sunday scenes

Sunday I felt like getting high. Let me tell you – those liquid balloons will do the trick, too. I couldn’t stop at one balloon. Pretty soon I had a balloon family and a cluster migraine to match!  Once I came down, that is. oooh, look at the little hitchhikers!  Acrobatic devils. I blame my [...]

cleansing the pallet

In my last post, I mentioned having some failures, so let’s get that out of the way real quick. My Boutis project isn’t going to work – not surprising really, since I tried to use an embroidery pattern instead of a Boutis pattern. You can see the raised areas where I stuffed the flower petals [...]

wordless wednesday

new beginnings

I’ve always loved making things.  I credit my grandmother, who always had some sort of project going on.  She quilted, she painted, she embroidered, she knit.  She ordered kits that contained everything needed to complete a project and when I’d visit her, she put my hands to the task. Many years ago, I went through [...]

just knitting along

I’ve been steadfastly knitting my Fair Isle Cardigan. Two color repeats are done and I’ve started the third.  I’ve also finished the pair of man socks and need to take a picture. These are my next socks to finish.  They were started in March of 2008, which is just CRAZY.  I finished the first sock, [...]

olympic report

Hi there!  Well, I wanted to cast on during the opening ceremonies – specifically, when the torch was lit (I figured if that was when Stephanie was starting, then that was when I would start!) – but I just couldn’t stay awake!  I fell asleep on the couch and did wake up to see the [...]

friday funny

That’s about the only way we’ll see 20 inches of snow in Alabama! Have a great weekend!

breaking news bulletin

I have finished my Staghorn pullover. Stop. Ends need woven and blocking done, but I consider it finished. Stop. I couldn’t let the year end without adding one more to the list. Stop. Avoidance of crochet intarsia project must. Stop.

something nice

This weekend I made Christmas cookies. There are three kinds of cookies I make – Fruit Drop (above), Hartshorn, and Brazil Nut.  My grandmother made TONS of these cookies each Christmas and gave them as her presents to her six children and their families.  It wouldn’t feel like Christmas to me without them. Both the [...]

I know it’s Friday

and I’ve been trying not to get too political here, but this article is so fantastic that I had to share it. It’s long.  It’s involved.  I had to read many sentences twice and I’m quite sure I don’t understand half of the agencies and connections referenced. What’s worse is I don’t know what to [...]

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