Deep Winter | 2.23.26
It has been a curious month, my friends and here in the south hills of Pittsburgh, it has been a snowy one. In fact, we had more consecutive days with snow on the ground since I moved here almost 14 years ago now. And while most of my neighbors have found this...
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” — Rainer Maria Rilke
A Gathering of Poetry | 2.19.25
I treated myself to an anthology of poems, Poetry is not a Luxury: Poems for all Seasons (which was edited by the curator of @poetryisnotaluxury on Instagram) and have been working through the winter section with great delight. One poem by Fanny Howe has been calling...
Unraveled Wednesday | 2.18.26
Greetings dear Unravelers! I come to you today, fresh out of the Frog Pond... sigh. Yes... that Frog Pond. Last week's progress on the yoke has all been ripped back... every last row. My mistake, I think, is the result of a a combination of things... being off on row...
A Few Good Things | 2.13.26
And we: spectators always, everywhere, turned toward it all and never looking out! Everything overfills us. We put it in order. It falls apart. We order it again and fall apart ourselves. — Rainer Maria Rilke, A portion of the Eighth Elegy from the Duino Elegies,...
Unraveled Wednesday | 2.11.26
I send out greetings today from Yoke Mountain. I am still a long way from Summit of the Great Sleeve Divide and so I just keep knitting. Friends... I knit a lot over the weekend... foregoing any spinning to just keep knitting on this never-ending yoke. And I still...
In the frigid midwinter… | 2.9.26
Whew, after a very mild start...we plunged into the deep end of winter. Yes, it has been cold and wintry here in the south hills of Pittsburgh! But as we inch past the half way point, I am finding some uplifting things to bolster my days! Daylight being the best and...
Unraveled Wednesday | 2.4.26
Greetings gentle Unravelers and Happy Wednesday! In a week of what looks like ADD making... I have stitching, I have page making, I have knitting (both sock knitting and BAD ASS Short Row Knitting) and yes, I even have SPINNING!! While January stitching might have had...