Spindles and Spices

More details to follow, but the short story is that we're fostering (and hopefully adopting) this little girly dog. Mingus is smitten...

Sadly, Mingus, you are not a cat. Greaseball and Fifty can see you, even when you curl into a tight ball and squeeze your eyes shut. Ye...

Although I often yearn for a substantial, unstructured stretch of time, I've come to the conclusion that unstructured time and me do not...

How do Californians with an aversion to cold have a white Christmas? We go to the beach, play in the ocean (stand up paddle boarding is qui...

The Point Isabel Cowl is a luxurious cowl that can be dressed up, dressed down, and worn by everyone. It is a must-have accesso...

In my quest to use every last scrap of yarn in my stash, I made these tiny chickens for my knitter friends. The free pattern is from Mo...

Can you spot the dog? Yes, that's him running amok with the poison oak! The time from Thanksgiving until New Year's is always a...

Is it a sting ray? A bat? A bird? I intended it to be one of those things, but my intent wasn't obvious. This finger puppet doesn...

Last Friday, I had a cocktail at Five that has had me thinking about it since the first sip. It's the Lion's Tail . The Lion...

Hopefully, this is the last carboy sweater I knit for a long, long time. The summer of 2013 is forever going to be remembered as the time...