I was hoping to post more about my culinary retreat, but today my dad sent me an old photo of my mother from 1964 - knitting no less! So today you get family instead of vacation. May I present my beautiful mother in 1964, and in 2007.
My mother was the one who taught me how […]

Whew! I got back last night from a lovely week’s vacation with my sister. My bedroom looks like my suitcase exploded everywhere, which isn’t far from the truth. It was pretty full when I started, and was bulging when I returned.
We went to a cooking retreat in the Catskills (near Woodstock), but there weren’t any […]

If you’re an American Idol fan, you may want to step away from your computer now. Or at least stop now and point your browser elsewhere. My apologies in advance.
My sister made me watch American Idol last night. Live - no ff’ing. Just a lot of WTF’ing. Sorry, but I just don’t get it at […]

My first sock from Susan’s “Create Your Own Sock” class is finished, and I’m very happy with it. I got done with it right at the end of tonight’s SnB session. Perfect timing! I like how the lace pattern I chose broke up the stripes in the yarn, and the yarn I used was great […]

Yesterday was a great fiber day. First, I headed up to the Snake River Fiber Fair in Idaho Falls with Margene, Susan, and Eliza. After a nice day of talking, knitting and shopping, we returned to Salt Lake with a car load of goodies. And when I got home, I was pleased to find a […]

I just finished my homework for Susan’s sock class. I have my sock knitted down to the heel, plus a few rows of a different yarn knitted up to use for whatever heel techniques Susan will be showing us. I really like the Spunky Eclectic Super Nova yarn - it feels so nice and is […]

May is probably my favorite month of the year. Spring’s in full swing, and at the end of May is Memorial Day, signaling the start of Summer. My birthday’s in early May, which also helps make it a special month - and it was even better this year since my retirement was effective on May […]

Yesterday Susan gave me some fresh sorrel and tarragon from her garden. I love cooking with fresh herbs, but had never used sorrel before. And although I have some tarragon in the garden, I planted it last year from a small pot, so the plant is still pretty small.
So last night I did a little […]

Here’s the start of my sock for Susan’s “Create Your Own Sock Class”. I’m using Spunky Eclectic’s Super Nova yarn, in the “Road Trip” colorway. It’s superwash sportweight merino, with 10% nylon. What a nice yarn! It took me forever to pick out a knitting stitch to use for the sock, especially since it’s a […]

And yes, I did finish my Soylent Green socks. Not that I have much need to wear worsted weight socks right now, but they were good practice. And tonight I’ll be taking a “Create Your Own Sock Class” at my LYS, taught by none other than Susan Lawrence. Heather and Eliza will be there too, […]