Birthday week zoomed by

It seems that the week just zoomed past me.  I was and am very tired for some reason.  My wonderful SP sent me a book for my birthday: Hip Knits.  It is chock full of lovely patterns!  Thank you (again) SP! DH is going to get me a swift and ball winder, or at least [...]

More ramblings…

I have sooooo missed the Sticks and String Podcast this week.  It has become my favorite and now it has been nearly 2 weeks since my fix.  Poor David was ill last week.  Feel better, David!!! School/work has been ok this week.  Syllabi are ready; two are already copied.  I’m still working on getting everything [...]

School-starting blues, but then some happier things

The school year is nearly upon us here in middle Tennessee – that is for the University. Next week will bring nonexistent parking spaces, even at 7am in the morning. It will also bring a flood of traffic onto the nearby roads that have ALL been and will be torn up for months and months [...]

The summer of socks and swimming pools

I can’t believe so many days have passed since I last wrote. I’ve been working on the sock a few rows at a time, usually after Bug has gone to bed. I rinsed out Bug’s pool and put some water in it this afternoon after she insisted on playing in a puddle. She really enjoys [...]

Mother’s Day

The collage I made for DH’s mom turned out really well.  I really like this program called CollageMaker. I finished the scarf yesterday at the in-laws. It is very soft! The model is “Big Dita” (what Bug calls this huge Dora the Explorer doll she got for Christmas). Class starts tomorrow and I needed to [...]