Archive for the 'Crafts' Category



Frivolous spending

Published on November 19, 2010

I love crock pots. I use them all the time – when I’m working and when I’m not. We all know how wonderful they are for working women, those of us who are in an office or wherever and don’t get home til 5 or 6 pm. By the time you change clothes, fix dinner, […]


Weaving and Spinning and Knitting, Oh, my!

Published on November 1, 2010

Last weekend, on my way to a family event, I detoured a bit out of the way to go to The Mannings Hand Weaving School and Supply Center in East Berlin, PA. When I was a kid, and prayers were still said in school (and echoed at home), I remember the verse, “And lead us not into […]


Devon

Published on October 17, 2010

I remember noting that I had finished the socks I made in the Devon colorway by Lorna’s Laces, but I don’t think I even took any pictures of them. Easy to knit, no real pattern – just a bit of ribbing that  holds the sock in close to the foot.  I like them to fit that […]