trippin’ I just wanted to share a bit more about my trip. On Friday, we went shopping with my aunt and had some time to kill before going to High Tea at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock. Who knew having afternoon tea could be so fun! I, for one, am rather uncultured and had … Continue reading →

road trip We had quite a Thanksgiving. We left on Wednesday afternoon and arrived in Arkansas around 9 p.m. after a 9 hour drive. We went to my dad’s house that night and celebrated Christmas Thanksgiving morning. Then, we went to my dad’s family for lunch and left from there to drive three hours to … Continue reading →

mad progress Okay, so I’m sure you saw that huge shipment of yarn I received from ThreadBear last weekend and thought “geez, she’ll be busy for a while”. Well, I did too. However, since then, I have completed the multi-directional scarf, the Musique and Fizz scarf, the Perfect Pouch Bag (felting still pending) and I … Continue reading →

Just a quick post to tell you about my day. I didn’t get the pictures taken before it got dark that I wanted to post, so those will have to wait until tommorow. Today I took the day off. I have a lot of comp time coming to me due to the travelling I have … Continue reading →

brought to you by Threadbear Fiber Arts and One Stitch Short I returned home from a long week on the road to find this in my living room. Granted, I knew it would be here, but I still got excited when I saw it. I tore into it like a kid on Christmas morning and … Continue reading →

my backyard The war has entered my backyard. I don’t want to open a political can of worms, but this is what is on my mind. My best friend from high school is in “the desert” as he says it. He is travelling so he cannot contact us right now. The last couple of days, … Continue reading →

I am also going to work on a Bucket O Chic, as a part of the Bucket Along that has developed. I have two planned. One will be a classic black and another will be some combination of the leftover purple, pink and blue along with some fun fur that I used for Suki, Jr. … Continue reading →

missing my yarn This is my last week on the road for work. I won’t have to travel this extensively again until next September. In the meantime, I have to focus on getting through this week. My biggest distraction has to be the enormous stash of yarn that waits for me at home. It is … Continue reading →

wearable So, I finally have pictures of Grover to show you. I actually wore Grover tonight and got a few compliments on it, so I guess it doesn’t look too bad. I don’t like the black zipper, I wish it would match better but it doesn’t stand out as much in real life. So, without … Continue reading →

grover may survive… Sorry for the delay in the Grover reveal. I washed it to smooth out the ridge around the pocket and stretch out the sleeves a bit. I think it may survive. It’s drying in my kitchen on a drying rack and I’m hoping it will be dry enough tonight so I can … Continue reading →