Adjusting to a new climate has not been without difficulty. Transplanting by 400 miles meant I had a whole new set of gardening rules to deal with. I no longer had the brutal heat of an L.A. summer to deal with, but instead there were pounding winter rains, nights of occasional frost, and a whole [...]

Just in time to wear this weekend . . . fashion victory is mine. I made over some hideous muu-muu that I found at a thrift store into an incredibly cute skirt last night. Go me. It’s really convenient that dorky folksy boho is in style right now, because I’d be wearing stuff like this [...]

My local Goodwill is the best thrift store I’ve ever been to. Seriously, try to find thrift stores at the bottom of the hill from a ritzy neighborhood. It’s more like a vintage and antique shop with junk shop prices. A few months ago I found this sad, discarded muu muu bearing a tag from [...]

Turn this ugly old muu muu I found at the thrift store: Into a really cute skirt. Wish me luck.

So I was playing Rock Band a week ago, and I was halfway through “Nine in the Afternoon” when snap bang! The pedal broke in half and flew right up in my face. I responded in an eloquent and mature manner (“Dammit!“) and then almost cried. I couldn’t rock any more. It’s a common problem, [...]

For the gloves, rounds should be gagued as starting and stopping along a vertical line, not by stitch count. The thing that matters is the number of stitches. To begin, ch 33. close loop and work 8 rounds of 32 sc: Put 1 loop in next 2 sts and close them together. There are now [...]