Yesterday, I got a wild hair to rummage in my craft storage bins for some yarn that I bought waaaay back when I first started to knit. I put it away, thinking I’d make a sleeveless sweater or something for the … Continue reading →
As many of know, I’m an author. Last July, my coauthor Rachel Wilder and I decided to go independent with our Chicagoland Shifters series. That’s when the trouble started. It was as though I was a creative car engine, and … Continue reading →
My theme for the A to Z Challenge here at Knoontime Knitting was “Letterforms In Nature and the Built Environment.” Why Letterforms? I adore letters. I have my whole life. I started young as a calligrapher, and had a business … Continue reading →
As is the custom after the A to Z Blogging Challenge, participants prepare reflections posts that discuss what they learned from the challenge, what worked, and what didn’t. Plus, I have zebras. First, the Lonely Zebra That Wasn’t The last … Continue reading →
And so, Dear Reader, the A to Z Challenge has come to an end. Thank you for coming along on this journey with me. I hope you’ve enjoyed wandering the streets of my daily round, looking for letterforms in nature … Continue reading →
Garçon! Where is mah ordehr!? The peacocks roam free at the Brookfield Zoo, and it’s a lot of fun to run across them as they wander up and down the footpaths. And then we came upon this brazen fellow. Is it … Continue reading →
I think, by this point in my walk, the couple about twenty feet behind me were convinced I was bonkers. I kept stopping, after all, to stare into the hedgerows or up at trees. I even back-tracked to get the … Continue reading →
And so, Dear Reader, I reprise my topic of a few days ago, the majestic snow leopard. Now, don’t be like that; I did actually find a “Y” animal at the zoo, the Yellow Spotted Toad; but, all due respect to … Continue reading →
The Andean Condor has a wingspan of over twelve feet and is one of the largest birds in the world. He is a scavenger, a type of buzzard. He’s got black and white wings and red eyes and a really.big.beak. … Continue reading →
I almost have my groove back! It’s at about 65%. I felt good enough to go to the gym yesterday and walk two miles, even if I did come home and pass out. Then today I met with my kick-ass … Continue reading →
