the childrens

Acrylic and angst

If you’ve visited my other blog you’ve seen this. Which means you understand that I’m reduced to knitting bulky acrylic yarn on large bamboo needles which have proven to be virtually indestructible and sewing. I just don’t tend to spin bulky yarn, I could break into the mohair I suppose and knit a lacy scarf [...]

Mail Day!

Mail Day!

Oh, the mail man brought good stuff for me from Opal! The cookies and macadamia nut chocolates were in serious danger once Lexi saw them. She grabbed the boxes and ran (for kind of chubby 3 year old that girl is fast) yelling “Opal cookies!” (Think she might remember the last box?) I recovered most [...]

Yarn vs. Child

When I woke up this morning to find my 3 year old daughter with my basket of sock yarn, snippers, and a ball winder. 13 small neat balls of yarn sat on one side of her, and a pile of tangled (and snipped) skeins on the other. “Hi Mommy. Good morning!” Lexi chirped, very proud [...]