Pre-vacation RIFFing | 10.14.22
First up... before any fun begins... I want to give a bit of a reminder to check your voting registration... in PA you have until October 24th to register to vote in the November election AND there is still time to get your mail-in ballot! You will find your state...
The Calm Factor
Is it just me, or does this week seem to be moving along at warp speed? This week I need an extra measure of calm and I was certain that if I tried to work on Rock the Lobster, there would be some ripping back… So, I cast on A Pussy Hat by another name… and completed...
Dear Tuesday
In the letter's to others category: My dear, sweet Paper-whites, It is week 2 and you are still blooming. You have no idea how much joy you have provided in your simple act of non-stop flowering. However, I would like to address your distinct aroma. While I did not...
A Stand-Up Monday
"There comes a moment you have to decide: Do you keep quiet or do you stand up." – Malala Yousafzai "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr. "We must not be silent. We all must act." - John Lewis A fitting...
In the glutton for punishment category
I finished Steve's Rob Roy on Wednesday and I am winding yarn today to cast on a second Rob Roy. I know…I am wondering what on earth is wrong with me also. However, it is a nice fitting hat and that is my story and I am sticking to it. Also, I kind of figured out a...
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner…
This week's Think Write Thursday is to plan a dinner party, inviting 3 people, living or dead. To guide you, consider some or all of these questions: obviously, who will you invite? How will you invite them? What will you serve? Will it be a fancy dinner or a casual...
All the good reads
This week I hit the good reads bonanza – I finished Michael Chabon's Moonglow and started two excellent books – in my ears is Nathan Hill's The Nix (which I am LOVING!!) and the other excellent book I started this week is Donna Tartt's The Secret History, which I am...
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