Holiday Gifts for the Yarn Lover

r’s note: affiliate links are used in this post. Oh snap! Christmas is less than three weeks away and I have a ton of gifts to make! While I was procraftinating (that’s a real word!) I found a few things that I would not say no to under my tree, in my stocking, on my chair at work…oh wait. Here…

Makeover Monday: Naturally Handsome Hair

  It’s been time to do something with my locs for a while. I was gonna wash and retwist them three weeks ago but I had gotten sick and was too weak to raise my arms*. Plus I was holding out turning on the heat and my house was way too cold for that nonsense. Then I was gonna wash…

December Goals

Today, December 1st, starts on a Sunday which makes me smile. I love the idea of a month starting on a Sunday, whcih is the start of MY week. There is something so orderly about a month (or year!) starting out on a Sunday. Anywho, instead of bemoaning the lack of fitness progress from last month here are my goals…

#Scarfvember recap: What 30 (ish) days of wearing scarves taught me

When my friend Pam challenged us all to wear scarves for 30 days, I thought I would just be showing off some of the scarves that I made, keeping warm and taking selfies. The 30 days of scarf wearing was so much more than that and here is what I learned. Scarvember showed me that I am not as bad…

Holiday Season at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Kickoff event set for Friday, December 6, 10:30 a.m.   The Philadelphia Museum of Art will welcome visitors with a host of festive events during the holiday season, including caroling in the galleries, hands-on art activities, and films as well as seasonal excursions to Mount Pleasant and to the newly restored Cedar Grove. On Friday, December 6, at 10:30 a.m.,…