From the monthly archives:

February 2011

Sock Clubs 2.0

27.02.2011

First, an update on my own self-imposed sock club. I’ve finished two more pair, plus began another. I’ve also expanded my horizons. I mentioned in an earlier post that I’m not all that enamored with sock clubs because I’d prefer to pick out my own patterns and my own sock wool color. And this is [...]

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When You Least Expect It…

21.02.2011

We’ve had a very snowy, stormy winter here in New England, and by about now I’m chomping at the bit for spring. I’ve heard cardinals singing their mating songs so it can’t be too, too long. The one thing I know means spring are red-winged blackbirds. They are the hands down, 100% certainty that spring [...]

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Location, Location, Location

15.02.2011

I’ve been re-reading Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones. I’m not sure why I waited so long to revisit this book, but I’m glad I pulled it off the shelves again. One chapter that I zeroed in on was “Writing in Restaurants.” I love her advice: you must establish a relationship with your cafe. I [...]

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That Thing We Do

06.02.2011

Why do we do what we do? I knit because I love the feel of merino and cashmere through my fingers; because I’m hypnotized by thick, rich color; and because I am addicted to the rhythm of my knitting needles making one stitch at a time as if a metronome marking time. One stitch. One [...]

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