Friday night yielded a welcome distraction from the results of Election of 2016: yarn and a book signing at Hidden River Yarns! Lars Rains, author, knitter and designer, was at the shop for two days to promote his books Presto and Modern Lopi. I knew that I would grabbing copies of the books (because books!) but I did not think…
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It’s no secret that I have abandoned my crochet hooks for knitting needles. I had all but given up on crochet because I wasn’t feeling as excited about my creations but with the addition of Melissa Leapman’s Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters to my collection I have dusted off my hooks to give some of these stitches a try. In this…
Those Gallaghers…oh my word! Netflix is streaming the first five seasons of the Showtime series Shameless and I cannot stop watching! Series description: Meet the fabulously dysfunctional Gallagher family. Dad’s a drunk, Mom split long ago, eldest daughter Fiona tries to hold the family together. Eldest son Philip (Lip) trades his physics tutoring skills for sexual favors from neighborhood girls….
My friend invited me to join a group on Facebook for people who enjoy are obsessed with Hamilton the Musical and there was a discussion about people falling down “the Hamilhole.” The Hamilhole is like a rabbit hole only Hamilton related. At first I was like, “Suckas! Who would get caught up like THAT?!” but as I searched for a picture…
The Starz network has just started showing season two of Outlander (yay!) and I am here for time hopping Claire’s romantic triangle. To be fair, the show is NOT just about Claire being torn between two men. There are wonderful references to history, gorgeous scenery and knit wear. You read correctly; knitting. Last year I was all over the…