It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. ~ Elizabeth Kenny One of our favorite Friday night activities is to watch a movie in our pj's with our kitties. A few months ago, we started subscribing to Filmstruck. It's fantastic. They have classics, independent movies, foreign and cult…Read more Marked Woman
Knitting Projects
Books, Bold Betties and Mittens
Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. ~ Winston Churchill It's been awhile since I had a books, Bold Betties and Mitten update. I received this yarn in April! The yarn is from Twisted Owl. The color The Unsinkable Margaret Tobin Brown. We all remember Molly Brown from the Titanic movie. Molly Brown was…Read more Books, Bold Betties and Mittens
Escape to Camano Island
Jobs fill your pockets, but adventure fills your soul. My day job keeps me crazy busy this time of year. That makes it difficult for the British Hubby and I to get in any outdoor adventures. We were long over due for a Ulysses escape. The night before I started a new knit. 1500 yards of…Read more Escape to Camano Island
Weekend Teaser
We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. In the States, this is the beginning of a three day weekend. For many, this marks the start of Summer. The British Hubby and I are packing are bags for the weekend. Any guesses what we're planning? I had time to quickly cast…Read more Weekend Teaser
The Sock, The Shawl and The Hat
"There are two kinds of people in the world, my friend. Those who have a loaded gun and those who dig. You dig!" The Good, The Bad & the Ugly Saturday was my trail blazing day. I saddled my trusty steed. My Stitch Sprouts chum and I rounded up skeins from six shops! First we…Read more The Sock, The Shawl and The Hat
For A Few Skeins More
"When the chimes end, pick up your needles. Go ahead and out knit me Colonel. Just try." ~ Movie quote from For A Few Skeins More. Thursday, I was galloping solo as I rounded up a few more skeins. I managed to make it to three more shops. The trail led me to All Wound Up, Mad…Read more For A Few Skeins More
A Fist Full of Yarn
When a person with a straight needle meets a person with a circular needle, the person with the straight needle is already lost. The person with the circular needle can run rings around them. ~ A Fist Full of Yarn (movie quote) On Wednesday, the Puget Sound LYS Tour started. Five days and 26 stores. I…Read more A Fist Full of Yarn
Pulled Pork: The Second Attempt
It’s not the barbecues in my life that count, it’s the life in my barbecues. – Mae West The British Hubby is still recovering from his cold so we decided to have a low key Saturday which included our second attempt smoking a pork shoulder to create pulled pork. Pulled pork is my favorite bbq…Read more Pulled Pork: The Second Attempt
The Predator
"I ain't got time to bleed..." Predator I understand from the British Hubby, who knows of such things, a new teaser trailer for The Predators 2018 was released this week. No doubt we will watch this when it comes out. Maybe in this movie the Predators will wear hand knitted items? I wonder if it'll…Read more The Predator
Books and Mitten Update
Home isn't where you're from, it's where you find light when all grows dark. ~ Pierce Brown, Golden Son This past weekend, the British Hubby and I originally planned to have a picnic and a Ulysses adventure, but the British Hubby came down with a nasty cold. I found myself with some extra time with…Read more Books and Mitten Update
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