Unraveled Wednesday | 6.8.22
Not much making progress this week... a messenger bag strap, a beard, and an arm completed. I also spent some brain bandwidth on a sock. I could find no clear directions on how to determine how long to continue knitting the foot of a sock with a "planned" afterthought...
The Land of the Free (?) and the Home of the Brave (?)
The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From...
The Past Remembered
This is one photo I remember vividly! My sister and me sitting on pillows on the floor eating miniature marshmallows watching The Huckleberry Hound Show with Pixie and Dixie, Jinx and all the gang! This was an almost nightly ritual for us and so much fun! I loved that...
My Top Ten for Pittsburgh
Two years ago today, I watched the movers put the boxes of my life on a moving truck to take me from Holland to Pittsburgh. There are things I miss about Michigan, and I realize that I will probably always miss them. However, there is so much to like about Pittsburgh...
Letting it all hang out
Our 10 on Tuesday is week is: 10 Places You Hang Out Now, I am sure that I do not have ten places at which I regularly hang out (outside of my house!) Sad, but true Gentle Reader. But… If I had unlimited resources this would be my list of ‘Hang Out’ places Coffee from...
Errors and Education
If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit. – William J. Clinton Last week I shared that I had made...
Be Still Sunday
Up next, a quiet Sunday with some meditation, reading, and knitting. It's my time to recharge for the week ahead. My hope is that today will do the same for you. Happy Sunday, Gentle Reader.