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!

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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’…