Suprise Me

What does plowing a field have to do with knitting, one may ask. The answer: As knitters know, when knitting an intarsia pattern one reads the pattern from right to left, and in the following row from left to right. This type of writing/notation is known as boustrophedon. The word originates from the Greek: as… Read More

She and my mother were distinctly different personalities, but I always thought of her as a second mother. Read More

If it’s not good for you, use moderation; if it is, run with it. Read More

I don’t really believe in “ex” friends. There is an ebb and flow to friendships, but once established, they can usually be revived, even if dormant. Some can be intense for a while, then circumstances change – one of the parties moves away, changes jobs, or life interferes (I have seen an instance where politics… Read More

I needed something more reliable. My hours were irregular, public transportation spotty, and I lived too far from the hospital to walk.  And it rained and snowed.  Any car that ran would do. That, plus my general ambivalence, is probably why my first car was such a clunker. Read More

I eat my peas with honey, I've done it all my life. It makes the peas taste funny, But it keeps them on my knife. --Gelett Burgess Read More

Tread lightly on Tippy toes as a tipster tips you for your service Read More

My family had a rule: No comic books. Read More

Day before yesterday, legs unsteady, he led Garth on a slow walk, no leash. I wondered what had become of them, walked up to the corner and waited. There they came. Yesterday, he let us know he was ready. Our hands on him while the vet administered the dose, we cried, cried some more as… Read More

I often kid people that I was "gluten-free and paleo" before those concepts existed. Read More