Welcome back dear readers! The heat is kicking in in earnest. As I have discussed many times over, I do not like being hot, or being stuck inside when it's too hot to bake, or the relentless sunshine, but there is an upside: the heat will KILL ALL THE BLOOMING THINGS. I have progressed from … Continue reading Spring Things
Hello all! Spring is here, attempting to kill me. The mornings are cool, the air is sweet with the scent of wisteria and orange, but underneath that idyllic surface is a layer of orange pollen that has completely clogged my sinuses. I am taking a sick day today and doing nothing*. Unfortunately after most of … Continue reading Do it Quickly
After weeks of teasing, the monsoon season has finally sent rain to the Valley. Things kicked off with a microburst Saturday night. One minute, there was only the muggy afternoon, the next rain was coming down so hard it sounded like hail. Water splattered first the front windows, then the back as the storm winds … Continue reading Jumpsuits and Monsoons
Hello everyone and welcome to the second half of the year. In case you were wondering, it is still hotter than blue blazes here in Phoenix. The monsoon has brought us humidity and some very striking cumulonimbus clouds to look at, but no actual rain. Our days start early, with a dog walk that must, … Continue reading Knits Well for Others
Greetings, dear readers, from the hot hot heat of Phoenix. You probably heard that yesterday we had a record high of 119º F. How hot is that you ask? So hot that little planes were grounded at Sky Harbor. So hot that you can smell the oil melting out of the creosote bushes. So hot … Continue reading Today Feels Hotter
Greetings, dear readers, from the end of a long, dark weekend. Here in Kansas we were promised an ice storm of epic proportions that would rage on from Friday night to at least Sunday night. What we got was a cloudy but utterly dry Saturday followed by a Sunday with steady but mild rain. While … Continue reading Not as Advertised
Happy Thursday Knitters! Here in Kansas summer and fall are still duking it out in a battle of cool nights, muggy mornings, and afternoon sun, but I've begun to wade into my stack of fall magazines and patterns. It's a bit overwhelming. Fall is the season that most designers live for, and there is so … Continue reading Similar But Not the Same
