You would think from the way I would jump every time my phone rang last week that I was expecting a call from the Pope himself. But, no - I was waiting for something far more important. (Not that a phone call from the Pope wouldn’t be something to brag about.) By Thursday, my phone […]

Tomorrow my blog is one year old. Yes, a whole year has passed since I wrote my first post.
As I reflect on the past twelve months, there is only one thing that comes to mind. It isn’t the finished objects (surprisingly few). It isn’t the new techniques and gained knowledge (too many to count). It […]

Some time ago I was invited to join a wonderful group of women. I have been blessed with getting to know them. Especially Donni. So, when she told me that something nice was coming my way, I knew it was going to be NICE. If you know what I mean. ;)
I had mentioned that […]

The house was a chilly 68F degrees this morning when I awoke. A few hours later, the sky still looked like this. Grey, very, very grey. It is actually raining in the photo. One of those incredibly light and misty rains that puts a chill dampness in the air, but does not manage to wet […]

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” - Jane Howard
The biggest surprises are the ones you do not expect. They aren’t always good, I’ll admit. But they are always big, in emotion, if not physical size.
A […]

Some days don’t you wish that you didn’t have anything better to do than watch the world go by?

I absolutely love this pattern. It might actually convert me into a doily person. I’m trying to think of a hundred good reasons why I would need to knit a hundred more of versions of this doily. It took me less than 90 minutes to knit the center.

Oh, wait. . . it took me 3 […]