November 8, 2022 I've been involved in the "women's rights" movement since I was 15 years old (1973). As a young woman, my mother would take me to N.O.W. meetings (National Organization of Women), and I handed out flyers on election day to support voting for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) - which unfortunately didn't… Continue reading Taking Back Our Power
Category: knitting
Back to school
Speckman in his graduation outfit including a new Pack Leash collar and leash in tie-dye It's been a minute since I've had any children to send back to school but now I send the dogs back. Speckman is currently enrolled in Basic Obedience and after 5 weeks I can confidently say that he will be… Continue reading Back to school
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Knitting from Stash
It's hard to believe that summer is almost over. Well, honestly, I've been over summer, all summer. What's with these 'real feel' temperature readings? If it's 96 and 'feels like' 107 then, by god, it's 107. I cannot count the times I have gotten into the car at 7:30 in the evening after a training… Continue reading Knitting from Stash
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We’ve Hit the Winter Doldrums
When is it spring? I can't believe we're already running up on February! The weather is still bipolar. 58F one day, 38F the next. I am looking forward to spring! My Sea Glass Tee is nearing the end. A couple more inches on the body, some short sleeves and it will be ready to wear.… Continue reading We’ve Hit the Winter Doldrums
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Snow Days!
My sun globe has a snow hat The weather in the south is schizophrenic. On January 1st it was 77F, on January 3rd it was 37F and it snowed 4". Temps rose back to 57F on January 5, and on January 6th it snowed again. This really doesn't bode well for 2022 (or climate change).… Continue reading Snow Days!
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I can’t even remember what day it is
As the pandemic rages on (and stupid people make selfish decisions) I find my motivation for much of anything, other than knitting, waning. I am coming up on week 18 (that's 4.5 months for those keeping track) of self-isolation with very few exceptions. I have 1, maybe 2, friends that I feel are adequately protecting… Continue reading I can’t even remember what day it is
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Decoding knit patterns
K2P1, PSSO, KTBL, CDD* If you are a Knitter (with a capital K) you probably familiar with these abbreviations. As with most things, we Knitters have short-hand for our patterns that is universal among designers. In fact, if I find a non-standard abbreviation in a pattern, the entire pattern becomes suspect. However, recently I began… Continue reading Decoding knit patterns
Old Dog, New Tricks 