A Mindful Life

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.” –Isaac Newton

This will become a felted bag. It may take me awhile, but it’s delicious yarn and I’m looking forward to the result.

I’m looking for the face I had before the world was made. –William Butler Yeats

The following question was used as an ice-breaker at the beginning of a meeting I recently attended. I liked it a lot, so I’m sharing. If you were an inanimate object, what would you be and why? (Note: this question asks what you would be now, not what you’d like to be.) Some answers shared [...]

I called Commuknity just now to see if they carry Noro Kureyon. Of course they do. I spoke with Tom (one of the owners) about what I want to make and that my stash is really random. That’s all it took. I’m going to get some more yarn this morning to make the three-panel bag. [...]

Do you have oddball yarn left over from past projects or a miscellaneous skein you don’t want? I’ll take them off your hands! I am looking for donations of machine washable yarn to make small blankets for animals in shelters. DK weight, worsted weight, bulky and super-bulky yarn is great (novelty yarns don’t wear well). [...]

At 5:23 a.m. I woke up. I always look at the clock first thing when I wake up in the middle of the night. Husband wasn’t next to me, he’d fallen asleep on the couch again. I usually sense this and wake up briefly before mentally shrugging “oh well” and falling asleep. Suddenly the bed [...]

I’m feeling snarky. The first comment caused me to choke on the popcorn I was eating. It just got more and more rich as I read further. Mr. Lauer did ask Ms. Spears why she had chosen Namibia for the birth of her child. “Kevin has always been a fan of African-American culture,” she replied. [...]

So I’ve got several small projects going on. I’m still making scarves, because the yarn in my stash was purchased with the intention of making them (not enough to do something bigger). I have enough stash and oddball yarn that I feel I should not purchase more yarn. At all. But I waaaaaaannnnaaaaaa! Well, what [...]

Organic strawberries are so much better than the uber-strawberries that have no flavor. California is a major grower of this fruit, and most of it tastes bland. I found these little gems at Trader Joe’s, and they have improved my recent mornings!