When I was 21 I dove into a small swimming pool, too small and too shallow, I later realized, for it to have had a diving board of any sort poised over it. That was when I learned what it meant to “see stars,” and hear an unforgettable sound–in this case the sound of my [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Is there water in the pool?
Posted in Knitting, Life reflections, Sock knitting on May 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A mutant Citron
Posted in Friends and family, Knitting, Life reflections, Sock knitting on May 24, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Meditational knitting is a good way to travel –either out of or back into real life. I’ve been doing this recently and have hit upon an attractive mutation of a little shawlette pattern in the process. In a previous post I mentioned knitting “Citron” (designed by Hilary Smith Callis and featured in Knitty.com, Winter 2009). [...]
Fountain Pen Lace for a writer
Posted in Books, Friends and family, Knitting, Project Gallery on May 20, 2010 | 7 Comments »
What a gift it’s been to have several visits with my daughter Rebecca during her four-month long tour to promote her best selling nonfiction book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” She reported on facebook last week that the movie rights have been purchased by Oprah, Alan Ball and HBO—-and so away she goes into [...]
It’s never too late for Mother’s Day
Posted in Friends and family, Life reflections on May 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In early April I received a Harry & David gift catalog announcing that “it’s not too late for Mother’s Day.” In previous years I’d sent plants and gift towers of treats from this catalog to honor Mom: Although positive thinking is usually a strength of mine, I saw the catalog and thought, “nope, it’s too [...]
Retreating to the Oregon coast
Posted in Friends and family, Knitting on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In April, now more than a month ago <gulp>, I attended Fort Vancouver Knitting Guild’s first retreat, held in Manzanita, OR. This great weekend featured friends, food, yarn, yarn shops, knitting, beach walking and more knitting. What I loved most of all was being able to get to know other guild members better than is [...]
