The Hook and I

Doing a little procrastinating from my real projects computer housekeeping today, and I realized I didn’t officially “announce” when I posted this pattern on Lulu back in August. so here it is, The Elfin Slippers. The link is now in the sidebar as well. Enjoy!

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Some great friends met us a Rhinebeck, and after it was over, one of my friends, Ginger Parker wrote this piece for us about our trip. I asked her if I could post it here with the pictures, taken by Karen Christensen. Enjoy!

The Sheep and Wool Festival, Rhinebeck, NY 2006

Yesterday was the perfect fall day. The . . . → Read More: Guest Post on Rhinebeck

My friend Leigh’s husband is British and they go back every year to visit family. This time they went to an exhibit at the Imperial War Museum about animals in WWII called The Animals’ War. Wool was hard to come by–as was everything else–so the “British Dogs’ Wool Association” put out this poster to get people . . . → Read More: Comb Us Out!

I thought we were beating the crowds yesterday–arriving at Stitches in Baltimore at noon, but as Leigh and I were going in, there were folks coming out already finished with their shopping. (I really wanted to give you a photo-tour, but they were serious about the no-cameras thing.) It wasn’t crowded at all, but there were . . . → Read More: Stitches East: The Early Bird Special

I’m a big fan of old stoves. They’re big and powerful, but can be problematic when they break. In the house we rent here in Takoma Park, we have a stove which is original to the WWII era house. It’s called Caloric. I love it. It has 4 strong burners plus a big griddle in the . . . → Read More: Home Fires are Burning