Tag: Knoontime Knitting

  • There Is No \”I\” In Tree

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    I love these trees; and it finally occurred to me that it\’s because they\’re evergreens.

    Though, I do wonder what the folks in the neighborhood think of me wandering around loose, photographing the local flora.

     

    Thank you for joining me for the A-Z Blog Challenge.  If you’re blogging in the challenge, please leave me a link so I can come visit you too.  If you have a moment, please check out these other fine blogs:

    The theme on my main blog, Explore the Worlds of A. Catherine Noon, is The A To Z of the Zoo.  Join me as I explore Brookfield Zoo and finds animals, birds, and insects from A to Z.

    The theme at Noon & Wilder is The A To Z of Chicago.  Since I live here in the city and we have our Chicagoland Shifters based here, I figured I’d share a window into the city, Noon & Wilder style.

    The Nice Girls Writing Naughty have a new home, and we’re blogging in the challenge again this year.  Throughout the month you’ll be hearing from each of the Nice Girls, and during the RT Booklovers Convention from April 12th to the 17th, you’ll be getting live convention reports.  Join the conversation!

    The Writer Zen Garden’s brand new website is up and running, and we’re bringing you posts from me, Noony; my partner in crime, Rachel Wilder (the Wilder half of Noon & Wilder); the talented Darla M. Sands – a blogger in her own right, see below; as well asGrace Kahlo, Evey Brown, and author Tina Holland.  Check it out!

    My friends who are participating in the challenge (and if you’re not on this list, tell me and I’ll add you!):

    Write on, and Happy Blogging!

  • The Largest E You\’ll Ever See

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    My theme here at my Knoontime Knitting craft blog is Letterforms In Nature.  I’ll be exploring my daily round, looking for shapes in the natural world and build environment.

     

    Thank you for joining me for the A-Z Blog Challenge.  If you’re blogging in the challenge, please leave me a link so I can come visit you too.  If you have a moment, please check out these other fine blogs:

    The theme on my main blog, Explore the Worlds of A. Catherine Noon, is The A To Z of the Zoo.  Join me as I explore Brookfield Zoo and finds animals, birds, and insects from A to Z.

    The theme at Noon & Wilder is The A To Z of Chicago.  Since I live here in the city and we have our Chicagoland Shifters based here, I figured I’d share a window into the city, Noon & Wilder style.

    The Nice Girls Writing Naughty have a new home, and we’re blogging in the challenge again this year.  Throughout the month you’ll be hearing from each of the Nice Girls, and during the RT Booklovers Convention from April 12th to the 17th, you’ll be getting live convention reports.  Join the conversation!

    The Writer Zen Garden’s brand new website is up and running, and we’re bringing you posts from me, Noony; my partner in crime, Rachel Wilder (the Wilder half of Noon & Wilder); the talented Darla M. Sands – a blogger in her own right, see below; as well as Grace Kahlo, Evey Brown, and author Tina Holland.  Check it out!

    My friends who are participating in the challenge (and if you’re not on this list, tell me and I’ll add you!):

    Write on, and Happy Blogging!

  • Y Is For… Yarn! or, The Joy of Stash

    Y Is For… Yarn! or, The Joy of Stash

    I know, this is a topic one might think would be more suited to the Knoontime Knitting side of my website.  But yarn is an integral part of me, and I adore it so much, that it spills out into the rest of my life.  I also like the double entendre of yarn = story.  I\’m an equal opportunity textile addict.

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    When we moved into our bigger flat, I had the opportunity to set up an office (which, if you have the chance to do it, take it: it\’s heaven).  This, of course, meant that I had to move all the bits and pieces of my stash from one place to another.  I did have it somewhat organized, but I wanted to take the opportunity to make it Martha Stewart organized.

    Best-laid plans, and all that.

    I discovered something that surprised me.  I\’m a right-brained thinker, which wasn\’t the surprising part.  Because of that, I found that too much organization killed the fun of having the stash.  I no longer could wander into my mess and find something at random on which to work.  Now it felt like a duty:  finish this project, and then this one, and that one.

    What to do?

    I went to Big Lots and bought myself a three-drawer storage cart on wheels.  This now lives next to my spot on the couch and I can hide all my in-process mess in there if I need to.  The rule is strict:  no organization whatsoever in the drawers.  They\’re clear plastic, so I can see what\’s in them, but the drawers keep them dust and fur-free.  It\’s the best of both worlds – I can have my mess, and hide it, too.

    What about you, Dear Reader?
    How do you organize your hobbies?