We’ve been in Northern Ireland for nearly a week now, and I’m just now getting to the point where my thoughts about our ten days in Scotland are sufficiently assembled for me to be able to share them. First off, let me say that although you will see some beautiful sunny pictures in this post … More June 2024 Round-Up – Part 2 – Scotland
In Switzerland I developed a habit that my kids found very annoying: compulsively taking pictures of flowers. I thought I’d collect all my favourites and stick them together here, and do a little research into what I was looking at. Garden Flowers The gardens were so lush, I couldn’t stop myself. In particular, the roses … More Flora in Switzerland
The following is a rather lengthy summary of all our outdoor adventures while in Meiringen. Our family had some bad experiences with hiking two years ago when we went to Banff. I tried to jump in with both feet and pushed the kids way too hard to do more than they could handle. I learned … More Hiking with Kids in Haslital
I don’t know if I can sum up our time in Switzerland briefly. When we went, I just didn’t know what to expect. We put ourselves in the hands of beloved family members, who we hadn’t seen in a long time. They blew us away with their generous hospitality, and Switzerland blew us away with … More Mid-June 2024 Roundup: Switzerland
Memories A photo album of the interesting places we went, fun things we did, and weird places I spun or knitted. April 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 11 May 13 May 15 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 20 May 24 May 25 May 26 Fleece Washing … More May 2024 Roundup – Maryland
It’s done, it’s done, and it’s time to talk about it! I finished this capstone pullover back in March, actually. I had so much fun knitting it that it was finished in just a couple weeks. But now, I’m about to talk about it on the next episode of the Wool Circle, so I wanted … More Capstone Sweater: Finished
We’ve been planning this sabbatical for a while now. So it seems pretty incredible that we’re actually getting on a plane on Tuesday, and that we won’t be back in the saddle of full-time, in-person ministry for four months. Right now it’s hard to look back, because we’ve been doing so much looking forward. But … More March n’ April 2024 Round-Up
It’s been a while since I talked about my “Track 2” sweater project! I’ve finally had the big reveal of this yarn on the Wool Circle: Episode 115 this month. These are all progressive yarns, made of several combo spins that change and shift through the length of the yarn, so there’s only so much … More Capstone Sweater: Yarn!
I’ve been in a bit of a verbal creative block lately. I’m certainly creating a lot of stuff, but I’m having trouble wording, at least anything longer than an Instagram caption. I think when Jared left on his week-long trip in mid-March, part of my brain just compartmentalized. I need it to wake up now … More I Turned Thirty-Eight
It’s a hazard of blogging that when the time comes to write about something, you might be in a mood that does not at all reflect what you have the task of writing about. For example, right now Casa de Osborn is kind of depressed because Jared is out of town and someone has been … More Puffin
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