Category: handmade
h+h, briefly
Today I’m exhausted because I flew to Chicago Tuesday afternoon to attend h+h americas, briefly; the show runs through today but I came home late last night. My badge was as little acorn creations and my goal was to source yarn and notions for my students, and see what I might be able to do…
finding joy
בחודש אדר מרבים בשמחה. In the month of Adar, we increase our joy. It was Purim this week. My shul’s theme was heroes and villains, and this year they really wanted the adults in on it too. I didn’t have to think too hard about which side I was on. I spent the days before…
our cozy weekend plans
When the windchill is -12F at morning minyan, you come home and pile up books for the weekend. And knitting too. I plan to snuggle under a wool blanket (or three) and read. Dot’s planning to be cozy in her cat cave (or my lap). I might venture out Sunday if the weather cooperates; this…
it’s a unique skill
The joke in our family is that I plate monochromatic meals. It’s not intentional. Everything, including the plate, occasionally ends up to be a similar shade of white, ecru, or a light tan. What can I say, I love cauliflower. (Note: we only have 2 white plates). The other day at coffee, I started to…
i do spin (sometimes)
Earlier this week it was a very pleasant, warm, sunny afternoon. I had completed my work in the morning and had made headway on future work. I realized it would be wrong to waste such a beautiful autumn afternoon, so I took my wheel outside and finished spinning some singles (the white natural fiber). I…
