Knee socks?

No! BEE socks.A friend of mine is a science writer and she has done several stories about the disappearing bees. I made the bee mummy for her (long story)so for the holiday I gave her some bee socksAnd no. It was not from my stash. But I ask you: how many times are you going... Continue Reading →

Christmas ornaments

Dear Dan,Mom has a favorite Christmas story about you that she likes to tell. You were born with a stomach ulcer and cried for food all the time because of it. When you learned to crawl you hunted for food, eating  everything in sight - whether it was edible or not. It was probably your... Continue Reading →

Why the stash?

Non-knitters sometimes ask the silliest questions! "Why do you have all this yarn?"Lots of reasons!1) I see the yarn in the store for a project that will be next in line. I can't be sure I'll finish (or even start) before the dye lot is sold out so maybe I should buy a few extra... Continue Reading →

Christmas cookies

Dear Dan,I love the picture of you picking the cookies up off the floor. It makes me laugh to think I was talking to you on the phone at that time. It's almost like there was a connection and I didn't disappear from your life. It was a bit of a shock and yes, it... Continue Reading →

Forum luncheon

Today I went to a luncheon where the speaker was Oliver "Buck" Revell. The talk was very good. The man is a former FBI agent and was talking about "global terrorism." His responses to the questions were interesting and direct. No hedging, which I appreciated. Of course there were no specifics because a) the time... Continue Reading →

Sinbad

Dear Dan,I was talking with mom about you and Sinbad. Sinner was a big, smelly, male cat. He started as a cute kitten and then it all went horribly wrong.Not really. Sinner was a fun cat. He used to sleep on my feet but he often slept on top of your pillow, right against your... Continue Reading →

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