A Boobie Bag!!!, written 4 days ago,  This is just too great not to share!! I got this yesterday from my friend, Jackie, who is also a breast cancer survivor. It came on the last day of my radiation treatments. It?s a purse made from a bra! What a hoot. Look at the close up view. &...

lightening, written 1 day ago, School holidays are over. Combined with Amy's prolonged school absence with the scarlet fever it feels a bit like a whole new year.And Wil has been yabbering his head off. He's been pretty slow so far on the talking front but in just the last few days the pieces seem t...

Knitting, spinning, etc. Obsessive knitter with illusions of becoming a fiber artist or a knit designer or maybe owning a yarn store.

I've knitted way too many scarves, 10 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of booties, 2 baby blankets, 1 bib, 1 burp cloth, 13 hats, 3 pairs of mittens, 2 water bottle slings, 2 pairs of felted slippers, 5 felted purses, 6 knitted purses, 1 coat, 2 shawls, 7 felted b

Stash Enhancement - Yes!!, written 2 days ago, I really have to thank my Secret Pal assigned to spoil me this last round, because she has really been wonderful! So: Thank you Scoutleader!! Go say hello to her won't you? This is the fabulous package I received this week: 2 skeins of the softest Debb...

Basic Black Socks, written 3 weeks ago, These are going much faster than I thought they might.  They're big ones - I'm hoping big enough for MP.  I did the K1P1 ribbed cuff on slightly larger needles (I think around 2.5 mm) and 70 stitches, then increased to 72 stitches and switched down to 2.25 m...

Surviving Ike, written 3 weeks ago, Whew!  My family pulled through Hurricane Ike with minimal damage, but are preparing for several days without power.  We're now enjoying a cooler, breezy day with the occasional drizzle on the north side of Ft. Worth as Ike passes to the east. If you are in the ...

What Not to Wear, written 21 hours ago,

Weekend o' Thrills, written 5 hours ago, It's not as though I didn't warn him.On Friday evening I was still not quite finished with everything that needed to be ready for YarnCon on Saturday morning. Not my fault, honestly. Just you try putting together display booth with a crazed presidential candi...

Let's Twist!, written 12 hours ago, If you want something done then do it yourself, right? Yesterday afternoon I was home, the sweater was dry and the sun was shining. I had everything I needed except a photographer. I decided it was as good a time as any to try using my new remote. So I set [...]

ouch, written 5 days ago, after a rather long hiatus (I think the last time I actually spun on the wheel was early August), I resumed spinning up the Miss Babs wool/silk that I bought at Midwest Folk & Fiber back in July. the black's been spun up for a while, the green was in time-out (it broke....

Cats for Obama, written 7 hours ago, Stanley's on board. But we're a little worried about Antone. See how other cats are making a difference.

Back to my nest, written 1 week ago, Coming home these days seems to be all about the food. Something about autumn makes me feel like stockpiling, just in case I need to hibernate, so this morning I bought a few kilos of tomatoes at the market. A cauldron of sauce, destined to be frozen in single se...

Truly, madly, deeply, written 5 hours ago, Insane. That is pretty much the gist of my morning. That whole 'dishwasher repair' that I called Sears about, the one I endured twelve minutes of haranguing with young Mr. "Engleesh ees almohsst me seecund lahnguweej", during which time I carefull...

Wedding Bells, written 11 hours ago, No, not for me!!!!! Bryan, my nephew, and Sarah, his fiance, had a wedding shower last weekend.  They are just too cute!  I gave them the Pi Shawl blanket.  The seemed to really like it. My Mother crocheted their name (this is her thing to do……we all LOVE ...

FO: Cabled Beret, written 1 day ago, The weather here in Kalamazoo is crazy, perhaps even crazier than in New Orleans. Two weeks ago, temperatures were in the low 70s and people were complaining because it was far too hot to really be fall (ha! low 70s does mean fall to me). Then last week the tempe...

Not Abandoned..., written 1 day ago, ...not really. Just in the Doldrums, knitting, and otherwise.1930s knitted fashions in Vogue. Not Vogue Kniting, that is, Regular Vogue-Vogue.Knit Evening GownsVogue, January 1, 1933Illustration by R.S. GrafstromThe Latest in Knitted WoolsVogue, January 1, 1934Fr...

Words matter, written 2 weeks ago, Now that my daughter is grown, I've learned a valuable parenting lesson that I wish I'd known when she was young. Words really do matter. Spankings and time-outs may be painful or distasteful or inconvenient at the time, but it's the words that parents use with the...

O the Riches, written 2 days ago, What did I want when I was 21? Money, fame, greatness? The Fight Club Hollywood destiny of my generation. This evening at 39, old enough for aches and pains, a small assortment of pills young enough to mow the lawn on my own, as my neighbor cannot do, I have a momen...

Just one more row.