HAKYC and the Train Ride
Hot August Knits Yarn Crawl starts next Saturday. I know, you are either thinking, what's that? Or if you know what it is, you are...
Wheels and Emu Fencing
I promised to tell a story about the wheels falling off my truck, so here it is. Let's start at the beginning. A few years ago, I hired...
Monner's Surgery Day
If it seems like you haven’t read anything new from me in a while, you are probably right. I haven’t been keeping up with my part of our...
Colorways, Jet Boats and Salmon
The store is headed towards the busy season, which equates to more work for me. The XXth annual Yarn Crawl is on the horizon. (What...
Father's Day and Something Else
Well, it's Father's Day 2017. Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there. My dad is long gone so I will spend the day with my...
Smart Phone Dating
I did something last Sunday I haven't done in a long time. I took the day off from writing a yarn store story. Oh, I had plenty to...
Memorial Day and Watermelon
There was a time in my life when I looked forward to the Memorial Day holiday. Memorial Day meant a day off from work, the end of...


Just a Day in the Life of Yarn Store Owners
You might want to get your favorite beverage. This could be a long story. I would think that most people have heard the old humorous...
My Heroes have always been Mothers
I don't enjoy writing every story that I write. Some of the story lines are quite painful. I try to keep the stories as truthful as can...
The Forehead Test and Moving Upstairs
The common cold has attacked our family this past week. Boy Twin was kind enough to bring the virus into our house, and I want to thank...