I’ve been meaning to get back here for almost a month to mention that my favorite local author and one of my favorite authors from anywhere, Donald Harington, died early last month. He’s been called the greatest unknown writer in America, and I’d agree with that sentiment. His books, many of which chronicle the happenings […]
Six Weeks
So, this has pretty much been my life for the past six weeks or so: My little girl, Anna Catherine, was born September 5, a full six weeks early. So, actually, this has been my life for the past five weeks or so, because we spent the first week of her life in the NICU. […]
Starting and Finishing
Back when I said that this month was going to be about finishing, I intended to actually finish a few projects before I started anything new. But then I found a coupld oe super quick and easy projects that I just couldn’t resist. First there was Zodiac, a pattern from Knitty back in 2007 for […]
Sarah’s First Graphic Novel
Though it might seem like it, I haven’t given up on the 9 Books for ’09 reading challenge. In fact, I just finished one of my books last week, after a long break away from the books that I spent mostly reading baby books. I decided to make my book for the strange (not in […]
Yes, Another Cute Picture of My Cat
Until this baby gets here, the cats are all I’ve got to amuse me during the day, and Louis is quite the funny boy. Here’s where I found him yesterday afternoon: Yes, that’s a car seat, which has been sitting on the floor in the baby room for a few days. I somehow knew a […]
At Least I’m Not the Only One
I was really excited to read an article in the New York Times this morning about parents in this new economy scaling back purchases for their babies, buying things secondhand or getting them for free when in the past they might have bought the top-of-the-line new products for each child. Unfortunately it was an article […]
What, Me Crochet?
I’ve been what I consider to be a pretty good knitter for a relatively long time now, but I have never been one to crochet. It just never took the way that knitting did. I’ve been trying on and off to do something about that for the past couple of years, and it occured to […]