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TGIF | 12.7.18
I have been quietly working through Michelle's Just Five Things prompts this week. The started out easy with gratitude and I found the lists just flew from my pen! Quiet, warmth, and comfort started out easy enough, but for each of these prompts – that last list was a...
Three on Thursday | 12.6.18
This week, my things are a few links that made me stop and look! Thing One: Quince Quarterly! Sign-ups open today at 11am EST Thing Two: NPR shared Tayari Jones favorite books of 2018… Thing Three: This morning SwissMiss shared this… which made me stop and think,...
Unraveled Wednesday | 12.5.18
Happy Wednesday everyone! It is snowing in Pittsburgh this morning and my little birdhouse votive candle holders on the Pergola are getting a dusting of snow! Light, fluffy flakes are falling and it is quite lovely outside! However, if you are not in the midst of...
Tiny Moment Tuesday | 12.4.18
It is dawning on me that keeping pace with knitting a full repeat each day on my ADVENTurer shawl is going to be a challenge. Last night, as I sat down to begin my Not-So-Peaceful Knitting again the reality of that fact became very apparent. And, that is okay… Because...
Sometimes Monday | 12.3.18
This image should be a reminder of how I should start every day – really. It entirely changes the perspective of Monday from something harsh, to something most definitely not. Calm. Quiet. Meditative. Restless. I had some moments of doubt as I began knitting over the...
You Make It Feel Like Christmas
It has been a rough couple weeks at Casa del KatKnits, Gentle Reader… I passed my 5th anniversary of moving to Pittsburgh on the 19th and shortly after that a case of Homesick for Holland hit…hard. And, honestly – I have shed a few tears by myself and even allowed...
Three on Thursday | 11.29.18
Today's is all about things I think you should not miss. Thing One: Unequal Scenes has some dramatically striking images. Looking at the images these words of Nelson Mandela are equally striking at how poorly we are doing at this: We must work together to ensure the...
Unraveled Wednesday | 11.28.18
The making this week has been varied! Some sewing, some knitting – and all of it good! I have worked through 2 clues on the first mitten. I have been practicing holding both yarns in one hand and it is working well and might be a bit easier to maintain even tension as...
Randomly Tuesday | 11.27.18
I hope you all had the best of holidays with family and friends! It was a gloriously long weekend, but I am very happy that Steve is back at work today! Because I did not even think about a blog post at all over the weekend, I thought I'd share some random tidbits...
Unraveled Wednesday | 11.21.18
Greetings Unravelers! I have been spending some time thinking about how I will go about making my ADVENTurer Wrap. Mary mentioned that she might wind off bits of KSH for each day. I contemplated this as well but discarded it as not practical. This morning each I will...
Tuesdays are for poetry | 11.20.18
Since reading The Overstory, I have been more fixated on trees and really thinking much about this brilliant story that Richard Powers wrote. Recently, when I was flipping through a compilation of Derek Walcott's poetry, I was struck by this poem and though I have not...
Sometimes Monday | 11.19.18
Is full of determination! Despite the crazy weather of last week, there are still a few very determined leaves on our bushes! They have withstood rains, some wet sloppy snow, and even crazy winds! This morning they are a wonderful reminder to me that determination...
TGIF | 11.16.18
Happy Friday, everyone! Another week done and despite my desire to slow down and enjoy these last weeks of 2018 – the calendar seems to have a different agenda! So, I guess that means I need to actually figure out what Steve and I are going to have for Thanksgiving,...
Three on Thursday | 11.15.18
Today is all about very good things...right now good things! Thing One: Steel Cut Oat season has returned! My favorite is this recipe for Baked Pumpkin Steel Cut Oatmeal. Thing Two: Our snowfall of the season has fizzled. Cue the rain (which is still miserable, but at...
Unraveled Wednesday | 11.13.18
Greetings Unravelers! It has been a week without any unraveling at all! Whew! I am knitting at a very slow, yet steady pace, on my Blaer and am almost finished with my first skein but it is unlikely to be completed in November, even though I am going to try my hardest...
Tiny Moment Tuesday | 11.13.18
We still have a few leaves on the trees and bushes, but most have become a lovely jewel-toned carpet for the ground. And, I think that is beautiful no matter how you look at it! Last week's refocus on gratitude has improved my outlook (and my inner-look as well) and...
Weekending | 11.12.18
On the last day of this lovely long weekend, I am remembering, planning, and pondering. First up, I am quite certain that Blaer will be a challenge (if not impossible) to complete by the end of November. I spent a good bit of one on one time with Blaer yesterday and I...
TGIF | 11.9.18
It has most certainly been a week and I am so glad for the arrival of the weekend. Steve has today off (as well as Monday!) and a long weekend sounds just perfect. S-N-O-W is in the forecast which seems odd since all the leaves are not down from the trees. It seems...
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