Success is to wake up each morning and consciously decide that today will be the best day of your life. ~ Ken Poirot Last year, I joined Stitch Sprouts. I worked through several projects that were meant to build my knitting skills. Okay, the class was pretty easy, but I met some new knitting friends.…Read more Sprouting up Buttercups
It's only "them" who tell you what you must believe. ~ Jon E. Lewis If you've been following my blog for a bit, you'll know that Spring is a notoriously nasty time at the day job for me. (Some how, I completely missed the three year anniversary of the blog!) I work far too many…Read more Conspiracy Thursday
Spontaneity is the best kind of adventure. Today's quote sums up my knitting philosophy to a tee. I admire crafters that only have a few projects on the go and see them to completion before casting on the next project. Knitting is my happy place. If casting on a new project makes me happy, that's…Read more In the Beginning
When you can't find the sunshine, be the sunshine. Ever have one of those weeks when you wave at the 40 hours your supposed to work all week zoom right by and yet you're still working? May is a tough month at the day job. Prepping so this month runs smoothly equates to not much…Read more Swatching It Up
In the under-wood and the over-wood there is murmur and trill this day, For every bird is in lyric mood, And the wind will have its way. ~ Clinton Scollard Happy May Day, dear followers. I know it's been awhile. I'll update you on that in a later post. May 1 is a historic date…Read more May Day
Save the Earth, it's our only source of chocolate! This Spring, the British Hubby and I vowed to hike more. Last weekend, we did a little urban hiking in downtown Seattle. We went to a performance of Haydn's Creation with the Seattle symphony. You've probably heard parts of this master piece. This is the first…Read more Hot Cross Buns & Urban Hiking
The greater danger for most of us isn't that our aim is too high and we'll miss it, but that it is too low and we won't reach it. ~ Michelangelo It's the start of another work week. I meant to post over the weekend, dear followers, but it was so amazing outside that I…Read more Malabrigo March Progress
