The past 2 weeks have been well…a rollercoaster ride through a tornado. So let me tell you the story. It’s a long one, so buckle up buttercup and strap in. Last Tuesday, June 30th, I got a call from the Director of the play that my daughter is in. I could hear her in the background hysterically crying. As a mom, it’s the worst feeling in the world.I immediately went into Mama Bear mode. My poor baby had been jumping out of excitement and when she came down, she rolled her a

Sunday June 21st is the Summer Solstice. It is the day of the year that has the most sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere. Where I live, we will have around 15 and a half hours of sunlight. Crazy to think that! I know that there are some places in the world that have even more than that right now. It is such a contradiction to the Winter Solstice where we experience the least amount of sunlight in one day. That is probably my least favorite day of the year. Actually, any day w

Some of you are a segment of my students who take private lessons with me. You have probably been wondering where I have been and why I haven’t been scheduling any private lessons. There is a long and short answer for you. The short answer is I’ve been busy. The long answer is a bit more complicated than that, as it always is. Since March, life has been chaotic. My daughter has been in multiple plays which included (and continues to include) multiple rehearsals in various pla

I started my knitting journey when I was a young teenager in the late 90’s. I started this journey before Ravelry, before all the new yarn stores, before Etsy and before Youtube. The available resources for information were very limited. I could go to the library and look at knitting books there. However, most of the books were older and didn’t accommodate the young knitter. As a 14-year-old, I wasn’t interested in making cardigans designed for those in their golden years. I

The past two weeks for me have been....well...a mess. A hot mess. A hot mess express. And I am the conductor of this train. CHOO CHOO! ALL ABOARD! Now that we are all on the same expressway to the land of yarn and needles, I wanted to talk about how this train got started. My family and I got back from vacation to find out that the compressor in our refrigerator was not working and our 3 year old fridge was not worth fixing. Fabulous, right? Totally! This was the first st

Greetings from the Volunteer State! As many of you know, I am on vacation in my favorite place this week - Tennessee. My family and I have been coming down here to vacation for the better part of a decade, if not longer. The picture above was taken by our cabin rental as I was out walking my dog. I got to watch the sunrise over the Smokey Mountains. Pure Bliss! We started our trip by heading to music city - Nashville. One of my husband's best friends lives out there so he w

It is a very rare occurrence for me to go to the movies. As many of you know, I am not much of a TV or movie person. That, combined with inflation, going to the movies has become rather pricey. And we all know that I would rather spend my money on yarn, needles, patterns and all things knitting related. However, when my husband asked me to go see the new movie Project Hail Mary, I jumped at the opportunity. Project Hail Mary is a book written by Andy Weir that was made int

If you have talked to me in the last several weeks, you will know that I have been fully invested in making a friend of mine 10 Curling hats. What is a curling hat? Great question! As you know, the Winter Olympics ended at the end of February. One of the sports that is included is Curling. You know, when they do an extended lunge and then slide a big stone down the ice while a bunch of people with tiny brooms help it move along? Yea, that one. Well, my friend has requested to

March 9, 2026 As some of you know, I recently celebrated my birthday. I survived another year around the sun and to celebrate that accomplishment, I treated myself to a trip to Wonderland Yarns in Brattleboro, VT. And let me tell you, just like Alice, I fell down a rabbit hole. Well, I did not actually fall. Although based on the fact that I was born with two left feel and the grace of a drunk donkey, I fall quite often. I mean, have you seen my right arm lately? But I dig

February 15, 2026 Recently, a coworker of mine at my day told me that she loved listening to my adventures in knitting. She called them my "Side Quests". I absolutely loved this as I often feel as though my adventures are quests because I am always in some sort of pickle. Just not the dill kind. My most recent adventure was to Vogue Knitting Live! in NYC. This event did not disappoint! I was only there for 1 day and I wish I had been able to stay the entire weekend. It was