Stitches of Violet

Answering questions from comments and email. Shirley asked . . . I have been wondering how you are coming along with your trumpet lessons??...

New Snow. It just doesn't end. It's been a week since we've had more than a foot at once, but we keep getting little "refre...

This is only the second winter I've fed thistle seed to the gold finches. They love it and we always have a group hanging on the feeder....

Now that I've been blogging over five years, I can go back that long and dig up the best of the month minus five years to share with my ...

Answering questions from comments and email. Dani asked . . . Please tell me that you have a snow-blower or plow of some sort. With the hea...

Mom's vest requires more attention than I wanted to give to my knitting on inauguration day. I needed something mindless and pleasurable...

Although I resolved not to whine about winter weather in January, the dogs have not joined me in that resolution. I'm hearing many canin...

I never post a cabled project picture without wondering if I'm going to spot a wayward cable crossing. Why is it easier to see mistakes ...

Answering questions from comments and email. Kathleen C asked . . . I was looking at the bird mess hall shot... and I wondered if they all ...

Susan asked . . . What suggestions can you give for knitting socks that stay up? Do you have a secret? My son who is in the Army loves the O...

I've lost track of which predicted snowstorm just finished and which one is expected this evening. We've escaped the high winds, but...

These writing prompts are available from Simple Woman's Daybook where each Monday we're invited to join in celebrating the beauty o...

Answering questions from comments and email. It's a lovely January day. Weather report at end of post. Megan asked . . . I was wondering...

It's been snowing all day. I'm not whining, just reporting. That's one of my few New Year's resolutions - to stop whining ab...

It's headed to North Carolina to sister Carrie as soon as it gets wrapped and off to the post office. Cotton/flax ends are not easy to h...

DH Bob is Mr. Magoo without his glasses. When he spotted something big (12 to 14 inches) with yellow under its tail at the suet feeder, he ...

Brother Dave and I are both behind on our Christmas creations. Now Karen and Dave's socks are done and ready to get wrapped and mailed. ...

Cables, Diamonds, Herringbone: Secrets of Knitting Traditional Fishermen's Sweaters by Sabine Domnick. A gift from Granddaughter Sydne...

We had a very nice family Christmas get together yesterday. I was having such a good time that my camera was forgotten until we started maki...