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Thinking About A big question for me right now is garden or no garden? Last year the only thing that did well were the beans. Tomatoes and peppers were epic failures with very low production and really not worth the effort. Also, another question I am contemplating is...
Gemütlichkeit for Friday | 1.17.20
Winter has returned with a vengeance here in Pittsburgh! Most of the week our temperatures have been in the 50's and this morning we have a dusting of snow covering that is covering a rather nasty bit of ice and it appears my YakTrax will get their inaugural use...
Unraveled Wednesday | 1.15.20
Greetings Unravelers and Happy Wednesday! One of the things that I want to do more this year is spinning - but I was keeping my wheel in a place where I was unlikely to ever do any spinning. The proof of that is how little spinning I did most of last year but, all...
Gemütlichkeit for Friday | 1.10.20
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan… — Christina Rossetti My return to walking this week truly revealed the wintry bleakness with an added dash of with crazy winds and cold temperatures! I am now a solo walker as my neighborhood walkers have departed for...
Three on Thursday | 1.9.20
I am joining Carole and friends so share some things that I thought were pretty darned awesome recently! Thing One: Holiday planning, perfected! THANKS, LEAP YEAR! Due to the extra day in February, all the holidays have lined up perfectly this year!...
Unraveled Wednesday | 1.8.20
My January is off to a roaring start! I have finished my Felix Cardigan - well, it is finished with the exception of weaving the ends in and sewing on buttons! I hope to get to JoAnn's this weekend to see what they might have that could work with it! I really love how...
Looking Back | December 2019
I've come to sing you a song called December. Ryan Murphy, Down with the Ship Last year really cemented these "Looking Back" posts and I love how they can change my feelings on the month! I love looking back at the photos and videos I captured...
Gemütlichkeit for Friday | 1.3.20
Over the past two weeks has had a gang of weekends! Seven of the last 13 days have had a decidedly weekendish feel. One would think that all this weekending would be something to celebrate, but another weekend is upon us and I am feeling a bit "weekended out!" My...
Unraveled Wednesday | 1.1.20
Happy New Year, dear Unravelers! I am sorry for the very heavy image laden post today, but there was a lot of reading in 2019!! My year of knitting was so very good, but honestly… my year of reading might have been a bit better! I did not hit my reading goal, but I...
An Intentional Life
Intentional living is the art of making our own choices before others' choices make us. — Richie Norton As you all know, my word for 2019 - focus - made a huge impact on my life. I do not want to lose that in 2020, so I spent a good bit of time thinking about where I...
Sometimes Monday… 12.30.19
…feels like a Friday! Yes, Steve has Tuesday and Wednesday off again this week. Sometimes Monday can also feel like spring! Yes, it is a wildly windy and rainy 60°F! Sometimes Monday means putting away Christmas! Sometimes Monday is for debating - which camp do you...
Gemütlichkeit for Friday | 12.27.19
Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you should have always been. — David Bowie First... a little music for this post because yes, today is my birthday... And while this song is a great pick-me-up I must confess that I have been struggling...
Unraveled Wednesday | 12.25.19
Merry Christmas, Unravelers! Today, you get an update on some top-secret Christmas knitting and my Year in Knitting review! First up, I knit Steve a pair of Simply Skyp Socks. The yarn I used was a bit heavier than sport weight, but I love how they turned out! I also...
A Year of Focus | 2019
What you stay focused on will grow. — Roy T. Bennett December is drawing to a close and so is my word for 2019 and I confess, I am sad to see it end! I started with an idea of how focus would change me and over the year my word took me on a much better journey than I...
Welcome Winter
I saw this poem on Saturday and have been pondering Wendell Berry's words ever since: To Know the Dark To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings, and is...
Gemütlichkeit for Friday | 12.20.19
Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection. — Winston Churchill As I write this post, I am watching the gentle fall of snowflakes out my "office" window. Occasionally, the wind swirls them as if my neighborhood is a huge snow globe and as the wind...
Unraveled Wednesday | 12.18.19
Perhaps a little Christmas music to get things rolling? Because Christmas insanity continues around these parts. I did manage to get mittens finished, and they will be on their way to Michigan later today! And today my making will all be about baking! Bring on the...
Currently | 12.16.19
I have so enjoyed reading the flurry of "Current Updates" in the blogisphere, I thought I would join in and share a little slice of my world as 2019 winds down. I was surprised to see that I had not done one of these updates since June! It makes me smile to see where...