Update: We’re waiting for another set of tests before they can release Chuck from the hospital. So far, no bacteria has been identified. Last night, however, he looked like his old self again after they unhooked him from all tubes and drains except the PICC line for antibiotics and allowed him to put some weight…

Thanks everybody for your concern during this crisis. Chuck will stay in the hospital until they can identify what bacteria is causing the problem, then will send him home for IV antibiotics through a PICC line (a catheter to a major vein just above the heart) for at least two weeks. I have to get…

I consider my family life as generally one of joy, but hard work. After this year, however, I realize how much weirdness there is especially with health flukes. Yesterday Chuck woke up with a sore knee. By the end of the workday he was in excruciating pain. I took one look at this huge purple…

It’s complete – Elina’s bias shawl made from Midas – but that’s Mari modelling it. Due to its stretchy, drapey nature I crab stitched around the outside edge. I thought this yarn was difficult to knit with, but crocheting was nearly impossible. It took a long time but I’m happier with the product. Someone commented…

You always hear the question "If you had one last opportunity to travel where would you like to go?" My version, "If you had one last project to knit what would it be?" Let’s qualify that – there would be no budgetary limitations. My knitting dream is an Alice Starmore sweater, but realistically there is…

I’m cheating today, this is a copy of a post I added to the Flower Basket Knitalong: I’m in, like I need another project to work on. But I’m so close to finishing my current shawl that I can rationalize it. I bought the yarn the last time I was over the border and the…

This is a sequel to my February 7th post where, years later, I was told of events in my children’s lives that occurred right under my nose. After a friend sent me a link to a Shar Pei dog undergoing an extreme makeover, Bryant told me how he and a friend (who will remain anonymous…

     I was recently called cute by one of my employees. Cute, in the way that people think of senior citizens. I’m cute because my son text messaged me and I didn’t know how to reply so I went to the youngest employee in our organization and asked for her expertise. She said “You’re…

Warning: Rated R for grossness. Hickory dickory dock, a mouse really ran up our clock. We have a serious mouse problem and I need… I stopped in mid sentence because, really and truly, at that moment a mouse ran right over my foot as I was posting. It was 3:00 a.m., dark, and it freaked…

Just a quick one – my ultrasound came out fine – two teensy cysts (about the width of a US size 2 knitting needle) were what was originally picked up by the mammogram. It’s amazing what they can see. I can relate anything to knitting! And I’m awaiting knee surgery. More knitting tomorrow.