Only I didn’t say “darn it.”    I had just finished knitting the sleeves of our Post Wisteria Saque and was feeling pretty good about it (I had spent a couple of hours typing up the pattern from notes that… Continue reading

Sarah and I just finished a big project and — to my personal amazement — I found myself actually tidying up!  I put all the design notes and left-over yarn in a big box.  I put all the needles away… Continue reading

I do not think I mentioned that my kids gave me a Cricket loom for Christmas.  It was a delightful surprise (although it had been on my wish list) and I was excited to get weaving.  With all the activity… Continue reading

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve — which is pretty much my favorite day of the year.  And I am in fine spirits!  A couple of days ago I hit a low when I realized I was fabulously behind on everything, had… Continue reading

Observations on Christmas Cards: I love Christmas cards!  The artwork and printed messages.  The handwritten notes.  The classic Christmas letters.  The photos.  We returned from a few days in Portland to find a stack of Christmas cards: 18!  That is… Continue reading

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at the Oregon Coast with 39 of our nearest and dearest (the only family member missing was our son Geoff who is studying at the London Dramatic Academy).   Although I came home exhausted from all… Continue reading

So, this evening I was home alone – an evening with a nice adventure movie and my knitting.  I had chosen Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island for my movie and (somewhat reluctantly) a triangular gusset in moss stitch for my… Continue reading

I have delusions about summer — much like my delusions about the Christmas Season.  Every year, I approach “the lazy days of summer” with visions of myself knitting for hours – on the deck in the afternoon (what the heck,… Continue reading

Finding myself both over-extended on my knitting (i.e. too many active projects) and behind on my knitting (i.e. not making satisfactory progress on said projects), I realize that – once again –I have been overlooking The Nature of Things. It… Continue reading

A couple of nights ago, the smoke detector in our bedroom went off – for about 10 seconds.  There was no fire, no smoke — maybe something had wafted in through the open window?  We’ll never know.   But at about… Continue reading