I’ve been reading a lot of travel blogs lately (am I late to this or have they particularly exploded recently?). I’m not well-traveled, but I’d like to improve that. But I will never be a traveler of the sort on these blogs. I’m a homebody, I burn out easily, and I’m not usually ever all… Continue reading My (Lack of) Travel Experience
Tag: childhood
Discovering Knitting: How I Became a Knitter
I don’t remember exactly my age when my grandmothers first introduced me to knitting, but I know I wasn’t near a teen. One grandmother gave me a family knitting basket and needles and also a learn-to-knit set. My other grandmother gave me my first lesson . . . which didn’t stick. A lady at my childhood church… Continue reading Discovering Knitting: How I Became a Knitter
Learning and Re-Learning to Read
According to my grandmother, I took forever to learn how to read. And my next siblings. Travelgirl and my brother essentially taught themselves. I don’t remember it quite that way although I don’t remember much about that at all except my brother and I laboring over those obnoxious “Bob” books. Mom read out loud quite… Continue reading Learning and Re-Learning to Read
Childhood Fandoms Part 2
Books The Boxcar Children. Explained in a few words, how fun to live as they did and then be rescued+crush on Henry. The Little House series. I was a little pioneer girl. I have my bonnet yet made with the sewing book (not the same as the craft book; I want to find an old copy… Continue reading Childhood Fandoms Part 2
Childhood Fandoms Part 1
Movies/Miniseries Hans Brinker. My grandfather started reading the book to us, and we were supposed to finish it first, but that did not happen. We watched an old 60’s movie. I adored it. And Hans. Heidi. I watched the 80’s version over and over. What are known as milkmaid braids were Heidi braids to us.… Continue reading Childhood Fandoms Part 1