Monthly Archives: May 2013

My dad turned 70 years old last week. We had a party for him on the weekend and I was tasked with making the cake. Of course, I had to go all out for the big 7-0. So, I found … Continue reading →

I’m not sure what’s going on with 2013, but so far, it’s nothing to write home about. Every year sees its share of tragedy and loss; it seems there’s been more of it in a shorter amount of time this … Continue reading →

I’ve been reading a series on Crochet Spot called Focus on Fiber (I prefer the British “fibre” spelling) and I thought it would be a good time to talk about the different textiles available to today’s needleworkers. ACRYLIC YARN One … Continue reading →

I am a firm believer that the universe tries to tell me things. This week’s lesson was “be curious, not furious.” Curiosity can be a bad thing or a good thing: “Curiosity killed the cat” versus NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity; … Continue reading →

For the past two months I’ve been reading Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. At 1,200 pages it’s one of the longest books I’ve read and this week I finished it. (The Naked God: Night’s Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton was … Continue reading →