I have a funny story to tell you about my sister and then I have a really good question that she raised, but I’m going to share that with you next week. This week… well, it’s been a little tough. The horrific shootings here in Pittsburgh and the funerals that followed have cast a pall…
Most mornings when I write to you, I’m taking it a little bit slow and easy: enjoying the start of the day with a hot cup of tea and a little quite time before things get busy. But not today! Instead, this morning the car is all packed with yarn, my duffle is (nearly) packed…
You remember a couple of weeks ago when I showed you photos of our studio ceiling doing some very scary things after the rain made its way through the roof? Well, this week, it’s all getting fixed! The contractors are in, ripping out the ceiling and the walls and the studio looks… well, it looks…
This time of year is so busy, with so much rushing back and forth and all the things that (we think we) have to get done, it’s easy to forget how much good there is out there. I have received so many emails and messages over the last couple of weeks from readers and customers…
For me, the holidays are usually a frenetic time: shopping and cooking and planning and socialising and, oh yes, working a lot. This year, with the flu turning into pneumonia and wiping out my entire November and December-so-far, I’ve had to slow down, whether I wanted to or not*, and I find that’s changed my…
I can’t believe that today is the day! Ever since we had the idea of creating the Gradient Explorers, I’ve been itching to get started on it and could hardly wait to share it with you. We open the spaces at noon today and, as you know, there are only 25 spots available. I’ll be…