My nearest LNS closed last weekend. Today they were finishing up moving out all the furniture and fixtures. DH and I poked our heads in. We were in the neighborhood. Wished the ex-LNS owner good luck in whatever she does next. Store had been doing well, too. She says she just needed a break. Too […]
I had to do it. Saw an ad in the back of the latest Interweave Knits magazine for totally cool self-striping sock yarn, and I had to go buy some. I’ve seen self-striping yarn before, but the pattern you get with this stuff is totally fun. And at only $3.69/ball and free shipping, how could […]
Ooh. Just got the newsletter. Nora is going to be branching out, and creating a whole new line in addition to her regular stuff. Can’t wait to find out what she’s going to be doing. I wonder if her new freebie is indicative of the direction she’s going to go. There are lots of beads […]
Being both a knitter and a cross-stitcher, I subscribe to periodicals for both hobbies. I love getting both kinds of magazines. They’re always full of fun designs and new techniques to try. This is all good.
The knitting magazines have some features that I wish the cross-stitch magazines did, such as knitting newsy bits (this month’s […]
I ran across this a week or three ago. Thought it fun. And I finally have a place to put it!
Your Inner European is Italian!
Passionate and colorful.
You show the world what culture really is.
Who’s Your Inner European?
Ok. So, I’ve changed the template for one with a more calming background color. I seem to often go for greens… This is darker than most, but I like it. Even rather like the orange in the header. Added the photo of my old kitty, Deli. It’s the same one that I use as my […]
What have I gotten myself into? I’ve thought about blogging for quite a while. It has some sort of mysterious draw. We’ll see how I do, how often I actually post, if anyone reads it! So, first post… here goes nuttin’…