Sometimes Monday | 12.4.23
Is for celebrating weekend successes! Success Number One: The schedule was much better. And Sunday's bake... well, it was spectacular! This was a much lighter, airier loaf with tender crumb and a crisp crust! Success Number Two: Getting back on the Watercolor Horse...
Monday Poetry | 12.27.21
Happy Birthday to me! Today begins my 61st year! 61 years brings lots of retrospection and thinking about birthdays of long ago. When I was a child, it almost always seemed to snow on my birthday and I loved it so much! I have also been thinking about Christmas...
Unraveled Wednesday | 12.22.21
(Sorry this post is so late but I entirely forgot to get a photo yesterday while it was light out!) I have a finished hat and am working towards a finished second sock! However, this week I thought I'd answer the question that Jane had about knitting with a strand of...
Monday Poetry | 12.20.21
There are times when hindsight gives a clarity that is astounding... I should have voted with the doctor for stitches rather than voting for no stitches. Her wisdom has been so correct...she gave me two scenarios: One: get stitches, likely lose my nail, but my finger...
Unraveled Wednesday | 12.15.21
I wish I could tell you that my making was on fire... but instead I have to tell you that I have mucked up my making but good. Monday afternoon I had a wee accident (okay, maybe not so tiny) with a bread knife... which meant I spent some time in urgent care. The good...
Monday Poetry | 12.13.21
When it seems like the world is collapsing in on itself and bad news is all around, poetry provides a respite that nothing else can. The bird that came to my mind as I read Mary Oliver's poem was a Cedar Waxwing with their distinctive white outline around their eyes....
To Whom It May Concern | 12.10.21
It's been a week, hasn't it? Is it just me and does it feel like we are racing on to mid-December, except that December just began?! Fortunately, the mailbag has a letter or two to share! Dear December Weather: Mild is nice... in January, but I really like wintry...
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