…and one much needed one for me, too. See you in three weeks. Knit lots!

Whomp rattle rattle. If you've been to my house you'll recognize that noise. Even the neighbours have commented. It's the front door closing. You had to whomp it to get it to close and then the single pane sidelights on either side would rattle like glasses in the cupboard during an earthquake. The rattle part…

Hardly a red meat eating household anymore, one day we decided to satiate our occasional meaty needs. C went to SaveOn Foods (for you non-Canadians, it's a division of Overwaitea Foods, an unusual name for a grocery distributor if you ask me) and bought some steak, Mmmmm, Mmmmm, Mmmmm. He threw the grocery bags into…

Not for the usual medical reason where you are advised against grapefruit juice for its potentiating tendencies when combined with certain drugs. My doctor has ordered me away from my pink grapefruit Citron in progress: In fact, any knitting does not mix with the current state of my thumb. How is it one little appendage…

What's more joyful than a child skipping down the sidewalk? One of my co-workers told me about when she and her son left a recent parent teacher conference and he broke into spontaneous skipping. You could tell he was one happy little camper. Adults don't skip down the street unless they're acting in a Viag*a…

For $29. Never thought I could do cashmere at that price, but the combination of Hand Maiden 2-ply (supposedly 273 meters/300 yards worth – seemed like more) and this pattern, produced a 70" scarf that's oh so soft.   Pattern: Lacy Kerchief Scarf (Interweave Press), way easier than it looks. Yarn and needles: Hand Maiden…

I don't know how long you've been reading this blog, but I've had a couple of posts called "Where are the children?" It's about stuff my kids got into that I don't hear about until the filter of time has done its job. In other words, enough time has passed that they won't suffer natural…

I've had all good intentions to post about interesting Palm Springs stuff, Olympic Opening Ceremony entertainment, Valentine's Day, but the older I get, the faster time goes and I'm frequently trying to play catch up. So let's start from way back, Palm Springs. I had never been there, nor had any desire to go, but…

Reading all my recent Olympic commentary, you might have wondered if this indeed is a knitting blog. Here, finally, is some knitting content. OK, in a way it's Olympic content as well. This is about the project that was intended to accompany me to the Opening Ceremonies for the looooooonnnnng pre-ceremony, post-security wait. It's that…