A great day to take a nap.  

There are a couple a new things here. First of all the pattern. It’s the Moss Grid Hand Towel from Mason Dixon Knitting. I’ve never attempted a hand towel before. Srsly.  But I happened to see a hand towel that my neighbor made and it inspired me. Plus, I’m knitting this particular hand towel in [...]

Recently  a friend of mine turned me on to an article in the NYTimes about cool, new (well, new to me) iPhone photo apps. One of the apps which I immediately downloaded is called Percolator which you see demonstrated here. You can vary the size of the “beans” and the “grind” to get a finer [...]

I’m feeling so overwhelmed by the start of school that I completely forgot to blog yesterday. Instead I attended the first football game of the season. I did manage to start a new project recently of which I’m giving you a sneak peak. The fiber is yummy Malabrigo which feels like cashmere. So wonderfully and [...]

The first week of school is in the bag and I’m a wreck! However, I’m feeling good about my new students and the new school year. So play the blues, clown. It’s all god. BTW: Great article on iPhone photo apps in the nytimes. Check it out. This stuff is bottomless. Thanks JW for the [...]

I’m currently in Chicago and this is the first time I’ve updated my blog from my iPhone. Ain’t technology grand? I’ll be catching a flight back to CA first thing in the morning but in the meantime, I’m enjoying the hustle and bustle of the big city. I hope you’re having a wonderful summer as [...]

I’ve been in Portland all week, kicking around mostly, but my time here is coming to a close. Tomorrow it’s back to Ashland. Now I’m off for one more bike around the city.