For two years in a row now, I have come to write a reflection piece at the end of the year, and when looking at my intentions post from the beginning of the year, it seems like I was writing from another country. I wrote a learning plan for 2023, and wow, you guys. I … More 2023 by January’s Standards
I had one (1) goal for December this year: Keep Christmas simple enough that I could actually enjoy it. For me, I succeeded. There was stress, there was yelling, but much less than usual. There were coping mechanisms, there were screens, but there was not as much angst about it. We prepared the way for … More December 2023 Round-Up: Christmas Blast
After yesterday’s one-week impulse project, the other finished project I have to share with you was a long-term project! Very long-term, as it turns out. The story of this item begins in 2010, when I was working for a yarn shop in Maryland called Cloverhill Yarns. The shop had a prime booth at the Maryland … More Attuned
Merry Christmas, dear friends! I feel like I’ve been in a haze of work and anticipation since… August maybe. It hasn’t been bad, it’s just been a lot. Fall and early winter is a juggernaut of family, work, and community events that builds and builds until Christmas day pops the balloon. Boxing day felt like … More The Catching Up Coat
I keep expecting some part of this fall to drag, and it keeps not happening. I can’t believe it’s December already. It honestly doesn’t feel like much of anything is happening all month; I stay at home most of the time and the days start to blur together. So let me take a moment to … More November 2023 Round-Up: Suddenly Winter
This is an addendum to all the posts from this summer – I have finally finished knitting all the dye samples into hexies. The best way to learn about your handspun is always by using it, so this is the real completion of the dyeing experiments. Rather than amend those colourway posts, I’m going to … More Dyeapalooza: Dye Sample Hexies
Honesty: I have had a cold for the last week and a half. I’ve gotten to that point where I feel like I’m going to be sick forever. I do not like it, Sam I Am. But I will try to write about this month, because it’s had a lot of good bits. October has … More October 2023 Round-Up: The Weather Changes
In late 2020, when I was just starting to get deep into quilting, I had a vision. Yesterday, I saw it come true. All three of my girls had, at that point, said blue was their favourite colour. They still all love blue, though their favourites have evolved over time. So I went on Connecting … More Starry Path Quilt
It’s October 5 and I haven’t posted a roundup yet! The more I make videos and post on Instagram, the less I feel driven to post here. But this is the one corner of the internet that’s really mine, so I shall keep on keeping on here at my own pace. Tea September was really … More September 2023 Round-Up: Belated
It’s halfway through September, and I’ve been beavering away at a lot of things. I’ve got a new job I’m figure out, a current job I’m trying to workflow better, a secret project that is getting more serious, and a side hustle that is wrapping up. If that sounds like a ton of work, it … More 15-a-day
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