The Trees have IT | 11.10.23
I am not sure if there is a knitting designer I have come to love more than Sarah Schira... I have found hours of delight in knitting small things. And last year she released the pattern for a Gnome house... which of course needed trees. My first two trees sort of...
April is for Poetry | 4.8.21
Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal which the reader recognizes as his own. — Salvatore Quasimodo One of the best things about National Poetry Month is the discovery of new-to-me poets and this year is no exception...
Unraveled Wednesday | 4.7.21
The knitting is slow going this week however, I did get through the yoke color work and have divided for the sleeves on my Daytripper cardigan! I thought things were progressing well and then yesterday happened! Yes, I had some side effects from my second...
Looking Back | March 2021
March is such a fickle month. It is the seam between winter and spring—though seam suggests an even hem, and March is more like a rough line of stitches sewn by an unsteady hand, swinging wildly between January gusts and June greens. You don’t know what you’ll find,...
April is for Poetry | 4.1.21
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. — Carl Sandburg Welcome to National Poetry Month! April has become my absolute favorite month and it is the perfect time to immerse yourself in poetry. That is just what I am going to do this month thanks to the genius...
Unraveled Wednesday | 3.31.21
“Like thousands of others, we survived the storm and the many dark days that followed because of the kindness of strangers who brought food, water, and comfort'.” ― Vivek Murthy To say I am profoundly grateful for all your kind words for my post on Monday would...
Release | March 2021
Hello Monday. I am joining Carolyn again to share my March update on my word. A word that I have again considered dumping... releasing release. Or maybe just curtailing release to be my clean out the physical closets in this house companion, and keeping release out of...