Author Archives: caroline

“oy” and the importance of great lighting

Posted on November 4, 2015 by caroline

Good morning and happy Wednesday! Today’s project is an ornament that I stitched mostly last Christmas from the 2014 ornament issue and when the holidays were over I tucked it away. Since it needs very few stitches to finish it, I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross Stitch | 9 Comments

on the move

Posted on November 3, 2015 by caroline

Tuesday and Wednesday are my craziest days of every week. A lot of teaching, business paperwork for John, orchestra and family life must happen so every moment must be scheduled. I have no complaints, my students are terrific and lots … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross Stitch | 7 Comments

Irish Hiking Scarf

Posted on November 2, 2015 by caroline

This was one of the first few knitting projects that I ever started, and to be honest I had 100% completely forgotten about it. In the great clean out of 2015 (which is like my WIP pile, unfinished) I rediscovered … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting | 5 Comments

here we go.

Posted on November 1, 2015 by caroline

So, this is a project that I can actually see the end of maybe by the end of the year – so I’m starting with this in hopes that in dribs and drabs over the next two months it will … Continue reading →

Posted in Fabric | 13 Comments

wet

Posted on October 30, 2015 by caroline

Why is the really nice part of Fall always so blooming short? It feels perfect for about 5 minutes and then it feels like years of this: Wet, gross and cold. Eddie the beagle hates rain and refuses to stay … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | 7 Comments

best laid plans

Posted on October 28, 2015 by caroline

I had fully intended to post on Monday, then yesterday and now here it is Wednesday again. I’ve been fighting off a particularly nasty virus but seem to finally be on the other side of it today. At least I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting, yarn along | 11 Comments

back to normal

Posted on October 21, 2015 by caroline

Our election is finally over and we have a new Liberal Prime Minister. No matter your politics, it was such a relief to have the wash of election signs gone from the landscape yesterday. A fresh start as it were. … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting, Life, yarn along | 15 Comments

help in deciphering a pattern

Posted on October 19, 2015 by caroline

Hello and Happy Monday! I had a question from Margo last week about an afghan that she had noticed in a photo. Sadly, I have no idea of the pattern and I was wondering if any of you may be … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | 11 Comments

an essay in captioned photos

Posted on October 15, 2015 by caroline

“It wasn’t me.” “Honestly!! The bag just fell off the chair……” “Some lovely stuff fell out of the bag and I helped!! Really, I was trying to put it back!” “This cheap stuff squeaked and made my teeth hurt so … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | 10 Comments

thankful

Posted on October 14, 2015 by caroline

It was a beautiful weekend for our Thanksgiving celebration this year. We continued our tradition of sharing our meal with four other families on the Bay and this was our year on the rotation. I was up at 6:30am to … Continue reading →