A Gathering of Poetry | July 2023
One of the things I love best about poetry is how it can take me out of myself... and this week's poem does just that! Recently, Ada Limón shared this on Instagram and I knew nothing about NASA's Europa Clipper but I did know that getting a signed copy of the poem was...
Unraveled Wednesday 12.11.19
We have sadly arrived at the time of the year when getting good photos is challenging at best! We are in the midst of a dreary week sans any sunshine at all, so I apologize in advance for the poor lighting! However, the third time was absolutely the charm for my...
Sometimes Monday | 12.9.19
Starts with one big, gigantic, LONG to-do list! I have some frantic knitting to finish up….it seems the third time was the charm for those slippers! One down, one to go! And, there is wrapping…and more wrapping! All so I can stand in line at the post office this week!...
Gemütlichkeit for Friday | 12.6.19
Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. — Edith Sitwell Sometimes English is, well, so lacking. Other languages have words that are just so more descriptive of...
Unraveled Wednesday | 12.4.19
I hope this week does not find you frantically knitting objects that you cannot share on your blog. Sadly, for me… that is my life in knitting right now so you get a bit the fluffy goodness that is my languishing Evening Dew Cardigan. Those pesky socks are finished...
Looking Back | November 2019
I have come to regard November as the older, harder man's October. I appreciate the early darkness and cooler temperatures. It puts my mind in a different place than October. It is a month for a quieter, slightly more subdued celebration of summer's death as winter...
Welcome December | 2019
How did it get so late so soon? – Dr. Seuss Ahh, December! In a whirl, you are here with your darkening, colder days. But December you also bring Christmas trees, twinkle lights, carols, the best bits of childhood memories! There is gift giving, with the hopes that...