Archive for 2009 December
This is how the year goes out
This is how the year goes out: Quietly, under a blanket of newly fallen snow. Contentedly, by the light of the Christmas tree. Festively, with a bowl of rare indulgences. Warmly, next to a roaring fire. That sounds about right. A Peaceful, Healthy, and Happy New Year to us all!
continue reading "This is how the year goes out"Tweakaholic
I suppose there are worse things to be addicted to. My particular problem seems to be an inability to leave my blog design alone for too long. A few weeks ago, I re-worked the look of the shop, hoping to make it more appealing and easy to navigate, but in doing so, I made it [...]
continue reading "Tweakaholic"The Christmas Crafting
I let myself off the hook this year, big time. In fact, there were only four handmade gifts total. First were the neckwarmers I knit for the boys. Eamonn’s been asking for a scarf lately – last week was so chilly! – so I looked to my go-to pattern and scaled it down for smaller [...]
continue reading "The Christmas Crafting"Merry merry!
I meant to pop in here on Christmas Eve, but I was going nonstop until well past 10pm. I had a little bit of downtime on Christmas Day, but I felt kind of weird getting online on Christmas. So here I am today, hoping you had a fabulous holiday, thanking you for hanging out with [...]
continue reading "Merry merry!"Collaboration
I’m not always on the ball teacher-gift-wise, but this year, I managed to get it done with a little help from the kids. Erin’s coffee cup cozy tutorial is something I’ve been eyeing since she posted it last year, and I finally decided to try it, when I realized that it’s a perfect project for [...]
continue reading "Collaboration"Playing with old(ish) jewelry
I treated myself to a new goldenrod-colored sweater last week, and a pair of argyle socks to match, and as I was driving home from Target, I was doing what any other jewelry designer would do – taking a mental inventory of my necklaces, trying to remember if I had anything to match my new [...]
continue reading "Playing with old(ish) jewelry"Dear Tooth Fairy
It was just three days ago that I asked Eamonn if he had any loose teeth. Maybe he was nervous about the idea of losing a tooth? I’m not sure, but whatever the reason, he resisted my attempt to check his front teeth, or to show him how to check for himself. I never did [...]
continue reading "Dear Tooth Fairy"Boys and their hats
Every time I sit down to blog lately, my head fills up with lazy thoughts: I don’t feel like uploading my photos to flickr; I don’t know what to write about; maybe I’ll have a quick peek at my email first. And on and on. Until here we are six days since my last post, [...]
continue reading "Boys and their hats"Taking the afternoon off
Oh, brrr! It’s so cold here today! I’ve been spending the last several days cleaning, decorating, and furiously knitting, all in anticipation of the open house I’m hosting today, and I’m tired! This morning was the first wave, which was lightly-attended, but still a pleasant time. Tonight I hope to be busier. But this afternoon, [...]
continue reading "Taking the afternoon off"A good day for wool
It’s not that it’s too terribly cold out there, but it it’s raining. It’s raining on top of snow. And while I had the good sense to tunnel through the junk in the hall closet and dig out the boys’ winter boots, my enthusiasm for the project didn’t extend to unearthing my own boots. Instead [...]
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