It was a risky proposition agreeing to be the subject of a documentary. Fears included participation in the reality TV genre that I've intentionally avoided through 14 years without TV, the risk of public humiliation, and the revelation of TMI. Like I've said before, "the things you do for kids." More questions asked of me: 1.…

Not official frequently asked questions, but the ones that were asked of us, two unlikely attendees. 1. What is Burning Man? Attended by 62,000 people in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, it is a temporary complete city, set up for one week and then it's gone, all citizens agreeing to leave no trace of their existence.…

Went for my five week x-ray and found out that I'll be in this cast for three more weeks. No time off for good behaviour. I'm bummed. It will give me plenty of time, though, to get some Burning Man posts up. Just waiting for photos. I didn't take too many with my camera –…

Remember this? Well we went, cast on leg and all. I'll be posting about the adventure I would have never predicted I'd experience in this lifetime. Chuck and I encrusted in playa dust:

This is precisely why I carry knitting with me at all times. You never know when you'll be required to spend hours in the ER. Besides my casted leg, last week's visit to the ER had the positive outcome of allowing me the time to frog back a major section of pink pooling in my…

This is a therapeutic post. My Ravelry "curse word" is my Puerto Rican grandmother's "Ay Dios Mio." I dated a guy, whose mother asked me one day,"What's with this smee-o smee-o stuff?" There has been a lot of that stuff happening here recently. This has been a year of life and death, health and injury.…

There really is such a thing as a one or two day project: All you need is bulky yarn, a 10mm hook and this free pattern. Pattern: Crochet Lacy Wrap (Coats and Clark). Yarn: Noro Silver Thaw, now discontinued.  Hook: 10mm, US size N Thoughts: The same scarf in green was a prop in that…

A good summer's read: Honest to God I was fantasizing about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail before hearing about this book. We've decided to start smaller and do the West Coast Trail next summer, rated on the of the top ten hikes in the world. Who knows what will come after that! Learning something new: A…

Sometimes it doesn't take much. 1. A gift of yarn from someone who knows that I don't need an inch more of the stuff. But C knew it would be appreciated: And I'm putting it to good use on a Hitchhiker Scarf, a pattern that's easy on the wrists: 2. My son, safely returned from…

Do you beleive it? After all this time, an FO. My goal was to finish prior to my hand surgery, and I succeeded, due to the fact that my surgeon has flown the Canadian coop to better opportunities in Seattle, leaving this hurtin' chicky behind. I view it as an opportunity for a second opinion.…