Author: Annie

I realized this evening that I need to take my own medicine. I tell my students over and over, “You have a brilliance within yourself, a genius, and it’s up to you to NOT be so hard on yourself that you scare it away…” I wanted folks to leave my double knitting class feeling on…

It was very hard to say goodbye to Emerald Lake – and the amazing breakfast this morning didn’t help matters. I slept SO well last night – while many of the retreat participants had a pajama party, I went to my room, lit a fire and read myself to sleep – wonderful! I woke up…

Burn, baby, burn!

So here I am in Beautiful Alberta (flatter than I’d thought – but so was Denver – I keep expecting that high altitude will be being IN the mountains!) Tonight I have a class at Make One, then tomorrow we leave for Banff for the weekend of knitting and teaching and communing with the scenery….

It’s amazing how much I rely on my computer – and it’s not a bad thing. I miss not being able to interact with my online friends, contact vendors and customers, or just check in with Gerry. I’ve spent the past day catching up on a lot of email (I apologize if you haven’t received…

… and NOT because I’m not in prison. I love it because I love it. Period. Perhaps it’s a cultural memory (my “people” have lived here since the early 18th C – here and what eventually became West Virginia), perhaps it’s the lovely colors, but most especially it’s the warm, warm welcome from Needle Lady…

So I checked into my hotel – very short delay – then parked my car in the garage (the city employee was really rude when I asked him if there was a specific place that, as a hotel guest, I was supposed to park. He yelled at me, and when I asked his name he…

You’re doing better than some in our country are. My good friend, Jennie (Jennie The Potter) is working on Powderhorn Empty Bowls, a fundraiser to help stock a donation food pantry and fund a hot meals program for kids in the Powderhorn area of Minneapolis. If you’re in the area please do stop by and…

At first I thought we just had a weird cat. He likes to dress up in doll clothes. GIRLS doll clothes. Then I got this email… Evidently it’s a movement. And who’s on the cutting edge of it? Shiloh. Yep, apparently while I’m out earning a living running all over hells half acre teaching knitting…

Gigi was absolute MADE for this holiday. Which is why the dear young lady will be staying IN tonight (a black cat is just too much of a temptation for some on Halloween!) Last night as I was wrapping up to go to bed Gerry came downstairs with Shiloh dressed as – An American Girl…