No knitting here for a bit, having done a poor job of chopping an apple, slicing the finger instead. The result? Eight stitches, antibiotics and a tetanus shot. I still plan on posting the recent FO once the pictures are taken. No photos required on this post however, you do not want to see it.

That's the beauty of the Palm Springs area in the springtime: Vacation pictures, part 2: White wine spritzer with a palm tree swizzle stick. Compared to life in Canada, everything seems bigger in the US – Marilyn Monroe, for example. Margaritas at Macarios: Hamentashen at Sherman's Deli. Hamentashen on steroids, that's a Canadian toonie, a…

We're renovating the blog, and it may take a bit to get it right. So far, so good. What do you think? Big thanks to the son.

The older my kids get, the possiblity of everyone tgether on vacation seems like a remote possibility. We were fortunate to have it happen. Seven if us, including Baby Rye, in our two bedroom condo in Palm Springs. Cozy but fun. On our last night together we talked of our highlights: Two of my S'sIL…

Part of the fun of trip anticipation is the plan for travel knitting. Used to be I could take several projects, but with recent weight limitations I limit myself to one or two small ones. The result is quick progress. Pattern: Summer Flies by Donna Griffin, with variations explained below. Yarn: Madelinetosh Pashmina, Stargazing colourway…

Remember when you could take more than one piece of luggage on a plane, sans fee, prior to the degeneration of policies that limits you to one checked piece totalling 50 pounds for $25? If you fly Allegient, the used-to-be cheap West Coast airline to sunny climes, you now pay $35 for even carry on.…

It's all about the tools, right knitters and home improvement people? With the right tools you can do anything. Zucchini spaghetti – I've tried every gadget on the market and this one wins:   Try it you'll like it. If you like zucchini…  

A perfect end to the birthday weekend. Bloglesss Marsha, D, C and I considered going to one of those bars where, for a flat rate, you get all the supplies necessary to paint a picture with added inspiration provided by good wine and food. Wait! said C. We have wine, we have food, we have…

Immediately after my father died when I was 16, I remember thinking about things that I wanted to tell him, things that made no sense at all. For example, wanting to share with him details of his funeral that he would have liked. Cold, hard reality snapped in and my teenage mind realized that of…

Back in my midwest days, long before I lived in a rain forest, I learned the self-explanatory expression "You can't win for losing." It makes sense except for this: sweet Audioknits sent me a prize for losing her blog contest: There's some yummy Jaggerspun Zephyr laceweight, baby yarn and my first taste of Dalegarn Heilo.…