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Farewell, Fresh Purls
A sad fact: yet another LYS bites the dust. The latest casualty, Fresh Purls on Hope Street in Providence, Rhode Island, which will shut its winsome ...
The Best of Boston
The City of Boston and charity knitting have been much on my mind recently, the former because of the horrific Marathon bombings of April 15th, ...
Yarniana: let the games begin!
For the past year or so I've been the happy recipient of review copies of knitting books, so it seems proper to dedicate some space ...
Postcards from the Great Rhody Yarn Crawl of 2013
What I liked about this event: friendly folks, beautiful yarn, fiber animals, and a great sense of knitting community.Knitting designer and ER physician, plus two ...
So much for spontaneous knitting...
Yours truly is not in a good mood.I had this idea a while ago that I'd just sit down and improvise-knit a shawlette in a ...
Sighted in Savannah
Last week, H and I were desperate to leave the New England winter behind, so we betook ourselves to Savannah, Georgia, where spring was well ...
Sprung!
Last week at this time I was in NYC, tanking up on the usual mélange of music, art, comestibles, and social visitations, including a meeting ...
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A Man and His Dog
Steve Miller and Bones at the Secane Station Tavern. My print column is up. ...
Chelsea 1 Stoke 0: Ashley Cole strikes late to leave Tony Pulis ruing Jonathan Walters miss
Football: With just five minutes left on the clock Andy Cole came to Chelsea's rescue, relieving the pressure at a tense Stamford Bridge and breaking ...