Dear Malabrigo Lace,

Why must you vex me so?

Honestly, have you ever seen a bigger mess? 

How about a recipe?

The days are getting longer and HOTTER – it reached 86 earlier this week – and let me just say I am NOT ready for summer!  I’d even go so far as to say I HATE summer.  There.  It’s out there.  I hate summer.  Spring?  Fall?  Love ‘em.  Love winter especially, the entire two weeks that [...]

messy tuesday – the dare episode

My husband dared me to show this picture.

Oh wait, not that one.  This one:

This is a bookshelf in our tv room that has become a depository for all things that need to go up to the attic.  That’s the attic door on the right.  See – they’re *almost* there.  Yes, that’s a collection of Christmas [...]

spin cleaning

This weekend provided an excellent opportunity for me to clear off my bobbins and finish up some languishing spinning projects.

How about some close-ups?

4 oz of merino dyed by Miss Babs that I bought at SAFF.  Around 300 yards, I think.

Supersoft Corriedale that I dyed a long time ago.  This stuff is so poofy, I wish [...]

socks

About Socks
Give me the gift of a grip-top sock,
A clip drape shipshape tip top sock.
Not your spinslick slapstick slipshod stock,
But a plastic, elastic grip-top sock.
None of your fantastic slack swap slop
From a slap dash flash cash haberdash shop.
Not a knick knack knitlock knockneed knickerbocker sock
With a mock-shot blob-mottled trick-ticker top clock.
Not a supersheet seersucker ruck [...]

*ouch*

This has been an ouch week.  Tuesday I had to be prepped for a crown and honestly, I’m a big baby when it comes to going to the dentist.  I always have been.  When I was little, the dentist had my mom give me a sedative before my appointment.  She crushed it up and put it [...]

messy tuesday

I first read about Messy Tuesdays on Mel’s blog.  Felix has dubbed it anti-”pinnyporn” and as soon as I read her thoughts on the matter, I knew this was something I had to participate in.  We all try to present our home in the best light possible, making sure the clutter is off to the side, [...]

spring fever

I can’t concentrate; I have no attention span whatsoever.  I spin a little and then stop.  I knit a row or two and stop.  I found buttons for my Hexacomb cardi but have I finished seaming and sewn them on?  Nooooo…..
All I can think about is redecorating our home.  I’m addicted to HGTV and Design on [...]

for those with snow on the ground…still…

The irises are blooming.  The wisteria in the alley is blooming too; we can smell it when we sit on the deck in the back yard.  I know you hate me.  It’s okay.

The wee tiny sock I made for the Wee Tiny Sock Swap.  In keeping with not knowing what day it is, much less what [...]

just talk, and random talk at that

1.  Wasn’t there supposed to be another week in March?  How is it that when you’re young, you spend all your time waiting for things to come (summertime, Christmas, the cute boy down the street to notice you) and when you’re older you spend all your time wondering where the time went?
2.  I’ve been busy, [...]