This week’s episode features the following segments: Ever-expanding Skill Set, A Little Bit of Learning, The Back Porch and The Front Porch. LISTEN:   Ever-expanding Skill Set Thank you, everyone, for the enthusiastic comments and posts about the Bulk Bins Cook Along. I’m thrilled that you are as excited about the idea as I am. […]

Happy New Year!  This episode includes segments titled The Back Porch, Double Happiness, The Front Porch, and Ever-expanding Skill Set.  Listen to the podcast episode for the Little Things contest prize winner. LISTEN:   The Back Porch Since spinning the honey to fig gradient from FiberOptic, I’ve been eager to get started on making something […]

This episode includes segments titled: The Back Porch, The Front Porch, Off the Shelf, Ever-expanding Skill Set, and Double Happiness.  One of my discoveries this week is the Danish word hyyge (hYOO-guh).  Although the rough translation to English is “cozy,” that term does not begin to address the concept of well-being and happiness embraced by … Continue reading Episode 20: Solstice & Solace

“Food comes first, then morals.”   Bertold Brecht (Threepenny Opera II.iii) This episode includes the following segments: Ever-expanding Skill Set, A Little Bit of Learning, The Back Porch, The Front Porch, and Off the Shelf.   LISTEN:   Ever-expanding Skill Set This autumn marked my second making and canning drunken fig jam from my colleague … Continue reading Episode 19: Figs — A Taste of History

This episode features the following segments: Double Happiness, The Front Porch, The Back Porch,  A Little Bit of Learning, and Gratitude Journal.           LISTEN:   Little Things Contest Low temperatures, nasty weather, less sunlight, holiday stress … December can be tough on us. Let’s look to the little things as a … Continue reading Episode 18: It’s the Little Things

This week’s episode includes segments titled: The Back Porch, The Front Porch, On the Screen Off the Shelf, and Ever-expanding Skill Set.  I wish everyone a productive week.  If your home is like mine, there will be an exhausting amount of cleaning, baking, and cooking.  I’ll be trying to keep perspective and spend some time … Continue reading Episode 17: Post-apocalyptic Chic

This episode contains segments titled: The Back Porch, The Front Porch, and Gratitude Journal.             Listen:   The Back Porch I completed a second Oak Trail, a cloche design by Alana Dakos, found in her collection, Botanical Knits.  This hat has interesting construction, is stylish without being complicated, and would … Continue reading Episode 16: Deja Voodoo

This week’s episode features: The Back Porch, The Front Porch, A Little Bit of Learning, and Ever-expanding Skill Set. Listen:   The Back Porch This week, I completed the Ikarus shawl, by Simone Eich of WOLLWERK.  It’s an asymmetrical shawl, an enjoyable knit, and has a lot of cool features.  I’m learning to pair yarn … Continue reading Episode 15: An Important Category

This episode includes: The Back Porch, The Front Porch, On the Screen, and Prize & Contest Announcements. Listen:   The Back Porch I’ve completed several projects, including two Pom Pom It! hats by Stephen West.  This is a great project for using small amounts of worsted yarn.  The pom pom topper pulls the whole hat … Continue reading Episode 14: You Are What You Knit

Did you know that a serving (1 cup) of cooked pumpkin provides nearly 200 percent of recommended Vitamin A, about 20 percent of recommended Vitamin C intake, and as much potassium as a banana?  Pumpkins are tasty, versatile, and a reliable source of fiber and beta-carotene. In this episode, I’ll provide recipe ideas that feature … Continue reading Episode 13: Respect the Pumpkin