I’ve just completed my heavily modified version of Vicki  Square’s Monk’s Travel Satchel.  I’m so happy with the result I need to Show & Tell.
The cranberry yarn is 100% wool, custom spun for me years ago from the fleece of a black sheep named Cromwell. I’ve had this yarn in my stash for many years [...]

I recently purchased a Toyota KS901 knitting machine from the aging mother of a friend and coworker.
This dog pillow is my first completed project on my  ’new’ knitting machine. Even though I’ve been a handknitter for many years,  learning to produce knitted fabric on a machine was a steep learning curve for me!
The pillow is knit [...]

Please go here for the recipe.  Gluten Free 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake The only way I could get the recipe layout to work was through a PDF file.  

I love the Benylin commercials that are currently on TV. They feature a man or woman, miserably sick with a cold, heroically trying to get out the door to work, and failing completely. The announcer urges them to “take a Benylin day- the world can live without you for one day”.

Those of us living [...]