Lately, I haven’t had much to say about my knitting. I’ve been doing a lot of what I think of as Duty Knitting — working on things I have to finish so I can move on to other things. I got myself into this mess by knitting one sock for my mother that doesn’t fit [...]
Archives for Adventures of Florence
One of Two
I am so glad that you are enjoying the adventures of Florence. Gryphon’s comment prompts me to reassure you: Have no fear. You’ll find out who she married before this is over. But not today. You’ll recall that we last left Florence raving about how much she enjoys the company of “Slim,” a.k.a. Bill Booth, [...]
What About Bob?
I’m glad that several of you picked up on the bit of drama in those diary entries. Rather than worry with Florence about whether her potential husband would turn out to be the kind of guy who gambled away the family silver, you wondered with me, “What kind of woman compares her boyfriend to another [...]
A Little Knitting, a Little History
Over the weekend, David and I painted the deck. Here it is holding up like a champ to its first experience of rain. Yesterday, a present arrived in the mail from my parents. It’s an antique sewing table! They thought I could use it for stashing my knitting things. Both sides are drawers that open [...]