Blackbird Sycamore

Okay, so I went out and decided that the bushes out front needed trimmed.  I just trimmed them this spring, and they’re looking like they are swallowing the house again.
Here’s the BEFORE:

And here’s how far I’ve made it so far:
Yep, I’ve ripped out one entire bush and most of another.  I also trimmed [...]

Halle says: “This is Phillie.  He’s a girl.  When he turns into a moth his name is still Phillie.”
Halle was so excited to find this little fuzzy caterpillar in the backyard.  She was so gentle with it.  She makes friends everywhere she goes!
And here’s another thing that made me happy today…

This is some Fishermen’s [...]

Today Sam and I went to the pet store and got these new guys…
And here’s what I’ve been working on…
This is the “Boteh Scarf” from Interweave Crochet Spring 2007, crochet from Happy Feet sockweight yarn, color 14.  I love the yarn, it’s a super-soft merino wool, in a great emerald green color.  The pattern is [...]

No matter where, no matter when, anytime you get a group of women and their children together, you start to overhear criticisms of those mothers and their parenting skills.  I’ve done it; we all do it.  Our society has accepted altogether too well the Freudian attitude that our mothers are to blame for everything.  We [...]

This little guy was peeking around the corner at the top of the stairs this morning.

Here’s what I’m knitting up now.  The pattern is called the “One Row Lace Scarf” and it’s super easy.  It’s the same yarn as the “Sleekit Mitts.”  I’d probably already have finished it if I wasn’t spending all my time [...]

The Sleekit Mitts are done!  A complete pair.  Erm (the Husband) wants a pair of black mitts now that he’s seen these mitts finished.
I also made another set of knitting needles today.  These are US5 bamboo needles.  I just took a couple of bamboo skewers and sanded them down to gauge, then glued on some [...]

I’ve got the first mitt done, one to go.  The pattern is called “Sleekit Mitts” by Star Rabinowitz.  I found it on Ravelry.  This is knit from a sock-weight yarn called Regia Galaxy, in Jupiter Sylt color, on size 2 needles.