Unraveled Wednesday | 6.24.25
Greetings dear Unraveler's! I am stunned to type this, but it is the last Wednesday in June... it feels like June was just beginning and quite impossible that the month is almost over. Making this month has been so delightful! I am making my way down the second half...
I dissent because Congress elected otherwise. I dissent because the Court betrays its duty to faithfully implement the great statue Congress wrote. I dissent because the Court's decision will set back the foundational right Congress granted of racial equality in electoral opportunity. I dissent. — Justice Elena Kagan
Some Friday Thoughts (with a find or two included) | 3.7.25
Like many of you, I am more than a bit overwhelmed by the Tsunami of Chaos and Doom that daily causes alarms to go off in my brain. Overwhelmed seems a bit of an understatement... but I am so overwhelmed (and this is with me avoiding all the news, any "breaking" news...
Unraveled Wednesday | 3.5.25
Greetings dear Unraveler's and Happy Wednesday! Imagine my surprise when a simple spa soak (with a splash of Eucalan) removed every kink from my reclaimed yarn! That has never happened to me before... I always have to "weight" the yarn (I use a hanger... its weight is...
Hello, March! | 3.3.25
How terrible a time is the beginning of March. In a month there will be daffodils and the sudden blossoming of orchards, but you wouldn't know it now. You have to take spring on blind faith. — Beatriz Williams March certainly roared in like a lion here in the south...
The (dis)Comfort of Aging | 2.28.25
It has been A Week, friends. A Week. Let's start with the highs, shall we? On Monday afternoon, I had my first visit with the delightful Dr. Napoe. She is a urogynocologist and I can't believe my good fortune in meeting with her. Dr. Napoe is a most excellent listener...
Unraveled Wednesday | 2.26.25
Greetings dear Unravelers and happy last Wednesday of February! It has been a month, hasn't it? February in Pittsburgh contained almost all the seasons... we had rain and warmer temps and we had a good bit of snow and the month is ending on a rather warm week (we are...
Seeking Silence | February 2025
Dear February... for such a short month you sure are feeling incredibly long! Yes, this month I began to work on what I have now confirmed will be the most challenging aspect of Yutori...at least for me... the embrace of silence. Never miss a good chance to shut up! —...