Book Review: Waiting Is Not Easy!

Mo Willems is back with a new Elephant and Piggie book and this time Elephant is shown that being patient will allow good things will come to those willing to wait. As usual the book is shown with sparse illustrations and fun text. I love the pages in which Elephant’s groaning as he waits fills up the entire space of…

Off the Hooks: A Headband!

yaRRns By Nov 02, 2014 No Comments

Today I left the sticks in the bag and am just working with my hooks because it’s all about crochet, ’bout crochet, ’bout crochet…no knittin’! (Imagine me singing that to the tune of Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass.” You’re welcome. Today I had the urge to hook and grabbed a few hooks, different yarn and decided to go for…

Boom! Marvel Studios Unveils Phase 3 of Marvel Cinematic Universe

  On Tuesday morning, during a special event at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige revealed the films that will make up Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring a mix of fan-favorite characters and several heroes who will be making their big-screen debuts.   The next two films to be released by Marvel…

Lord & Taylor Hosts ‘Shop Chic and Make It Count” Benefit

I am super pleased to share this information about Lord & Taylor’s charity shopping day! Not only is this a good cause, yours truly will be there to do some storytelling! Deets below for aday of shopping for a good cause.     Lord & Taylor Bala Cynwyd (145 City Avenue, City and Belmont Avenues) presents their inaugural charity shopping…

Off the Needles…Variations of a Pom-Pom Hat

Remember the hat I was going all a ga ga over; the Anthropologie Inspired Pom-Pom Slouch? Well I cast on some stitches and decided to get ‘er done. The pattern to the hat was supposed to be linked on the blog It + Was but the link is dead. I reached out the the blogger but heard nothing. I was…