A few years ago I came across an english tradition of sweet little sugar mice around the holidays.  Combine that with the idea of little surprise yarn balls of a new knitter/crocheter and you get a sweet surprise inside with a hybrid little treat just updated in the shop. I updated the shop today and included some little Peruvian Wool yarn balls that...

Shop update coming this Friday friends.  This will have all three styles of calendars and other goodies- thanks for supporting makers! ...

Last week I was able to do some self care by doing some volunteer work.  I am a 4-H project knitting leader in my community.  Besides mentoring and bringing youth together I have a goal of connecting them to the community and learning about where their yarn can come from.   To start off our project year we went to a local alpaca...

Last weekend I still found myself walking around in a bit of a haze.  After dropping off the boys at soccer practice I found myself at the local spinners and weavers fiber show.  It happened to be held at the county historical society and after I wandered through the show I found myself in front of an exhibit with pieces in preparation for...

I feel like I am living in an upside down world this week.  I am truly saddened and shocked by the outcome of this election.  This goes beyond the candidate and party that I support not winning.  This goes deeper- it is about the prejudice and acts of violence already happening.  This was part of the worry my family had several conversations about....

Rain is water and water is life.  It has rained on so many important events in my life.  It rained when I married my best friend.  It rained when both of my sons were born.  It was raining this morning when I took my sons with me to the polls.  It felt refreshing, cleansing, and like a that feeling when you get a...

I came across this quote from the site The Woven Road and I thought it was incredibly meaningful for this time of the year when the veil is thin and we honor our ancestors.  Not necessarily on the spooky Halloween side; but with the days following Day of the Dead when we celebrate and honor our ancestors that have passed on.  The quote...