Of Mice and Mending and Socks and Sweaters: I’ve been stitching. . .

Mice and mending, socks and sweaters: yes, my needles (both knitting and darning) have been steadily busy these past few months. Here are a few finished projects, and some thoughts about sustainability in our fashion and in our fashion-ing (see what I did there?). Warning, though, a surfeit of CUTE happens halfway through this post. . . Oh, and don’t miss the homage to Chanel. . .Yes, it’s the post about knitting that’s got it all! Read on!

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Word-less Wednesday: Turtles, Blossoms, Socks and an OOTD

Haven’t done one of these Word-less Wednesdays in a long while — I searched: here’s one from 2017  and another from 2016, although the latter is less wordy in original intention only. And then Waaaay…

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A Horse Named Cash. . . Report from a 70th Birthday Celebration

Still slowed down here and the post I’d planned to come back with is taking longer than I expected to put together. . . So I’m just here to say thanks for all the birthday…

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My June Reading

Summer Reading: Do you prefer to do your summer reading inside or outside? I like to mix it up, but my two favourite spots right now are: In the morning before it gets too warm,…

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Bear With Me . . .

First of all, thank you so much for your warm, encouraging, thoughtful and generous responses to my last post.  It’s one of the most personal pieces I’ve ever posted on the blog, also one of…

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