Knitting for Our Men
While I knit hats and scarves for men from a variety of patterns, I have made almost all the sweaters I’ve made for men from one go-to book, Erika Knight’s Men’s Knits. I’ve recently bought two more men’s knitting pattern […]
Amy Herzog’s Ultimate Sweater Book
The argyle sweater vest I’m making for #2 son for Christmas has taken a turn for the worse. I may have to give up and make him something else. To distract myself from this knitting debacle, I am enjoying Amy […]
Japanese Stitches Unraveled
While I was ordering yarn for holiday gifts, I took advantage of the KnitPicks 40% off book sales to buy Japanese Stitches Unraveled. I was so impressed with the last Japanese stitch directory I bought, I have been eyeing this […]
Fail Forward
Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for SuccessJohn C. Maxwell; Thomas Nelson 2007WorldCat•LibraryThing•Google Books•BookFinder The GOB recommended this book to me. I probably wouldn’t have found it on my own. I don’t usually think of myself as a failure. […]
Richard Dawkins Backs Off
Richard Dawkins was on The Daily Show last night. I’m a great fan of his, as you may know if you read my blog and have total recall. For your reading pleasure, a few of my many posts on his […]
Partial Success
Yesterday I worked all morning, went out to lunch with #1 son, hung out with my husband, read on the porch and enjoyed the mild weather, and did a little bit of the work for the week, but not much. […]
All the Pretty Horses
In church this morning, the preacher began with this line from Cormack McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses: That night he dreamt of horses in a field on a high plain where the spring rains had brought up the grass and […]