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My New Spinning Obsession
I had the unbelievable fortune to take not one, but two of the online class offerings from MDSW last week. My first class, Twist with Maggie Casey, was mind-blowing. For a long time... too long...I have spun the same default yarn. Now, that is not necessarily a bad...
Unraveled Wednesday | 5.5.21
If you're not making some mistakes, it probably means you're not trying hard enough. — Evan Davis Greetings, Gentle Unravelers! May is unfurling like the leaves on the trees in my yard and it feels so good! Me Made May is underway and it is off to a good start! My...
Looking Back | April 2021
Snow in April is abominable," said Anne. "Like a slap in the face when you expected a kiss. ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Ingleside The start of April seemed to go unbelievably slowly – inching by at a snails pace. And there were so many days with snow! Gah, crazy I tell...
April is for Poetry | 4.29.21
Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment. — Carl Sandburg April is just such an amazing month and I hope that during the month we have opened some doors and allowed you to ponder the...
Unraveled Wednesday | 4.28.21
100 years ago, buying something you could make was considered wasteful; now making something you could buy is considered wasteful. I am not convinced this is a step in the right direction. ― Stephanie Pearl-McPhee I thought this quote was exactly the reminder I needed...
Release | 4.26.21
Go outside. Don’t tell anyone and don’t bring your phone. Start walking and keep walking until you no longer know the road like the palm of your hand, because we walk the same roads day in and day out, to the bus and back home and we cease to see. We walk in our sleep...
April is for Poetry | 4.22.21
Sometimes poetry is witty and clever...I think my grandfather's favorite poet, Carl Sandburg, hits this brilliantly with his poem Fog. When my grandfather would recite this poem to me I could see exactly what Sandburg meant in the clever way he uses a cat to describe...
Unraveled Wednesday | 4.21.21
My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean [lake]. — Nina Arianda I am pretty sure that if Nina Arianda had see any of the Great Lakes she would absolutely wanted to vacation there. This week I have a "change of scenery" as we are visiting Erie and more...
April is for Poetry | 4.15.21
This week we are all sharing thoughts on 'new beginnings' and poetry. One would think this would be an easy topic because there are so.many.poems about beginning. At first I thought that I'd share the poem that took my hand and began my love of poetry. It is a lovely...
Unraveled Wednesday | 4.14.21
Cut and secure the front steek. — Mary Jane Mucklestone, Modern Daily Knitting Field Guide No. 17, Lopi I don't think it matters how many times you have knit a sweater that requires steeking, it always is a nerve-racking experience. I mean, take a scissors and cut...
Spring-Clean-Ending
I have no idea who "Maxine" is, but boy this quote was my weekend! LOL (and who am I??) I have been diligently working through the #cleaningarmy Spring Cleaning Challenge List (A huge thanks to Kym for sending me their way!) and I worked away on the kitchen over the...
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...
Friday Brain Dump | 3.26.21
After 100 days of Hope I struggled a bit to figure out what to post today. So I decided to just empty my brain and write. It was a week of ups and downs. On the upside...as my snowdrops faded, the forsythia started to bloom! On the down side COVID has struck close to...
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