I thought that was a quote from Poltergeist, but trusty google claims it's from the Shining. Maybe both. Blogless Marsha and I had the good fortune to knit not just Italy, but Greece and Turkey as well. Here are the first pictures as proof: Despite the fact that the Colisseum picture looks like a backdrop,…

Blogless Marsha and Lifesastitch knit Italy…

That's how it feels, my tether being the cast on my fractured ankle and now a related foot issue. The inability to drive for five of those weeks kept me housebound. Don't cry me too much of a river, although the hard part was temporarily giving up my 10,000 steps a day plan, to which…

Thank goodness this one required no emergency room knitting, as did its predecessor: Pattern: Hitchhiker Scarf by Martina Behm Yarn: Colinette Jitterbug, in the older, smaller put up: 320 yards. The colour reminds me of an opal. Its flecks of rose, blue and green making it quite versatile. Difficult to spot in the photo. Needles: US 5 Thoughts: Again,…

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…