Poor Gracee Mae was stung by a bee right above her left eye. I grew up with a schnauzer and a retired Naval officer Dad. Now there’s a combination. My dad taught the dog to salute. The will make sense, I promise. Gracee tired herself out saluting today, actually swatting at her sting for a…

Caryl’s kerchief is blocking. This was an overall good project. I really enjoyed the beading part however fiddly. A one skein wonder, this is. An impressive gift at a reasonable price. There will be more in my future. Afterthoughts: next time I would knit the last row in a size larger needle. I didn’t get…

It’s a typical Pacific Northwest day. Hey Sandy, look at my sky! It’s like this from October through June, mostly. Boy, dog and I just did our trail walk. Boy on bike, dog faithfully following. See soggy dog: When I was a child my favourite book was about Scuppers the sailor dog (by Margaret Wise…

I’m having fun. I try not to take on things that aren’t fun or cause undue stress. Blogging has been a very positive experience. Like other things in my life I’ve had to make sacrifices to keep it manageable. As a person who has some training in design it was a step backwards to go…

Chuck and I were reminiscing today about some of our more recent exciting times. The subject of his finger’s close encounter with the band saw came up. He says, “I didn’t hear your reaction when the kids came in to tell you that you needed to take me to emergency. Did you say ‘Just a…

You’ve dropped a stitch. Panic or calm? Depends upon the behaviour of your yarn. I used to panic immediately, but now I know there are some yarns whose stitches will patiently wait for you to get back to them for picking up. Brown Sheep’s Lambs Pride worsted is a pleasure in that regard. Also Briggs…

I cannot get that song out of my head. It is an earworm par excellence. The clock made it home in one piece. It was actually taken apart and arrived in 20 boxes. It’s ticking and chiming at home in its third country in 147 years. Amazing. Even our resident Swiss miss commented that it…

I am home alone. This does not happen often. I’ve taken a day off here and there to rest up and try to get this heart beating to the sound of a recognizable drummer. Bryant and Chuck are off to the States to accept delivery of a very special object. When Chuck was a small…

Today’s rant – cell phone contracts. I am halfway through a three year cell phone contract. My phone has died. I didn’t buy an extended warranty because, except for cars, I don’t believe they are worth it. I accept the fact that I must pay for a new phone but I’m having a hard time…

Sometime a quickie knit is just so darn satisfying. An entire shawl in weekend, a poncho in five evenings… That’s exactly the case with my Trendsetter Dune shawl. I knit it twice in a satisfying amount of time. Truthfully it was almost three times – it was originally the Bias stole pattern that came with…