This weekend I finally got started on a project I have been meaning to do for some time – a spreadsheet of all the projects I would like to make. I have been working on what characteristics I wanted on the spreadsheet and how I wanted it organized, and finally got going on it! I… Continue reading Excelling at Organization
Well, today was my birthday, and it was a pretty good weekend 🙂 DH and I went out to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants today and had a lovely time there. He got me a knitting book I have been looking at for a while now – The Vintage Shetland Project by Susan… Continue reading Birthday Weekend
We have had a good solid week of below 0 (F) temperatures here, sometimes significantly below 0. Anchorage isn’t as cold as the interior, so we aren’t getting -50 like Fairbanks is, but we have been hovering between -5 and -20. Which is pretty cold. When it gets cold like this, any moisture in the… Continue reading A Little Nippy Out
Well, our temperatures are in the negatives, and that means its time to hit the hot beverages hard. Toward that end, I got some new teas from Harney and Sons recently to give them a try. A new seasonal tea they recently put out is their 2020 Lunar New Year tea. It is a black… Continue reading Tea for Two: Random Tea for the New Year
As far as crafting goes, 2019 has been a busy, if unfocused, year for me. I think the thing I got most of done was Dolores outfits and Harry 🙂 I made a lot of items this year, most of them smaller: 6 cowls 2 pairs of mittens 2 hats 2 shawls 3 pairs of… Continue reading 2019 Craftiness Review
As usual, this quiz is from Karen at NothingButKnit. How will you spend the last night of 2019? Will you party all night? Will you go to bed early? Do you have any little superstitions about ringing in the new year? Do you have craft plans for 2020? Are you hoping to try new things… Continue reading One Last Quiz for 2019
As far as crafting goes, 2019 was mostly spent noodling around. Process knitting has its own value, and it was good for me to slow down and approach my craft in a new way. However, yarn and projects have been building up, and I am itching to get some things made! So 2020 is going… Continue reading The Plan for 2020
