Crafty is Cool

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Life lately sure has changed. As many of you know, I’m the primary caregiver for my mom with Parkinson’s so I’ve had to slow down with everything else. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to be with her and advocate for her. It puts life into perspective.
1. I started knitting again. The repetition of making a sock is so meditative for me. Yarn is Superhero Sock by in “Miser Brothers” 🔥❄️ Pattern is Vanilla Socks on 9” circulars by
2. My chickens have started laying eggs! Today Trixie layed her first, and it is blue 🥹
3. My oldest son and his wife moved to Kyoto in July of 2024. This is a view from their apartment. I am THRILLED to be finally seeing them next week after sooooo long. Very excited to visit Japan so give me all of your yarn shopping recommendations!
4. I made this granny square sweater using my and it’s wild! I added a dark gray ribbed neckline and cuffs after this with some yarn in my stash from
5. I got this hoodie from for the looooong plane ride lolol
6. My husband and I took my mom to to see . While there we got to see my aunt and cousin for the first time in so long. It was so great to get these oldies together 🥰😉
7. The is an amazing organization!! We were invited to see Grimm’s Tales and as former dancers 👯‍♀️ 😉 we both loved it!!
8. 9. And 10. And of course I still make monthly kits for !!
Thanks for reading this far. I may be MIA here but I’m trying to be fully present in real life ♥️