Category: General blather
A Shot at Organization
On my way home from work Monday night, I stopped at a nearby pharmacy to get a flu shot, and while I was there, decided to get a shingles shot as well. As the pharmacist said – “May as well get them both over with!” And moreover, I decided to get them both in the… Continue reading A Shot at Organization
Skull Daze
Mom’s sugar skull mug is done! It really is hers this time, and it turned out really well 🙂 I made sure to look for all the benchmarks – lime green interior, little hearts in the heart eyes and on the teeth, spider on the back of the head, and butterflies – check, check, check… Continue reading Skull Daze
Crazy Halloween Lady
I am a crazy Halloween lady. It is my favorite holiday by far. October 1st is the official start of the Halloween season for me, and it goes on until a couple days into November. So when I found out that yarn dyers were starting to do Halloween yarn advent sets, chaos ensued. So many… Continue reading Crazy Halloween Lady
Termination Dust
We have a couple signs that fall is here in Alaska – it gets colder, the leaves turn, the fireweed flowers finish blooming, and we get termination dust on the mountains. It’s called that because it’s the termination of summer. For the summer, we don’t have snow on the peaks we can see in Anchorage… Continue reading Termination Dust
Skullduggery
Earlier this month, I wrote about my Mom and I doing a ceramics event to paint sugar skull mugs. Last Friday I got the call that they were fired and ready to be picked up, which was much earlier than we were told they would be ready. So YAY for early pickup! Mine (the one… Continue reading Skullduggery
Tuesday Tea Day: OMG More Tea
My tea of the month from Harney and Sons got here over the weekend, on top of all the other tea that has recently arrived. Fortunately since our weather has started cooling down pretty significantly, we have been hammering the hot beverages pretty hard, so it is actually welcome at this point. This month’s selections… Continue reading Tuesday Tea Day: OMG More Tea
Quirky Questions
Karen at nothingbutknit posed these quirky questions on her blog earlier this week. Check out her blog for her answers and lots of others in the comments! Here are the questions: Do you have any crafting rituals that you regularly follow? Do you have regular life rituals you follow? If you’d like to share the… Continue reading Quirky Questions
Tuesday = Tea Day
Nifty new teas have been showing up at our house, and having had a chance to try them thought I’d share them with you! First up are four teas from Harney & Sons. The two caffeine teas I got are Soho and The Earl of Harlem. Both are delicious, but they are very different. Soho… Continue reading Tuesday = Tea Day
Quite A Yarn 