The first sign of spring has arrived at my house. There are crocuses in my yard! Bring it on, baby!

When I was at SPA a couple of weeks ago I met Kelly. She is a friend of Julia’s and now, by extension and familiarity, a friend of mine. And she offered up one of my favorite quotes of the weekend. You see, someone watching me spinning said, “What are you going to make with…

I have some Random Sock Stuff to talk about and Norma says that the 365 bloggers are being encouraged to create lists this month. I may not be blogging 365 (I like my weekends off!) but I am all for lists so here you go. 1. Sock Madness is about ready to commence. The divisions…

All fixed now. Thanks, Missa! Thank you all again for the get well wishes. I didn’t end up going to work yesterday but took another day of rest and recovery. I’m feeling better but I still sound a lot like Kathleen Turner. You know? Anyway, you know what can make you feel great even when…

So, it’s not bronchitis. It’s a sinus infection. Oh, and also two ear infections. I spent most of Thursday, all of Friday and all of Saturday on the couch knitting and blowing my nose and coughing. Good times. I did manage to have a pleasant weekend in spite of the sickness. We had dinner with…

I know what you’re thinking: Pink tulips, again? But these are very special pink tulips. You see, they were a gift from my father-in-law to thank me for making the cream puffs on Valentine’s Day. This gesture just about melted my heart, I tell you. And now you know why Dale is so thoughtful. He…

Back in the days when I did counted cross stitch I would wake up early in the morning and immediately think about cross stitching. Often I would be so excited about stitching that I would hop out of bed, grab a cup of coffee, and curl up on the couch with my current project. It…

The observant among you may have noticed that in yesterday’s SPA photo of Blogless Sharon, she is wearing a lace shawl. This does not make her unique at SPA. After all, SPA is a showcase of hand knit shawls, sweaters, scarves, mittens, hats and other wooly things. What makes this photo of Sharon unique, however,…

I can sum up SPA 2008 in one word: perfect. See, the great thing about SPA is that it’s all about doing whatever I want. And last weekend I wanted to hang out with my friends, spin, eat, and drink. I did ’em all last weekend – some of them simultaneously! And I have photographic…

I promise a proper post tomorrow but today I am recovering from 1) SPA 2) The Oscars 3) Possibly bronchitis. Last week Dale and I shared a scarf. This week we’re sharing bronchitis. Ahhh, the joys of a close marriage. Ahem. I will talk to you all tomorrow. Mwah.

I have always said that if I ever won the lottery – and that would be a true miracle since I don’t actually play the lottery – that one of the first things I would do would be to set up weekly flower deliveries. I adore fresh flowers, they make my world a better place.…

I finished a pair of “man socks” last week and you all know what an accomplishment that is. They were worth it, though, because Dale is absolutely in love with these socks. He says they fit better than any socks I’ve knit for him before. I attribute it to two things: 1) my knitting skillz…