Happy Friday! We're not into fancy trips. Or long ones. Last weekend, we went on one of our typical low-budget micro-vacations in Central Washington, and it fully reinforced how much we enjoy these. We stayed in a town called Roslyn made famous via Northern Exposure, a cult TV classic from the 90s. Whenever we go to Roslyn, we avoid the Suncadia resort and stay at the Huckleberry House. We actually thought that the Huckleberry House had closed its doors to business, but I recently got an ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! I've been pretty under the weather these past few days and I was surprised by how unfamiliar illness feels. The last time I was this sick was back in April, when my mom was visiting and unfortunately caught the flu and then passed it onto me. I'm all puffy everywhere and not the most lovely sight to behold. I had plans of showing you my many, many Linden sweatshirts today, but trust me, it's a public service that I'm not assaulting you with my mug and swollen bod. The flora ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness + New Look Patterns
Happy Friday! I am deep, deep into edits for the next book and have come up for brief air. Wait, let me change that. I should be deep, deep into edits but as usual, I'm finding ways to put off the necessary task at hand. However, I'm getting close to finishing up, and as long as I submit everything by Halloween, I'm good to go. That's K's unicorn drawing for me that I keep in my journal these days. I like that even its flatulence is rainbow-shaped. Dreaming and imagining are important. ... Read more
Happy Friday + Giveaway! [CLOSED]
Happy Friday, my friends! I'm becoming comfortable with my new routines. I like posting just once a week, and maybe in a few months, the urge to post more will surface but for now, this feels just right. K's school time has shifted significantly this year, which means that we have to wake up almost 2 hours earlier and that's been a major adjustment. 5 weeks in, however, I'm starting to enjoy the early kick-off each weekday. I have books to work on for the foreseeable future and with each ... Read more
A quick pop-in and a change of heart towards knitting
Hello! I didn't mean to stay away for 3 weeks, but life has a way of creating a vortex of activities that then turn into more activities...but enough with the excuses. I am, in fact, still in retreat mode and haven't really been online much. Instead, I've been spending more time making things and it's been restorative. I have to say: knitters, I finally get it. After years and years of balking at the craft, citing inane things such as "I can't seem to count!" or "I just don't have the ... Read more