Author: Annie

There’s a film review by Dorothy Parker of The Ten Commandments where she uses the phrase, “Moses Jr. Goes to Yale” or something like that. For the life of me I can’t find it now, but I know I read it. When I was in college I read (and memorized) a lot of DP –…

Does anyone use that phrase anymore? My mom used to call this day Maundy Thursday, and I recently heard it on the radio in Toronto, but I don’t know if it’s in common usage anymore. Knit & Crochet BusyI finished a knit skirt for IK that I’m SO happy with! It’s worked up in Tilli…

I made my daughter very happy tonight. I told her I was going to go hear the Yarn Harlot speak, and she wanted to come so badly that I brought her (I’d called and saved 2 seats, and my friend Ami couldn’t make it, so it was square…) We arrived at the Rutherford library a…

Spring is here and the holidays are upon us! I’m home – hooray – and the adrenaline I run on when I’m out of town has deserted me. Rest, that’s what home’s good for, rest and love and a different kind of work. I have a ton of stuff to get through, but I’m starting…

Well, not really cheap, inexpensive. Village Yarns in Toronto is a wonderful shop – just lovely! The absolute best thing about what I do is meeting students and visiting yarn shops, seeing a new selection of yarns wherever I go and seeing the different personalites that shops acquire through their palette and yarn choices. Village…

Last night I had the nicest time! … and, once again, the Candian knitters I’ve been honored to have in my classes are entirely TOO GOOD! What do they do, give them needles in the womb? (that would hurt…) The class last night was 11 (13 were scheduled, but it was a cold and rainy…

I’m digging Toronto. I arrived yesterday morning – earlier than I’d expected (you were absolutely right, Jill, how could I have ever doubted you…?) and was warmly welcomed by Megan at Lettuce Knit. Since I was early, I killed time by hanging out, checking email, meeting Megan’s husband and adorable kids, and getting a parking…

I visited a very small yarn shop today – Jill’s boutique corner of a neighborhood collective, Looped and I bought more yarn than I have in months. I’m not usually a yarn buyer – I rarely have time to knit just for ME, and when I am knitting it’s a piece for a book or…

I’ve been hoping to hear back from the yarn shop owner in Snellville. I was hoping that she’d email me, call me, or just send a check. She’s finally responded, and her insistence that there are “two sides to every story” are true. I’d LOVE to hear her side, believe me! Of course she has…

I was remiss in not mentioning my Buffalo’s hostesses toilet. There – I’ve said it. When I arrived at her home I LOVED her bathroom, and wanted to take a photo of the toilet and post it on my blog, but it just felt too personal. Today I drove back to Buffalo (didn’t do the…