Mom, my oldest niece, and I drove to Flinn Springs yesterday to visit Summers Past Farms, a welcoming, peaceful plant nursery and rambling herb garden off Olde Highway 80. There is also a delightful shop on the property that's housed in a 3,500 square foot barn, built by the owners, Sheryl and Marshall Lozier. Summers… Continue reading Summers Past Farms visit + New Embroidery
Category: My Makes
A close-up of what I make.
Birch Aquarium visit + craft photo dump
Last week, I spent a wonderful morning with my mom and nieces at the world-renowned Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (locally known as just the Birch Aquarium). It's situated in a spectacular location in La Jolla, on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I feel so fortunate that I grew up with this… Continue reading Birch Aquarium visit + craft photo dump
Alpaca farm visit + crafty catch-up
I've temporarily changed country since last time I wrote. For the next month, I'll be visiting my folks in California, helping out a bit around the house (cooking, gardening and such), doing a little prep for my upcoming semester, enjoying some fun local sights, and, of course, crafting. On Monday, Mom and I visited Barbara… Continue reading Alpaca farm visit + crafty catch-up
New bison amigurumi + more catching up
It's so nice to be able to come back to the blog after more than a month away. Although I've been inordinately busy at work, I haven't been idle with crafting. In early June, I finished a lovely, shimmery half-moon shawl using YarnArt Flowers, one of the many gradient yarn cakes in my stash. This… Continue reading New bison amigurumi + more catching up
New crafty projects + a musical Tokyo flashback
Last week, I finished a triangular shawl of candy apple red merino wool that was such fun to make. The shawl follows a highly-textured, classic fan pattern that worked up fairly quickly with a 4.5mm hook. It's soft, squishy, and the color is no end of cheerful. My timing on this one couldn't be better.… Continue reading New crafty projects + a musical Tokyo flashback
Crafty and nature bits + media I love these days
Crafty projects are slow to finish, as my work is eating a lot of my fun time at the moment. Hot off the hook is a crocheted grandpa-like vest to wear around the neighborhood while it's still a bit cool in the mornings. It was made with a 4.5mm hook, and about 220g of King… Continue reading Crafty and nature bits + media I love these days
Rock Air Plant Stand: How-to
I spent this Saturday morning readying my class materials for next week, and needed an afternoon activity to get me out of my head and onto the patio. With some river rocks, wire, and twenty minutes of tinkering, I had a couple of rustic plant stands that are perfect air plant holders to brighten my… Continue reading Rock Air Plant Stand: How-to
Amigurumi millipede unleashed
Finally, my biggest ami project to date is done: the technicolor millipede has been unleashed! From nose to rump, he measures 140cm (55 inches - or 4 feet, 7 inches). He has 108 blue feet, and neon green antennae that measure 12cm (5 inches). I haven't given him a name yet. The pattern is from… Continue reading Amigurumi millipede unleashed
Early Spring bloom + craft update
Under the wire with my first post in a month, and the last and only post for March! While on vacation in January, I predicted I'd have a rough time of it in March, as I have an extraordinarily heavy load at work this semester. Not to worry - I find time to play whenever… Continue reading Early Spring bloom + craft update
Crane origami + WP daily prompt: “If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?”
My first thought on today's WP question is that if I ruled the world and had linguistic omnipotence, I would never presume to ban any words from general usage, even if they are words that I don't like or that have the potential to offend someone (in English or another language). Banning a word leads… Continue reading Crane origami + WP daily prompt: “If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?”
The Frill Seeker 