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For the Love of the Pen
My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ballpoint pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane. – Graham Greene Today is Fountain Pen Day! Regrettably, I was late to the fountain pen...
The Little Girls in the Big Woods
It is sad but I only have a few photos documenting my childhood. This is the only photo I know of from which an enlargement was made, a rarity outside the annual school photo. My parents were just not photographers. This photo of my sister and me was taken in Waukazoo...
Lingering Autumn
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. - George Eliot
A Literary Ten on Tuesday
I have always enjoyed reading Carole’s Ten on Tuesday posts, and thanks to NaBloPoMo I am now a happy participant! This week’s topic was to “Write 10 Sentences That You Think Would Make Great Opening Lines for a Novel.” Okay. Wow, that is more than a little bit hard...
Winning and Not Winning
Some days the things you try are wildly successful. They are incredibly motivating and exciting. Then there are the days that are the polar opposite of Wildly Successful – the challenge is to find motivation in not winning and not give up in the process. I have...
Be Still Sunday
I have been inspired to join the cool kids in NaBloPoMo. I know! What on earth am I thinking?!? However, I think I have a good plan. I have put together a calendar of the month with a blog plan for the days. What?!? A plan for your blog? In any case, this will give...
What I did for Spinzilla…
Spinzilla arrived in the wee hours of the night on October 5th and I got off to a slow start as I was in Michigan until Tuesday night visiting this little bundle of joy. There was a lot of family time! It was hard leaving but I managed to get on my flight to come home...
So Much Busyness
Ever since discovering the wonder that is 100 Acts of Sewing, I have been busy stitching up an assortment of Dress No. 2 frocks and one Dress No. 3 are completed. I am seriously in love with them, so much so I now have three tunic-style frocks from the Dress No 2 pattern, one lovely linen dress with some divine linen I got here. IN ADDITION, I have a lovely linen/cotton blend Dress No. 3.
A Knitter’s Bucket List
In a ball of yarn is the potential to make a dream that you have come true. – Melanie Falick In the summer of 2011 a fantastic designer published a pattern that caught my eye – so much so that it went on my “Knitter’s Bucket List” of things I want to knit. Enter my...
Get Cooking!
A few days ago, I posted this photo on Instagram and several people asked me for the recipe! Smart people, because it is such a good soup – and it is so easy!! Here is the link to the original recipe and here are the changes I made: I use homemade chicken stock – it...
Dark Deep Beautiful Blue
My days have been recently filled with blue – from clear blue skies (read, no rain and lots of sun), to Indigo colored fabrics, and denim blue yarns. Clearly, this is not my usual color palette – however, I am truly in love with these blues – so much so in fact, that...
A Safari, a Greyhound, and a Grand baby
…the biggest and best news of all is the arrival of my first grand baby, Genevieve Lee who was born on July 21st.
All Things Being Equal
Today, something truly amazing happened, SCOTUS in a 5-4 ruling said that all citizens of the United States of America have the right to marry whomever they choose. I am sad that it was not unanimous and sadder still at some of the things that were said by the four...
A Grandbaby’s a ‘Comin
In a few short weeks, my first grand baby will be here and I could not be more excited. As you can imagine, I have been doing some knitting for this little one. It was a pleasant task to knit my favorite baby sweater pattern – EZ's Baby Surprise Jacket for my first...
On Sweater Island
Some months ago, I was fortunate to be able to sign up for an online class with Amy Herzog on Custom Fit Sweater Knitting. We started at the very beginning – with the process of swatching, which I embraced whole-heartedly! I knit swatches from a wide variety of yarns.
A Sweater for the Ages
Sweater knitting has been my Waterloo.
I have knit sweaters before only to be insanely unhappy with my yarn choice, or my pattern choice, or the fit, or any combination of those items. Until this point, there has been no sweater success in my knitting life.
Where There Are Sheep
There is sure to be wool. Even an over-abundance of wool. Early yesterday morning, I boarded a bus bound for the one and only Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. My excitement was at a fevered pitch after reading blog posts about what to do. I had made my lists, I had...
Warm and Toasty on the Inside
I absolutely love things that are easy and I think “easy” should be the norm for all things in life. Unfortunately, this is not the case and many things are complex, complicated, and entirely lacking ease. When I find something complex that is easy, it is a win! This...
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