A few years ago, as part of an article I wrote, I suggested that exercise is very helpful for depression, purely based on my own experience. Back then I didn’t have any studies to back up my assertion. Now I do: a recent study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that [...]
Shortly after I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, I lost my job. Since we live in a very rural area (more cows and chickens than people) with no family or friends nearby, my therapist was concerned about how isolated I would be with no one to talk to during the day. She urged me to [...]
I finished the legwarmers for my niece Chloe. I used Paton’s Kroy in Kool Stripes and did a K2,P2 rib for a few inches on size 6 needles, ending up with 4 rows of stockinette stitch.
“No element of Lincoln’s character,” declared his colleague Henry Whitney, “was so marked, obvious and ingrained as his mysterious and profound melancholy.” I’ve been reading Joshua Wolf Shenk‘s absorbing book on Abraham Lincoln’s depression entitled Lincoln’s Melancholy. I’m not sure how many people know that Lincoln suffered from lifelong depression (it was essentially dismissed by [...]
Yesterday I started doing my yoga again. I know it?s hard to believe, but with a couple of Websites, a 3-year-old son, multiple sclerosis, laundry, housework and countless other responsibilities, I actually have trouble finding time to do it, which is a really big mistake as far as my overall health is concerned. We?ve been [...]
I finally finished knitting the poncho for my niece Kye. I used Rowan Cotton Braid shade 351 and essentially followed Stefanie Japel’s Paris Loop pattern in MagKnits. I made the neck a little smaller.
I call them knitted gauntlets, the Fall/Winter 2005 issue of KnitScene, where I got the pattern, called them fingerless mitts. Same thing, I think. I made these (my first cable project) with Noro Kureyon color #131. I was pretty happy with the way they turned out. The thumb was my first project with double pointed [...]
I knitted this cell phone case a couple of months ago. Very simple – just knit a rectangle, stitch up the sides and add an I-cord loop for the button. I used Jo-Ann Sensations Breeze yarn, which is so much fun to use, in Coral. I actually used the same yarn to make ponchos for [...]
We had a really nice Christmas. Very mellow. I got a Lantern Moon knitting needle organizer from Mom and Dad, which thrilled me to pieces. Lawrence had his first real Christmas with Santa and stockings and all that stuff. I made him this stocking, but it didn’t turn out exactly as I planned, I think. [...]
