I have a cold.  Not a bad cold.  Not the knock you down for the count sort of cold.  No, I have the slightly there cold.  The I feel fine…almost…sort of cold.  The hang around for three five seven days and counting cold.  I hate this cold.  If I’m going to be sick, I want […]

I survived my first white water rafting experience because I didn’t go.  Not for lack of trying, though.  I met my father and we headed to the mountains of Tennessee.  However, just before we where to head down river we received a call.  The dam was not releasing water into the river because of the […]

I am spending the weekend with my father.  Something prompted him to decide that this was the year to check white water rafting off his list of things to do before the end of his days or so I am assuming that’s his motivation.  Something else prompted me to cheerfully go along for the ride.  […]

Recently, I organized my stash.  I try to do this once or twice a year.  It gives me peace of mind that anything with wings or more than four legs and whiskers have not made a nest in my wool.  It also allows me the opportunity to discover that I have purchased the same yarn for the same […]

This project knitted up really quick.  Or rather, it required little of my time.  Infact, until I hit the shoulders, it was fairly mindless knitting.   I started this sweater in March but several other things prevented any focused attention to knit on it.  This became my on the go knitting.  A few minutes a week was all it […]