Archive for the 'Crafts' Category



Left-handed way of doing things

Published on October 15, 2010

One of the knitting projects that I’ve enjoyed doing is Entrelac scarves with Noro, a yarn with long color repeats.  “Back in the day,” we used ombre type yarns that seemed to change color about every 4-6 stitches. These newer yarns will give you rows of the same color and then gradually blend into the next […]


Evening with a friend

Published on October 14, 2010

On Wednesday night, I spent the evening with my friend Maria, before she leaves for quite a few weeks. Much has been going on in her life, much in mine, and sharing with a friend seems to double the good parts and halve the not-so-good. Oh, how we laughed together – and I will miss […]


Quick work here

Published on October 13, 2010

Other things going on, family issues, and so my picture taking becomes limited.  The fact that it gets dark shortly after I get home from work isn’t helping things, either.  I sure hate the shorter days. So in desperation, I wandered out to the kitchen just as Pop is finishing some “Boxed Wonder.”  Some sort […]