Losing Mothers and Keeping Life Open

I woke tired this morning, after a deliberately early bedtime and a seemingly comfortable night’s sleep.  It was a struggle to be ready in time for the 9 a.m. expected arrival of a workman, but I made it, and was disappointed when he did not.  He appeared two hours late, bringing a helper so that [...]

Diva Day, Hopefully to Be Continued

I woke this morning with a lightness, waving my feet in the air, laughing loudly to myself.  There was dancing in every movement, and I smiled to me in the mirror.  The energy today was all about hope and the expectation of good, maybe good beyond anything I deserve or claim. 
Midday, I tried on new [...]

Curried ICE

I just had last night’s leftovers for lunch.  It reminded me that I stumbled on a fab way to make a tasty curry dish, and I have to write it down before I forget.  I am a good spur-of-the-moment cook, utilising whatever my pantry and frig present.  Yesterday, I had leftover brown rice and a [...]

The Dylan Sweater: Free Knitting Pattern

The coral sweater in my previous blog entry had to be finished in a hurry and delivered today.  I made a crochet cap to go with it.  Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to photograph the completed set.  Nevertheless, I’m writing out the pattern for the size 12 months infant sweater as I promised.  I [...]

Spring Crochet Flower Pattern

 
Suddenly I’m here for patterns.  This is one I promised, a crochet spring flower.  I made it from Knit Picks Crayon, which is a cotton boucle, very soft, in two contrasting colours, using a size G hook.  It makes a very fluffy flower with petals that overlap and curl like a real flower.  I put [...]

coral baby sweater

i said that i had a coral baby sweater on the needles.  all the pieces are done, and it looks like this:
 
oh yeah, forgot to say that the pieces aren’t sewn together yet.  they are blocking.  a close-up:

it has an asymmetrical front with a seed stitch button band on the right side of the chest, [...]

what i’m not doing

“Most of the stuff that got us into trouble was perfectly legal…”  President Obama said that last night.  I missed him on the Tonight Show.  Sleep is very high on my agenda during this flare.  I’m sorry I missed his appearance, because I always feel reassured when I hear him speaking to the public.  I [...]

twittering in your lingerie

holy cow, i am having a morning!  it’s just “a morning” because i have to divide the “great” from the “crappy”; this morning is both.  you know about the crappy already, no need to reiterate.  the great part is that it seems like all the humor rises to the top like beer foam when i [...]

the war escalates

i hit the wall today.  no caps because my fingers are stiff and sore and it takes extra reach and force to hold down the shift key.  my wrists, shoulders, elbows, ribs, hips, knees and feet also hurt.  my cheeks are red and hot to the touch.  my feet are so stiff that i have [...]

My Body at War

Happy to be back.  That’s me.  Back is here, writing.  I write all the time in my head, unfortunately without that electronic connection to my printer that would allow it to be printed out.  Even better would be a line directly to my laptop, so that my posts could be written straight from the brain.  [...]