Lifestyle
Hindsight, Fruit, and Little Thieves
We are lucky to live in one of the most fertile valleys on earth, the Santa Clara Valley of Northern California. Once one of the world's foremost fruit-producing areas, it is now more widely known as Silicon…
Fiberworld 2020
I suppose this is all the more appropriate to share after yesterday’s post; in the wake of so many cancellations of fiber festivals and knitting events, there is a new event happening virtually August 19-23: Fiberworld 2020.…
It Tolls For Thee
I had been planning to write a post today about my upcoming classes at Fiberworld 2020, but after reading Cat Bordhi’s letter to us all, my spirits are low and I think I will leave that for…
10 Things I Learned From Knitting
1. Patience – Knitting anything takes a long time. In a world where I am used to instantaneous communication with friends on the other side of the world and same-day delivery of almost anything, it’s a good…
The Harvest Begins, and I Make Pear Butter
All my friends with vegetable gardens seem to be canning tomatoes or making zucchini bread or pickles. What I have at this time of year is an abundance of pears. The pear tree in our backyard is…
The Top Ten Things I Learned From the Pandemic
1) I am not in charge of the whole world and everything in it. I am only in charge of me. When I obsess over everything happening everywhere, I make myself CRAZY. 2) Getting outside makes me…
Escape from Snelloween
Snelloween was a little different this year. When guests arrived, they first had to find a password to be admitted to the house. Behind them was a graveyard … Where a particular message was highlighted: TREAT Inside,…
Our Ultimate Hawaii Trip
This summer, we finally got to take the adventurous, extravagant, wonderful trip to Maui and the Big Island that I’d been dreaming of for all these years. The boys were finally big enough to do ALL THE…
If You Take a Boy to Yosemite…
If you take a boy to Yosemite, he will want to bring his bike. If he wants to bring his bike, so will his brother. If he and his brother bring their bikes, you and your husband…
What’s Your Starbucks Name?
Starbucks is such a considerate company. They don’t want any of their customers accidentally quaffing someone else’s drink. I mean, suppose you walked in one morning and ordered your regular iced grande decaf nonfat no-whip one-Splenda mocha,…
