LoopyKnits

Despite the fact I’m traveling without the usual helpful presence of my hubby, I made it to San Antonio intact for my business trip. That is, I arrived with my two suitcases and purse and *new* laptop. (Did I ever mention that I don’t pack light?) I’ll be the first to admit that he spoils [...]

Friday night was, of course, devoted to blowing money on the new Harry Potter book when it FINALLY went on sale. I foolishly took my knitting along, confident that I could find a quiet corner to sit and knit while Caitlyn played in the kids’ section for an hour or so.
Uh, no. There had to be [...]

One of my favorite bloggers frequently talks about her own mishaps with a tongue-in-cheek reference to her breezy elegance. Boy, did I identify with her today at work.
A friend was chatting over the cubicle wall to me, wanting to know what this whole “blogging” thing is about. I eventually hopped up with the intention of [...]

She Who Must Knit: That is my new Indian name, apparently. Because I was faced with a yarn shortage on Friday, July 1, accompanied by the panicky feeling that arises when there is no new little knitting project readily at hand. So I rose to the occasion by beelining to the nearest stores and making [...]

I’m doing fine in the wake of my sinus surgery; healing nicely according to my doc. It’s been a *mostly* painfree experience. If you want the blow-by-blow updates (which, being about schnozzes, rate rather high on the ick-o-meter), you can see my posting on the Septoplasty Forum. If for some reason the following link doesn’t [...]

Between the Saturday soccer game for my younger daughter (the Fusions are 3-0 — woohoo!) and picking her up from a birthday party where we dropped her off immediately after the game, my family rode around to several neighborhood yard sales. I’ve been curious about what some other economy-minded knitters have mentioned and wanted to try [...]