The table mid-morning. Our dining room is north-facing and has only one window. It’s not a bright room, but we’ve filled it with warm colours and meaningful art, not to mention as many books and art supplies as possible.
After breakfast we do copywork together. Tias right now is tracing over a passage [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Self-Education
Posted in Project 365, books, homeschooling, quotes on October 30, 2008 | 15 Comments »
Colours!
Posted in Project 365, handmade, knitting, quotes on October 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m swimming furiously to keep myself above water here. So much to do, yet I don’t feel like I’m getting enough done. It’s a feeling that leaves a distasteful sensation, and induces a low level of panic. Among the many things I have been accomplishing, one keeps me smiling, makes me breathe deeply and pause [...]
More handmade gift ideas
Posted in handmade on October 26, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Is the change of season into late autumn as pronounced for you as it is here? We have frosty mornings, blustery weather systems, and chilled fingers.
We’re making our handmade gift lists and checking them twice. Here are a few more ideas for gifts. I’ll be adding these to the main list, too, but [...]
Hansel and Gretel
Posted in handmade, knitting on October 24, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Sandra’s hat and mittens are done! Cabled, luxurious, soft, washable, flattering. Just what I’d hoped.
Yarn: Knit Picks Swish Superwash, Merlot Heather
Pattern:Gretel Beret
Pattern: Very Cabley Mittens
Gretel was a fabulous pattern. I learned a lot and felt terribly clever the whole time, which is just marvelous in a project, don’t you think? A [...]
Secret Agent K. Nitter
Posted in handmade, knitting on October 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
She’s a secret agent knitter, roaming the house in search of hidden opportunities to k2 p2. What cables does the vintage suitcase hold? What artifacts from the cold war? What codes and patterns has she cracked?
She could show you, but then she’d have to kill you.
…
Knitting on the mittens and hats that are [...]
A grain of salt
Posted in Project 365 on October 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Overheard:
“Guys? Ya know why I was outside so long? Because I tied a slip knot around myself so I could be a prisoner and then it was so tight I couldn’t open it. I tapped on the window and Mom came and helped me.”
“You’ve got to take that with a grain of salt…”
Funny things, photos. [...]
Sunday Afternoon
Posted in knitting on October 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
“Garden!” chimed the To Do list and the weather together.
“Sit a while and rest,” said my body.
I listened to one counsel as a reward for listening to the other.
Socktoberfest
Posted in handmade, knitting on October 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This is the second year in a row that I have felt a little wistful about Socktoberfest. I love the idea – a month to focus on the joy that comes from knitting socks. The process, the products, the fabulous hand-dyed yarns…knitting socks brings a lot to the table, and you even get to [...]
Unexpected delight
Posted in Project 365, handmade, sewing on October 17, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I didn’t think I was one of the people who got excited about vintage patterns. Oh, sure I liked peeking at A Dress A Day, but it wasn’t a passion. Then my Oma gave me two boxes of patterns.
Early 60s to mid 70s is my guess. Clothes made by my Oma for herself and [...]
101 in 1001 update
Posted in Project 365, adventure, handmade on October 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
General Thoughts When I began my 101 Things in 1001 Days project, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’m a list maker by nature but I also struggle with putting too much on myself. And yet this seemed different. It seemed to call to me: so many of the items on my lists [...]
