good if it builds up in your arteries, and natural thyroid hormone keeps it from doing that.
So, unless the doctor has told you that your cholesterol is high, keep eating that butter. It’s good for you!
If you have been told that your cholesterol is high, then your thyroid function is low and you need to have the doctor prescribe “natural dessicated thyroid” such as Armor Thyroid, Nature Throid or Westhroid.
@lostarts - Thanks for that info. Interesting that my mom has highblood pressure and has been on thyroid medicine. I believe its the medicine you mention. Hmmmm, I need to ask how her cholesterol is. Thanks for sharing all this. Its great to keep up on what is being found out about all this and with all that the doctors need to keep up with unfortunately many of them aren’t up to date with some of the latest stuff.