Arlene yelled, “Pine grosbeak!” from the kitchen in Casco. That’s a bird we’ve never before had a good look at. Once or twice on group birding trips someone has called them, we’ve gotten our binoculars on something kind of far away and said, “OK.” Normally they live farther north, but people have been seeing lots […]
I’m making good progress on a small project, a to-be-felted handbag for Arlene from Gina’s pattern. It’s in Cascade 220 that we got last weekend at Black Sheep Knitting Co. in Needham. This is my first intarsia project. I’m surprised at how much faster the rows with pattern seem to go than the rows of […]
My mom doesn’t drive these days, since she can’t see well enough. Although there are plenty of people who will drive her to medical appointments, it’s hard to just get out and see friends. One person she wanted to see was Dorothy. The two of them used to go out to lunch at the restaurant […]
