Category: When I’m Not Crocheting
No, I’m not ALWAYS crocheting. From time to time, I’ll put down the hooks to take a break or to explore a new creative pastime. These blog posts describe some of those pursuits.
This post contains affiliate links. Read my Disclosure Policy for more information. Thanks for your support! Part of my quest to clean up my diet is to let go of wheat-based products. But carb-lover that I am, finding a gluten- and GMO-free bread has been challenging … until now! I have to thank my friend Julia Myers for introducing me to these …
This post contains affiliate links. Read my Disclosure Policy for more information. Thanks for your support! Crocheters have to eat, right? There are probably some things we can do nutritionally to keep our minds sharp and our joints healthy so we can keep on wielding our hooks. I’m slowly transitioning processed foods out of my diet and organic foods in …
From time to time, we all need to take a break from crocheting, if only to rest our hands. But sometimes, those breaks can turn into a new passion. Don’t worry, I’m still crocheting, but I’ve also caught the zentangle bug and can’t seem to shake it. Fortunately, it’s the kind of bug I don’t mind catching. Art and Therapy …
It’s been almost three months since I last wrote a blog post. I am officially in a crochet slump. Not only haven’t I been writing about crochet, I haven’t been doing much crocheting either. Typically, I crochet just about every evening and have multiple projects in the works, and thus a lot to blog about. And even though I have …
Several of my crochet blogging buddies have been publishing articles with a title similar to this one. I’ve enjoyed reading them so much that I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon and write one of my own. Plus, I haven’t published anything since the end of March, and I figured this would be a nice change from what I typically …
I finally got my numb butt out of the chair in front of the computer today and actually went for a walk. I can’t believe how sedentary I’ve been for the last couple of years. I sit at the computer all day to work on my crochet blog, then sit on the couch in the evenings to crochet. I have …
The New, 44th President of the United States – Barack Obama Here we are, a day after President Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of these United States. Did you all get to see it, either on tv or in person? Unfortunately, I woke up too late to see the actual swearing in (at 7 am Hawaii …
As you can see, I’m getting a slow start on the New Year. For some reason, I just haven’t seemed to be able to work up the energy to post here. But I did want to say something, seeing as how I only had one post in December (yes, the “Post Police” are counting the number of times I post …
I was telling Barb, who tagged me, that I think this is the first time I’ve been tagged since I’ve been blogging for 2.5 years. Ok, so here goes. 1. What was I doing 10 years ago? Oh wow! In 1998, my oldest Brother, Daniel, died suddenly a day before my birthday. I was in Cape May, NJ, vactionaing with …