What are the chances that two people in the same room will share a birthday?  Although it doesn’t seem to make sense mathematically, I read once that in a room of 15 people there was a good chance that two will share the same birthday. Consider my office, there are just over 20 of us.…

I have a new batch of random Google searches that led people to my blog. Maureen noted that a reference to Mary Poppins increased the number of Google referrals to her knitting blog by 70%! You guessed it – my most recent interesting arrival found me by Googling "I accidentally ate ants." Over the past…

Do you remember that song from Sesame Street? It’s the truth when it comes to purchasing power. I belong to the Yahoo Yarn Co-op Group, and until now, have resisted that buying power. But when they offered Fleece Artist yarn from Canada, so no border/customs mail order problems, I gave in. As I wind it…

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…