Lamb and Frog

Every time I start to feel guilty about say, not washing my hair, not shaving my legs, not cleaning the bathrooms, not dusting…oh hell, the list could go on for days…I remember the first of the three Rs is reduce. As in, reduce your use. Sure, I may be kind of grubby (not ‘dreadlocked hippie’ [...]

I cast on for what I’m thinking will be the final Christmas scarf last Thursday (I may add one more for the MIL’s birthday)…and the yarn started talking to me. It was saying, “Take me, I’m yours.”
Now, I have intended for one of these scarves to be mine since I started knitting them back in [...]

Granny thought you should know…and she thought it was so important to tell you that I have postponed FO Friday until tomorrow.
My granny has been dead for almost three years now…I think. I say “I think” because, while I can remember distinctly the date of her death, I have a hard time remembering the year [...]

It’s Thursday…Parents all across America know what that means…Dollar forty-nine hamburger Happy Meals at McDonalds. My kids love ‘em and Granny (rest her soul) got me hooked on the fries at an early age.
As I said, all across America parents know what Thursday means…big long line at the drive thru. No problem. Two hamburger Happy [...]

I am…bicraftual. There. I said it. I knit…and I crochet. And I like doing both. I find both relaxing and rewarding. When I’m creating something with yarn, whether I’m using needles or a hook, I feel the bond that my Granny and I shared (and still share) because I feel her love of the fiber [...]