Sometimes Monday | 10.7.24
Is for rounding out my "packing list" with some "insurance"... A skein of sock yarn and sock needles Stitching bits and pieces and yes, a warm coat, another hat, and mittens! I added those last bits yesterday when I saw the much chillier than expected forecast for...
“Because, y’all, this election is gonna be close. In some states, just a handful—listen to me—a handful of votes in every precinct could decide the winner. So we need to vote in numbers that erase any doubt. We need to overwhelm any effort to suppress us.“
― DNC August 20, 2024
A Gathering of Poetry | 9.19.24
It seems that my need for poetry this month has been directly tied to the state of the world around us... and so as the world gets uglier, I dive deeper into poetry. Poetry is most frequently a balm for me... a soothing salve that eases the bruises of the day. But...
Unraveled Wednesday | 9.18.24
Greetings Gentle Unravelers! September is just flying by and I need to get my fingers in gear if I expect to get the pair of September Socks finished! While I don't have a picture to share, I do have a few thoughts about the Jaywalker pattern... I am remembering now...
Sometimes Monday | 9.16.24
We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer's wreckage. We will welcome summer's ghost. — Henry Rollins Summer's ghost was alive a well last week... again it was (very) dry with temps climbing into the 80's. But I see signs of change ......
September RIFFing | 9.13.24
September days have the warmth of summer in their briefer hours, but in their lengthening evenings a prophetic breath of autumn. — Rowland E. Robinson Happy almost mid-September! This quote... so very true. I love the warmth of the September sun that gives way to a...
Unraveled Wednesday | 9.11.24
Greetings Gentle Unravelers on this most somber of Wednesday's I am sure, like me, you all remember exactly where you were at 8:14AM EDT in 2001. Today, especially, I think of the 2,977 souls that were lost. A good day to sit in quiet meditation and catch up my...
Sometimes Monday | 9.9.24
Over the weekend I planned for the future... planning as in ordering bulbs to plant. This is the kind of future planning I think I like best, a colorful promise of delight after a long, brown winter! And that got me thinking about what else is a promise of delight. A...