I’ve just crossed the 70,000 word mark. (This is a lean first draft, in spots, but already I can see where it wants to be filled out and it will certainly grow a good deal in revisions. I always tend…

But I do get points for trying, yeah? See this coffee grinder? I’ve been on the lookout for a manual coffee grinder ever since Thanksgiving, when our neighbors had us over for dinner and used one to grind the beans…

The patterns page is now live (via the link there at the top) and the Acorn Hat and Blank Canvas Child’s Vest patterns are now available for sale via Ravelry. (And you don’t need to be a Ravelry member to…

I’ve just now–and I mean just now, like five minutes ago–reached a point in the new novel that I’ve been aiming toward since I first conceived of the project. And that would be October 2005, when I was away at…

One of Thumper’s very favorite activities these days is pretending to cook. He’s got a picnic basket full of toy food. He’s got toy utensils, bowls, plates, cups and saucers, a baking sheet. He’s got these fantastic wooden fruits and…

No, not the string beans. I WISH these string beans had come from our garden. They were the freshest, crispest beans I think I’ve ever had (thank you, New Seasons. I love you.) We’ve been eating spinach from the garden…

Getting there. Getting this new space up to speed. I’ve uploaded all the free patterns (Baby Yoda, Traveling Vines, the silly little Lizard Socks) to Ravelry as free PDF downloads. As soon as I”m approved to sell patterns there, I’ll…

Okay, so this has been a bit of a soft launch for the new blog. Obviously there’s still a lot to do to get this new blog location up to speed. I’ve got to move the patterns over. Have to…

to a potty party

Here’s the new blog/blog name/url. Whaddya think? David worked way harder than I’d hoped he’d have to to move everything over here, and I love the banner Xina made for me. I think I’m gonna be happy here. A real…