Today is rainy, gloomy, and horrible. I actually like rainy, gloomy, and horrible weather, but today it’s a hindrance, because my boyfriend and I were planning to go to the fair today, but “rain at times heavy with the risk of a thunderstorm” does not seem like ideal conditions for riding large metal contraptions outdoors. [...]

I am trying to think happy thoughts, but it is not easy. A soothing picture of the sock near a lighthouse might help. Luckily, I just happen to have one. Know what is a very happy thought? Lots of yarn. The only thing I like more than lots of yarn is lots of books. Baby-sitters [...]

That’s how many different people were photographed holding my first Tangled Up in Blue Sock when I took part in the New Brunswick Photo Scavenger Hunt for World Wide Knit in Public Day. Well, sixteen including myself. Hey, I count, too, ya know. This is a guide at the Carleton Martello Tower, who said, “I’ve [...]

When I was in Girl Guides, we had a winter camp every February at Mira Pines. This wasn’t tent camping — although I will cheerfully camp in rainstorms in October, sleeping in a tent in the winter is a bit much for me. Maybe I’ll try it someday, but I certainly wasn’t about to when [...]

All right, time for my more detailed post of Harlotry. I eventually found a drive back to New Brunswick from Halifax. I emailed Deb, who was able to take me as far as Truro but suggested emailing Jennifer, who wasn’t sure if she could make it and was probably taking the bus, but suggested I [...]

A few days ago I saw a guy knitting in public. He was knitting something pink. More accurately, the yarn was pink with flecks of white and flecks of grayish-browny. I almost asked him what he was making, but I didn’t, because sometimes I am inexplicably shy. There is just something about seeing boys knitting [...]