Archive for 2009 September
Balls in the air, balls on the ground
There’s just been so much juggling recently. It’s easy to let a few things fall to the floor. For the first time in at least twelve years, I dropped the ball on my First Day of Fall tradition. I didn’t make the pumpkin bread and pass it out to friends or teachers. I didn’t rotate [...]
continue reading "Balls in the air, balls on the ground"A shawl, a shirt, and a touch of madness
I have to thank you all for the feedback on my partially-completed shawl. I was on the fence about splurging for the materials to finish the project, and your comments gave me a lot of food for thought… So, I bought the other two skeins and finished the shawl. But not before I ripped out [...]
continue reading "A shawl, a shirt, and a touch of madness"Mr. Woolhat
Whatever would we do without Netflix? Well, we certainly wouldn’t be introducing our children to old episodes of The Monkees. And by extension, I most definitely would not be knitting a green wool hat with a pom-pom on top for my older son. But, we do have Netflix, and we have been renting The Monkees, [...]
continue reading "Mr. Woolhat"Morning Coffee With Beki Lambert
Welcome to a (slightly late) installment of Morning Coffee. Hope your week is off to a great start already! Today we’ll be chatting with Artsy Crafty Babe, Beki Lambert. What Draws me to Artsy-Crafty Babe Beki has something new to show-and-tell at least once a week. I love to see what she’s up to. I [...]
continue reading "Morning Coffee With Beki Lambert"Confessions of a Recovering Cheapskate
I’ve been in the mood to knit myself a shawl. Those chilly September mornings and evenings seem perfect for such a thing. So, I wandered into my favorite yarn shop yesterday and came home with two skeins of this pretty Malabrigo wool. Well as anyone who has been knitting for some time knows, two skeins [...]
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