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Author Archives: Lori Finding Joy
No One Was Harmed in the Taking of These Photos
A few weeks ago I dragged the VEB to a photography group meeting down the street from his apartment. I found it on Meetup, after a cousin recommended Meetup to find photography groups, and really didn’t know what to expect. There … Continue reading
False Choices
“The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house”. ~Audre Lorde “The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results”. ~Albert Einstein *** So I read the Sandberg book, after absorbing all … Continue reading
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Ordinary Things
When I was three or so, I loved to go for walks and I loved to watch birds. One of my mother’s favorite stories to tell is one about us walking, probably home from my grandmother’s house just up the … Continue reading
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Long Term WIP’s
I tend to have short-term projects and long-term projects. Both categories are subject to being cast aside for newer projects at any given time, only to reappear years later at the bottom of a basket or box, so it’s really … Continue reading
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Thing 6
Apparently, this is another winter of knitting baby sweaters. Pattern is Paxton by StitchyMama, available on Ravelry for free here. I made the largest size, and used a seed stitch border instead of garter. It has an offset opening, … Continue reading
Thing 5
Another owl hat, to (sort of) go with Thing 4. At least my obsessions are productive.
Thing 4
Fourth finished object for 2013 – a baby sweater for the VEB’s expecting friends. A fairly easy-peasy knit, with some silver buttons etched with hearts. It’s a girl, and if she ever has a brother the buttons could be easily switched … Continue reading
A is for Arboretum
It was snowing yesterday morning when the Very Excellent Boyfriend (VEB) surprised me with a visit to the Acton Arboretum. Arboretums are a great place to take your tree-obsessed girlfriend, even though she will *ahem* spend the first five minutes grumbling about … Continue reading
Oddities & Absurdities
1) Like most of the eastern seaboard, I went to the grocery store last night. I expected the bare bread shelves, and the low milk inventory, and having to share the aisles with hundreds of other harried and grumpy people. … Continue reading
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Naked
Trees, that is. I seem to have developed a fondness for taking pictures of the trees this winter. It’s hardly a unique thing to do; for one thing, it’s winter in New England, trees are everywhere, what else am I … Continue reading
