“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

This episode features an interview with Sherry of Spinner’s End Farm, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.             Listen:   On her blog, Sherry lists the animals who live at Spinner’s End:  a herd of Shetland Sheep, English angora rabbits, two olde English babydoll southdown sheep, three rescue llamas, two pygora […]

This episode includes segments titled: Yarn Lover at Large, Off the Shelf, and The Back Porch.           Listen: The Yarns at Yin Hoo website was hacked over the weekend.  The situation has now been corrected.  Thank you to everyone for your patience.  My site was one of many that were compromised […]

This episode features segments titled: Ever-expanding Skill Set and Yarn Lover at Large.         Listen:   Ever-expanding Skill Set Over the Rainbow Chard: an ideal autumn dish, rich in all the nutrition of leafy greens, that can be served as a main course or side dish.  Try the recipe with rainbow chard, […]