Surprise break: forgot I had to go to knitting group at the cafe to bring yarn to Judy who is going to knit some new Bosnian socks for me. Check out Judy’s site. TheKnitter.com – Knitting Yarn, Knitting Pattern, Knitting Needletheknitter.comOur …
Oddly, as I’ve just posted on my personal facebook status, I am “enjoying just staying home, working, reading, sleeping, watching tv, living a quiet life.” If you’ve been reading my blog for the past few years, this may surprise you. It surprises me. I had the travel bug so bad last year, I ran off […]
This week was swallowed up by my day job. Hope to catch up tomorrow and get some work on my book done next week, although I really be swamped at work until the 15th.
Here’s a quick hat that takes 1 ball of yarn with 100 meters (109 yards). You can probably make it in one evening. It took me about 90 minutes.
The spring issue of Longmont Magazine is now online. The article about me and knitting is on page 28. Enjoy!Longmont Magazine Spring2011issuu.comQuarterly magazine focusing on the Longmont and St. Vrain Valley
I am so frustrated. My friend & coach, Cynthia Morris, devoted March to finish her book. I want to do that, but I have so much work: my day job, a big freelance project, teaching, and business tasks. I really want to finish. I’ve taken several blocks …
Here’s another sneak peek into my book about Lithuanian knitting… Thinking and reading about history is one of my favorite pastimes. Over the past few years, I must have read at least twenty books and hundreds of articles about the history of Lithuania and its neighboring states. Although the topic intrigues me to no end, […]
Natalie Goldberg’s advice only goes so far. It is great for overcoming page fright. But once you have words on the page, you do have to go back and reread and revise. Over and over again!
I’ve been paying more attention to location and place in my reading lately. I find that the books I most enjoy evoke a precise sense of place. I want to improve in this area in my own writing. It’s all in the details, isn’t it? (Thanks, Natalie Goldber…
Weekend: More translation, more writing, more knitting… more coffee!