FTW
First of all, congratulations to theindigomuse for winning my little contest! She was chosen randomly from all the people who tweeted, plurked, posted and whatever-elsed about my special. (The special is still good, btw, until midnight EST tonight!) She wins a Dynamique sock pattern!Around here, fall is lagging behind the east coast, but the leaves are finally turning. The Sycamore leaves in the

Monday's Musing
"You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” - Albert EinsteinGo! Play! :)And have a great week.

Special
First, I wanted to thank everyone for your incredibly kind comments! They really mean a lot to me. I'm not able to respond to everyone because I don't have your email addresses, but please know that I love your comments and appreciate the heck out of you all!And now...Special! Special!Enter COPPERSWIRL at checkout on my site and receive 15% off my copper swirl penannular, el_46n!The offer lasts

Decisions, decisions
It's still fall here in wine country.But today I was inside for the most part, perusing my lace books, including my new Susannah Lewis book from Schoolhouse Press. I'm thrilled that Meg was able to reprint this book! It's a great chance for us all to own it without breaking the bank.I'm trying to decide what to do with some lace weight yarn from elann.com.I'm leaning towards the grey. What do you

After the Rain
My friend blogless Sandi was saying what a gorgeous walk she had with her dog this morning. The sky was bright blue and the raindrops were still clinging to everything, like little prisms. So I went exploring with the new camera.It's amazing what you find in your own yard.The drops were still clinging to everything.It didn't seem like a very heavy rain, but it had bent the shrubbery to the