A year ago about this time, I had a bright idea. I have these brain waves. Problem is sometimes I act on them and get myself into big projects. I was looking online at all the beautiful poppy projects that various groups around the world had done for the 100thContinue Reading

It makes perfect sense to start knitting a cool summer top on one of the hottest days of the summer back in July. Perfect sense. It was hot. I just couldn’t pick up wool to knit with. Not even a small pair of socks.  Cotton was on my mind. CoolContinue Reading

Imagine.  Finishing another February Lady Sweater in February.  Never mind that it’s taken almost a year to actually complete it!  It’s off the needles and gifted to my very special goddaughter.  This is my second go round at this pattern.  The first was completed with a very chunky yarn and I followedContinue Reading

One month until Christmas.  Where has the time gone?  We’ve been in our new home for seven months now.  Hard to believe.  And, soon it will be Christmas.  I started looking through the bins of Christmas decorations this week and although I got rid of many of them before weContinue Reading

Feels like winter is coming.  We’ve had below 0 Celsius temperatures and the ground was covered in a heavy frost this morning.  We haven’t had our heat on until these past few days.  With such a small and well insulated house, the sun and using the stove for meals have beenContinue Reading