If it wouldn’t fit anywhere else, it’s here.
Um, has it really been nearly a week since I last posted? Because it has been a week full of things I could be blogging about. And that’s just the food, not to mention all the Feelings about things. But blogging and knitting are, sadly, mutually exclusive activities. And even holding back on the typing, I’m … More Bwuh… A Week?
I hate to bring it up, but Christmas is in fourteen days. December is in the double digits, and things are getting serious. Our Christmas responsibilities are pretty minimal this year. We aren’t doing cards; instead we’ll do a baby announcement/family update letter in April. We’re not bothering with a tree ’till Advent 4. And … More Clearly I Don’t Take Christmas Seriously
We found out a week ago that we are having another little girl. (“Patricia” being her gender-ified in-utero nickname, NOT her real name. Haven’t decided on that yet.) We’re very pleased. We are sure boys are fun and stuff, but we’d gladly raise a houseful of girls. And I just realized… now I get to … More “Patricia”
We’ve been on vacation in the woods for about the last twenty-four hours. The day’s big event was a morning hike on top of a mountain. The light was so startlingly bright and stark, I couldn’t help taking pictures. I would call it poignant, but it wasn’t melancholic. It just was what it … More Stark Light
Meet “Pat”: a little tiny blurry blob whose name will be Osborn. We found out “Pat” (not his/her actual future name) was coming right before my last week of CPE started, though we suspected for a few weeks before that. (Aren’t you glad you didn’t have to listen to me whine and stress through all that … More Next
I have set myself the goal of getting down to one project. One knitting project. True monogamy of the two needles. I don’t really remember why I’ve set myself this goal… maybe just to see if I can do it, without deciding I despise knitting so much that I set my whole stash on fire? No, … More The Competitors
Our final stop on the Steel Valley Yarn Crawl was in Ligonier, PA. If you don’t know, Ligonier is about an hour and a half east of Pittsburgh – definitely in the Steel Valley, but not the Steel City! This worked well for my mom and sister, who could easily make the stop on the … More Yarn Crawl Stop 7 – Into the Woods
From Sewickley, Mom and Bethany headed straight into the city for stop #6. Naomi and I took a slightly more roundabout way. I wasn’t sure exactly when we make time to go down to East Liberty that week, but then Naomi solved it for me by getting conveniently sick. I’ll spare you the details, but … More Yarn Crawl Stop 6 – Sickies in Stitches
Saturday morning meant stop 5 on our yarn crawl adventure, and it was the stop closest to home: our very own Yarns Unlimited. Sewickley is a very fun place to visit; at only ten minutes from home, it is a frequent escape when we need a little froofy prettiness. There are boutique clothing stores, good … More Yarn Crawl Stop 5 – Home Sweet
From Grove City, we drove due south for about an hour and a half, shooting straight past home down to Bridgeville. Our destination was Kid Ewe Knot – a name that must win some sort of record for pun density. KEK was tucked in a shopping center away from any main roads, so I didn’t get … More Yarn Crawl Stop 4 – Bright Open Spaces
Osborn Fiber Studio 