The Knights who say “Knit!”
So there are a few really cool crochet patterns for knight’s helms out there, but my crocheting skills are pretty rough. When I got a request to knit a knight’s helm for a nephew’s birthday gift, I thought I’d give a knitted version a go. Here it is: (trust me, it looks better on my [...]
A Good Deed Opportunity
As I mentioned recently, a local elementary school burned to the ground. The amazing Dina James, and Skyla Dawn Cameron along with the rest of the Evil League of Evil Writers have put together a terrific auction to raise money for basic necessities for the the kids and teachers to get them through the year. [...]
Knitting and Canning
My sister is awesome and has canned lots of fruits and veggies this year. In exchange for letting her use my extra jars, she’s given me some of the food she’s putting up for winter. My empty canning jars weren’t doing anything sitting in the basement, so I am totally making out on this deal. [...]
The Last Grasp Summer Vacation
A few weeks ago, I scheduled a couple days away at a hotel so I could put my head down and get some serious word count done on my novel. When I book a hotel for work…I do just that and only that. I bring my own food, get a room with a kitchen or [...]
Writer’s Journal and Apple Butter Hats
A few weeks ago, writer and fellow Deadline Dame, Karen Mahoney mentioned that she was going to use Facebook as a sort of writer’s journal–a place to keep track of her daily writing progress. I liked that idea, and thought I might give it a try. So last week, (well, Monday – Thursday) I kept [...]
