Snow has covered the ground at Yin Hoo and there’s more on the way. Hopefully there will be enough time between shoveling sessions to work on some thrummed mittens while I sit by a toasty fire. This episode includes the following segments: Ever-expanding Skill Set, Yarn Lover at Large, Gratitude Journal, And Sew Forth. I … Continue reading Episode 67: Handwork →

This week’s episode includes the following segments: Ever-expanding Skill Set, Off the Shelf, The Back Porch, The Front Porch, Yarn Lover at Large, Double Happiness, and Sew Forth. I’ve been the happy recipient of some post-holiday packages, so I thought that this would be a great time to send out a special package to a … Continue reading Episode 66: Orientation →

Happy New Year! The has been much more wintry this week. In this episode, I provide some tips for pantry organization. On New Year’s Day, I woke early and spent a few hours cleaning. Not glamorous, but well worth the effort. I found some ingredients I had lost track of, and consolidated duplicate items. Hopefully … Continue reading Episode 65: Gertrude Gets a Job →

Happy Holidays, everyone! I hope you enjoy this episode, recorded along the Delaware River–unscripted and without segment titles. I do a great deal of chin waggin’ about the holidays here at Yin Hoo, including an absolutely delicious lemon cheesecake and some recipes I improvised for our Christmas Eve open house. There is not much knitting … Continue reading Episode 64: Ewe-ltide Greetings →

It’s the holiday season and I go on a bit about the Christmas decorations at Yin Hoo.  This episode contains the following segments: Ever-expanding Skill Set, A Little Bit o Learning, The Back Porch, The Front Porch, and Double Happiness.  Have you ever wondered why some sugar substitutions work better than others? In this episode, … Continue reading Episode 63: More than Sweet →

I also announce the winners of November’s Bulk Bins Cook-along and Another Door Opens. This week’s segments include: Chin Waggin’, The Back Porch, The Front Porch, Ever Expanding Skill Set, and Gratitude Journal. I engage in a little chin waggin’ about my Thanksgiving dinner, which features turkey grilled on my Big Green Egg charcoal grill. … Continue reading Episode 62: (a different kind of) Gift Knitting →

This week’s episode includes the following segments: The Back Porch, Chin Waggin’, The Front Porch,  A Little Bit of Learning, and Double Happiness. You’ll hear about my disastrous attempt to start a scarf for Samuel. I have some before pics, but no after, because I don’t believe in photographing carnage. Also, there’s a bit of investigation … Continue reading Episode 61: Warping & Weeping →

This episode includes the following segments: The Front Porch, The Back Porch, Ever-expanding Skill Set, A Little Bit of Learning, and Gratitude Journal. This week, I talk about developing my very first shawl design, Another Door Opens. I’m so pleased that the pattern is complete and available on Ravelry. The Bulk Bins Cook-along continues — … Continue reading Episode 60: Another Door Opens →

This episode is devoted to an interview with my mother, Kathleen. She is an experienced baker and is respected for her beautifully-presented and delicious pies. I learned most of my kitchen know-how from close observation of my mother — observation which began when I could climb onto a stool and sit at the end of the counter. My sisters and I were always invited to participate. From finding vegetables in the refrigerator and stirring ingredients together, to using sharp knives, we were expected to pitch in and we were never too small to take part in food preparation. I’m especially grateful to Mom for this interview.

This episode is devoted to an interview with my mother, Kathleen. She is an experienced baker and is respected for her beautifully-presented and delicious pies. I learned most of my kitchen know-how from close observation of my mother — observation which began when I could climb onto a stool and sit at the end of … Continue reading Episode 59: Known for Pie →