September has always been my favorite month. Yes, it's my birth month but it also signaled the start of school (I was one of those kids), the temps begin to cool down (sweater weather), my youngest daughter was born in September, and it marks the start of my third act. Let's assume you'll live to… Continue reading It’s my birthday, and I’ll celebrate all month long!
Category: knitting
Swatching in the round
I have begun a new test knit for designer, Kate Oates. This is a top-down, in-the-round sweater. I was researching the idea of swatching in the round. I have always swatched flat but the argument for swatching in the round is compelling. Purling takes more yarn than knitting because the yarn travels over the top… Continue reading Swatching in the round
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The Insomniac Edition
I was planning a long post about my mother’s house being sold, but the contract fell due to some repairs needed and the buyer's tight timeline. I’m now working through the punch list I got from the home inspection. Unfortunately, I seem to be doing this at night when I should be sleeping. Sleep has… Continue reading The Insomniac Edition
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I think I said I liked to be busy…
But this is ridiculous! If you've been following along, you know that I am the executor of my late mother's estate. I willingly took this 'job' at her request because that's what you do, right? Little did I know that this project would consume all my free time for 6 months or more. Much of… Continue reading I think I said I liked to be busy…
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I love clean and why I hate cleaning
Whenever I get a wild hair to tidy up my office it goes terribly wrong. I let the room get so bad (like hoarder bad) that when I clean it up it gets so much worse before it gets better. It's overwhelming. I get hot. I get sweaty. I get distracted. I get bored. Then… Continue reading I love clean and why I hate cleaning
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And back to our regularly scheduled content…
My mom, c.2017, wearing a beautiful vest she knit (and I now own). Our last family gathering, her 93rd birthday, Oct 2022 Now that my mother's memorial and celebration of life have passed, my new normal has begun. I spend my days working (remotely, thank GOD) and cleaning out my mother's house. She was quite… Continue reading And back to our regularly scheduled content…
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It’s winter…wait…spring…wait…
Primrose Yarn Company Onesie in DK Like many places, winter in Tennessee is unpredictable. Wait 10 minutes and the season may change. Last week's freezing (and below freezing) temps and then high 60s. It was 32 when I woke up this morning. Yesterday's high was in the 70's, and this morning we have snow flurries.… Continue reading It’s winter…wait…spring…wait…
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Trust me, it’s not you…
As a technology professional, I am sympathetic to, and a bit terrified by, the recent mass layoffs at Amazon (18,000), Microsoft (10,000), Meta (11,000), Alphabet (12,000), and other tech companies - approximately 70,000 in total. This reminds me of the dot.com bubble that burst around 2001. Maybe it's a cycle that is bound to repeat… Continue reading Trust me, it’s not you…
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Wait, December is when?
November sped by me in a blink of an eye. Jack ran his last agility trial, I've finished teaching agility for the year (my knee is already thanking me), and my girls' knitting weekend is in the books. JackOBean, RI (Rally Intermediate) Jack had a beautiful last day. Our run wasn't clean and I was… Continue reading Wait, December is when?
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My Pack (dogs, family, friends)
We were excited, recently, to celebrate my mom's 92nd birthday. For the first time ever my entire family (short a spouse and a couple of great grandchildren) was together in the same space. My sister, brother-in-law, and 2 adult children came from Florida; my niece (minus spouse and 2 boys) came from Georgia, and another… Continue reading My Pack (dogs, family, friends)
Old Dog, New Tricks 