Life in my family: 1. DD, 22-yrs-old, having finished her degree last June, has decided to get married in July. 2. Future son-i-l is not through with school, with at least two more years to go, eight months at a Bible college. 3. We would like them to wait. 4. Not possible as the Bible…

A meme, what an easy way to get out of an original post: 4 Jobs you’ve had in your life: 1. Gift wrapper at Lord and Taylor in NY 2. Counselor in a methadone and STD clinic 3. Counselor for Big Brothers/Big Sisters  4. Executive Director of a non-profit agency 4 Movies You Could Watch…

A finished object! And what an object it is. Introducing "C’Est La Vie" in Classic Elite Miracle, a mixture of tencel (wood fibre) and alpaca. Post knit review: 1. I love Fiddlesticks patterns. 2. I liked this one so much, I’ve started another one in red, with a black ruffle. Sure, another 1400+ ruffle stitches…

I think I know how to use it. My husband tells a story about when he was little and he told his mom "I caught a rabbit." "You did," she said, a bit incredulously. "I think I caught a rabbit," said little Chuck. "Um humm," said Mom. "I hope I caught a rabbit," said he.…

Last week we broke the record – 40 out of 42 days of rain. It was rain of biblical proportions. You know it’s bad when the newspaper is delivered double bagged and the joke going around has to do with the devil throwing aside Vancouverites because they’re are too wet to burn in hell. When…

So, lets look in my knitting basket and see what’s not finished and why. I have my Master’s in counselling from way back when, I’m supposedly skilled at figuring out behaviour and motivation. And I can talk to myself in ways you could never talk in a counselling situation. There’s: 1. Marina – I love…

A Shift Lately, Everywhere I walk, I’m wrapped by webs. I don’t see them till they’ve wound their silky way about my face, neck and shoulders. Before, I would have recoiled, flailing, terrified of the weaver. Now, I luxuriate in the delicate caress and march forward, strands trailing behind, a sheer, weightless scarf. I’m unsure…

I saw a meme where people are listing five of their strange habits. This has provided a fair amount of discussion in my house. The ones I’m ready to admit to: 1. I love boxes and have a hard time throwing them out, especially shoe boxes. I was in box heaven when I worked at…

I’m hooked, or more appropriately in weaving speak, I’m warped. The weaving class was a success, from the shop owner’s point of view. I ordered a tabletop rigid heddle loom, two books and an extra reed. One hit was all it took to create a serious addiction, thanks to author/designer/teacher Rowena Hart. In a three…

You know how when things are just not right with your life, they’re just not right with your knitting? And you know how what you are thinking gets tangled up with what you’re knitting? How each piece of knitting is affected by what you were feeling at the time? Or how the knitting decisions you…