On Your Mark
“This is my favorite week of the year, Little Sharks. As you reflect on the year past. don’t forget to plan (not WISH) for the year to come.” — Kelley…
Taking Stock
One of the rituals at the end of the December is lists. Lists of things we did, things we didn’t do, weight we lost (or gained). We make lists for…
After the UnWrapping is Done
Happy post-Christmas haze, everyone! I hope your day was merry and bright. Mine? A little crazy, enough so that not one, but two Christmas-themed blog posts which were supposed to…
Light One Candle
Tonight marks the Winter Solstice, the moment when the earth is furthest from the sun in its orbit and night is at its longest. Little wonder that this moment falls close to the point where we mark the end of the year. Throughout man’s history, this has been a time to note because after this, night grows shorter, the days grow longer — and the promise of spring and a new growing season is at hand. That’s still a ways away, but we know it’s coming.
The State of the Knitting — December 2015
Yeah, that time of the year to take stock of things and that includes my knitting. Like most knitters, I have more unfinished objects than I should lying about the house in various states. To deal with this, the plan (she says with immense overconfidence) is to focus on a few items every month, and try to make efforts at getting those finished or at least seriously moved along the road. I have no pretensions matching Stephanie McPhee or Wendy Johnson’s productivity, but I can definitely do better in 2016. Here’s what mainly on the needles at the moment.
The Choices We Make
“Choices made, whether bad or good, follow you forever and affect everyone in their path one way or another.” ― J.E.B. Spredemann, An Unforgivable Secret The past week has been a week of choices around here, ranging from small to large. I decided to reknit the rows I lost when the cable broke on my Advent Shawl, thereby pushing other knitting aside while I pushed to catch up with the latest clue. That affects almost exclusively me and what I’m doing in my relaxation time.
Red Sky at Morning
Sooo... remember how on Monday I said hiding under the bed wasn't an option? Yeah, I'd like to revise that. The cuff I finished on the cardigan? Didn't switch to…
Monday? Already?
Well, that weekend went fast. I had a long list of goals that I hoped to accomplish over the past two days. I think I got through maybe four, one…
Yes, you can knit a small shawl in 24 days
NaNoWriMo Wrap-up: Moving Forward
Okay, everyone's had a few days to recover now. I opted to spend the last couple of days reading, knitting and watching television with my husband. There were also a…
One genuine NaNoWriMo manuscript, awaiting editing in January
NaNoWriMo: The Day After Hangover
Did we really just do that? Did we really just sit down and attempt to write 50,000 words in 30 days? Did we worry about making our daily word count?…
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