Twyste

More yarn, wires, and life

I think I might come back. I haven’t posted on here in so long, but I still sometimes find myself thinking in “blog speech” as I’m reconstructing something funny that just happened or silently reviewing an app to myself. I never intended to wander off for so long, but once I left I wasn’t sure … Continue reading →

Spring knitting

Start knitting yourself a little spring! As I write this, there’s new snow today, so I’m needing to create a little color and optimism… maybe you are too? Here are some easy little bits of cheeriness for you. Enjoy! Felted Bunny by Claire Garland | Free and Simple Knitting Patterns Bunny Nuggets by Rebecca Danger … Continue reading →

The Motherhood Manual: Ya, I kicked a hole in the wall… what of it?

Last week I mentioned that in one of my less than Hallmark-worthy parenting moments, I kicked a hole in a wall. I am a good mom, so how could that be? Oh, trust me, it can happen. I think I can pretty succinctly sum up the story as follows: Jason was gone. The dog puked. … Continue reading →

Summer vacation, early retirement, or new beginnings?

I worked my last day at Roosevelt yesterday and pretty much fell apart as I was trying to leave. I made the mistake of doing “one quick last look” around the library that feels so much like me with it’s red “wainscoting” and yellow walls and funky posters. Then I made it worse by making … Continue reading →