By popular demand, we did put Artha into a Christmas sweater for you. Also our email is full of "More Artha" requests, so clearly the love of German Shepherds is all consuming. We gave her her own category. …
The Tree
The fake artificial tree is up. No decorations yet. This is the tree that ate up the entire Christmas tree budget. First, last year's live tree. This year's tree. It came in three boxes. It's prelit and it took me an hour and a half to fluff. Here it is with Artha for scale. The moral of this story is that I shouldn't …
Happy Thanksgiving
We are grateful for everyone here. We wish you peaceful and happy holidays. Here is a little more of Dina and Sean to keep you company and to say thank you for reading our work and hanging out with us on the blog to offer suggestions of yarn and tea. I studied our reflection. Innkeeper robes came in a variety of styles, but these simple …
Christmas Trees and Failing Brains
Dear Kelly, thank you for the tea. I opened my Christmas present from Kelly early, because she was very sly and sent me my favorite tea. But please don't send us things. We love you, but you go overboard. One year I said I liked certain socks and then there were 7 packages of socks in the PO Box. That's why we don't have a PO Box …
Gift Sending: Yarn
Help, knitting mafia, help. :) I am trying to find a knock-your-socks-off yarn gift to give someone for Christmas. I have a pretty good budget, and I want really beautiful multicolored hand-dyed yarn, not just solid colors. I can't really rely on Etsy as much, because most of yarn shops there dye to order, and we don't have that much time …
Surprise Snippet
Some moments in life you remember forever. One time, when I was five, my parents told me that we were going on a trip. I looked outside the window, at the grey November sky smothered with clouds, and decided that I wasn’t going. My dad brought me a pair of aviator shades, then he took my right hand and my mom took my left, and …