Sometimes Monday | 3.20.23
It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart. ― Rainer Maria Rilke It has been a March of All The Weather... we have had very warm days (72° F on the first!!), some very cold days (a low of 18° F over the weekend, sigh), winds, rain, snow,...
Unraveled Wednesday | 6.6.18
Did you ever have moments in your knitting when you feel like you are not making any headway? This is that time for me in my Eavesdrop sweater… I am knitting but it is slow going, or so it seems. But, I am on the fourth skein and I only have 2 more to go so if I...
Tiny Moment Tuesday | 6.5.18
City living has its perks, but it also has its drawbacks. One of those drawbacks is ambient light at night, which makes seeing stars a challenge! When I read this poem by Derek Walcott, I was carried back to my childhood and memories of seeing that last star boldly...
Weekending | 6.4.18
I am not sure one could pack more into a regular weekend than I did this weekend! I re-purposed 2 skirts into Esme tops. This was surprisingly super quick, and I am feeling most accomplished for reusing unworn garments into something I will wear. The pile of unworn...
Fiddly Bits
I am now in the "easy flow" of Eavesdrop, I have finished the sequence parts, the increase parts, and the Horizontal Stitch parts! I will just say that horizontal stitching with linen is not something for the faint of heart! I got it done, but it too the better part...
Three on Thursday | 5.31.18
Last Thursday we got our vegetable gardens all planted. It was a long day's work, but it was a very good distraction so the worry about Sherman did not overwhelm me. It got me thinking about things I do to avoid being overwhelmed by something else. Okay, confession...
Unraveled Wednesday | 5.30.18
The knitting on Eavesdrop continues. I know you will find this hard to believe, but I am not to the sleeve divide yet! I barely knit over the weekend…shocking I know! However, yesterday I worked on getting back on track and this morning I will be taking it off the...
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