I finished the first men’s sock last night. It felt like it took forever and not in a good way! I switched to grey for the “toe” as I was worried about having enough for the second sock. This weekend is pretty quiet here. Everyone I know is pretty much out of town. I have …
So, yeah… I get the addictive nature of the Monkey socks now. I already want to cast-on the next pair and I’m not done with this pair yet! It’s sort of like when I was still smoking (yes, I used to smoke. I quit. It’s bad for you, don’t start it!) when I would want …
One of the things that I seem to remember about college the first time around was all the moves that I made. In about a year and a half, I moved 5 times. Which isn’t even a lot for some students. I remember one girl telling me that she moved 5 times her first year …
The past 6 weeks or so have been unbelievably hectic for me. I am, for all intents and purposes, living in two places. I feel like I am moving on a weekly basis as I pack-up clothes and kit and go from the apartment to the farm, farm to the apartment. Between these commutes, I …
So I have started my spinning again. I couldn’t for the first few weeks that I was here because the wheel was in transport. Then once it got here I needed to find the rest of the bits of it as they were packed away in the bewilderingly labeled boxes. By the time that I …
Last Thursday my container arrived in Central Iowa. I had found out the day before that it had been sitting in Cedar Rapids for several days as no one seemed to have contact information for me. Also, it had been inspected by customs and I had a nearly $500 charge that I needed to pay …
6:30am Milo the insane cat wakes me up with scratching and meowing at the bedroom door. She is definitely freaked out by this move. Hopefully the movers will be able to clear the spare bedroom completely today so that I could open up the attic for her to go up into. The attic is her …
I am so stressed right now I can’t really write at all. So instead I will give you pictures to show what my life is like right now… And still no sweaters….
The time for me to leave England is drawing near. This September I am moving back to Iowa where I grew-up to be closer to my family and to get to live in the Midwest of the US again. I have wanted to move back for at least the last 10 years, just couldn’t do …
I keep trying to pack only to find myself stymied by the fact that I am going to need to wear/use some of the items that are still on the list in the remaining 10 days that I am here. I should be outside enjoying what little I have left of the lovely English summer except …
Sarah Jane Humke 