After finishing up my business in Boston, I took the Acela train down to Washington, DC. What a civilized way to travel! Six and a half hou...

I'm back in Boston this week. It's been splendid: the hustle and bustle of the city, the scent of lilacs and lily-of-the-valley, go...

I had a bit of yarn left over from the Katarina Cardigan . Would've been such a shame to waste it. Inexplicably, I decided to make coas...

This sweet little cardigan is finally, finally finished. I'm pleased as punch! Basic details: based on the Katarina Cardigan by Cocokni...

It was a weekend of unseasonably mild weather before the summer heats sets in. An old friend blew into town, and we had a brilliant day hiki...

The thing I like best about sewing is that the results are so immediate and functional. Take this project: a heating pad and cover in a sim...

This little shawlette is really pissing me off. I don't know if I even feel like writing about it, it grates me so just to look at it! ...

Classic weekend view .... Knitting between climbs in the great outdoors. Sun glinting off my needles. Peace and quiet. And, yes, that is a b...

How good it felt to sew the ends in on this little project! The yarn is naturally dyed wool that I bought from Earth Arts when I visited he...

Rock towers and desert in the first morning sun, seen through the screen of our tent. A beautiful scene to wake up to on a Sunday morning ....

Weekend in Isolation Canyon, camping and climbing. Here's what it looks like from the rim of the canyon (with me, crouching at the top ...

I've started sewing. It's rather free-form ... I don't really know what I'm doing, but I'm having a ball playing aroun...

By nature, I am not a person of the desert. But this landscape is slowly seeping into my being. Mountain Man and I drove out to the McDowel...