What do you use to hold your fabric while you stitch? A hoop, a Q-Snap, a scroll frame, something else, or do you stitch in hand? Have you always used just the one thing or have you tried one or more of the others? Which do you like best? Why?
I grew up using a hoop […]
After years of being lost, then recently found, the socks for Dad are finally done. I no longer know where I found the fair isle pattern that I used. Good thing that part was done on both socks. The first sock was completely knit, though ends needed hiding. The second sock stopped just below the […]
I found this over on Kim’s blog. Kim, you find the best stuff. What fun! I turned out to be a blend of bamboo and turbo, but overall I think bamboo fit me the best, so here it is.
You are bamboo.
Warm, cozy, and thoughtful, you take your time and enjoy how things feel, smell, and […]
Today’s questions brought to us by Nicki, who has come up with a ton of fun ideas, this being the first that struck me.
Which 3 authors would you invite to a dinner party (they can be dead)? Agatha Christie, Elizabeth Peters, and David Eddings (and his wife Leah).
Why? Since the first time I picked up […]
My scrolling list of books read is getting out of hand again, so I’m moving another batch out to a post in order to archive it. These are the books I read between May 30 and August 29, 2005.
Elizabeth Peters
Amelia Peabody Mysteries
The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog
The Hippopotamus Pool
Seeing a Large Cat
The Ape Who […]
Only a few days this time, but it seems that it’s time to rotate to Sterling Silver (you wouldn’t believe how loud its screaming has gotten), so here’s the latest. I got even more flowers done, and more of the basket. Pretty good progress for just a few days’ work, especially when you consider how […]
There’s a lot of cleanup to do now that the painters are gone. A lot of it involves cleaning up old outside light fixtures. Dave spent quite a few hours in the garage this weekend cleaning this one fixture. The difference is amazing, as you can see in the before and after photos. The fixture […]
Another week of potpourri.
Do you own a dishwasher (and if not, do you even want one), or do you have to do your dishes by hand? Yes, definitely have a dishwasher. But, we have a lot of things that don’t go in it for one reason or another, so I lot of hand washing is […]
While all this stuff was going on with the house being scaffolded and painted (I’m still reveling in the fact that they’re gone!), our refrigerator decided to spring a leak. In back. Soaked and damaged the wood floor before we had any clue that there was a problem. Called our insurance company, an adjuster came […]
What’s the largest project you’ve ever done? What’s the smallest?
I’ll answer the second question first. The smallest thing I ever stitched was a tiny birth announcement that I did for each of my cousins when their wives had their first babies. I don’t have the dimensions any more, but they were quite small, probably only […]