This could be a post about the antics of certain all inclusive resort attendees who took advantage of the unlimited Nicaraguan rum, Honduran moonshine, beer and vino tinto. But since I didn't partake to the extent that warrants a blog post I'll move on to the the creatures of Honduras. Below are a jelly fish,…

We're back. Adios Honduras.   Besides missing Vancouver's record setting snowfall, one of the best parts of the trip was the Latin American food which satisfied my genetically Puerto Rican taste buds. Pasteles, plantains, and flan, oh my. Rice, beans, and fresh fish on the beach:   While I do a good job of trying…

It's been a challenging year. We just need some time to catch up with life and our yearly holiday traditions were adding to the pressure. I've always been an advocate of separating the meaning of Christmas from the hype on a bi-yearly basis and this year we're doing it. No cooking, no tree and no…

I'm sure this has been abbreviated to a shorter commercial in the US, but we don't subscribe to TV, and this Internet version just cracked me up. No expectations for gifts at our house this year as we've agreed to do something different. I've always advocated celebrating the non religious parts of Christmas every other…

You know the theory, the one that supports that other saying "It's a small world." Six degrees of Separation, explained more intelligently in the link, means that the whole world is connected by people who know someone who knows someone, who knows someone…you're never more than six steps away from that knowledge of someone. I…

I remember the first time….I saw a blow dryer. Had you going with that title, eh? Growing up, a hair dryer was something that came in a pink, always pink, round zippered hat box shaped container. It had a plastic bonnet and a clear hose attaching it to the case. When it heated up it…

Only a knitter knows the value of the knitted. We've all had the experience of being asked to knit for a price. I usually tell those who ask, that if paid for my time even at minimum wage, the price would be astronomical and that I'd be happy to teach them to knit. So I…

How about this: Right up my nonprofit career alley, the proceeds of this book, by Betsy Greer, will be donated to Rwanda Knits. And what's the first pattern in the book?   And in the spirit of one good turn deserves another, Betsy paid me for the yarn for the sample scarf, which was made…

Is there any activity that takes you right back to the happy feelings of childhood? Rolling down grassy hills? Curling up on a rainy day, in a warm corner with your favourite book? Not all are relivable in a practical sense. A couple of years ago I gave into the extreme urge to do a…

What's a blog without readers? Let's start with this: 1. Pretty in Peach Originally designed for variegated yarns, doesn't it look good in a solid? Thanks to Criquette for sending her FO photo of my Herringbone Rib scarf pattern: 2. A contest Four years and almost 5000 comments later – a thank you contest or…