1. I finished a big lace project this week that's been in progress for a whole year. I'm pretty angry with myself for letting it take so long (because children, and sickness/other disruptions, but mostly children – it just wasn't something I could do easily in the knitting time that's usually available to me, because… Continue reading Making and doing: 5 things 6.6.2016
Tag: sewing
The self-approbation edition: 5 things 6.2.16
1. Some weeks I seem to get so much done with my restricted but semi-reliable kid-free hours, and others I just... don't. Some weeks, also, I can't German. It's a bit of a mystery but for whatever reason, this has been one of Those weeks. Not terrible. But, well, not my best. Is okay. I'll… Continue reading The self-approbation edition: 5 things 6.2.16
Bright sides: 5 things 31.1.16
1. Unusually, I am not really in the mood for blogging my 5 things, and don't have any thoughts from the week filed away for thingification. But here I am waiting for A to finish his stuff so we can go watch TV together and I'm going to pretend that commentary on my lack of… Continue reading Bright sides: 5 things 31.1.16
Fear itself
Yesterday Little Dude (just turned 2) stood on skis for the first time, and Elfling (nearly 6) for the second time. Me? It was my third time, if counting by trips taken, not by days. I haven't done nearly enough skiing to feel remotely confident, and the last time was seven years ago, so the… Continue reading Fear itself
Woolly thoughts (and fuzzy logic) 