Orange Eye Candy

For Samhain, Dia de los Muertos and Halloween

For familiars everywhere, whether orange or otherwise.

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See you on the “other side“…of the weekend.

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Starting Over with Marigold Leaves

It’s times like these when I feel like a rank amateur.

Indeed, I think it ironic that I’m starting to blossom just when the leaves are falling from the trees. Maybe my circadian rhythm or my satellite reset button. Is. Just. Off.

The Leaf Beret (Ravelry) from knit.1 is the first new thing I’ve started […]

Broken-hearted

“doo-Doo-DEE! The number you have reached has been disconnected.”

I had to try. I didn’t trust my eyes as I passed by the corner where the store had recently been. It was dark. There was brown paper over the windows and it caused a lump of fear and sadness in my throat – like a […]

Must be the season of the…

Ceiling Cat.* First I see evidence of the long-secret plan unfolding over at Chris’ place. Now, Rocky has apparently received his marching orders.

“Yes, overlord. She’s here but cannot comprehend.”

What’s a caretaker to do?

*apologies to anyone who may be offended. it’s humor. really. don’t tell the cats I said so.

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Come Hither, My Lovelies

Have I been trapped in a black hole? A time warp? A malfunctioning TARDIS? Who knows. What I can say is that I was absolutely astounded to see that I had not posted for over 2 months. In that time, The Poetry Society’s Knit a Poem project was completed, my home got a new look […]

Poetry In Motion

Your needles move me.Secret poem, coming aliveOne letter apiece. – Karen B.

Thanks to Mason-Dixon Knitting, I came across The Poetry Society’s “Knit a Poem” project. According to the site, letters are being knit and crocheted by hundreds of hands, with the hope of being assembled into a still-secret poem by October 2009.

They apparently […]

Rockin’ Chicago With One Steady Roll

“The blues had a baby, and they named it rock n’ roll,” sang the legendary Muddy Waters, and boy, is that child still wailing!

Just ask the cargo shorts boys, the gray-beards and babies and tattooed ladies who came out en masse for Lollapalooza 2009 in Chicago’s Grant Park.

I had reservations as the date […]

Mommy’s Alright

Nikita, working that beauty shot, says, “We’re All Alright” (Cheap Trick. Holla!)

As you might have guessed by the lack of posts, I’m not crafting. And since this is a primarily a knitting blog, I generally try to keep it light and focused. See, my current life is a series of struggles with impersonal bureaucrats […]

FO: Make Room For Baby

It took me months to complete and I had to battle back against the boredom slog through every stitch in the middle, but I am pretty pleased with how things turned out.

All the mother-to-be asked for was a kelly green hat. I thought to myself, “A hat’s not nearly enough,” and that’s how a […]

Doggerel du Jour

From north to south and back againWe paint our toes and sip champagne.

Mid walking, talking, laughter, tearsI count my joys and still my fears.

Round table filled with loving friendsMy day – complete – by birthday’s end.

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