Yes, we chose Detroit for a little R & R. Why, you might ask? Here are a few reasons. “One of the most beautiful homes on Airbnb. This is a 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom historic home in one of the most beautiful, one of a kind neighborhood of Detroit. Woodbridge is in Midtown, and a […]
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As Grandmother, I was recently invited to the DC area to babysit grandchildren while very intent parents set up house for their temporary move. (no photos because I never knew how to take care of young ones and be a photographer at the same time)
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A retirement gift, a plaque from the District where I worked, beckons me. It is as if it can talk and recall; that plaque with the Varsity letter. I hear students’ voices, excited anticipation in the air, their endless desire for learning. It speaks my tongue and reminds me about lesson planning into wee hours. It sounds with the […]
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Part of why I write a journal is to reflect upon my knitting. I find thinking about a finished project quite satisfying and informative. It helps me to improve my knitting skills to think what went right as well as what went wrong with either the process and/or the finished project. Viewing photographs of me […]
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Some beliefs: I believe setting goals for first year retirement is very important as doing so is evidence of self-direction and provides purpose, process, and production. I believe there are a number of stages within the retirement phase of life. I believe the very first stage of retirement is long before retirement actually begins. I might call it the ‘Preparation […]
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History Lesson One
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From couch to runway… Well, let’s just say I have always been a private knitter. For years I’ve knitted right here in my house, wherever it might be, in the location that was designated by the family as Holly’s knitting spot, and pretty much under the same lamp that has traveled with us from one location to […]
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Anyone out there having the challenge of choosing their next knitting project? I used to have the conundrum about four times a year, every time I received a new Vogue Knitting in the mail. And, I thought I was inundated with choice, then! Now, with Ravelry, social networking, and independent designers both far and near […]
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I am so excited to finally be able to share one of my latest finished projects with you and am equally excited to be able to slip on a pair of boots as my foot has made considerable progress in its healing this last week! It would be easy, of course, to stand in some […]
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How do I thank thee for a most relaxing and restful summer? Let me count thy top ten ways.
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Words from a recent email: “Dad says, check out the Cinelli. He changed the bars back to the original Cinelli bar and stem – he wrapped the bars himself and remembered how! He chose to save the beautiful Record levers. He rode the bike 20 miles Sunday in a little better than an hour and […]
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Anything yarn-like is going to catch my attention so when this thing called yarn bombing came exploding onto the scene, what can I say, it intrigued me. I wanted to know the how and the why of such an art form. Well, in researching, it seems like this yarn bombing, otherwise known as yarn graffiti […]
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I read an article in the Washington Post entitled Olympic Knitting by Ruth Marcus. I couldn’t wait to read it! She compares the two by saying how both conjure something out of virtually nothing – the blank page, a ball of yarn. “Yup”, I am thinking. Both processes are mined with frustration: the column simply wasn’t […]
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What’s Old is New, Again aside ~ It’s always wiser to begin these posts NOT reading Freshly Pressed blogs…. there are some awfully great writers out there!
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Nik one, purl one, Nik one, purl one … There I was, debating watching history in the making. I figured I would simply knit my way into the night, a typical Friday evening after a full week’s work, having mindless TV, and enjoy the evening. Yes, there I was, giving no consideration to […]
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