"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
Travel
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
The Seasons of Ural Riding
I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship. ~ Louisa May Alcott Last Friday, the weather forecast at our house predicated clouds but no rain. The British Hubby and I decided to take advantage of the situation and get out on the Ural (Ulysses). We planned our route and checked…Read more The Seasons of Ural Riding
River Trail Hike
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. ~ John Muir Spring in the PNW typically means a breezy sunny day followed by gloomy rain/hail clouds the next day. The weather can change drastically in a 24 hour period. It was a lovely sunny day last Saturday. The British Hubby and…Read more River Trail Hike
Pom Poms, Badges & Snowstorms
A man who asks is a fool for five minutes. A man who never asks is a fool for life. ~ Chinese Proverb Yesterday afternoon I had my next Stitch Sprouts lesson. We were making pom poms! I was pretty excited. Here's a no tech way to make a pom pom. Or you can get…Read more Pom Poms, Badges & Snowstorms
Snow Flurries and Saturday Adventures
The snow doesn't give a soft white damn whom it touches. ~ E.E. Cummings Winter is still refusing to make way for Spring here in the PNW. This is what I woke up to this morning. Our backyard weather station was reading lows in the mid twenties, but it felt like 17 degrees Fahrenheit. I'm trying…Read more Snow Flurries and Saturday Adventures
Friday Night Firsts
Life begins and ends at your comfort zone. It's Friday night! Most of the world is watching the Winter Olympics. If you've been following my blog for a bit, you know the British Hubby and I aren't like the rest of the world. To that extent, this week a new item arrived for our lounge…Read more Friday Night Firsts
The Farm
I roamed the countryside searching for answers to things I did not understand. ~Leonardo da Vinci Some days, I miss living in rural Midwest. When I found the Betty McDonald Farm, I thought it would be a great place to stay on Vashon Island. I wasn't disappointed. It was so quaint and charming. It reminded…Read more The Farm
What Happens on Vashon Stays on Vashon: Carb Lovers Gone Wild
Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first. ~ M.F.K. Fisher This weekend, the British Hubby and I took our first weekend trip of 2018 on Ulysses. After several long bridges, two long tunnels (the first tunnels for Ulysses!) and a ferry ride, we arrived on Vashon Island. Our first excursion to this island. Even more exciting,…Read more What Happens on Vashon Stays on Vashon: Carb Lovers Gone Wild
Where the Road Ends
Life is adventure, not predicament. ~ James Broughton We're having a brief dry spell this weekend. Last week, we had almost three inches of rain. Since it was dry and sunny today, we decided to take Ulysses out for the first ride in 2018. First, the British Hubby had to do a little maintenance work to…Read more Where the Road Ends
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