Reading…the best of the best | 2023
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one. ― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons It has been an excellent year of reading (again!) I truly do not understand how the non-reader gets through the day......
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...
Sometimes Monday | 6.6.22
Allergies to dust and grain, maladies, remedies and still these allergies remain. — Paul Simon Spring is ... wonderful ... well, except for that little allergy thing that happens every year. I have some generally mild allergies to tree pollen and usually I can count...
When words fail me | 6.3.22
Oof..these numbers are so troubling. I hope we have reached the tipping point and that change will happen. In these troubled times I am so thankful for poetry. I read poetry every single day but recently I have spent even more of my day immersed in poetry and one poem...
Unraveled Wednesday | 6.1.22
The making over the past two weeks has been varied! Some Gnome Knitting means that I have finished my May Mystery Gnome and I love him! I also added some inches to the Sock for Sam. First Finish is Gnocchi! And I have some Gnome deets to share with you all: 1. The...
Filling Up | May 2022
This month was a month full of "ah-ha" moments. So many. In fact, this month was so full, I even found a theme song... listen if you like and see what I discovered this month! The song starts at 1:40... (but if you listen to the bit of the talk before the song I found...
Friday thoughts | 5.27.22
Bring poppies for a weary mind That saddens in a senseless din. — William Winter One of the most fleeting of things... my poppies... and yet, perhaps I love them so much because they are so fleeting. One thing I hope is not fleeting... our outrage at the gun violence...
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