Wonderings (and wanderings) from a windy isle and what I knit along the way.
I just got home from vacation – a little over 2 weeks in Florida. It was great to have some warmer weather and a bit of down time. There was also yarn involved. 😀 My traveling project was a second sock. Between the flights down and home, I managed to finish the sock: They are…
Read MoreOne of the things I love about knitting is giving my projects as gifts. My family and friends have come to expect that birthdays or Christmas usually will include some hand knit gift from me. What’s especially rewarding is seeing things I made several years ago still being used, sometimes by someone else as they…
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago I started out excited to participate in my first Ravellenic games. The concept is relatively simple: start a project during (or after) the Olympic opening ceremonies and compete it by the closing ceremonies. Awards are handed out in categories for those who finish within the time period. I can normally…
Read MoreThere’s something almost magical about the Winter Olympics, at least in my mind. These games generate a different reaction. Maybe because as a country we tend to perform better (medal more frequently) in the winter games, or maybe it’s because “our” game is a winter game, or maybe it’s just because we all need a…
Read MoreI read this article recently: http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/bumpus It’s about a literal message in a bottle that was found on Sable Island earlier this month. What’s amazing about the find is that the bottle was originally released in 1956 as part of a research project to determine tidal currents. The project was much different than research that…
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