Loved the poem. In my opinion, fear and greed are the fuel for the worst of human behavior. In the words of Yoda "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to the dark side." And there

Thanks for the review. I'm afraid that if I read it, it would confirm all my worst fears and I would no longer be able to sleep - can barely sleep now!

The grocery cart pictures make it look like you are flying, haha! In my opinion, the little scars, bobbles, whatever, give your sweater character - wear it with pride!

I laughed, and groaned through this whole post. The groans were because, well, I can really relate! Husband trying not to nag, but wondering what the heck happened to that mending I was going to

Your photos from the shop are great, there is something about colors like those that just about makes my mouth water, they look so delicious. About knitting cables - you will be surprised at just how simple

Really enjoyed this post and I can see why you might use the name of the character in the book. I gotta check out these books - fantasy is one of my favorite genres : )

It was great to see all those projects. I especially like the bit of tatting, it's something I would like to learn. Gotta get my gear together for your challenge - it's a fun idea!

This is ingenious, what a great use for an old shirt. I really like the look of the bag.

Love the bag you knitted - nice yarn! You sure have a lot of interests, geocaching sounds great. I was on a multiday backpacking trip along the Pacific Crest trail and ran into a couple geocachers who

I think the colors and pattern are really beautiful. Your husband's honest comment made me laugh, thinking of my guy. I am married to a man who really wears nothing but t shirts and jeans or shorts. And

I know that lost look - I have salvaged a couple items that my husband might otherwise have throw out! How sweet that you have your great grandmother's button collection... my mother had a jar of buttons,

Thanks! I found it a little poignant to think of lonely young soldiers, far from home, patching their clothes and perhaps thinking of their mothers or wives who usually cared for them.

You know, the little I do is so simple, patching and sewing pockets and buttons, it doesn't really provide much of an example. But @fiberartists wrote that she darns - pretty impressive!

I'm impressed that you darn! I kind of want to learn, after watching some videos on it. And after reading my post, my husband agreed it does make him feel loved when I mend his clothes. He laughed at the

You are smart to be so prepared. When I am at belly dance functions the best I do is carry safety pins, a costuming essential. Have you tried darning? I saw a couple of youtube videos that got me interested.

Really gorgeous. It looks like many tedious hours go into your lamps and you must have really tremendous patience - or just a love of your craft!

Very sweet blanket. I like the effect of your self-striping yarn, the finished article reminds me of a serape. Lovely!

Such beautiful work! You inspire me to pick up filet crochet again. I need to do some café curtains for my kitchen and it would look really beautiful. Problem is I find crochet to be really hard on my

Beautiful image! I could get lost in all the small details

It looks like you both had such a fun day! I like the picture of your daughter watering the chickens - a girl in a pretty dress with muddy boots does my heart good - who says you can't be capable and stylish