I never got around to posting photos of the Christmas knitting. I was worried about ruining the surprises. I think that I can safely post the photos now. The most ambitious was this February Lady Sweater for my Mom. Please ignore the fact that I haven’t put the buttons on it or woven the ends. …
Acronyms
Kids are fond of secret languages and weird ways to say things that stubbornly avoid actually saying what they mean. SmallFry’s latest kick is acronyms. He no longer speaks in words but in strings of unrelated and often undecodable letters. Now, I am no stranger to acronyms having worked in a career that dealt with …
Life with Kids
Conversation in my house this morning after breaking up fight among siblings over what to have for breakfast. I will spare you the parental remarks and pick up where the conversation gets interesting. Me: So what do you want for breakfast this morning? SmallFry: Something with hot tea. Me: Can you be a little more …
Revelations and Resolutions
I know it is traditional for bloggers to do a retrospect of all they knit in the previous year but I am rather untraditional and frankly, I am not sure I can remember everything I knit this year, even with the help of my Ravelry notebook. I do want to share a couple of revelations …
Christmas Music
The thing that I am most happy about this Christmas season is that soon radio stations and stores everywhere will stop playing Christmas music. I would be quite happy if Christmas music were limited to the week before Christmas. There are some songs that are particularly irritation. My kids and I have come up with …