There was a wee forest creature named Gordon.  He was a Woodin, and he was lost.  Somehow, he had come out of the deep forest and landed on a porch in the suburbs.  He tried to adapt, but sitting in a potted geranium wasn’t the same as climbing the high forest oaks.

Without another Woodin, he [...]

Once upon a time there was a special princess, born on an autumn island, swirling with leaves of gold, amber, and ruby. Her parents, the king and queen, loved her very much (of course they did – this is that kind of story). They watched over the princess, as all parents do, but [...]

I was chatting with my mom the other night about simple tasks and the fine line between appealing simplicity and tedium.  I think no matter how dynamic a person may be, they will enjoy a pursuit that someone else would label, “Warning: this task is so dull it could put a Buddhist monk to sleep.”  [...]

At long last, I have finished the “Print o’ the Wave.”
I blocked it carefully (isn’t my blocking board attractive?  Portrait of lace project on trash bag on guest bed…”)

I waited patiently.  (Okay, I visited it a few times throughout yesterday).  I unpinned it this morning.  It was very cool to the touch in the chill [...]

Ignore your own process (or lack thereof) and obsess over someone else’s perfect design.
Seriously - does Hanne Falkenberg know she designed the world’s most perfect sweater jacket for me? The woman’s got my number. It’s a lovely colorway, so deceptively simple, structured yet easy, and….
…And I really, really want one of those kits. [...]

I have discovered that I design the way I write. An idea percolates up, there is a small burst of mental activity. This mental burst may be accompanied by a corresponding activity, or it may just add to a picture of the finished product. Notes may or may not be taken. [...]

Milo continues his streak as a wee charmer.  He’s cuddly as all get out, has an endearing “squeak” instead of a meow, and keeps us laughing with his playful antics.  All around, a good cat.  We’ll keep him.
He also (so far) is more interested in lounging in knitting bags than grabbing yarn with teeth and [...]

Ms. Jill S, late of North P______, MD, currently of South Dimwittery, tenderly made the sweater pictured within. She crafted it with all deliberate speed, congratulating herself on the fact that she finished in plenty of time to post it northwards to be there for the party at your parents’ home. She did [...]

There’s a group on Ravelry that has devoted itself to lolcat macros (of course there is - let’s not even pretend to be surprised, shall we?).
For some reason, this has gotten me digging into the flickr files. And then, I have to share with you. It’s a bad cycle, but I am helpless [...]

So, there have been finished objects Chez Writingortyping.  It’s not just cute kittens and yoga around here.
One almost-FO is the front door.  A few weeks ago, John bought a screen/storm door whose packaging promised that it would install in six easy steps.  Um…  Yeah.  Right.  More like seventeen million not-so-easy steps, too many hours, actual [...]