Naomi turned nine months old today – also known as the big NINO. Nine in, nine out. It just so happens that this occurred the day after the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. So I took the only reasonable course of action I could think of. 1) Dressed my baby up in the closest thing … More Bigger on the Inside, Baby
I’m not even out of the Shire yet, and I’ve already gotten myself in a wee pickle in my knitted journey through the Fellowship of the Ring. As described in the post just linked, I have yarn for most of the projects already, but not the second. I did not foresee the complete desertification of … More Shortcut to Mushrooms?
As ready as we’re going to be! We know where we’ll be this weekend. The 2013 Maryland Alpaca & Fleece Festival. November 16-17th, 10 am – 4 pm; Howard County Fairgrounds. Where will you be? An ENORMOUS vote of thanks goes out to our amazing sample knitters – Tammy, Gale, Beryl, and my aunt Kathy. … More Ready
It’s been a while since I’ve done a random post. So, randomly, bam! 1) This is the 707th post on this blog. That seems significant somehow. 2) Nomes is, for some reason, most hilarious after her bath. We made it a part of her bedtime routine because it was supposed to be calming. Take a … More A Random Spectrum of Emotions
As I described before, it was rather difficult to explain how the beautiful (and very large) strip of mosaic knitting I was working on was going to end up being a bag. It is finished now, and you can judge for yourself whether or not I in fact succeeded in making a bag. The instructions … More Bag’s End
Our shop is temporary closed, because of this awesomeness: That’s right: Linda Jennings and Rebecca Osborn (With lots of help from other Jennings’ and Osborns) will, for the first time, be manning (womanning?) a booth exclusively for Osborn Fiber Studio. (!!!!!!) Mom [Linda] has been dyeing like crazy. We are going to have lots of … More Coming Soon to an Alpaca Festival Near You
I can’t wait for Thanksgiving. Mostly because I can’t wait for it to be the official US-brand Christmas season. I am a good Anglican. I love Advent. You know this about me. But I have to confess. I am kinda a sucker for the December Season. I’ve gotten jaded by it like anyone else (working … More The Goose is Getting Fat
At the tender age of 8 months, Nomeykins is not a very well-traveled person. Outside her native state, she’s really only visited Maryland (unless you count West Virginia, the only parts of which she has visited outside of a car being Sheetzs). She can only imagine fondly when we describe to her such far-off climes … More Southwestern Socktoberfest
Some impulses ought not be resisted. Like, when you realize you accidentally made your baby a Jedi dress, deciding three days before halloween to make her a Princess Leia hat. I think of this as an alternate universe Leia – one in which Luke is the one who grows up a senator’s child, and Leia … More The Force Is Strong with This One…
In the Baggins universe, Bag End is the definition of home. Described as one of the most comfortable hobbit dwellings in the area, it is the place both of its solitary bachelor residents love the most. It is fascinating to me that since The Hobbit was first published in 1937, several artists have taken a stab at … More Bagshot Row
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