I’m really loving these printed bags as well as these. The second bag would be especially great for an emergency knitting/crocheting kit for the car:-)
This article made me weep, in a good way.
I’ve been watching Round the Twist with Carin as a knitting compliment. I don’t know if the video aspect really helps it all that much as I pretty much treat it as a podcast. However, the episodes are reasonably short (around the 20 minute mark) and while she doesn’t have quite the energy that a lot of the podcasts and video casts do with two people, it is still worth watching/listening to.
I got some roving from BugSnugger at Sticks and String and it is perfectly luscious stuff. Totally check out her shop! (Don’t worry, you’ll hear more about this as I am getting ready to start spinning it. However, I have a manic kitten that is making it nearly impossible to do as she is ATTACKING anything that moves!)
I have a metal candle topper that is sort of like this that I love to death! I’ve had it for years and years and I got it at either Michaels or JoAnns and it really helps if you burn the jar type candles as it limits the amount of oxygen available to the candle, thus making an even flame.
The Decorah (as in Iowa) Bald Eagle cam is weirdly engrossing. There are really a lot of Bald Eagles roaming around the Midwest now, a huge change from my childhood when a Bald Eagle siting made the evening news it was so rare. We have a couple of eagles roaming around this area and I’ve seen them as close as the outside of our grove. They like to hang around water usually, but are pretty adaptable and will eat road kill as well as fresh kills.
This is just fantastic. I sometimes don’t agree with what Dan Savage writes, but in my opinion, he has handled this exchange wonderfully. I do think that he could have been a little more fair to the parents, who are just doing what they think is best for their child but I understand that originally this was a private exchange between him and this 17 year-old girl. The teen years aren’t easy for anyone and especially for someone whose parents are suddenly ashamed of who she is. That shits not easy for anyone, no matter how old they are!
A word to the wise: Be careful when snuggling an animal who, in normal situations, shows playfulness or affection by headbutting. Owww!
Edited to Add: I was such a spaz when I wrote this! I forgot to mention that EasyKnits is having a fiber (or more likely Fibre since he is in the UK) club called The Spin Love Club. It is done on a month by month basis, so no need to pony a ton of cash up front for it. There will be 2 separate braids of fiber for a total of 200 grams and they are dyed differently but in the same color palate so they are fraternal twins. This could be very, very fun for a 2 or 4 ply yarn to have totally differently dyed wools to start with that are in the same colors! I’m really looking forward to seeing my first batch of it!
Sarah Jane Humke 