So I was reading Juno’s awesome post about going to a concert and how she would likely need therapy afterwards since the singer carries memories of THAT guy…(go read it, I’ll be here when you get back).
A couple of days ago, Madeline was poking around the cupboards and found an old photo album I had [...]
In about 8 1/2 hours I have to be back at work. I have, for the most part, managed to not be too depressed about it overall. Madeline reminded me about all the reasons I like going to work: seeing friends, doing fun stuff (her words which I translated into “feeling competent [...]
That’s how I’m going to go into work on Monday. I am nursing an early dread that will likely grow all weekend until I’m truly raging on Sunday night. I should probably warn my loved ones but they have all fled for the weekend. Which is unfortunate because it means I can’t project my anger [...]
So first we drove…and drove…and drove… This was the view out the rearview mirror for the trip. Madeline spent most of the trip reading and lying in the back seat. I promise I do not normally do the following while driving on a major highway: take pictures out the rearview mirror/fix knitting errors/eat hamburgers. Except [...]
With apologies…I made a seriously egregious error in my post yesterday. I am in Toronto now visiting my SECOND-oldest, bestest friend. My first oldest, bestest friend is in Vancouver and although we don’t get to see each other ever, and rarely talk, we have known each other on and off since Grade 2 [...]
In about 10 minutes I drop Alex off with my parents who are taking him to their boat along with my niece for a few days. Madeline and I are hitting the road for Toronto to visit my bestest, oldest friend, go to the zoo, visit wool stores and generally relax a bit.
Have a [...]
I am on the second full week of child wrangling, kid lasso-ing and other rodeo type clichés. There has been some knitting amidst swimming, timing out, yelling, feeding, sleeping, story telling, running errands and spending my money or refusing to spend it. One of these days I will photograph the many Ballband Washrags I have [...]
Today is Alex’s 7th birthday and, as always, his birthday makes me a bit nostalgic, amazed and grateful all at once.
I am nostalgic because his birth and first years were amazing. He came out into the world quietly and peacefully and sometimes I credit his birth with turning him into the calm and serene [...]
Off the Needles
Today I bring scant few photos of completed projects. I scoured the house high and low…and realized that I pretty much give everything away.
First up: Alex’s colourblock sweater. I would have asked him to model but its about a billion degrees today.
Next…recognize it!!!???? That’s Clapotis…finished! and blocking! Its really gorgeous and I’ll get [...]