Category: projects

Now that I’ve been hanging out at the pool so much, with the Blonde Mommy Crew all around in their bikinis, I’m starting to understand why people obsess about “swimsuit season”. At last, I am happy to announce, I hve found the perfect swimsuit for all those women who, like me, don’t want to show… Continue reading At Last, My Perfect Swimsuit

Heavens, I was just clearing space on one of my web sites so that I could upload fun stuff. I discovered a whole year of journal entries for the previous incarnation of this blog, one that was hand-coded and posted on my site. (One day I will figure out an efficient way to upload them… Continue reading Looking Back

THAT WAS TOTALLY WICKED! I FINALLY managed to get a chance to sit down and watch my niece Orla’s appearance on the Gaelic-language children’s show De a Nis. Living an ocean away, I have missed most of her life and haven’t had a chance to do auntly things like see her dancing recitals and listen… Continue reading Orla, Orla, Superstar

I’m about to embark on a major project that is quite possibly much beyond my skill level, but that’s not going to stop me.– karmic_fishie I saw this line in a post about knitting and it made me smile because I love the audacity, and because it’s how I approach my knitting life. Wouldn’t it… Continue reading Philosophy

What a great day. 1, Tidying and cleaning the house in harmony with Husband (this doesn’t sound like fun, but strangely it was),2, Railroad Museum and a ride on a steam train,3, Digging in the garden,4, Babysitter, drinks in a fancy bar,5. Tommy Emmanuel,6, Awesome, scary Doctor Who (Blink), The only question is: will I… Continue reading Zippy

I put my free ball of Mission Falls Cotton from the Grand Opening of the local yarn store to good use and started on a onesie for a tiny friend. His parents said he is a sweaty baby, so I thought he definitely needed something in a natural yarn. I couldn’t bring myself to knit… Continue reading Cedar McGee Onesie

Here is a sad and beautiful tribute to 10 animals quite likely to go extinct soon.

I really like this article from romance writer Dara Girard, as an antidote to the pervasive doom and gloom out there about writing, publishing and the business in general.

Something had to give. Life has been a bit tense on and off since the terrible two-and-a-half-s hit and decided to move in and stay. Mostly life is great, but when it’s not? Hooo-boy, as they say. I bought a book about how to do reward charts properly, as I suspected we had been a… Continue reading Reward Charts: Godsend or Devil-sent?

Blue Lagoon Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. More stitch markers, since my giftees didn’t seem like the types who would like the browns. So I’m keeping them :D