No, seriously. So– busy, because trying to make a deadline before we leave for Denver. Mate is out of town, and today was… well weird. Seriously, if I’d known my dentist was going to bail, I would have planned something different for my morning. As it was, I was all cattywampus in my scheduling and… Read More

So, on Twitter the other day, someone asked us tell the most On Brand (TM) story from their childhood years. Mine was about being a latchkey kid. I would come home, gather my stuffed animals into a semi-circle, and tell them a story, then quiz them about the parts in the middle. And you can… Read More

Okay– some of you are actually GETTING MY NEWSLETTER. I’m thrilled–but still puzzled as to why other people aren’t. I have professionals working on it, and they can’t answer that either, so I’m just going to assume that some computers think that Constant Contact, my e-mail server, has the plague. However–there are SOME things I… Read More

Okay– First of all, I’d like to say I can pack an amazing picnic. There. It’s out. My house is a disaster, I have yarn everywhere, but I”m not a completely loser as a housewife. I can cook. Barbecue ribs, cherries, corn, potato salad– I put it all in one bag for the big kids,… Read More

So, 4th of July. Never my favorite holiday. Often there’s something doing at my parents’ house, but not always. Some years it’s just a quiet bit here, watching movies. Some years we have company. Mostly, Mate and I lay low, trying to avoid the heat (it’s going to be unseasonably cool here tomorrow) and the… Read More

Poll results are as follows: A. Everybody who has not seen the Yarn Harlot’s work on non-frogging fixes told me to frog the sleeve, but I HAVE seen her talk about non-frogging fixes, so I just stitched the little hole closed. Nobody can tell–the thumb hole was on the fold. It’s fine. And because the… Read More

 For a change of pace, I have a couple of poll questions for you u. Feel free to answer as you will: Question 1: Say, just say, you were working on a sweater, and at the end of the first sleeve, you decided to put a thumb hole in it. But after your daugh–erm, someone… Read More

Okay, so I’ve had mixed stories about Little Old Ladies in the Pool–this is, in its essence, white suburbia at its most conservative. The other day I got into the water spoiling for a fight. Someone said I looked pissed, and I replied, “Let’s just say if anyone here thinks putting kids in cages is… Read More

So, I had so much planned today. I was going to finish a cleaning job Mate started, and do some laundry and keep writing and… Anyway– So this morning I took the dogs for a quick walk and went to a dentist appointment. I have a “food trap” between two of my back teeth. Basically… Read More

I’m not naming names… By the way– that photo? Well, the camera takes those little second-long photos, so there’s about 10-15 frames per picture. I took about ten pictures, and that was THE ONLY FRAME in the whole mess that had her looking at the camera. It’s because she was about to jump on me…. Read More