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, […]

This week’s episode features the highlights of 36 hours spent in Vermont, plus an interview sure to boost your understanding of the term “post-apocalyptic skill set.” Listen:   36 Hours in Vermont Our little road trip to the Green Mountains included several stops and lots of driving around to admire the fall foliage.  We tasted […]

This week’s episode includes the following segments: The Back Porch, Yarn Lover at Large, Ever-expanding Skill Set, The Front Porch, and Gratitude Journal. Listen:   The Back Porch My Batad is complete.  I’m calling it Acid & Autumn.  The colors are appropriate for this time of year when the leaves have started to turn many […]

Listen:   Today’s segments include contest details, Ever-expanding Skill Set, and A Little Bit of Learning. Teacher Tribute Challenge To enter the contest, think of a meaningful teacher in your life.  It may be someone who taught you in a classroom, or someone from whom you learned in a less formal environment.  Write a letter […]

Listen:   This episode features segments titled: A Little Bit of Learning, Off the Shelf, Yarn Lover at Large, and Ever-expanding Skill Set. A Little Bit of Learning The word welt comes to us from Middle English; the first known use was during the 15th century.  At first, the term was used to refer to a strip (of leather) […]

This week’s episode includes the following segments: Double Happiness, Yarn Lover at Large, The Back Porch and The Front Porch. Double Happiness Knitting and listening to jazz while sipping wine and nibbling cheese and sopressata on a sunny September afternoon is really the best life has to offer.  This weekend, I took advantage of […]

This week’s episode features the following segments: Backstory, A Little Bit of Learning, Ever-expanding Skill Set, and Gratitude Journal. Since Episode 3, I have been working on intentional spinning. Here is half of my mixed BFL (bluefaced leicester) from Beesybee Fibers.  Hopefully next week I can report on yardage.  This fiber certainly has been a […]

This week’s episode features the following segments: Backstory, Yarn Lover at Large, The Back Porch, The Front Porch, and Double Happiness. Yarn Lover at Large A little shop in Frenchtown has nice yarn selection and a wide variety of classes.  Betty is a kind and patient teacher with a lot of expertise.  If you […]