Ep. 069 Boosting Happy Brain Chemical GABA; Crochet Dishcloths; Argyle Socks; Humboldt Botanical Gardens; Give-away

Brainy Thing:   15:53             Behind the Redwood Curtain  27:23

What We’re Learning From Our Knitting

Catherine is trying crochet this time with Stacey LW Lee’s $ 0.99 pattern Partly Sunny.  She needs five for her dishcloth exchange.

 

Margaret relates her journey with Argyle Sock Knitting.  She took a class and there are not a lot of online classes on Argyle.  Photo tutorial:  

yarn harlot:   http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2007/12/31/at_the_last.html

http://scrubberbum.typepad.com/moth_heaven/2006/07/argyle_origami.html

http://scrubberbum.typepad.com/moth_heaven/2006/01/resources_for_a.html

http://www.socknitters.com/argyle/index.htm

 

Brainy Thing:

Catherine talks about boosting your brain’s happy chemical GABA and some of Barit Brogard, PhD’s from the University of Miami’s work.  https://www.amazon.com/Superhuman-Mind-Free-Genius-Brain/dp/1594633681?SubscriptionId=AKIAIRKJRCRZW3TANMSA&tag=psychologytod-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1594633681

 

Behind the Redwood Curtain:  Humboldt Botanical Gardens

Margaret shares the delights of Humboldt Botanical Garden.

 

Giveaway

And we have another book give-away

 

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