playin’ hooky

Posted on 31 CommentsPosted in book reviews/events, food and garden, spinning and fiber

hehehe. i said i would swatch all weekend and knit on my sweater, but then beckie emailed me and said let’s go to spinning guild on saturday. oh man, that sounded so good, i did not even hesitate one minute before throwing my saturday plans out the window. in fact, i got motivated by knowing […]

may’s mystery project revealed

Posted on 57 CommentsPosted in designing, projects

(flower of the day, pepper) heh, the pepper plants are so full of peppers right now that they’re falling over. but i’ve found that when i don’t have time to deal with them, the best place to store them is right on the stalk. they seem to be able to sit out there, getting fat, […]

sock-on

Posted on 104 CommentsPosted in designing, projects

(flower of the day, squash blossom . . . with beetle) while i appreciate the fact that the beetle’s dapper outfit (i loves me some snappy stripes) coordinates so smashingly with the squash flower’s color, i do not appreciate its cheeky little way of traipsing across the petals as if it owns the them. but […]

motivational knitting

Posted on 30 CommentsPosted in designing, food and garden, lace/shawls, projects

(flower of the day, asparagus) i took this photo the other day when it was still sunny . . . now it’s gray and rainy, but boy, do we need it. even our shrubbery was wilting in the heat and dry weather we’ve been having. so, where the heck have i been the last few […]