I don’t go shopping very often. All the fun went out of it—any that I had in the first place, which wasn’t much—back in 2001 when we were suddenly broke. At Christmas my mom insisted that I go to Coldwater Creek and buy some nice jeans. On her. I did that. I also got a […]
Thus I submit proof that I rotated away from the Iris quick stitch:
Yes, that’s progress on Stepsisters by The Silver Lining. The last time I gave you an update on this glorious piece was way back in early October. Since I picked it up again I’ve stitched the lower leaf on the far left, […]
Location, location, location
Where do you do most of your reading? Your favorite spot? (And yes, I understand that these might not be the same thing–your favorite spot could be the beach, but you do most of your reading at home… in which case, tell me about both!)
There’s a place at San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center—in […]
I’m so close with the Melon shawl I can almost taste it.
See?
All that needs to be done is the grafting. In order to test out the instructions Kristie sent me, I knit up a sample in some bright, easy to see, easy to use yarn. Yes, this is exactly the same pattern. […]
I’ve laughed, cried, watched TV, talked, shared, argued, made up, knit, crocheted, cross stitched, slept, been sick, gotten well, recovered from surgery, eaten, spilled things, loved, and lived with this couch for more than twenty years. It was strange to watch it go off with strangers, to be given a new lease on life. […]
In reading blogs this morning, I saw that Miriam had asked for and answered some interview questions. I had fun reading the links back through other people’s blogs, so asked Miriam for some questions. Here’s what she wants to know about me.
1. What is your favorite food?
My favorite food varies from day to day, […]
The upholsterers are coming today to take away my couch to make it pretty. And blue.
I’ve prepared the TV room as much as I can. The lamp, naturally, plugs in behind the couch, so I can’t move Dave’s end table, or the lamp, until the guys get here at 1:00. The remotes are stashed, […]
I know how picture hungry people always are—me included—so I took some pictures of the Melon shawl this morning. It’s sort of hard to tell, but I have one end laying on top of the other, showing the end in sight.
I had a helper.
Ricki is a funny kitty. When we first got her […]
There are few things in gardening more magical than planting a seed, seeing it sprout, and watching it grow into a plant. We were back at Lowe’s on Saturday, got a pony pack of yellow marigolds for the garden out front—not planted yet—potting soil, and some seeds. Since I mostly garden in pots on the […]
I’m late in sharing one of last week’s free patterns from Berroco. I actually like this one. It’s called Wanda, a sweet short-sleeved spring cardigan with nice cable detailing.
I was planning on sharing this week’s free patterns from Berroco, but they were too awful. The only thing they had going for them was that […]