I guess I'll ease back into this blogging thing. I didn't plan to disappear for so long, but it's been a stressful few weeks. I won't go into it all, it's just life, you know...
I'm a little stressed out right now. Writing a resume and job hunting. So all I can really do otherwise is knit. On the plus side, my goal of having a whole drawer full of hand knit socks is clo...
I really didn't mean to disappear for a week, I was surprised with a cold and a tweeked back and just your usual life stress, but here I am now, and I'm excited to share this first episode ...
I have important things to do, but I took a little time here and there over the past few days to make a tiny pink bunny. Because sometimes you just need to do something pointless like that. I can�...
Who is ready for a sew-a-long? I think this will be really fun! Over the next few weeks, I'll do a couple posts a week about all sorts of sewing skills. Each post will conclude with a small assi...
Just a little something fun (the video, and the music, which happens to be my little brother, Cary):
Sometimes things just don't work out how I imagine them in my head. Flush from the success of my window patchwork and my corner office, I thought I'd teach myself how to do paper piecing. I...
I like having a laptop, I can use it anywhere, and I do. Sitting in bed, on the couch, at the library, at Starbucks. But I am hoping to start doing some sort of freelance work in the near future, and...
Cartolina and Cartolina Postale are two of the prettiest apps you can get for your iPhone. Both offer a way for you to send good wishes and greetings to friends and loved ones. With Cartolina, you ca...
Another window has been dressed, and I really love it. I'm in a sewing mood lately, it seems. This long skinny window is next to the door in my little house studio, so I thought it would be fun ...
I know, I know, yesterday I wrote all about how sugar makes me depressed and how I'm continuing to eat as well as I can, and now I'm going to talk about this lovely, sweet, decadent dessert...
Grilled, grass-fed steak salad with bleu cheese vinaigrette I thought a follow up was in order for my real food post from last summer. Traveling and holidays were somewhat challenging, and I probabl...
I'm ready to start tackling some slightly bigger projects around the house now that I have the time, hopefully one or two every week! When we moved in many, many years ago, almost every window h...
I have a book to give away here on the blog this week, and you can give away 20 books if you hurry! I'll tell you about mine last, because it's not as important or exciting as World Book Ni...
Some random things I wanted to share, with nothing in common, other than the fact that I enjoyed them: I think this song and video are just beautiful. Passenger was definitely my favorite album of 20...
I am a pretty good salad maker. I don't mean a little afterthought side salad as part of a meal, little more than a way to add a few extra vegetables to the table. I'm talking about a meal ...
I went to the farmer's market in Little Italy this morning. It was a beautiful day. Sometimes it's really nice to live in California.
Okay sock knitters and enjoyers of hand knit socks (or just any socks, in general), I did the research for you, and it turns out that it's not too hard to darn your socks. There are several dif...
I have a lot of fun taking pictures with my iPhone, and I love sharing them on Instagram. I have a Moleskine notebook that I wanted to use as a small scrapbook for my trip, so I ordered some prints...
In case you were wondering what to watch while waiting for new episodes of Downton Abbey, I thought I would suggest two series on Netflix Watch Instantly. The Grand is set in a four-star hotel in Man...
Its rainy and grey and I am so happy to be at home in my warm kitchen. Its been a long time since Ive baked or made any dessert-type food. Ive made lots of enormous pots of soup and slow...
I think Im done editing all my photos, finally! Im going to create a book with blurb this weekend and I cant wait to see them printed and all together. So now, on to Cape Town. We took a two-hour...
I never even turned on my computer yesterday. I was so scattered, and I kept meaning to get to it and then I just never did. Do you have days like that? I did a lot of things, but in...
First of all, thank you so much to all the Ravelry users for the warm response to my pattern! There are 40+ likes and lots of queuing as of this morning. I really didnt expect so much! Now that its...
I did it, I wrote up a knitting pattern and made it all pretty, and you can download it here, or on Ravelry, and there will also be a link in the side bar. I called them Bridge the Gap...
Well, here it (almost) is. My first original knitting design. Except there was a simple pair of socks that I made myself, and some scarves when I first got back into knitting a few years ago, but thi...
I had no intention of doing another app review so soon, but I discovered Percolator last night and I love it so much I had to share it Right Now. Percolator is a fun photo app that turns your picture...
I think I might have mentioned before that I am pretty free with the unsolicited advice. Its the oldest child in me, Im just a little bossy and have to tell people what I think they should do. Hardly...
Time for an app review, dont you think? Once upon a time I used to be pretty hip when it came to music. I knew about lots of obscure bands and kept up with all the latest news. These days...
First of all, thanks for all the kind words when I asked about what makes a good blog. My plan right now is to keep doing what Ive been doing, but I will be doing it much more often! My...
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