Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge from the Manhattan Bridge
One of the BEST things we did in New York was take the Gray Line Night Loop tour of Manhattan. We totally lucked out by getting an amazing tour guide; he was a school teacher from Brooklyn who does evening tours on the open-air double-decker bus. [...]
Current Mood: Cool
Les Paul at the Iridium Jazz Club, New York City
In what can only be described as a brush with greatness, as well as an opportunity of a lifetime (pardon the cliches, but I’m otherwise at a loss for words–heh) my DS and I spent a couple of hours last Monday night truly basking [...]
Koigu Beaded Bags
I’ve knit four of these Koigu beaded bags and still love to make them. They take only one skein of Koigu KPPPM and 660 beads (900 beads for the one on the top left). I can make one in a couple of days and have twice given them as gifts. [...]
I bought a fleece.
Me, a total n00b, who owns no drum carder or even hand cards (yet) bought a 13 freakin’ pound fleece.
It seemed like a good idea at the time (right, Kim?)
The good news: It’s gorgeous, and in good shape (I think, but what do I know?) and washes up beautifully based on [...]
Dear Breyer’s:
I’ve been a long time advocate of Breyer’s ice cream and refused to buy any other brand for years because you made a superior product with only natural ingredients. I’m very disappointed that you’ve started putting tara gum in your ice creams. I no longer buy Breyer’s ice cream, as I do [...]
Beautiful Romney wool from my S’nB friend Warren. He gave me 3-4 oz of two different colors that I’ll ply together once they’re both spun. This is the lighter of the two.
What else could “G” be for?
Green is my favorite color, my eyes are green, my old blog was called “Green-Eyed Grrl,” and my favorite soft drink comes in a bright green can.
Coconut, Palm, and Palm Kernel Oils
Fixed oils used in cold-process soapmaking
These are some of the ingredients with which I make soap. These oils are called “fixed” because they aren’t volatile or prone to evaporation, like essential oils. Essential oils are volatile in that they begin to evaporate within moments once exposed to air.
The oils you [...]
My baby boy is turning 18 years old. This past year I’ve found my breath catching with a tiny sob at the most mundane moments. Every event resonates with finality and a sense that an era is passing, which, of course, it is.
This is James with our dog, Lily, in 1995. James [...]
My handspun from Spunky Eclectic’s roving, in colorway Dogwood. This hank is about 8 oz and about 580 yards. The singles are overspun in places and the plying is underspun, I think. I don’t know for sure, of course, because I’m a n00b.
But the colorway is interesting and beautiful, so I can’t [...]
EWE-TAH KNITS
