A month full of… | September 2022
Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. — Ashley Smith This month, Allie Edwards team had a brilliant...
Waning November
A few days ago I walked along the edge of the lake and was treated to the crunch and rustle of leaves with each step I made. The acoustics of this season are different and all sounds, no matter how hushed, are as crisp as autumn air. Eric Sloane No lakes here, but...
Ave Atque Vale
Or, as Sherman is gleefully shouting - Hail and Farewell! I tried all week to get Sherman photos, however he was having absolutely no part of it. In the end, Steve picked him up and he participated, albeit unwillingly! This photo was right after I said to him, "I...
Wool Friday
The knitting continues – today this blue yarn will become the slippers that Steve requested earlier this week. It is a super simple pattern and will be done in short order. And, really - thank goodness for stash! I have also been trying to spin a few minutes a day –...
Thankful
Today's Think Write Thursday is to write about Thanksgiving. I am most thankful to have discovered Michelle recently and I participated in both Gratitude Week as well as Just Five Things. So, today – I am going to challenge you all to spend some time today thinking...
Super-Secret Knitting
The phase of Frantic Knitting has arrived – I have some holiday knitting to complete and yesterday Steve added one more item to my list! So, that means this post is short on photos of things in process. However, I can share my handspun Squad Mitts – they are for my...
The Trader Joe’s Effect
It has been two weeks - 14 short days - since the election and the Southern Poverty Law Center website tells me that there have been more than 700 incidents of hateful harassment's since the election. That is more than 50 incidents per day, which boggles my mind, but...
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