For a change of pace this evening, Mom and I went to a ceramics studio and painted Day of the Dead skull mugs! When I was a kid, my Mom was big into ceramics. I often went with her and made various things, but she was really very skilled at it. She went to classes… Continue reading Be True to Your Skull
So my previous plan to put all my yarn away in organized bins seems to be giving way to a plan to just pile it all into precarious stacks. May need to spend some precious crafting time getting re (re, re, re) organized. Do you have any methods for keeping things tidied away? Or do… Continue reading Evolving Plan
Cooler weather is here, and that means our sweaters are back! They go into a drawer (or two) when it gets warm in the summer and I halfway forget they are there. Then fall comes around again, and it’s exciting to see them again.
Our big news here is that we finally got some rain! It has been very dry in southeast Alaska for the last month or so and pretty windy as well. There are some pretty big wildfires burning near Anchorage, and as a consequence we have had really bad smoke for the last several week. Most… Continue reading Rain!
Yesterday DH, my Mom and I all went out the Alaska State Fair for the day! Our big fair food treat is deep-fried cheese curds, which we got and ate as soon as we got in the gate. The same stand sells my DH’s favorite treat – pork-chop-on-a-stick. I get *one* bite of the pork… Continue reading AK State Fair!
We had our day at the fair today, and I am beat! Will do a full report tomorrow. But for today I will leave you with this news from the world of big Alaska vegetables! You may be wondering “Should I spend my precious time reading about big vegetables?” If so, allow me to tempt… Continue reading Yes, We Do Have Big Veggies in These Here Parts
I’m planning on going to a knitting convention next year, and I’m stuck between going to a Vogue Knitting Live again, or trying out a Stitches convention. I know I like VK Live, but the Stitches conventions might be pretty good too. So I’m looking for opinions – have you been to a Stitches? If… Continue reading Decision, Decisions
My Harney & Sons Tea of the Month club just arrived, and as I was getting ready to write this, I noticed I hadn’t reviewed last month’s shipment. Which actually works out fine, because there is a bit of continuity between the two shipments. 🙂 July’s teas were a Rooibos Chai and Blood Orange Iced… Continue reading Tea for Two: July and August
Wow this year is flying by! I normally like to take a look at how I am doing with my crafting plans around mid-year – so this is a little late. According to the plan, 2019 was the year I planned to learn as many new techniques as I could, while still getting some actual… Continue reading 2019 So Far
Quite A Yarn 