My knitted journey through the Lord of the Rings has entered its second leg, and like the Fellowship, it is continuing at a rather sedate pace. Having read “Three Is Company,” it seems Tolkein was in no rush whatever to get his characters on their journey. Frodo, Sam, and Merry are on a backpacking pleasure tour … More Michel Delving
Two Christmases ago, I made my beloved husband a pair of felted slippers. He loved them with an enduring passion. They went on his feet every time he came home and it was even somewhat cold. They went in his knitting bag when he was on the go. My husband loves having warm feet, and … More Don’t Do This.
By popular request, here is my sermon from this morning, given at the 8:30 chapel service at Trinity School for Ministry. You’ll have to forgive the conversational style; this also served as my notes. The readings from this morning were Amos 9:1-10 and Matthew 23:13-26. * * * We’re going to be focusing on the … More Sermon: Cleaning the Beans
Remember this guy? I’ve had a bad habit lately of forgetting to blog about things until they are finished. I don’t want this blog to be all just like, “look at this cool thing I made!” That’s cool and all, but the majority of my time is spent on, well, unfinished stuff. Stuff in … More Every Inch of Purple
Happy new year, liturgists! Today is Advent 1, which means it’s the first day of the 2014 Christian year. Here we start remembering, celebrating, and participating in the story of Jesus all over again. To celebrate, I’m reducing the price of the Liturgical Year Pattern Series to $40. It began two years ago today; … More Seasonal Socks
Things I’m thankful for today: 1. A healthy, happy baby, whose smiles light up my day and whose giggles are my drug. 2. Little bows. (by Crafts by Libby.) 3. A sister-in-law with an unflappable sense of humor. 4. Another sister-in-law to share a love of knitting with. (Yes, she’s wearing a color affection. … More Counting
Naomi turned nine months old today – also known as the big NINO. Nine in, nine out. It just so happens that this occurred the day after the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. So I took the only reasonable course of action I could think of. 1) Dressed my baby up in the closest thing … More Bigger on the Inside, Baby
I’m not even out of the Shire yet, and I’ve already gotten myself in a wee pickle in my knitted journey through the Fellowship of the Ring. As described in the post just linked, I have yarn for most of the projects already, but not the second. I did not foresee the complete desertification of … More Shortcut to Mushrooms?
As ready as we’re going to be! We know where we’ll be this weekend. The 2013 Maryland Alpaca & Fleece Festival. November 16-17th, 10 am – 4 pm; Howard County Fairgrounds. Where will you be? An ENORMOUS vote of thanks goes out to our amazing sample knitters – Tammy, Gale, Beryl, and my aunt Kathy. … More Ready
It’s been a while since I’ve done a random post. So, randomly, bam! 1) This is the 707th post on this blog. That seems significant somehow. 2) Nomes is, for some reason, most hilarious after her bath. We made it a part of her bedtime routine because it was supposed to be calming. Take a … More A Random Spectrum of Emotions
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