Gift cards, as useful in their one-size-fits-all-ness as cash but not as crass, aren’t terribly personal. I know that when I give a gift, I like to fondle – at least visually – the gift before I pass it on to the intended recipient.
Author: Annie
I knit weird and I enjoy showing others how to find the joy and intuitiveness within their OWN knitting!
We don't knit to make THINGS, we knit to make OURSELVES HAPPY!
Crochet By Way of Faye*!
I’ve written and rewritten this next sentence to make it more poetic, but there’s no need; everything I want to say about Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia is contained in the following 8 words…
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No One Gets Out Alive
Find the joy TODAY in what you’re doing, even if it’s restocking a shelf or mailing books [raises hand] because YOU are responsible for discovering joy wherever it’s hiding. Life is terminal.
Beyond Judgey, The Last Post of 3
My mother used to say, “Assume the best about someone’s motives. If you assume the worst you’ll look like a bitch, if you assume the best the worst you’ll look is a fool!”
Happy New Year!
I like to think of it as the day when, if we’ve examined our past year and have addressed outstanding issues with folks we’ve affected, we are finally at peace with the world around us. We stand in unity with the world. We are one. It’s the Day of At-one-ment.
Modeknit Minnesota Lakeside Retreat, Day 1
Kathleen and I arrived on Friday afternoon and began preparing the two cabins (Crazy Bee & Drone) for the guests. One by one they arrived, with London bringing up the rear with extra items from my house that I forgot to pack. Thank you, London! Kathleen has been outdoing herself with these amazing meals she’s…
Judgey Part II – Who Am I? Why Am I Here?
I’m still working out a good strategy to get me to the next pit stop where I can, hopefully, get my flat fixed, have a gluten free snack and a drink of water and get back on the road. That’s why it sometimes takes me a long time to blog, to get my newsletter out, or to get some designs worked up and written down.
The “Judgey” Thing
I finished all 36 miles and I was very happy with my effort. Until I looked at the photograph a very kind volunteer for the Minneapolis Bike Tour took of me at the finish line. “That’s me? I’m that fat? Seriously?”
Shaping Shawls
These simple concepts aren’t hard to grasp, but they can be evasive if not laid out clearly. Anna does this very well, as I was reading this section I could hear the gears turning in soon-to-be-shawl-knitting brains all over the knitting world.
End of Summer, Teaching Season Opens (& Stitches?!)
My only complaint is that they begin mowing, clipping and blowing at SEVEN A.M. on Saturday with a vengeance, so don’t expect to sleep in or anything…