Author: Annie

I made the reservations on Orbitz. Somewhere between the making of the reservationand Red Roof Inn receiving it,the information went“Poof!” So here I stand, tired,it’s 10:52 pmI’ve been here for over 20 minutes.It’s hot & it’s humid. Matthew –[the Orbitz guy I finally goton the line after about20 minutes of “Pachelbel’s Canon”,]says he’s resending the…

Today is Memorial Day, when most folks are barbeque-ing, attending a festival or parade, or – what I’ll be doing – shopping and visiting graves. They go together like – buying stuff & crying. I visited Denison last evening, my alma mater, and then drove to the first hotel I could find that I could…

I’m back chez Comfort Inn, knitting, catching up on email and watching the America’s Next Top Model marathon. The perfect ending for a great day of classes at the Great Lakes Fiber Show in Wooster! My classes today were Double Knitting and the Mitered Bag, both went very well! I wish I’d been able to…

…is what they holler when Amanda, the most amazing human being on Rice Street, walks into Small Bar in Chicago. I’ve seldom felt as immediately at home, embraced, just comfortable in a bar as I did at Small Bar (and I’ve felt comfortable in a number of bars!) But this is an amazing place, folks….

I’ve just spent a good chunk of time firming up teaching dates, getting some pricing and ads together, reserving space on Ravelry, and making travel arrangements. For ENGLAND, SCOTLAND and WALES! It’s all firmed up, the engagements are solid, and it’s time to put some butts into some seats! All of this travel planning is…

We were supposed to have a frost on Sunday, but I don’t think we did. I wouldn’t know, you see, because I was SLEEPING AT THE MALL OF AMERICA on Saturday night. Not for fun. You see, a son of a friend won a ‘contest’ where he got to take 3 friends and stay all…

I’m getting a little crazy about Scrabble as a thinking tool, I love it and I have a few games going at any given time. [Curse you, Facebook Scrabble, you will be my downfall!] So instead of knitting up the Minoan skirt, I found myself watching Real Housewives of New York and working up this…

It seems like such a LONG time since I’ve settled in to work on pieces for History on Two Needles, and I’m absolutely joyful to restart it! I’ve done a bit of finishing lately; the Egyptian Set is done, and by finishing the belt for the Chiton yesterday, that’s ready to roll, too! I’m not…

Anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE hats – hats of all kinds! As a matter of fact, I worked on Broadway as a milliner (I did all the hats for Angels In America, Millennium Approaches & Perestroika in the 90’s – my B’way millinery claim to fame!) and I love a well-made hat….

Annie is taking off todayto celebrate for Mother’s Day.So an awesome guest-blogger her 12-year old daughter will write the featured post (Hooray!) Well, well, well. Hello. I am your dear guest Hannah. Yes, I did rip that off from A Series Of Unfortunate Events, but that is probably the only line I know that was…