Also known as, You Know You’ve Been Pregnant Too Long When… 10. You put together all your outfits around the one pair of shoes that you can still wedge your feet into. This is not so bad, since you only go out of the house to something requiring an “outfit” twice a week. 9. You have … More 41 Weeks

I have long suspected, but only recently begun to experience, the benefits of a barter system with other artist friends. I met my friend Michelle when she and both our future husbands were in their final year at Cedarville University, attending the same church, finding in each other similar liturgical longings. But when they all graduated … More Visualizing

Today’s entry is sort of related to knitwear – at least as much as jersey cloth can be considered knitwear. My dear friend Rachel, who got married on Monday, had the highly sensible idea to have all her bridesmaids wear chocolate brown, but we all got to pick whatever dress we wanted in chocolate brown. … More Nine Wonky Seams

This blanket (by Mom) was inspired by:  a strong grandmotherly instinct to knit a soft and cottony baby blanket  a thought that I had found a use for some lovely purple cotton yarn I had in my stash  a love for squares  a thought that it could become a bath blanket  lots of LOVE!! Using size … More 8 Hearts of Love

Thanks to everyone who bought things last week, and who looked at my wares desiring to support us! I appreciate you guys SO much. Whether by gift or sale, nearly everything has a home now (several of them in my closet [my hypothetical closet whose contents mostly live on the floor]). The last week before … More Stories of Going Somewhere and Nowhere

We got a bit of sad news yesterday: we will not be able to have the home birth we planned. Not because it would have been unsafe, but because of other factors out of our control. We’re very disappointed and a bit angry, and still processing. (Baby girl is still healthy, exactly on target for … More Breakup Knitting

Better late than never for an update, says I, and a week after Thanksgiving I finally have a few minutes in these wee hours that I should be sleeping that I can, instead, share our recent vacays with  you. The holiday was spent mostly with my family (aside from a marathon of Lincoln and Abraham … More Thankful Thursday and Fall-with-my-credit-card Friday

Here is more news from Mom!  I was at the Alpaca Festival today and it’s still going on tomorrow, so I wanted to share a few more pictures.  My workshop went well….it was attended by about 20 people, with hands-on demos and a raffle at the end. Many of the people who own alpacas and … More At the Alpaca Festival