casey knits

Let’s say you have this yarn:

And you know you want to make a shawl or shawlette of some kind out of it… what pattern would you pick?
And would you stripe it?  Color-block?
My dad bought me this yarn, years ago, when he was visiting me in Maine on a house-repairing expedition;  we took a trip further [...]

…but not really, because life will never really be “normal” again. But still. Dad’s funeral was Saturday - a full house, which made me feel better somehow, to see so many people who remembered him and wanted to pay respects - and after one more day of loafing at home, there was nothing [...]

I’ve been intentionally quiet over here, because right after that last post, everything went straight to hell. Dad was in a lot of pain last Tuesday night; by Wednesday morning, he was laying in bed, unable to move or talk, completely in shock. He was rushed to the ER and diagnosed with [...]

Whee, an update… I’m in New Jersey. For how long is still anybody’s guess. I miss Adam, I miss home, I miss my kitties, and I miss my normal daily routine. But I think it’s doing Dad good to have me here, so I won’t complain too much.
I’m about 3/4 done with [...]

Dad-update: He had the first of his appointments today. More tests ordered, more spots found (pancreas, another on the liver). He has bloodwork tomorrow, another appointment Friday, a PET scan on Tuesday, and another appointment Wednesday. Hopefully by then we’ll have a better idea of how they’re going to treat him, [...]