So many things to say and so little time! Archie, my laptop, goes back to Applecare tomorrow. He still overheats and shuts himself off. This will be his third trip this year. I am to “run him like a rented mule” after he returns to …

Another weekend is nearly upon us, but M and I had a pretty good weekend last weekend. The weather has been sunny and cool (highs in the upper 70s), so after work last Friday, M and I decided some cocktails on the patio was a …

My WIPs fall into three camps: neglected, causing unnecessary difficulties and great fun. We’ll neglect the neglected ones today. In the causing unnecessary difficulties camp, there is the Glace vest from Rowan. It isn’t hard to knit. However, it shouldn’t be knit while recovering from …

Blocking the Leaf Lace Shawl–my first big lace project–went very well. And when I removed the pins, my fear of having it all shrink up did not come to pass! The depth of the triangle is perfect, but I wish I could have gotten a …

I think it is usually best to start with the bad news and the work up to the good. So here goes… Update 1: Despite everyone’s well wishes, the career opportunity for M (and myself) did not turn out to be what we needed. Therefore, …

Life is still very stressful here for M and me, and I can’t yet say anything definite about career plans/changes. This stress has made my blogging, responding to comments (which I always read and enjoy!), and reading all your blogs more sporadic than I would …

Thank you to everyone who wished M the best. We will get important news some time next week. In the meantime, we are trying to be calm. Cocktails are involved. As is knitting! However, not together. I’ve had to rip back too many times when …

You’ve nearly finished a project, perhaps you are past the gusset decreases on the second sock, and you’re thinking about the next project, which you really don’t want to start until this pair of socks is knit, but you have to know: will it work?  …