I’ve fallen in love with Quince and Company Yarn, sold in their flagship store Knit Wit in Portland, Maine the Munjoy Hill neighborhood. A friend and I were scheduled to have lunch one day at Duck Fat (just go and have the fries, oh, and a shake – heaven) and in she walks with this [...]
It’s only taken thirteen years, but I feel as if our household has finally gotten the hang of a simple Christmas, planning ahead, not taking on too much and really enjoying the days of baking and making gifts. The girls helped me make a slew of cookie dough which we then wrapped in plastic wrap [...]
My first pair of socks – that are actually both the same size – knit this summer on the Riggin in between stirring stew and rolling pie dough. The bamboo yarn is yummy on my toesies and was really easy to work with. My only question is should I have used thread to reinforce the [...]
A place where I was surrounded by cooking, creativity and learning. A submersion in the language and craft of all things culinary. I needed it. So much of my work happens with me at the helm, so to speak. Me deciding how, what, when, where, from whom and to whom. Most of the time I [...]
The house is filled with the hum of conversation and bursts of laughter in the family room, the windows are a little steamy in the corners and kitchen is filled to bursting with food preparation and the smells of dishes that haven’t been enjoyed since last Thanksgiving. I stop for a moment in my whisking [...]
On these warm, sunny, fall afternoons, the girls and I walked with our bushel baskets to pick apples. We’ve an “orchard” on our “property” which translated means I occasionally trim the trees that grow wild in the field right next to our house. The apple crop this year is unbelievably abundant and even the organic [...]
Sigh. The sails are now in the barn after a m0rning that graced us with sunshine and breeze – perfect for drying sails that had just been soaked by a big front that flew through a few days ago. A little too much breeze for the boat at the dock, but hey, things are dry [...]
We’re seated at the dinner table as a family, a cozy little scene, when my oldest daughter takes a bite of her vegetables, screws up her face and says, “Mama, there’s something not right about these vegetables!” A usual comment at dinner tables across the country I’m sure, but not with this daughter. Chloe likes [...]
It’s getting a little late in the season for fingerless mittens, but to round out the post that already ran about Chloe’s sweater, I thought I’d close the loop. The previous post was about upcycling a felted sweater. I cut the sleeves into three-quarter length and then had about 5 inches of cuff and lower [...]
It’s the first time in the history of Easter dinners that we’ve spent more of it outside than in. We have several friends, none of whom have family in the area, with whom we often celebrate holidays. Typically we all gather with our winter coats on to watch the kids find their eggs and then [...]
