Squid Knits

Friends and family have heard of Natasha, the turtle that came for a summer and wound up living with us for the long run.. Fewer have heard ...

  Back in November I got together with my childhood buddies, Annette and Allison. The three of us met as “first families” in Co-op City in t...

 Ice Breakers I am not a fan of ice breakers.  You might even say that, as a general rule, they annoy the heck out of me. I’m all for them w...

  Putting on a Show! When our kids were little they took great pleasure in creating “shows.” They would plan it out (I think) and then, with...

  New Beginnings It’s official, I’m retired. It has been a week now and it is still sinking in. All of a sudden I have time. I can just … be...

  All good things must come to an end. All bad things too. Also all mediocre things. Basically, everything has a finite lifespan. My career ...

 I take a modern approach to cooking -- I let my husband and son take care of it. Except, except for certain holiday foods. For Chanukah I f...

My current status is causing joy among my friends and that makes me happy. Last night I joined fellow educator-knitters in our weekly, virtu...

 I know, I know, it's been a while since I've blogged. Life took over and, when life is on the tougher side, I tend to not want to w...

I have a friend who is always counting down. She has count down calendars for everything including, I think, her retirement which is still a...

  Making mistakes As a general rule I am not afraid of making mistakes. Whether it is a cooking mistake, a sewing mistake or a knitting mist...

  Sewing for My Siblings As you might have figured out by now, I am a little obsessed with sewing.  When I sit down with a pattern it become...

  Fast fashion is not my thing.  My wardrobe is fairly limited and contained. No, I am not a fashion minimalist but I am a deliberate shoppe...

Eight  Ten pair of leggings (workout style). (Pattern links at bottom of post) That's how many I have made since my love affair with me-...