the blog ... le blog

... today we like ...

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:07:59 -0500

... all the colored bowls that hold flowers and coasters and buttons and chalks and pins and hats and this and that ... i love “bols” ... the french drink their morning hot cocoa or coffee from them ... you could eat your cereal from them ... you can collect them in all sorts of colors ... from the kitchen shelves at anthropologie ...

... today ... two favorites ...

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:07:00 -0500

... gumby to my right ... your left on the screen ... pokey to my left ...
... i will keep them one more day* ... in my heart ... in my soul ... in my life ...

... they remind me to be patient ... kind ... loving ... forgiving ... persistent ... constant ... happy ... devoted to what i love ...

* staying in the moment ... now ... this day ... for this is what we are given !

... one two three four five ...

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:47:29 -0500

... spirit trail fibers nona ... for the windward shawl from heidi kirmaier ...

... koigu kersti ... for muffin hats ...

... kiehl’s superduper handcream ... to keep the hands smooth and happy for knitting ...

... my antonio bernardo gold mosaic ring ... my reminder of wonderful years in brazil ...

... the pad & quill iphone case that looks like a moleskine notebook ...

... five things i like ... very much ...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:36:39 -0500

... i will cobble them together into a picture post for tomorrow morning ... yarn ... and nifty this and that ... and good for your hands and face ... and to keep the winter sniffle bugs at bay ... not any endorsements or advertisements ... but some of the practical things that make my day run smoothly ...

... cleaning house and lining up some posts ...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:03:28 -0500

... it’s that kind of day in our neighborhood ... wet and rainy and dreary ... just right though to roll up the sleeves and clean up the knitty gritty in the corners of the mind and sort out the blog and website and knitting and projects and inspiration that so many of you look for here or at the studio ... there’s stash that needs to be appointed for projects ... there are so many things i want to try out ... knit ... crochet ... sew ... quilt ... oh ... the list can grow really long ... for now i am crossing things off the list of things to do and am happy about that ... whatcha doin’?!! what do you want to see ... what do you want to knit?!