The last Community Thursday of March 2016! This month has held many surprises and delights for me, and I hope for you as well. Spring is full-on blooming everywhere here, which has brought beauty, delightful smells, and allergies. [there’s always a price, isn’t there.] Spring celebration, all over nature. This is […]
Happy Spring, readers and friends! I know that some of you are actually getting snow RIGHT NOW as I type this… sorry about that… but here in Baltimore the ground and trees are covered in seasonal blooms and tiny green leaves, and I am flying high on the energy that the Springtime season brings […]
While you are reading this, I am on the way to Pittsburgh for Pittsburgh Knit and Crochet! I will once again be helping Wild Hare Fiber Studio in booth 23, where she will kindly be hosting some of my wares as well. Come say hello if you’ll be at the festival, and check out […]
Over here in Baltimore, the snow has finally *mostly* melted. [and now they’re talking about a little snow tonight, but it’s not anything like the Epic Blizzard of 2016, thankfully!] It’s been feeling a little Spring-like, but I’m not fooled. However, JUST IN CASE I or you get snowed in again, I tried […]
So… there’s a huge snowstorm on the way. They’re calling for blizzard conditions in my area. For me, this is the incentive to stay in with warm beverages, snuggly knitwear, fiber projects, and good movies and books. Of course, I won’t get to do that the whole time, because everything will need to be […]
Hello, dear friends and readers! It’s time for the best day of the week that ISN’T a weekend: Community Thursday! I’ve been working hard to gather up interesting and fun links for y’all – I took a little time off from blogging to re-do the website [still needs a few tweaks, but hey, it’s […]
Can you believe that it’s almost MAY? Spring is finally doing the spring-thing, and I’m so grateful, because this is my second favorite part of the cycle of the seasons. (first part? Autumn, of course!) Currently, I’m typing this on a portable keyboard and my trusty tablet, in one of my favorite coffeeshops in DC, […]
When I write a blog post or a newsletter, I generally write it as if I was sitting in a room with you, the reader, and we are friends. I like a familiar tone, a sense of camaraderie that says, “We are in this together! Let’s talk about and share our big […]