Dressing the tree . . . .

“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”  Genesis 2:15  (NIV) Only God can make a tree, but God turned the stewardship of His creation over to humans.  Eons later, some conscientious tree loving knitter (maybe an “Adam”, but most likely an “Eve”) [...]

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Celebrating Color

Above you will see the front view of a tunic, hot off my knitting needles.  I simply have to have color!   A few browns, greys, and blacks reside in my closet and dresser drawers.  These are quiet, restful colors— lovely in nature, and elegant on some individuals.  I wear the muted tones on occasion in the fall—but [...]

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“Isms” . . . “as old as the hills”

Every idiosyncrasy and flaw of man has been around since the fall of Adam and Eve.  Perhaps it’s only in recent history, that we’ve tagged these flaws.  Now we have a variety of “isms”.  I’ve just learned a tag for one more fallen viewpoint–”ageism”:  the lack of respect for, and typecasting of, individuals who are mature in age.  Actually, this deviation [...]

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The Mystique of the Hat . . .

My Victorian era born mother never crossed her property line without one!  She wore precious little pill boxes and birds’ nests of velvet and veil to the meat market as well as to tea parties.  The wearing of hats has been a woman’s gracious custom, honored for centuries up until recent decades. I love hats, and [...]

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