With all necessary apologies to Lord Vader, yes, I’ve succumbed to the Dark Side.
I had a birthday two weeks ago, and since I’m both picky and difficult to fit, I generally get money. I had, however, made it widely known that, as I’m constantly listening to audiobooks on my Palm, I’d really like to […]

You’re Watership Down!
by Richard Adams
Though many think of you as a bit young, even childish, you’re actually incredibly deep and complex. You show people the need to rethink their assumptions, and confront them on everything from how they think to where they build their houses. You might be one of the greatest people of all […]

I’ve had more than one person suggest to me that this is the time of the year when us good ol’ yarn shop owners (LYSO to those who prefer letters) get to relax a little after the mad rush of winter.  Um… no.  It would be lovely, but that certainly hasn’t been the case at […]

Ok.  Yes, I was dorking around on Ravelry before I left the office tonight and stumbled across this.  I’m not typically one to disrupt the clean (BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA) lines of my oh-so-atypical ride (yeah, I drive a white Civic) with bumper stickers, but this might warrant an exception.

Also, much thanks to everyone who posted comments at […]

Hi, all.  If you’re a fan of knitting podcasts, you may already have heard the recent episode of KnitTherapy in which KnitTherapists Kim and Kimber hit ThreadBear during Franklin’s visit last weekend.  They’re so great, and we were delighted to have them here.  I, however, made a minor gaffe:  Cottage Creations’ Rambling Rows Afghan is […]

I have the image of Pepe Lepeuw’s feline paramour dragging herself to a mountain cliff… where he pops over the edge, wagling eyebrows and all.  I feel like that cat.
Life proceeds at Chez ThreadBear.  B’s become Busby.  The holidays have come and gone with the retail explosion that comes with them.  And now we prepare […]

Another newsletter is out, and I’m about to head home for a little much needed R&R.  The weather’s cooling off nicely, and I’m hoping that I’ll be able to have my bedroom window open to enjoy the breeze off the river tonight.  I do love this time of year, and autumn is a glorious time […]

In the last… what? six years that I’ve “been blogging,” I’ve repeatedly been asked why I didn’t blog more.  Truth is, that I’d love to blog more.  I get a lot out of it.  I’d also like to design more, knit more, organize my stash more, organize my home and office more, organize my life more.  […]

Our good friend, Honnay, has expressed interest in starting a ThreadBear group at Ravelry (which I’ve just recently gotten into, by the way, and boy, are my arms tired). However, she needs a snappy name for said group.
My initial thoughts:

ThreadBearers
Bearin’ it All
BearSpray
Knitting in the Woods: Bears Will Be Bears
Great Big Honkin’ ThreadBear Group
Ursa Major

I’m dyin’ […]

Yeah, as a matter of fact, I did miss the entire month of August. Yup, I even missed most of September. But guess what. I got to go see my mom. That made a whole lot of issues seem not quite so important. Love you, Moma!
I’m back at ThreadBear, now, though, and we’ve been through […]