Last night’s sale was, uh, brisk. I think it even beat the January Blowout sale for speed. Practically everything was licked up in the first ten minutes, and the plate was clean by 6:45. Mind you, it was a smaller update than usual. Updates will be a little smaller than usual for the next few weeks, […]

My sweet, lovely friends, I’ve treasured every one of your comments, emails, and cards over the last couple of days. This has, without question, been the worst week of my life, and at times of grief, the kindness and compassion of friends is a powerful solace. At times I feel like I’m plunging into a […]

My beautiful boy, Snickers, was killed this morning. He ran out into an oncoming car, and was killed instantly. I’ve always been terrified of something happening to Snickers, because he was so incredibly special, I knew how devastated I would feel.
I’ve had lots of cats in my life, but Snickers was more than a cat. […]

There are very few of us who have as much time as we would like to spend knitting. Most of us have to juggle the demands of each day - house, family, work, friends - and have little time (or energy) left over for me-time.  That’s why you need to learn how to steal time. Borrowing time […]

Last night’s sale was crazy - you knitters are getting too good at this! There’s just a few crumbs left after the feeding frenzy. I was hoping to snag a skein of Sophia 2ply Delphinium for myself (I used to be very self controlled about adding to my stash, but my Ravelry friends are having a […]