4 Rochester

So, my 45th year is over. I had a sense of being at a turning point when I started this blog, and while I can say I’ve rounded the corner on this particular turn, I’m not quite back onto the straight road. The growing independence of DD and DS has been one major cause for this turning point. I’m still...

We celebrated this weekend, and above you see one of my gifts. These olives come from Cut Out + Keep .Here's what they look like up close (with too much flash). The label is backstitch on some green burlap-y cloth I found at Craft Bits and Pieces. Hope yours was just as sweet as mine!

At least when it comes to 45 handmade objects! (The retreat is scheduled for next week, and the bike ride for late April. Which is good since my birthday is May 7, and that's my deadline!) Here's what I've been doing...First, I made some gloves for DS. These are his annual pair, ever since...

Conversation after the half-knit mitten went flying through the air, still attached to the ball of yarn: T--Don't do that! Me--(As I reel in the mitten from 10 feet across the room) Why not? T--It just doesn't seem like a good idea. What's wrong with it anyway? Me--It has dropped stitches...

You gotta love a city with this public sculpture. I already published my cycling Ode to Toronto, and, since I love it not only for its cycling resources but also its crafting, I had to write about it here as well! We visited the Kensington Market neighborhood, home to Lettuce Knit , a beautiful yarn...

Well, besides being a bad pun, I suppose that title requires a bit of explanation to non-Rochesterians. The predominant grocery store in Rochester is Wegman's . Some people love it...their displays are beautiful, and you can find anything you could possibly want from exotic produce to fine china...

(Cross-posted at RocBike , because some days I just can't decide between the two!) On the RocBike podcasts, Jason refers to me as the "knitting cyclist." Actually, I should write that as the "Knitting cyclist." Note the capital "K." There are knitters who knit more than...

Sunday morning I learned that there was a freeze warning for the night. That meant I put aside some of my other plans for the day in order to bring in the harvest (but not without finishing that little pumpkin, from Curly Purly, that I felt compelled to make over the last couple of days.) Mostly herbs...

Girl on the Rocks is having a fake Rhinebeck contest. Wherein those of us who couldn't go pretend that we went and post about all the wonderful yarn we procured (which is actually from our stash). You see, all these cool knitters and bloggers converge upon the New York Sheep and Wool Festival at...

It really doesn't take a lot to bring me pleasure. No mood-altering chemicals, windfall of money, or adrenaline rush needed... Here's a non-inclusive list of tidbits from daily living to show you what I mean. October Dahlia A walk at Taughannock Falls State Park, complete with dozens of these...