Sometimes Monday | 6.13.22
Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and count the stars. To sit on a branch and study the clouds. — Regina Brett Summer solstice officially arrives tomorrow and though it felt like we did...
An Accidental Blogger
It has almost been 5 months since my last blog post. Five very long months that included me traveling back to Michigan to see my kids, some more knitting for a friend, some personal knitting for myself, some Christmas knitting, and a little tiny bit of Beginning...
Wool Mania with Beth Smith
I love wool and I really love people who share my obsession. In my perfect world, Beth Smith would be my next-door neighbor, I would be able to have her over for tea, and we would spin together. She would share her vast knowledge of all things wool from her...
Of Lichens and Wool
Cla·do·nia noun kləˈdōnyə, -nēə : a genus (the type of the family Cladoniaceae) of lichens characterized by its crustose plant body and capitate fruiting bodies borne in simple or branched podetia I am not sure if this is what Kirsten Kapur had in her mind’s eye...
Knitting with Exuberance
I am helping a friend with a wee bit of knitting – joyful knitting because all the patterns are from one of my very favorite designers. Add to this the yarns I am using are brand new yarns – and I am indeed filled with exuberance.
My summer at Camp
This was the second summer that I participated in Camp Loopy and it was as fun this year as it was last year. I completed three projects over the summer months, two of which checked off items on my “Gift Knitting” list. Our project for August was to select a color...
Summer Time and the Eating is Easy…
Or - Trying to Cook All the Things I have been trying to take advantage of the bounty of the season of both my garden and the local farmers markets. I am certainly not short of great ingredients! The trick is to become creative in your use of the season’s bounty,...
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