Hat sitter: And now, now, now I am in the third incarnation of the Brownie hat, and she is lovely.  Balanced, warm, soft, relatively thin so as to be wearable no matter the weather, even post-felt. And the hat is using far less yarn than I originally anticipated, so it may ultimately be joined by […]

Last spring, we got our first big tax return, and I bought a fantastic sewing machine. My machine is actually nice enough to be embarrassing to a pinko like me. It is one of my most extravagent purchases thus far, and it can do some amazing stuff. I know it’s smarter than my cat and […]

I finally went to an allergist, after much complaining and fighting with my insurance company, and at least 19 days of out and out whining. The very nice Dr. R told me I am allergic to my dog and to dust mites. Dust mites, sure, they’re nasty. Just look at them: they’re clearly evil. But […]