Happy Memorial Day all- remembering and honoring those who serve and served.  I cringe at how divisive our country has become.  I think that there is a stereotype that if you are liberal you are not patriotic.  As a liberal democrat; I am deeply patriotic because I honor freedom and the ability to make choices very highly.  Choice in what religion you want...

I thought I would highlight one of the fun things in my state this Memorial Day weekend.  As I may have shared my partner is a huge cyclist.  He bikes functionally everyday as his main mode of transportation and he also rides recreationally.  This is the 9th year for a local bike and music festival that happens on Memorial Day weekend and the...

Taking just a little side break from all the knitting talk to share in a moment of our berry life.  I live in a pretty central urban part of my community.  We have heavy clay soil since our neighborhood was built on fill back in the 50's but we managed to carve out a little berry patch a couple years ago.  It is...

My partner and I just celebrated our 16 year wedding anniversary.  We have almost always skipped in gifts and try to share a meal together to celebrate the day.  As it worked out we ended up celebrating this year by watching our boys run around the soccer field all weekend.  We did manage to find a taqueria for some yummy food.  As I...