See the curtains hangin’ in the window In the evening on a Friday night A little light-a-shinin’ through the window Lets me know everything’s all right No doubt if you came of age during the mid-1970’s as I did the lyrics from this Seals and Crofts hit breezes through your mind at least once…
It’s only the first week of June yet it’s summer – full on summer – in Oklahoma. As I write this post it’s just not quite 2 pm and already over 90 degrees F/ 32.2 degrees C and the temperature is still climbing. Any lengthy time outside results in my feeling like a slug or…
In my last blog post I showed you the little yellow Maaema knit in Merino Lambswool Angora. One skein of Merino Lambswool Angora is just over half the yarn of the original Maaema Scarf that I designed and knit in silk. As I said, I thought it’d be interesting to see how the pattern knit…
It’s spring. Yep, you already knew that and so did I, but there are times I forget about some aspects of spring in Oklahoma. We Okies get so busy enjoying the first flowers and the days of sunshine that a deluge of much needed rain can leave some people cranky. Dogs however just know to…
Someone recently told us how they like to keep busy, and that they weren’t content to sit and watch the world go by. Chris and I both piped up that we like to sit and watch the world! I’m not lazy but I love to slow down and watch what is happening here on…
Here in Oklahoma there are little bits of spring popping up all over the place. The fields while still having some leftover dry stalks of fall grass are greening up quite nicely. Ladybugs and wild honey bees have been flying about. I even saw my first yellow swallowtail butterfly this week. Sunday afternoon on the…
Last Saturday I trudged through the snow to the studio to do some much needed tidying up. It’s rare that my studio is empty enough to work on rearranging a few racks and clearing off shelves of unused clutter that somehow accumulates during the busy season. I wanted to tackle these tasks before I once…
Here on Clear Creek we were blasted by transplanted arctic weather last night and this morning, apparently it’s warmer on the North Pole than it was here last night. Chris checked the outdoor thermometer when he brought in wood for the morning fire and it read a startling -20F. That’s a Minus Twenty Degrees Fahrenheit…
With another snow storm predicted for today, I stopped at the grocery store before leaving Tulsa yesterday. One of the first things I noticed was the packed parking lot, then the absence of shopping carts. Not a problem, I thought to myself. I’ll buy only as much as I can carry. When I rounded the…
The much anticipated Blizzard of 2011 arrived and at last measure (around noon today) we had about a foot of snow here on the farm. (If you’re reading this from somewhere like Minnesota you’re probably laughing at our calling it a blizzard, but I’m just quoting the weather service.) It’s deep enough to make my…