Second verse, same as the first
Lorena
Yesterday I dyed yarn (as I did the day before). And I wound dry yarn (also as I did the day before). Today I will dye more yarn (as I…
April 2012
Sunday, April 15th
Mermaids! A friend of mine asked me months ago if I could make her some mermaids. We had a flurry of back-and-forth emails and then I set to stalking eBay…
Two shops enter: one shop leaves
Let’s get all deep and shit while I reflect upon how just like springtime blooming of flowers, my online shop is growing, stretching, putting out new — WHUTWHUT it’s way…
Thursday, April 12th
They’d be helping a lot more if they actually got along, and didn’t hiss at each other every time they looked around. Well, Fat Cat hisses. Tiny Kitten just looks…
Wednesday, April 11th
Back when I took the Intro to Sewing class, I decided to strike while the iron was hot (so to speak) and made space in our little library for my…
Quack and Who
I believe these are stuffed toys G-ma made; I thought I had a picture of me as a child, somewhere, with the chicken, but maybe I haven’t scanned it in.
Saturday, April 7th
Saturday we went down to hang out with Mom and Dave for the afternoon. His mother and sister were in town, and I adore his mom (she’s a pistol!) who…
Pincushions and potholders
I realized I never showed off the pincushion I made in the Intro to Sewing class I took at Sew Make Do a couple weeks ago. And two weeks from…
Don’t scream
(Sorry, Laura!)
I’d rather be playing in my garden…
… but I threw the fuck out of my back winding yarn the day before yesterday, could hardly move yesterday, and am not much better today. Stiff and sore. No…
Monday, April 2nd
Yesterday I spent a good portion of the day moving between winding yarn and putting out fires (figurative work-related fires, not actual physical fires). In between I would sit at…
Question of the Week
Were your grandparents born in America? If not, how did they get here (or do they still live overseas)? Being about the fourth or fifth generation born here, on both…