#Scarfvember Week One Recap

Pam issued the challenge and I took her up on wearing scarves for 30 days. I’ve also been trying to finish up all those works in progress, which happen to be some type of scarf/neck wrap, and this encourages me to complete them. Here are three days of scarves:   Day 1 I met Ame Dyckman and wore a black…

#MondayListicles: Modern Love

There’s an image/meme/picture that pops up on Instagram/Facebook or the Twitter which shows an old school look at Facebook, Pinterest et al. The image shows a map for Foursquare, a corkboard for Pinterest and some other things which make me think our technologically advanced society is sometimes not. Last week Stasha asked us to share Ten Trappings of Modern Life…

Book Review: Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

From the jacket of the book: A kid named Vanesa breaks the news to Piddy Sanchez during the first few weeks at her new high school. t her new high school. “Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass.” But who is Yaqui Delgado? Piddy has no idea – or any idea what she’s done to piss her off. At first, Piddy  is…

November is Scarfvember: 30 Days, 30 Ways #30DayScarfChallenge

My friend, Pam (The Unconcentional Librarian) has unwittingly enabled my scarf and yarn addiction with a challenge that she posted beginning November, called Scarfvember. For the month of November she challenged a bunch of us to wear scarves daily for the month of November. She hinted at a book prize and as I said earlier, I sort of have an…

yaRRnthings: On the Hooks and Needles

It’s another WIP Wednesday! What project(s) are on the hooks, needles or just tangled up? I have fallen hard for knitting and have been whipping things up like crazy. My new favorite pattern is the Drop Stitch Cowl from SpiderWomanKnits. To create this cowl I’ve used Lion Brand Thick and Quick, Lion Brand’s Hometown USA (It was on sale at…