My friends and I decided that we would like to all knit the same sweater. Each of us threw out ideas, we voted and the Briyoke Sweater by Matilda Kruse won. We were drawn to this pattern for several reasons. It was knit in fingering weight wool making it lightweight but warm and the yoke […]
Author Archives: Suzanne
Two More
Things are heating up here with the election and with Covid. Lots of campaign signs have been posted all over town but today I notice the first of this kind announcing where early voting will take place. Two more students at Memorial were positive bringing the count up to 19. Further, the principal’s email said […]
4 + 1 = 19
In case this equation does not make sense, the math goes like this: Covid cases at Memorial so far = 13 Covid cases at Signature so far = 1 Today’s cases at Memorial = 4 Today’s case at Signature = 1 Total cases at the boys’ high schools = 19 See? It makes perfect sense. […]
Climbing numbers
The conversation around the dinner table begins with two basic questions: First, as an homage to Sophia and her conversational practice, we ask everyone, “How was your day and what did you have for lunch?” This question is charming because when she asks, she adjusts the meal depending on what time of the day she […]
More Than 20%
Last night around dinnertime we received an email from Mason’s principal. “Within the last eight days, we have five students and one athletic coach (two cases were reported this weekend) who have tested positive for COVID-19. The VCHD (Vanderburgh County Health Department) has provided guidelines and instruction on how to navigate the identification of close […]
Let’s Party!
Walker had a great birthday! It started with a drive out to Ferdinand Forest in his Highlander with dad. Every time Bill and I have gone there to hike, he has mentioned that he thought Walker would enjoy it. The road, IN-264E/E. 23rd St., is curvy, narrow and has several big hills with roller coaster […]
The Eighteenth
It all started on the morning of September 12, 2002. The first birthday, 2003 The second birthday, 2004 The third birthday, 2005 The fourth birthday, 2006 The fifth birthday, 2007 The sixth birthday, 2008 The seventh birthday, 2009 The eighth birthday, 2010 The ninth birthday, 2011 The tenth birthday, 2012 The eleventh birthday, 2013 The […]
A Pre-Birthday Celebration
We carved out this evening to celebrate Walker’s birthday as a family since Mason is working tomorrow. Walker’s choice for dinner was sushi and appetizers from Wasabi. We ordered edamame, fried calamari, vegetable tempura and a variety of rolls: Spicy Girl, Pink Lady, Baked Winter Roll, Cherry Blossom, Crazy Flying Dragon, and Lee’s Special Roll. […]
All Fixed Up
At 5:30 am the parking lot of the Orthopedic Hospital was empty. It was so empty that I wondered if we were in the right place. However, despite the open lot, the staff was there to greet us for our Covid-19 screening before admitting Bill for his knee surgery. Bill kept this procedure on the […]
Make Do and Renew
For many, many moons I have had a handful of lingerie bags sitting next to my sewing machine. They were all in need of some small repair. Zippers had broken and seams had come unsewn. The bags were otherwise in fine shape and I didn’t want to just discard them. I wasn’t quite sure how […]