Oct 31, 2012 | making & doing
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork and blind-worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg and howlet’s...
Oct 18, 2012 | making & doing
I’m headed to Birmingham, he said, softly kissing my sleeping face in the darkness. Be back tonight. I swam hard for the shore of awake that I might properly tell him goodbye, have a good meeting, be safe. But of course by then he was gone, the sound of the...
Oct 17, 2012 | making & doing
Here is my process for choosing a grocery store checkout lane. Consider the length of the lines, of course. Look through the contenders to see what other complications might arise: the amount of stuff still in the cart(s) the likelihood of a dreaded price check kids,...
Jan 13, 2012 | making & doing
It is usually about the midpoint of class when, hips tucked, back flat against the long mat, I hear Jan say: Drop your chin toward your chest, slowly now, and feel that nice stretch along the back of your neck. This must be what heaven feels like, I think, as the...
Dec 15, 2011 | making & doing
I am a knitter. Except, truth be told, I really don’t knit that much. Instead, I click around on Ravelry, spend an inordinate amount of time ooohing and aahhhing over beautiful (and expensive) yarn I’m never going to buy, and I read lots of knitting blogs....
Apr 28, 2011 | making & doing
The other day my friend Pam came to the office and spotted my finished Agnes Clutch on the big kitchen/conference table. “Are you actually using your new clutch? Or are you just carrying it around with you so everyone will see it?” she asked. Busted. So...
