Introspective and calm moments characterized American Thanksgiving at our house last week.   Grey skies traveled with me on my long walk in a nearby nature preserve.  Grey helped me see beautiful tree funghi and lichens.  Grey was the perfect backdrop to highlight creams, light greens and orange growth along tree trunks, branches and granite. [...]

Annie Modesitt and I get excited for Knit Romana in September, 2010.  We chat about travel, design, swatching and life…
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“And what will you do with that?”
Buying vegetables has never been the same since I left the Castelli Romani.  ”Madame Bulgari” as a friend fondly called her, was always curious about my purchases.  Her stand near the flower market was open late and even on Sunday mornings.  The produce was seasonal, fresh and expensive.  Thus, [...]

Incredible quantities of fiber fun spun through my world in the last six weeks.  While crud can sometimes clog up life, don’t forget:  the world is full of amazing places.  Passion, action and settings make marvelous moments.

In many cases, I just showed up with a bunch of other people ready to enjoy.  Tactile Travel groups [...]

“Mom, did you do that on purpose?”
“What do you mean?” I asked, knowing that my young teen’s mind often skips from subject to subject.
“Knit Romana, Pax Romana.  Do you think people will get it?  I just had it in World History, or I wouldn’t.  Is it supposed to be that way?”
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The New England Quilt Museum in Lowell has another fantastic exhibit showing until November 15… I wish I’d seen it sooner.  The title, “Haberdashery in Antique Quilts” reminded me of ties, linings and clothing tag quilts I’ve seen in the past.  The collection is a testament to quilters’ modern design sense in the early 20th [...]