Knitting keeps me from unraveling. I love knitting blankets. I love giving knitted blankets. Much like quilts, knitted blankets are comforting, personal and homey. It's a traveling hug from it's creator. My love for knitted blankets explains why I have four large afghans on the go. Okay, one is sort of hibernating while I finish…Read more Five Skeins Full
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Three Wheeled Picnic
Jobs fill your pocket, but adventure fills your soul. Wow, where did the week go? I had planned to post this earlier in the week, but the day job has kept me busy. Sometimes you just need to stop staring at a digital screen. The British Hubby and I have had a few failed attempts…Read more Three Wheeled Picnic
Book Challenge: The Travelling Cat Chronicles
"I knew he was searching hard for a new owner for me, but that as each attempt came to nothing, he felt hugely relieved to be taking me home again." ~ The Travelling Cat Chronicles It's been awhile since I've posted a book review. I've been reading, but I've been remise in posting book reviews…Read more Book Challenge: The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Book Challenge: Read and Buried
The only limits we have for tomorrow are the doubts we have today. ~ Pittacus Lore, The Power of Six Do you remember when the public library was open for business in person? Now imagine your public library is in a working lighthouse, and while doing renovations they discovered an old buried metal box. Is it…Read more Book Challenge: Read and Buried
Memorial Weekend Memories
Live for the moments you can't put into words. The British Hubby and I often do a Ural weekend getaway on this holiday weekend in the States. We like finding some historic town or artist fair to dine, shop and relax. Remember the Escape to Camano Island? One of the many things we like about…Read more Memorial Weekend Memories
Book Challenge: Guidebook to Murder
"And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby has always been one of my favorite books. I'm not sure if it's the glimpse into another time or the age when I first read it, but it's always held…Read more Book Challenge: Guidebook to Murder
Beginning of the End
There's no place like home. ~ The Wizard of Oz With the title and beginning quote, you might think the blog post is about current times, but this was our movie Friday night movie last week. Did you know Monday was national Twilight Zone Day? It sure does feel like we could be living in…Read more Beginning of the End
The Last Monday in April
Oh, the lovely fickleness of an April day. ~ W. H. Gibson Spring days in April can have all four seasons mixed in or it can rain at the drop of a hat even when there are now clouds in sight. Normally, I like to do a weekly group shot of all the Malabrigo March…Read more The Last Monday in April
Book Review: Chestnut Man
"There is no greater threat to the critics and cynics and fearmongers than those of us who are willing to fall because we have learned how to rise." Rising Strong by Brene Brown My 2020 book challenge is getting off to a slow start. Sometime in all the craziness of this year, I finished Alice Hoffman's…Read more Book Review: Chestnut Man
The Last Cast-Ons of Malabrigo March 2020
Success is a journey, not a destination. Wow, March was a wild month! I'm not sure what April has in store, but I wouldn't be that surprised if it involved zombies, aliens, velociraptors or Godzilla. I may have gone a little wild with 22 new projects in March. Go big or go home, right? That…Read more The Last Cast-Ons of Malabrigo March 2020
