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I miss my girl 28 Jul 2012 | 02:23 am

My daughter, who will be in 6th grade in the fall, is off on her first sleep-away camp. I miss her, very much. She was so excited about it that she could barely sleep the night before, and I imagine ...

I have been knitting 26 Jul 2012 | 01:47 pm

I made a pair of socks for my girl; I love that she likes them short! (I usually make socks really tall). I have done other knitting, but nothing very exciting (or photograph ready). There have been...

Family Resemblance? 19 Feb 2012 | 10:03 am

I’m definitely related to my oldest child, don’t you think? I have to stop saying that she’s my mini-me now that she’s getting older and showing a definite independent streak, but she really does loo...

I’ve fallen down the Wollmeise rabbit hole 23 Jan 2012 | 06:17 pm

and I don’t want to get out. Wollmeise Lace Garn in color Farn

We took a walk… 8 Jan 2012 | 08:22 pm

And found this: The color was so exquisite, it just jumped right out at me. This was found in a park built on top of a landfill, and it’s not really a “pretty” park, but here was this beautiful flow...

So Much Fun! 6 Jan 2012 | 08:29 pm

Today I took advantage of the fact that my children are still on vacation (and most everybody else’s have gone back to school) and we went to The Exploratorium in San Francisco. We had so much fun. I...

Much Better! 4 Jan 2012 | 04:32 pm

In my last post I showed you my first FO for the year (that’s finished object for you non-knitter-geeks out there, I think there are a few of you left in the world). While I enjoyed the project and wa...

A Finished Object for 2012! 2 Jan 2012 | 09:32 pm

I’m not much of one for making New Year’s Resolutions, but I’m happy to look for omens of a good year when I see them. I finished a knitted object today, and that’s a good trend. I have too many long...

Goofy Hats! 27 Dec 2011 | 08:07 am

As I suspected, I am finding it hard to find the time to post now that I’m not on bed rest after surgery any more. [Quick surgery update: it's now been more than 5 weeks since my surgery and things a...

Yarn 4 Dec 2011 | 06:35 pm

I have spent more time than usual looking at photos of yarn lately. I’ve come to really appreciate the importance of taking nice photographs of yarn and things made with yarn. I’ve taken my fair shar...

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