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I figured out IPhoto. Be proud.
I want to show you something. I knitted this blanket for Eva. When I gave it to her I tossed it over her head. Apparently, my stitches were large enough that she could see through them. She walked around the house with that blanket over her head for a long time. And never bumped into…
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CBS News: 5 killed in shootout among deer hunters
5 killed in shootout among deer hunters Um. You’ve got to be kidding. This is ridiculously tragic. Folks in Northwestern Wisconsin will be talking about this for years to come. My reaction? First, be polite to people who carry loaded guns and this sort of thing shouldn’t happen, right? Right? Or, maybe the suspect is…
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Oh, the places you’ll go!
SOOOO. . .Katie said to me today: “You are so obsessed. It’s cute.” I’m not sure how to take that, but, of course, we were at the yarn shop. I finished Mary Defrees little hat. It is designed by Chey and CUTE CUTE CUTE! YUP! and I made it. All by myself. Aren’t you proud?…
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update.
all right. the hiatus is over. the kids are fine. Lila is 4 now. she had 4 separate birthday parties. i wish I was 4. Eva is well and now says: “bye, more, mama, dada, lila, all done, hi, and uh-oh.” Cute little monkey. I’ve started a poncho knit in the round, top-down for Lila.…
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The beginning of the�
Once upon a time, long ago, in the Winter, when I was living at my parents’ house in the snowy Upper Peninsula of Michigan, my job was to make sure the driveway was cleared of snow so people could drive out. It was a fairly long driveway, especially by city standards. This meant waking at…
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Hold on to what we’ve got. . . .
All right. It’s been a long ans quiet month here on the blog. I am afraid that the quiet may continue. But don’t give up, web audience. There is still hope for life, the universe, everything. But for now there is only knitting. I mean, quiet. All right, you’ve caught me. But if you don’t…
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humph!
I know there is nothing so disappointing as an unupdated blog. You go back again and again, hoping for new news or at least a picture and time and again there is nothing. Nothing at all. It’s sad really.
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Wino wisdom
So, forgive the crudeness of this post, but I happened onto this site (bloghopping again) and I found it very amusing. And scary all at the same time. Here is a taste:
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I’m done. I’m an official knitter.
HEY! I finished my scarves! some of you may have seen them at church today but let me tell you they are lovely. Now I have naked needles again. Yuk. I’m sure I’ll get something on them soon.