Musing on the difference between needing caffeine or needing the coffee break itself, it occurs to me once again the importance of savouring the moment.
Learned about a very interesting U.S. lacemaking boom in  The Laces of Ipswich: The Art and Economics of an Early American Industry, 1750-1840
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“Miss Rumphius”  by Barbara Cooney is my favorite children’s book.  I didn’t get to grow up with it, but I made sure that my kids did.  As a child, Miss Rumphius decides her three goals in life.  How she will meet them, she’s not quite sure, but,
“In the meantime Alice got up and washed her [...]

Nicky Epstein shares her design inspiration for the 2009 book, “Knitting in Tuscany.”  What a design powerhouse!  She talks about her new releases, as well as Mary’s challenge to knit everything in “Knitting on top of the world.”  I am going crazy looking through these books. Listen to the podcast HERE

Ok, this is totally off topic, but I’m looking for your thoughts and ideas….
“The Mother-Daughter Book Club” by Heather Vogel Frederick was the featured reading last night at our own Mother Daughter Book Club.  We spent a good deal of time talking about what we liked and what the future might bring.
The Club is very [...]