The RV Shakedown Trip Day 3: Mendocino
Day 3 of our Shakedown trip started brilliantly. The sun was shining, the birds were tweeting, and the air temperature was balmy for a March day on the coast. After a small breakfast consisting of a bowl of granola with sliced bananas, we took the short drive south to Mendocino. It’s one of my favorite […]
The RV Shakedown Trip Day 2: Point Cabrillo
Today we visited the Point Cabrillo Light Station. History of the Point Cabrillo Light Station The light station is a California State Historic Park located south of Caspar Beach. It was constructed in 1908 to aid the mariners who were transporting logs from the area. The station originally housed a kerosene-powered 3rd order Fresnel lamp […]
The RV Shakedown Trip Day 1: Caspar Beach
There was no doubt in our minds that the first trip in our new trailer would be to the coast. It’s been months since we’ve seen the ocean, one of the longest times in recent history that we haven’t traveled. It’s been over a year since we’ve visited the Pacific. So while our first trip […]
Feb 15 Yarn Along: Epic Knits Scarf
Happy Wednesday!I’ve made some progress on the Epic Knits Heroes of Yarnia MKAL! I am very pleased with the Epic Knits pattern and the Yarnia quest. The purple colorway (Stroll Tonal from KnitPicks) is gorgeous. I don’t like the off-white/gray colorway, but it’s too late to change now! The picture makes it look better than […]
Retired!
My husband officially retired February 1. I’ve asked him twice since then how he is liking it. The response so far has been “it hasn’t sunk in”. I suppose that’s normal; we’ve had long vacations before and it probably just seems like another one. Still, we’ve been looking at travel trailers and thinking about what […]
1 Feb Yarn Along: Double Knitting
Happy February!I feel like I should be casting on something pink in honor of the new month. But not today.I finished the Mario star practice square over the weekend. It didn’t take very long once I got back into the rhythm. I’m not happy with the edges. But since this is going to be sewn […]
If My Mirror Could Talk
What would my mirror say if it could talk? That is the topic for this week’s Think Write Thursday. What would your mirror say? Would you want it to talk? In today’s world, it’s entirely possible someone could create and manufacture a talking mirror. The concept seems easy enough: insert a miniature camera or two, […]
A January Hike
After over a month of cold rain, the sun has finally decided to reappear in our neck of the woods. What better way to celebrate than with a January hike? It rained into the early morning, but the clouds were skedaddling by the time I got out of bed. I poured a cup of coffee […]
Jan 25 Yarn Along
It’s Yarn Along day! Can you believe it’s the last Wednesday in January? Did the month seem to pass faster this year? I am very happy to report that Shujin’s second sock is off the needles. In fact, both socks are blocked and were presented to him as a belated birthday present. And it didn’t […]
A Walk Through a Rainy Day Art Gallery
Happy Monday! How was your weekend?We continued to get a lot of cold rain and it left a good amount of standing water. Many places nearby are flooding, mostly in rural areas. Not here, fortunately, but there are some rather large puddles that make walking interesting. I don’t mean interesting as in “ah, I thought […]
Think Write Thursday, or More Cake Anyone?
Today’s topic for Think Write Thursday is: plan a dinner party, inviting 3 people, living or dead. I started thinking about this when I read Carole’s post this morning. Which, by the way, is absolutely wonderful and you should go click into her blog when you are done here and read it. Of course the […]
Jan 11 Yarn Along and Disappearing Cake
This week’s Yarn Along project is the same one I’ve been working on for over a week. It’s socks for Shujin’s birthday. The Big Day is next week, and at this rate I’m not going to finish his present. One of the problems I’m having is with lighting. This winter weather means we are experiencing […]
Jan 18 Yarn Along and Project List
Happy Wednesday! It’s Yarn Along day!Wednesdays always sneak up on me when Monday is a holiday. This week I’ll finish Shujin’s socks. The first sock left the needles the night before his birthday. I felt like I had to have at least one finished to show him and even thought of wrapping it up, but […]
Why Pen Pals are Better than News Media
This weekend was full of nasty weather here on the west coast. According to weather.com, it was apparently rough in many places across the U.S. That said, I’m not surprised to read lots of blogs this morning that talk about staying cozy indoors. Many of them have accompanying photos depicting everything from recently cleaned rooms […]
Think Write Thursday and the Month of Tao
Carole Julius at Carole Knits has a continuing topic called “Think Write Thursday”. I really like the play on words, the encouragement to set aside a day to write about thinking right. It’s so Zen, a way of getting you head around something more existential than the daily chores. And while I am hesitant to […]
Yarn Along Update
Hi Everyone!This is my second Yarn Along update post for Ginny Sheller’s Wednesday Yarn Along. I really was hoping to write about the new Mystery Knit Along that I joined on Ravelry that is also an RPG, but my mail-ordered yarn isn’t here yet so I’ve not had a chance to actually start knitting it… […]
2016 Year in Review
Although I’d rather be on the road right now, I thought it might make me feel better to look back at some of the places we visited this year. I’m looking forward to exploring many more in 2017! Enjoy the pics…Wishing you and your family a very happy New Year!
Yarn Along Knitting Update
A few weeks ago I found a wonderful blog called Small Things written by Ginny Sheller. I love her fresh, honest writing style. She is also a knitter and has a page dedicated to weekly updates of her projects. She encourages others to post their progress along with their current read. So I’ve been lurking […]
Merry Christmas
I hope you all had a wonderfully merry Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve eating lasagna and salad. We only have it once a year, which makes it rather special.For Christmas morning I fixed French toast made with my own homemade challah. A treat anytime, but especially good with the maple syrup we bought in Vermont […]
O Christmas Tree
Wow…It’s hard to believe there’s less than a week to go before Christmas. Did time fly faster than normal this year? I’ve always loved Christmas. It’s a time of the year spent reflecting on the past. As the days get shorter, I can’t help thinking I’ve lived such a relatively short time. But fifty years […]
The Big Day: Retirement
Today was The Big Day. Today we submitted the paperwork to the State confirming Shujin’s retirement. It’s now official! Okay, maybe it wasn’t as big as being born. Or graduation. Or getting married. Or (yikes!) getting divorced (not that I’ve ever experienced that particular Big Day)… Coincidentally, in two days we mark the 30th anniversary […]
Wandering Through Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
It was a gorgeous day in November when we decided to drive over to the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area near Willows, California for a short hike. Gray Lodge is managed by the California Department of Fish and Game as a wildlife sanctuary for over 300 species of birds and mammals. The sky was mostly clear […]
Knitted Gifts for the Family Christmas
Do you make handmade knitted gifts for your family? It’s been years since I’ve thought of anything hand knitted as being special. But this year marks the first when both of my sons were in college. It’s harder to think of Christmas gifts for them now that they no longer have infinite toy wish lists. […]
Ink It!
Why practice? This week’s post is going to be short. Instead of going through a tutorial explaining how I used this week’s limited supply list, I’d like to start a conversation about the P-word.You know what I’m talking about. PRACTICE My inner voice says: I don’t have time to practice. Every artwork I make has […]