Angie Saved My Day…

My mind was a complete blank this morning, and I thought I might need to let this day slip off the radar.  Then I read Angie’s post…  Taadaa! 
I do very much enjoy Impressionist art, but I have to take just the slightest bit of umbrage with what the pundits have to say about that! 
Your result for [...]

Last, and Best.

This week’s knitting post, Part the Third.
When I took delivery of Joan’s package containing the meringue sweater pattern the other day, the envelope felt suspiciously squishy, and sported a bit of a lump. 
The squishy lump turned out to be a sneaky and wonderful surprise:

How gorgeous is this?  Hopefully Joan can fill in the stats for us – all I can tell [...]

Getting My Random On.

1.   We had fabulous tamales and salsa from El Rey (scroll down) last night, with the Jef’s fab guacamole.  Mmm.
2.   That was our third Mexican meal this week.  We also had steak tacos and bean burritos at some point.
3.   I could go for four.
4.   We have a new floor in our upstairs bathroom.  It’s porcelain [...]

Knitting Circle.

You may recall me waxing wistfully, on occasion, about finding a knitting group of my very own.
Apparently, the Gods of Knit got tired of listening to me whine, because it seems I found one – perhaps by coincidence, or perhaps by said Gods’ divine eye rolling and huffing “alright, already!”
I had a vague idea that [...]

Fun Thing.

Perhaps not the most flattering profile, but much of it fits.  Who are you?
Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz…
You Are a Katharine!

You are a Katharine — “I am happy and open to new things”
Katharines are energetic, lively, and optimistic. They want to contribute [...]

Can’t Get Enough.

No, I’m not discussing cooking today.  (Sorry Beth.)  Well, just one thing.  I mentioned a few days back that my cooking mojo had wandered away somewhere, but I think it slipped in the back door, perhaps a bit sheepishly, over the weekend.  Sunday morning found me puttering away in the kitchen, making minestrone and apple crisp, [...]

Since I’ve Got Nothing,

I’ll let the New York Times entertain you today with a tale of 36 Hours in Milwaukee.  I couldn’t have written it better, but it has me thinking about where I’d take you all for my own specialized 36 hour tour of My Fair City.
I’m going to think on that, and perhaps work up a series [...]

Lucky Number

Whoohooo!
Psych – no, I didn’t suddenly sprout a groovy pair of socks off my needles.  These are Certified Cookie Socks, with patented CCSRs, so kindly gifted to me for being commenter 9000 on Shut Up and Knit!
How cool is that?
Cookie sent me the ball band, so I can tell you that these happy socks were [...]

Funny Thing.

No, don’t get excited!  I didn’t suddenly sprout a new sweater off the needles for you to ooh and aah over!  I’ve been wanting to show you this for a while, because there’s a bit of a story here.  This is a sweater that was given to me by a friend about 26 years ago.  [...]

More Love.

I don’t know what’s up, but I’ve got a lot of love to spread around these days. 

This is just a part of the amazing gift box that arrived from the KnittyOtter.  It seems I won her 200th Post Getting to Know You contest.   She really outdid herself on the prizes – honestly, it’s too much!  There [...]