What Guilt?

That was a lovely weekend!  (I notice I use ‘lovely’ an awful lot.  Noted, and I doubt I’ll change it any time soon.  Lazy brain!)  Skein Lane Knitting Retreat.
Knitting, knitters, Tomales Bay, not even cold!  (I think I wore a sweater once, and took it off.  Shawl, yes.  Happy Grey Alpaca Shawl!)  Nancy Bush, Sally [...]

It’s Raining! It’s Pouring!

Nobody here is snoring!
Really, no one in this house has ever snored.  In fact, if you are a regular snore-er, you won’t here.  True!  We should have our own infomercial!
I may be lying.
Wet Tuesday.  Heavy rain for NorCal.  I’m happy!  Especially since I can avoid the freeway easily most of the day.  Luckily, I finally [...]

This and That

The importance of little words:  “…abused a child”  or “…abused as a child”
I wonder what they are doing around Lake Merritt?  I don’t like the view of water/sky as well through the chain link fence.  At least machines are out there now, so it’s clear something is happening construction like.  Better paths?
When I drive past the [...]

Doggone It! Not Again!

(The ending of a good silly kid book about Zeke and his steer.  We like that line, but I have problems with the plot line it presents.  Good thing I can’t think of the real title!)
Nice thing about having Dad visit is that he likes to go to far-off places like Pt Reyes, and he [...]

Post-Mortem, and a little karmic payback

That was a fun Thanksgiving!
I took most of the week off and Mom came to visit.  I want it this way every year!  Time to cook and clean ahead, with still the crazy times Wednesday night.  Time to go to the grocery store. Several times.  (Thanks Mom!)
I picked up a turkey, bigger than we wanted [...]

Collaboration

A while ago, I asked the kid to draw a tooth fairy, so I could make him a tooth pillow.
So he did.

I’m intrigued by his editing process. (Papa likes the yellow one better, with antenna.)
And I finally drew it in thread last weekend, and made the pillow. I think I did a pretty [...]

Console Me!

Turns out, I have problems with some of the Things.
Woods Socks for the kid.

This looks like a photo of an entire sock, and nearly half of the second. Actually, it’s a photo of two half socks. Shocking to me, but the Kid’s feet grow. And he had a growth spurt since I [...]

Wonderful Wool

Saturday was a rainy day.  Soccer was cancelled after about 10 minutes of playing with half teams.  After 30 minutes of warming up.  In the rain.  The kids were soaked.  The parents were slightly less soaked.  My husband came unprepared, so borrowed my rain jacket.  I had on a wool sweater, a wool scarf, wool [...]

Halloween Zoomed By

Halloween morning, I managed to whip together stuff for the front porch, and got it put up, all before leaving for school and work. On time even!

We like fancy decorations. White kitchen string and twist ties add a certain elegant touch. (pictures from this morning, the day after)
It rained off and on [...]

Sillies, and even a bit of happy

On the way home yesterday,  “Too bad Daddy doesn’t like cats.  I want a cat.  I’d like a dog too.”
We get home.  Daddy is in the backyard, excited about the cat under the patio he’s making friends with.  “It’s such a pretty cat!  Orange with really cool eyes.”  So the boys spend the evening outside, [...]