In high school we used to keep track of Eddie Haskell points when the boys would make a positive comment to somebody’s mother as in Leave It To Beaver. “My, Mrs. Cleaver, you look lovely today.” On Saturday night we took our daughters and their respective boyfriends out for dinner. Eldest daughter’s new boyfriend says…

I crave comfort and I achieve it in many ways: sensible shoes, warm clothes, soft as silk knitted scarves, good soup recipes… My desk chair at work is the ultimate in my quest for comfort and being a floor model, it was a bargain. Two of my favourite things. My chair has memory foam cushions,…

I have started my Fleece Artist narrow scarf five times. No matter how I interpret the pattern, it never comes out with the right yarn on the right side. You start with a two colour cast on and end up knitting one row of each colour by sliding the stitches to the other end of…

My first and only political comment so far:  I’m glad to be living in Canada. Thanks to a 50% off Joann coupon, I just received the Boye Hookmaster set – a complete set of crochet hook nestled neatly in their own pouch. I am not yet a crocheter but do use these for edges, ruffles,…

Yesterday I was reading our liability insurance policy at work. Understandably it now has an exclusion for terrorist activities, but another one tickled my funny bone. I know there are serious health concerns related to this problem, but to see it spelled out put my imagination into overtime. Our most recent exclusion is for funghi.…

Think Gilda Radner’s Emily Litella voice: “What’s this fuss I hear about change management?” The task of managing change has become a money maker and change has provided an arena for recreational whining. I’m generally from the I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, get a grip camp. HELLO, change is a part of life,…

I’m beginning to think I dreamed up that yarn with the little balls of snow (see October 21st.). I was sure I saw it at a particular knit shop, but even they were at a loss to suggest what it might be. It bugs me, next time I’ll write it down. At the time, though,…

I know it’s Monday because I’m all charged up. My cell phone, Chuck’s cell, my PDA, the digital camera, the laptop… When I designed our renovation I had no idea how many wall outlets I should have planned. Those were the days before we owned any of that stuff. That’s what I like about knitting,…

Food – I love to buy it, I love to cook it, I love to eat it, I love to serve it. Melty, cheesy, salty, spicy, crunchy, savoury, beefy, fresh and fishy, still dripping with seawater. But not sweet. I don’t have a sweet tooth, thank goodness. I worry about my love affair with food.…

That describes tonight. My knitting toys are one of the most organized parts of my life. It provides balance to some of my other parts. When I discovered that I owned two pairs of Addi Turbos , size 3, 32 inch length, I felt out of control of my knitting life. How could I have…