While my mother was in the process of launching Colorstorms as a new business, and I wanted to keep designing for her lovely yarns as I could, we agreed on a design assignment for me. We decided on a small project – one skein each of two colors of Woolpaca solids – a shawlette, something quick and … More Saxifrage

Before I move out of “birth blog mode” and back to our regularly scheduled posts about knitting and food and playing with life’s mundanities, I have one last shout out to make. And that’s to Sara, who is Bona fide Photography. This post includes some of her remaining shots that I haven’t already shared. I … More A Thank You for Photos

Martha Elanor Osborn was born at 12:23 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 5th 2015. “Martha” after a beloved friend, pastor, teacher, and mentor, one of the most powerful women who has ever touched our lives. And after the outspoken woman in the Bible, Jesus’ friend, who proclaims in the middle of grief, “Yes Lord; I believe that … More Martha

Finally, I can check another Really Big Thing off the list of Things I Said I’d Get Done Before the Baby Comes. I pre-drafted the last bit of red on Saturday at some point, then spun it up on Sunday. I had a chance during Sunday’s naptime to make the last .6 oz into perfectly pre-drafted … More At Least I Know It’s Not This

We’ve made it to thirty-eight weeks today. I have reached the point at which, when everyone asks me how I feel, the short answer is not “I feel fine;” it’s “I feel really really pregnant.” I sleep badly most nights, I have so much relaxin in my system that my joints are all falling apart, … More Come on, Baby

Time for a guest post from my mom, Linda! It’s been a long time, y’all… but here’s an update on what my mom has been doing, as her natural dyeing interests have blossomed and bloomed into her very own company, ColorStorms! ~Rebecca It was the summer of 2010 while wandering about outside 6 times a day … More The Journey to ColorStorms

Today little N turns two. My sweet, smart, busy girl, who gets another month or so of her mama’s devoted attention before she has to share me with her sister. Her birthday week is off to a rip-roaring start, with a visit from Deedee (my mom) and Baba (my youngest sister) over the last few … More I Be Two!

Before I show you one more knitted stitch, before I talk about Christmas knitting, or cooking, or cheese, or bread, or theological navel-gazing reflection, or any of the other things you usually read about on here, I need to tell you something. In about two weeks, we are going to northern Canada. Why, you ask, … More We Are Going to the Far North

Thursday I made my first hard cheese. It was kinda-sorta a disaster, but I learned a lot. And ten months from now, when it’s fully aged and we taste it, I think it’ll be like keeping that first pair of socks you made that look nothing like human feet – a memento of a learning experience … More Hard Cheese is Hard