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the neglectful gardener 25 Feb 2013 | 06:00 pm
I was thinking recently in the shower (where I do most of my thinking) that I am really an expert in being a sucky gardener. I love gardening, but really I should be in jail for vegetable neglect. If ...
merry everything! 24 Dec 2012 | 08:58 pm
Friends, I hope you're snuggled up someplace with a warm cup of tea, a pile of knitting or a good book, and making merry with those you love. Perhaps you're even lucky enough to have a cat on your lap...
unchristmasing 4 Dec 2012 | 10:56 pm
I'm not really up for Christmas this year. This will be the first Christmas without my Dad. He was a big kid at heart, and he was the keeper of all our family holiday traditions, from the Chinese alm...
late fall 8 Nov 2012 | 11:10 pm
We escaped the hurricane that brought such terrifying storms to our coast and mountains. All we got here in central North Carolina was some much-needed rain. I feel almost guilty enjoying some beautif...
free pattern friday :: apiary jumper 12 Oct 2012 | 05:00 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE This little sweater dress is all about the yarn. Choose a variegated yarn in bold colors with medium-to-long color changes – the stitch patterns in t...
new free pattern coming friday! 9 Oct 2012 | 08:35 pm
One thing about being at home with a new baby: I have time for knitting. Not for sitting in a cozy chair for hours with yarn, This American Life and a cup of tea knitting, but for ten minutes snatche...
build a backyard sand table 4 Oct 2012 | 07:12 pm
The Little Pea loves to dig in the sand. When we go to the playground, she often spends the whole time sprawled barefoot in the sandbox, happily building and destroying towns, castles and farms. With...
welcome, little bee 3 Oct 2012 | 07:24 pm
The newest member of the Pea family arrived last week. This is the Little Bee. It was a wonderful day for our family. Bee was born on September 27th, my father's birthday. He would have been 63 - we ...
tutorial :: sewing a button very very securely 24 Sep 2012 | 06:05 pm
So you've made a beautiful little baby cardigan and all it needs is five adorable buttons to finish the job. But buttons are a choking hazard on baby clothes! Oh dear. One good solution is to use a z...
back on the knitwagon! 21 Sep 2012 | 07:39 pm
For the last six months, I haven't touched any knitting. Haven't even thought about it (except occasional pangs of guilt). It was like I left it behind in the cold hospital room where I spent so many ...
