Apr 27 2008
…bring May flowers; however, they didn’t bring the Yarn Harlot to Chicago.
This past week was a lovely week of almost summerlike weather. On Friday, spring storms rolled in & wreaked havoc on plane travel in the area. Stephanie was scheduled to speak down on the south side of Chicago on Friday evening - so, on […]
Apr 15 2008
Springtime in Chicago is unique every year. Sometimes it comes early - sometimes it comes late - sometimes it seems like we go straight from winter to summer. With the winter that we’ve had this year, I’m not sure what it will be - although the sun and warmth that is creeping in this week gives […]
Mar 03 2008
Based on my knitting history, my choice for the letter D should come as no surprise.
D is for Dishcloths
As a child, I always remember a handknit cotton dishcloth hanging over the sink or faucet in the kitchen. These dishcloths were the only thing that mom would use to wash dishes, clean counters, deal with the […]
Jan 27 2008
I have always liked flowers - both in nature and in art. Whenever I visit a museum I’m apt to pick up a postcard or print of any flower art that I’ve seen. On one bedroom wall is a collage of assorted prints from Redon, Renoir, Redoute and Cezanne. In the dining room, the floral bouquets of […]
Jan 17 2008
When I started blogging in 2006, I found several blogs that I read were participating in an ABC-along. I was intrigued by the idea - so when I saw that another round was planned for 2008 I knew it was an “-along” that I wanted to join. I don’t know how many “-alongs” I will […]
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